A federal appeals court is weighing whether the Trump administration can use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants accused of gang ties without meaningful due process.
Posts published in “Federal Courts”
Federal judges in Oregon recently halted two BLM timber projects, reaffirming that agencies must fully comply with the Northwest Forest Plan’s environmental safeguards. The rulings come as the U.S. Forest Service proposes major amendments to the Plan, raising new debates about the future of old-growth forests and adaptive management strategies.
The Ninth Circuit denied a federal motion to halt a district court injunction preserving Temporary Protected Status for thousands of migrants. The ruling keeps in place legal protections challenged by the Trump administration and raises key questions about executive authority over immigration policy.
The D.C. Circuit Court has paused a lower court's order to release $20 billion in Biden-era climate grants, maintaining the freeze on funds amid legal challenges over the EPA's suspension of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
The Fourth Circuit denied the government’s request to stay a district court order in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident sent to El Salvador despite legal protection. The court cited Supreme Court guidance requiring the government to help facilitate his return and emphasized the importance of executive compliance with judicial authority.
Disability advocates and 21 state attorneys general are suing the federal government over DOGE-led changes to the Social Security Administration, arguing the overhaul threatens benefits access for millions of Americans.
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an injunction against an Arizona law banning transgender girls from participating in female school sports teams. The unanimous…
A federal appeals court has rejected environmental conservation organizations’ effort to participate in the process of deciding whether to license a spent nuclear fuel storage…
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against several federal agencies on Aug. 8 that claims the U.S. government has violated the nation’s marine…
A federal judge in California ruled Aug. 12 that a lawsuit filed by a group of artists against AI company Stability AI, software developer Midjourney,……