https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/03/19/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-trans-military-ban/
Mar 19, 2025 - Cites ‘cruel irony’ of fighting for rights they don’t enjoy
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https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal-judge-admonishes-litigant-for-absolutely-disgusting-way-she-disposed-of-gum-in-court
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall...
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https://www.foxnews.com/world/judge-in-fast-and-furious-civil-lawsuit-dismisses-federal-employees-from-case
A judge has dismissed federal employees from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a slain Border Patrol agent over the botched "Fast and Furious"...
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https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1724994
A federal judge is attempting to block the firings of federal workers by the Trump administration during the government shutdown. She called the move "illegal"...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/medicare-roundup-5/
A federal judge has lifted the ban on Medicare releasing data on individual doctors to the public. The end on the 33-year ban -- after the publishers of The...
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-rules-federal-agents-cant-arrest-or-use-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-protesters-in-minneapolis/
Jan 16, 2026 - A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump...
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https://flipboard.com/@FoxNews/federal-judge-restricts-ice-agents-amid-ongoing-minneapolis-area-protests/a-v-p1nj4KQICk_oDEbatUNg%3Aa%3A47769551-4fdb37b44f%2Ffoxnews.com
Jan 17, 2026 - Fox News - A Minnesota judge issued a ruling Friday barring federal officers from detaining or deploying tear gas against peaceful protesters who are not...
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stop-and-frisk-federal-judge-rules-controversial-nyc-policy-violates-constitutional-rights/
U.S. judge appoints independent monitor to oversee changes to the policy, which has been criticized as racial profiling
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https://milwaukiereview.com/2025/11/07/federal-judge-finds-trump-guard-deployment-to-portland-illegal/
Nov 21, 2025 - No troops can be deployed to Portland, and Oregon troops will remain federalized for at least 14 more days A federal judge on Friday issued an order...
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https://www.newschannel5.com/us-news/federal-judge-dismisses-justice-department-lawsuit-seeking-oregons-voter-rolls
A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking Oregon's unredacted voter rolls. It's another setback for the Trump administration's efforts to...
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https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/california-court-postpones-approval-of-proposed-settlement-between-epic-games-and-google
Nov 12, 2025 - The proposed settlement, in which Google agreed to implement a tiered fee system and expand access to alternative app stores, has been postponed by court.
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https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/11/judge-approves-tmobile-sprint-merger.aspx
The multistate lawsuit was one of the last things that could have blocked the third- and fourth-largest telecoms in the U.S. wireless business from teaming up.
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https://wislawjournal.com/2025/05/27/judge-upholds-biden-project-labor-rule-for-federal-work/
May 27, 2025 - A judge ruled against the U.S. Department of Defense for not following a Biden-era rule to use project labor agreements.
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https://www.newschannel5.com/news/national/federal-judge-in-texas-strikes-down-affordable-care-act
A federal judge in Texas said on Friday that the Affordable Care Act's individual coverage mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law must also...
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https://www.cutimes.com/2025/11/05/federal-judge-grants-class-certification-in-pay-to-pay-fee-lawsuit-against-penfed/
Nov 5, 2025 - West Virginia member claims credit union unlawfully charged $5 fees for online and phone loan payments.
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https://www.phillytrib.com/news/federal-judge-dismissed-indictments-against-letitia-james-and-james-comey/article_7ec5245a-dc06-4727-b656-6cd4a66b0424.html
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James,...
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https://www.jpost.com/international/us-judge-blocks-second-federal-execution-in-17-years-635242
The Justice Department had planned to execute Wesley Purkey, who had been convicted of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl, at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT.)
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https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal-appeals-judge-96-is-suspended-after-refusing-to-cooperate-in-mental-fitness-probe
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/court-rules-trump-administration-must-fund-consumer-finance-watchdog
Trump administration cannot claim legal barriers to funding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled.
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https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2022/09/federal-judge-will-allow-federal-worker-pursue-overtime-backpay-training/377849/?oref=ge-topic-lander-river
A lawsuit challenges regulations from the Office of Personnel Management that state that federal employees cannot receive overtime pay in connection wit...
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https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/85463-federal-judge-strikes-down-wisconsin-voter-id-law
A federal judge in Milwaukee has struck down Wisconsin's voter Identification law, saying it unfairly burdens poor and minority voters. U.S. District Judge...
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https://www.westword.com/news/federal-judge-colorado-ice-warrantless-arrests-unlawful-40811024/
Nov 26, 2025 - A federal judge in Denver found that federal immigration officers have “routinely” made warrantless arrests in Colorado in violation of federal statutes.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/16/deportation-scholars-free-speech
Jan 16, 2026 - A federal judge says that the U.S. government must prove that if it attempts to change the immigration status of foreign scholars it's not out of...
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-rages-federal-judge-blocks-release-migrants-without-court-dates-sabotage
The White House on Friday responded to a ruling that blocked the release of migrants into the interior as "sabotage" -- just as the Title 42 public health...
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https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/28/federal-judge-grants-aclu-motion-places-limited-temporary-stay-on-refugee-executive-order
A federal judge in New York has granted a motion filed by the ACLU to grant a temporary emergency stay on the enforcement of an executive order signed by...
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https://worldisraelnews.com/orthodox-jewish-federal-judge-to-preside-over-maduros-high-stakes-us-narco-terror-trial-in-manhattan/
Jan 5, 2026 - The indictment includes firearms and explosives allegations connected to drug trafficking—charges that carry the potential for life sentences.
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https://cbn.com/news/us/fired-praying-federal-judge-sides-school-districts-firing-high-school-coach
A Washington state high school football coach has lost another round in his battle against a school district that fired him almost five years ago for his...
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https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/federal-judge-declines-demand-for-us-college-sports-pay-data-in-wage-fixing-case/
In a recent ruling, a federal judge has rejected the request to compel the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to disclose individual
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https://www.ktvu.com/video/1595599
A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems...
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https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/kilmar-abrego-garcia-immediate-release-ice-custody/
Dec 12, 2025 - A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/preserve-evidence-alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-federal-judge-ruling/
A federal judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to preserve evidence related to the fatal shooting death of 37-year-old Alex...
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https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge-keeps-federal-eviction-moratorium-in-place-after-scotus-partly-blocks-new-yorks
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall...
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https://reason.com/2010/12/13/federal-judge-overturns-obamac/
A.P. reports that U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson today ruled that the individual health insurance mandate imposed by ObamaCare exceeds...
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https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1591047
A judge has put President Donald Trump's federal buyout plan on hold, stalling his efforts to downsize the federal workforce. FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald has the...
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https://abc7.com/post/department-justice-asks-judge-pause-californias-mask-ban-federal-officers/18404156/
Jan 14, 2026 - The Department of Justice is asking a judge to stop a new California law that bans federal officers -- including ICE agents -- from wearing masks.
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https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-memorial-service-reinhardt-20180428-story.html
A public memorial service was scheduled Saturday in Westwood for Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, who died...
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https://hothardware.com/news/federal-judge-kicks-patent-troll-righthaven-to-the-curb
In early 2010, a copyright holding company named Righthaven was formed. The company first purchased copyrights from Stephens Media, the parent company behind...
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https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fedl_judge_sides_with_l.a._city_council_in_spat_over_super-sized_signs
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall...
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It's back to the future in Alabama for same-sex marriage: Judge Callie V. S. Granade of Federal District Court ruled in...
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https://www.coinspeaker.com/federal-judge-kiks-2017-token-sale-violated-us-securities-law/
Oct 1, 2020 - US judge ruled that messaging app company Kik violated US securities law back in 2017 when it raised $100 million via a token sale.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-court-denies-boston-bombers-request-to-remove-judge-overseeing-death-sentence-appeal-5895275
Aug 1, 2025 - Comments made by the judge on a podcast did not constitute grounds for his removal, the court found.
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https://edsource.org/2024/federal-judge-orders-ucla-to-ensure-equal-access-to-jewish-students-following-pro-palestinian-protests/717544
A UCLA representative said the order will “improperly hamstring our ability to respond to events on the ground.”
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/2/texas-federal-judge-denies-republican-effort-to-toss-127k-votes
Republicans are leading a legal blitz against US mail-in ballots and new approaches to voting due to COVID-19 concerns.
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https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2023/10/03/cecilia-altonaga-first-female-cuban-american-federal-judge
Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga is still humbled by her appointment in 2003, becoming the first female Cuban American federal judge. In recognition ofHispanic...
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https://apnews.com/article/pornography-age-verification-texas-unconstitutional-48af1b99434cdfddd12351f555aeab11
Sep 1, 2023 - A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney...
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/04/why-emil-bove-is-highly-qualified-to-be-the-next-federal-judge/
Donald Trump's nomination of Emil Bove should be embraced by conservatives and endorsed by Republican senators.
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/world/crime-legal/us-judge-restricts-ice-minnesota/
Immigration agents are ordered to dial back their aggressive tactics, halt the detention or arrest of peaceful protesters and drivers and the use of...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-judge-rebukes-administrations-force-operation-midway-blitz/story?id=127763694
Nov 21, 2025 - The judge accused the administration of "widespread misrepresentations" on what was occurring during the Border Patrol enforcement operations.
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https://levinlaw.com/newsroom/judge-denies-hotels-motion-for-summary-judgment-in-sex-trafficking-case/
Sep 27, 2025 - Federal judge rules hotels can face liability in sex trafficking case, denying hotels' bid to dismiss survivor’s claims under federal law.
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https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/federal-judge-halts-sale-of-tons-unused-trump-era-border-wall-pieces-by-biden-administration/
Dec 30, 2024 - HOUSTON — A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to immediately stop selling unused border wall materials, dealing a legal blow amid
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https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/02/federal-judge-will-temporarily-block-usaid-leave-notices-and-overseas-evacuations/402855/?oref=ge-home-top-story
Attorneys representing the Trump administration confirmed Friday that upwards of 2,200 employees, many of whom are stationed overseas, would have been p...
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/federal-judge-dismisses-disney-s-free-speech-lawsuit-against-desantis
A separate lawsuit that looks at who controls the district that governs Walt Disney World is still pending in state court in Orlando, Florida.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-judge-denies-doj-bid-to-access-california-voter-registration-rolls-5971961?cmt=1
Jan 16, 2026 - U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the government cannot use civil rights legislation ‘as a tool to forsake the privacy rights’ of voters.
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11777198/federal-judge-blocks-trump-move-to-fast-track-deportations
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not...
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https://floridapolitics.com/archives/771005-john-guard-says-hes-willing-to-withdraw-from-consideration-as-federal-judge-to-serve-on-florida-supreme-court/
Dec 30, 2025 - With his federal future in suspense, he's willing to stay in the state.
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https://www.ktvu.com/news/14-states-ask-federal-judge-to-reverse-changes-at-us-postal-service
A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the...
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https://digitalcxo.com/article/federal-judge-orders-major-changes-to-android-app-store/
Oct 8, 2024 - A federal judge has ordered Alphabet Inc.’s Google to overhaul its Android app store, giving users more options to download apps.
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/federal-judge-in-ny-halts-case-aganst-sp-executive-over-constitutiuonal-concerns
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to stop pursuing an in-house enforcement action against...
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https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1029396
Federal prosecutors thought it was important for them to get a confession, but Arbery's parents felt "betrayed." It appears the federal hate crimes trial will...
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https://apnews.com/article/6b7ed999da454db190e1776e10a06d60
Oct 2, 2019 - PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that supervised injection sites designed to prevent overdoses do not violate federal drug laws, giving...
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https://theohiodigest.com/federal-judge-in-texas-blocks-biden-administrations-emergency-abortion-guidance/
A federal judge in Texas in a Tuesday night ruling blocked guidance issued by the Biden administration that requires doctors to provide abortions in emergency...
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https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2026/01/16/litigators-of-the-week-federal-judge-tosses-102m-award-after-finding-perjury-in-underlying-arbitration/?slreturn=20260118113959
Jan 16, 2026 - After Quinn Emanuel’s Isaac Nesser and William Adams presented documents that had surfaced in a parallel bankruptcy case that had been withheld in the...
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https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/n-j-municipal-coalition-goes-to-federal-judge-to-halt-affordable-housing-mandates/
Citing a statewide clash over zoning, density, and municipal autonomy, a coalition of mayors and local officials has asked a federal judge for a
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https://www.newsday.com/long-island/central-islip-judge-ice-detainee-cpfxh41a
Dec 20, 2025 - The judge, a Trump appointee, ordered Homeland Security to explain alleged "inhumane and unlawful" treatment of a Jamaican native held at the...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-roundup-454/
News organizations report on health care developments in Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia.
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https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/seeing-power-abuse-by-federal-judges-5th-circuit-judge-james-ho-warns-of-hundreds-of-kings-in-judicial-robes/
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/federal-judge-oks-cruises-from-florida-from-july-18-overruling-cdc/
The ruling said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's covid rules limiting cruise ship sailings were likely unconstitutional. Meanwhile, a test...
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https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/head-start-education-program-mask-mandates/2022/09/22/id/1088677/
A federal district court in Louisiana ruled Thursday that the government cannot require teachers and staff within the Head Start early education program to be...
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https://www.thepinknews.com/2014/07/22/us-colorado-same-sex-marriage-ban-arguments-to-be-heard-by-federal-judge/
Jun 30, 2021 - A federal judge will today begin to hear arguments from couples who seek to overturn the state of Colorado's same-sex marriage ban.
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https://www.tweaktown.com/news/91928/microsoft-may-abandon-activision-merger-if-federal-judge-grants-ftc-request/index.html
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/video/venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-to-appear-before-federal-judge-in-new-york-city-monday/
Jan 5, 2026 - Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to make their first appearance in a Manhattan federal court Monday to...
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https://www.latinpost.com/articles/163260/20240611/florida-ron-desantiss-transgender-care-ban-deemed-unconstitutional-by-federal-judge.htm
Jun 11, 2024 - One of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' most controversial laws has bow been reversed after a federal judge deemed the Republican governor's...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2025Contact: Tori Richards (714) 421-8319Federal judge has harsh words for Andrew Do before sentencing him to the maximum
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https://www.jezebel.com/wisconsin-judge-trial-hannah-dugan-immigrant-avoid-ice-obstruction-deportation-statements
Dec 19, 2025 - The Trump admin is making an example out of Judge Hannah Dugan, who didn't want to see immigrants arrested by ICE in her courtroom.
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https://dailycaller.com/2025/03/20/federal-judge-firearms-demo-second-amendment-case/
A federal appeals court judge published a firearms demo recorded in his chambers on YouTube to show his colleagues are living in a
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-biden-nursing-home-staffing-mandate
On Monday, a federal judge in Texas struck down a Biden-era rule that would have required them to add nurses to meet minimum staffing requirements.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/federal-judge-upholds-public-nudity-ban-in-san-francisco/
A federal judge Thursday turned down a request by five nudism activists for a temporary restraining order blocking a San Francisco ban on nakedness on public...
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https://truthout.org/articles/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-ice-arrests-at-san-francisco-immigration-courts/
Dec 26, 2025 - “This circumstance presents noncitizens … with a choice between two irreparable harms,” wrote the judge.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-evidence-use-in-dismissed-comey-case_n_6934f023e4b0e3887427ba0c
Dec 7, 2025 - The decision comes as the Justice Department considers another indictment of Comey.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/federal-judge-clears-way-for-government-workers-to-accept-buyout-in-exchange-for-resigning/
CBS News confirmed mass firings have begun at the education department, where some who were hired most recently were sent letters informing them they've been...
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https://winbuzzer.com/2023/08/21/us-federal-judge-ai-generated-art-not-protected-under-u-s-copyright-law-xcxwbn/
Nov 8, 2024 - The implications of this ruling are vast for both artists and developers.
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https://www.wptv.com/news/national/federal-judge-blocks-arkansas-abortion-restrictions
A federal judge in Arkansas blocked abortion restrictions that were set to take effect on Wednesday, dealing a victory to opponents of the laws who argued they...
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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410387
Federal judge orders the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian Arab protests at Columbia University, who has been in custody since March...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/12/08/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-detention-work-authorization
Dec 8, 2025 - A federal judge in Boston on Monday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to restore Turkish national Rümeysa Öztürk's record in a critical...
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https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/09/convicted-murderer-sex-change-prison-federal-judge-rules/
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter A transsexual killer has been given the green light by a federal judge to undergo a sex-reassignment surgery from behind bars,
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