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Judges keep blocking Trump's policies despite US Supreme Court injunction curbs
Lower-court judges have already blocked several Trump's policies including an asylum ban at the US-Mexico border.
Trump reshaped the Supreme Court. Now emergency appeals are helping him reshape the government
The court has supported his administration on issues like immigration, federal employee dismissals and military policies.
Supreme Court lets Trump fire hundreds of Education Department workers and dismantle the agency
WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers ...
The Supreme Court and Trump Are Playing Chicken Over Jerome Powell. SCOTUS Will Lose.
Mark Joseph Stern: Under federal law, Trump cannot remove Powell over a policy disagreement. Federal law expressly allows for ...
The Power of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
Though the justices are well within their rights to offer little to no explanation for emergency rulings through their “ ...
Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters
Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this ...
Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit
Seven lawyers who spoke with Reuters cited a punishing workload and the need to defend policies that some felt were not ...
Education layoffs cleared by Supreme Court hit Nation’s Report Card
The Education Department has pledged to carry out required functions, but questions remain about its plan for contending with the loss of staff.