The U.S. Department of Justice has issued new guidance to federal agencies in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order officially designating English as the language of the federal government. Signed by President Trump in March 2025, Executive Order No. 14,224 declares English the official language of the United States. […]
A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a landmark lawsuit in federal court this week, alleging that the U.S. Department of Education and Office of Management and Budget unlawfully froze over $6 billion in funding for vital K-12 and adult education programs. The states argue this freeze, […]
On July 11, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan of the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule titled “Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V).” This rule, adopted in January 2025, would have prohibited consumer reporting agencies from including […]
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court injunction that had blocked the mass firing of nearly 1,400 Department of Education employees, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to continue his efforts to dismantle the federal agency. The decision, which appeared to split […]
On July 12, a group of Democratic lawmakers held a press conference following their tour of the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The press conference, featuring Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Darren Soto (FL-9), painted a disturbing picture of conditions inside […]
President Donald Trump has begun openly suggesting that he has the power to revoke the citizenship of natural-born Americans, a claim that defies constitutional law but aligns with his broader pattern of authoritarian posturing. While legal experts agree the 14th Amendment makes such actions impossible, Trump’s threats mark a dangerous […]
A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a classwide preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the Biden administration’s controversial executive order, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship.” The order, which sought to restrict the automatic granting of U.S. citizenship to certain children born on American soil, will […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a significant surge in measles cases across the United States, with 1,288 confirmed cases as of July 8, 2025. This marks the highest case count since 2019 and signals a growing public health concern as outbreaks spread to 39 jurisdictions […]
A federal court in the Eastern District of Texas has approved a landmark consent judgment that restricts the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from enforcing the so-called Johnson Amendment against certain churches for speech delivered during religious services. The Johnson Amendment, a provision of the Internal Revenue Code (§ 501(c)(3)), prohibits […]
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower court injunction, allowing the government to move forward with sweeping plans to reorganize and downsize federal agencies while legal challenges continue. The case centers on Executive Order No. 14210, issued by President Donald J. Trump in February […]
