Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

PHOENIX, AZ — A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who admitted to beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time. Preston Henry Tolth, 26, now will face trial on charges of carjacking and assault in relation to the 2021 … Read more

Judge says Pentagon must restore press access

A federal judge ruled the Defense Department violated a court order requiring it to ease stringent restrictions imposed on reporters who cover the Pentagon and blocked a new press policy issued by the department last month. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman again sided with the New York Times and its reporter Julian Barnes, who filed … Read more

Biden-appointed judge at center of repeated clashes with Trump admin issues new immigration block

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Biden-appointed federal judge twice rebuked by the Supreme Court temporarily blocked another Trump administration immigration priority, postponing the termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians living in the U.S. Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts, who has become a frequent legal hurdle for the Trump administration, found … Read more

Federal judge blocks Trump admin effort to end temporary protected status for Ethiopia

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge has postponed the Trump administration’s termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for Ethiopia. “Plaintiffs brought suit to challenge the lawfulness of the termination, arguing that Defendants had violated the TPS statute, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Equal Protection Clause. Before the Court is … Read more

Judge postpones termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians in U.S.

Washington — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday postponed the termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians living in the U.S., finding the Trump administration unlawfully attempted to end it.  In the order, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said the Trump administration terminated the designation “without regard for the process delineated by Congress.”  Under … Read more

Minnesota districts ask judge to restore limits on immigration enforcement near schools

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Attorneys for two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union asked a federal judge Wednesday to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools. The Department of Homeland Security last year rescinded longstanding nationwide restrictions … Read more

Judge blocks Trump’s push to deport Abrego Garcia, rebukes DOJ for trying to ‘dictate’ court

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge in Maryland rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, using an otherwise procedural order Tuesday to scold the Justice Department for its conduct and for attempting, in the judge’s view, to “dictate” the actions of the court. U.S. District … Read more

Judge Boasberg weighs curbing Trump FTC demand for trans minors’ data after heated court clash

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawyers for a coalition of medical groups on Tuesday urged a federal judge to block the Trump administration’s effort to access data on transgender procedures for minors, arguing the FTC demand is unconstitutional and retaliatory. The case marks a high-stakes legal clash over the Trump administration’s investigation … Read more

Harvard scientist’s visa was unlawfully canceled, judge finds

A federal judge in Vermont ruled that Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova’s visa was unlawfully canceled after she was detained at an airport over biological samples she was carrying, handing her a key legal victory in a case that has raised questions about the limits of government power at the border. Subscribe to read this story … Read more