The Department of Justice has escalated its fight to obtain voter records from 30 states, threatening charges against state officials while losing all 23 federal court cases so far. No federal judge has granted the Trump administration access to the sensitive voter data files.
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to reveal who designed the structure of the controversial $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people claiming unfair prosecution, despite Attorney General Todd Blanche stating the program is now dead. Multiple lawsuits over the fund remain ongoing.
A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries was contrary to law and exceeded the State Department's legal authority. The decision, issued on Friday, marks a significant setback to the administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
A federal judge reluctantly dismissed seditious conspiracy charges against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, while sharply criticizing the Justice Department for undoing the most serious convictions from the riot.
President Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization filed a notice of appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal judge blocked an IRS deal that would have granted tax immunity and created an 'anti-weaponization' fund. The judge's ruling also questioned whether the lawsuit was filed to manipulate legal proceedings and referred Trump's lawyer to the bar.
The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that provincial laws allowing forced psychiatric treatment of involuntary patients without assessing their capacity to consent are unconstitutional, giving the government six months to reform the legislation. The court found B.C. is an outlier among provinces for granting mental health facilities unilateral power to treat people against their will without independent oversight.
A federal judge ruled against the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to compel New Jersey to release unredacted voter registration data, ending a multi-month dispute that began with the state's refusal to provide certain voter information and escalated to litigation filed in February.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing after a federal judge issued scathing criticism of his role in a settlement between the Justice Department and President Trump over leaked tax returns, calling it a pretext for a phony deal.
A federal judge ruled against the Justice Department's attempt to obtain names, addresses, and personal information of hundreds of election workers and volunteers from Georgia's Fulton County who worked during the 2020 election. The ruling represents a significant setback to the DOJ's investigation into how the election was handled in the Atlanta area.
The Department of Justice is defying a federal judge's order to either release redacted information from Jeffrey Epstein investigative files or explain why it won't, with the Trump administration requesting more time and arguing that releasing documents would harm victims.
Multiple federal judges have blocked the Trump administration from implementing new rules that would have limited eligibility for student loan forgiveness programs, particularly affecting public service workers. The court rulings preserve existing loan forgiveness pathways while the administration's broader student loan repayment overhaul moves forward.
