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BREAKING: Trump orders 2000 National Guard troops to L.A. to quell unrest linked to immigration enforcement operations www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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Correcting the below: these 18 schools are planning a friend-of-the-court brief in Harvard's suit against Trump admin over the federal funding halt, not the foreign-student ban.

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The return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. A proud moment for Signature FBO at Nashville Airport. L-ABC, R-Signature www.politico.com/news/2025/06... abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

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BREAKING: 2 #SCOTUS orders on Trump admin emergency appeals. Justices restore DOGE access to Soc. Security data. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... They also cut back court orders allowing CREW to probe DOGE actions. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Both appear 6-3 as libs dissent.

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Class-action suit filed at Court of Federal Claims on behalf of USAID Payne fellows, who contend Trump admin voided their contracts without any provision allowing for that. Effort to get waivers also seems a bit dubious. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Trump has asked the Supreme Court to approve his plan to fire almost 40% of the Education Department’s workforce.

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JUST IN: Trump DOJ's emergency #SCOTUS appeal No. 19! Challenging a block on Education Dept RIFs issued by Judge Myong Joun in Boston on cases brought by State of NY (et al) and Somerville, Mass. (et al) Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Steve Bannon's anti-@elonmusk rounds take him to @NPR, which reminds me of the old saying: The broadcast platform of my enemy is my friend if I have a bigger enemy.

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LATEST: Judge issues restraining order blocking Trump's attempt to ban foreigners from entering US to study or teach at Harvard. Judge Allison Burroughs, Obama appointee, acts less than 4 hours after Harvard's legal request. w/@biancaquilan www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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BREAKING: Judge Allison Burroughs enters TRO blocking Trump's proclamation aimed at preventing foreign Harvard students from entering the US. Further PI hearing set for June 16. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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NEW: Harvard moves to halt Trump's latest effort to block school from enrolling foreign students. Trump's public statements demanding that Harvard say uncle feature prominently in amended suit, TRO request. w/@biancaquilan www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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BREAKING: Harvard amends lawsuit to challenge Trump's new proclamation banning foreign students from the school. Harvard filing for TRO to stop its impact immediately. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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BREAKING: DC Circuit panel splits, 2-1, denying Trump administration's bid to move forward with firing of Inter-American Foundation Prez Sara Aviel. Majority: Katsas (Trump), Pillard (Obama). Dissent: Rao (Trump). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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ICYMI: Judge Boasberg's ruling last night noted that the Declaration of Independence denounced George III’s tyranny for “transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses.” www.allrisenews.com/p/boasberg-n...

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FLASHBACK: www.politico.com/story/2017/0...

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NEW: #SCOTUS unanimously rejects higher standard for reverse discrimination lawsuits by 'straight,' white & male workers. KBJ says heterosexual woman claiming she was sidelined in favor of LGBTQ+ candidates need not clear higher bar for suit. w/@NickNiedz www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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NEW: #SCOTUS unanimously nixes Mexico's lawsuit against US gunmakers. Kagan opinion says allegations of letting guns flow to 'rouge dealers' don't amount to 'aiding & abetting,' just as ISIS recruitment claims against Twitter fell short. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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BREAKING: Trump has banned all foreign-national Harvard students and researchers from entering the US on student or foreign exchange visas. Shifts legal fight from one over State and DHS powers to presidential powers

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JUST IN: Judge denies release to anti-Trump DIA IT worker accused of sending top secret info to what he thought was a friendly foreign govt but was actually FBI. Feds say Nathan Laatsch also admitted reaching out to a 2nd govt. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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JUST IN: Opponents of Empire Wind NY/NJ offshore wind-farm project file suit against Trump administration for unblocking the project after pausing it & other similar projects in January. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Do Biden-appointed judges rule for Trump in politically-charged cases? Yes, sometimes they do www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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BREAKING: Judge throws out Dem Party challenge to Trump exec order's impact on Federal Election Commission. Judge Amir Ali, Biden appointee, says DNC/DCCC/DSCC claims the order amounted to a Trump takeover of the FEC were too speculative. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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JUST IN: As Trump admin presses emergency bid at #SCOTUS to overturn Judge Susan Illston's order barring RIFs at major federal agencies, plaintiffs seek emergency status conference re State & HUD reorg/RIF plans they say violate her injunction. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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JUST IN: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's suit against interim US Attorney Alina Habba is assigned to US District Court Judge Brian Martinotti, an Obama appointee. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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As Sen. Schmitt rails against what he suspects is rigged assignment of Trump-related cases in US District Court in DC (and sees appellate court assignment as non-transparent, which is true), his theory doesn't seem to explain a series of R-leaning DC Circuit panels. Esp. this:

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NEW: Judge blocks Trump admin from cutting off hormone treatment & "social accomodations" for transgender federal prison inmates. Judge Royce Lamberth (Reagan/DC) sees no logic to BOP decisions, doubts they comply with Trump exec order. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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BREAKING: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues acting US Atty for NJ Alina Habba and a DHS agent for false arrest & malicious prosecution. No specific damages amount sought, but punitives. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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NEW: #SCOTUS to consider reviving challenge to a big Trump bugaboo: counting Ballots after Election Day. Looks like court will just decide whether @RepBost has standing to sue, but who knows? www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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NEW: Trump admin makes its 18th emergency application to #SCOTUS since Jan. 20, asking justices to halt judge's ruling limiting RIFs at federal agencies. Although it's basically a re-up of #15 on the TRO in same case. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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ORWELLIAN: "The man was granted permanent name suppression." abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

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MAGA reporter slams new Pentagon press restrictions, gets fired www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/m...

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OVERNIGHT: Judge in SF allowed Venezuelan TPS holders w/paperwork issued under Mayorkas' 1/17/25 extension to remain in US. Approx. 5000 people-a group SCOTUS carved out when it let Noem cancel status for about 350K storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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High praise from Trump as #SCOTUS green-lights much of his immigration agenda. But is his team equipped to kick a million or more immigrants out of U.S. in coming months? One immigrant advocate says justices just blessed Trump's "mass deportation fantasy." www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Trump assault prompts Harvard to shift from near-complete media lockdown to putting its president on a Hollywood-style publicity tour. via @thecrimson www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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JUST IN: Defense for WI Judge Hannah Dugan, charged by Trump admin w/obstruction of immigration officers, asks jury pool be questioned about media diet, views on politics, immigration & immigration-related protests. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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JUST IN: Judge orders Trump admin to pay $12.2 million to fund Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Lamberth (Reagan appointee in DC), says Congress has obligated US Agency for Global Media to negotiate an annual contract for funding. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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BREAKING: #SCOTUS gives Trump admin OK to move toward deporting about 500K Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan & Venezuelans in US on Biden-era immigration 'parole' program. May spell trouble for Ukrainians/ Afghans w/similar status. Jackson/Sotomayor dissent Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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JUST IN: DC Circuit upholds fed-court preliminary injunction blocking TX Atty Gen Ken Paxton's probe into liberal media watchdog group Media Matters. Judges Pan (Biden), Edwards (Carter) & Henderson (GHWB) who concurred w/caveats Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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NEW PHOTO: Alexandria, VA resident & DIA Insider Threat (!) Division employee charged with attempt to disclose classified info to friendly foreign govt after allegedly sending email to that govt saying he found Trump policies 'disturbing.' w/ @_alibianco www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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NEW: Trump puts conservative legal activist Leonard Leo & the Federalist Society on blast. Slams him as 'sleazebag [who] probably hates America.' Says he got bad advice from FedSoc on judicial nominations. Leo's response in thread. w/@G_Svirnovskiy www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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FLASH: Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs suspended by lower court. En banc (-1) order from Federal Circuit: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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NEW: Judge extends block on Trump bid to boot out Harvard's foreign students. This after DHS basically issued Harvard a 30-day reprieve, while not conceding Noem erred by "immediately" revoking school's status last week. w/@kellygarrity3 @biancaquilan www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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