August 1 Democratic states sue Trump admin over ending sex change surgeries for minors Over a dozen states sue Trump administration over policies threatening providers of sex change procedures for people under 19 with criminal investigations.
August 1 Federal judge finds 'racial and discriminatory animus' in Trump move to cancel temporary protected status Court ruling provides reprieve for over 60,000 immigrants with temporary protected status as judge finds Trump policy rooted in discrimination.
August 1 Federal appeals court weighs Trump birthright citizenship order as admin outlines enforcement details Appeals court to review Trump's birthright citizenship order after Supreme Court ruling narrowed lower courts' ability to issue universal injunctions.
August 1 Democrats escalate anti-Trump lawfare by targeting Congress in Planned Parenthood funding fight Planned Parenthood and blue states challenge congressional legislation defunding abortion providers as unconstitutional bill of attainder in federal court.
July 31 Federal judges grill Trump lawyers over 'Liberation Day' tariffs on eve of enforcement An appeals court in Washington considered President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plan, which comes into force Aug. 1 and has sparked consternation from small businesses.
July 31 Apparent AI mistakes force two judges to retract separate rulings Two U.S. district judges replaced court orders due to inaccurate case details and hallucinated quotes in legal submissions, highlighting AI risks in law.
July 28 US judge blocks Trump effort to cut Planned Parenthood funding The judge said the effort to strip Planned Parenthood of its Medicaid funding is illegal— a decision expected to impact more than one million Americans.
July 28 'Dangerous and illegal': Democrat AGs sue Trump over effort to use SNAP to locate migrants The Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal SNAP recipient data prompted a lawsuit from Democrat, who say it's a front to track down and deport illegal immigrants.
July 25 Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship blocked by another federal appeals judge in latest ruling A federal appeals court judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
July 24 Alina Habba defiant after judges vote against her in New Jersey: 'I don't cower to pressure' Habba signaled that she does not plan to leave her role as the temporary U.S. attorney of New Jersey, announcing she does "not cower" to pressure.