Author: Dani Tietz

Federal

Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Harvard Funding Freeze Unlawful

A federal judge in Boston delivered a victory to Harvard University on Wednesday, ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully froze more approximately $2.5 billion in federal research grants in violation of the institution’s First Amendment rights and federal law. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs concluded that the administration “used antisemitism […]

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempted Deportation of Guatemalan Children in Emergency Ruling

A federal judge issued an emergency ruling on August 31, temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, some of whom were already aboard planes prepared for takeoff.  The lawsuit was filed in the early morning hours of August 31, at approximately 1 a.m. in […]

State of Illinois

Pritzker Warns of Authoritarian Threat as Trump Moves to Deploy Troops in Chicago 

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered a scathing critique of President Donald Trump’s plans to deploy federal forces to Chicago during an exclusive interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on August 31. Pritzker’s appearance came just days before Trump announced on September 2 that he was “going in” to Chicago with […]

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Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Military Deployment to Los Angeles Violated Federal Law

U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer found that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law when they deployed thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles following immigration protests in June. Judge Breyer determined that the Trump administration’s use of military personnel constituted systematic […]

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Trump Announces Federal Death Penalty for All Washington D.C. Murder Cases

President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that his administration will pursue the death penalty in every homicide case in Washington, D.C. During a cabinet meeting at the White House on August 26, Trump made the announcement with a play on words: “anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment. Capitol — capital punishment, if […]

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Trump Administration Ends ‘De Minimis’ Trade Exemption, Triggering Global Shipping Disruption

Starting tomorrow, Aug. 29, one of the biggest changes to hit online shopping in decades takes effect across the United States. President Donald Trump’s administration officially terminated the decades-old “de minimis” exemption, eliminating duty-free treatment for low-value imports that has served as the backbone of international e-commerce for nearly a decade. […]