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⚖️ Courts and other legal things at Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/authors/mike-scarcella/ Daily Docket co-writer - https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/daily-docket/ 📧 [email protected]
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JUST IN: MSPB member Cathy Harris, who's suiing over Trump's attempt to fire her from a position overseeing civil service disputes, lines up #SCOTUS litigator Neal Katyal for likely high court fight

US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Hearing set for Monday in AP's suit over White House access -- US District Judge Trevor McFadden presiding www.reuters.com/world/us/ap-...

New York City sues Trump for taking back $80 million FEMA grant for migrants www.reuters.com/legal/new-yo...

New - Jones Day's Yaakov Roth heads to DOJ civil, serving as principal deputy under Brett Shumate - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

US judge in Maryland blocks Trump's bid to ban DEI by federal agencies, contractors www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... Order - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"The Trump Administration’s so-called 'Department of Government Efficiency' vowed to operate with “maximum transparency.' It has done the opposite." FOIA lawsuit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

US declares administrative law judge removal rules unconstitutional www.reuters.com/legal/us-dec...

Labor groups sue Trump administration over mass firings of probationary employees www.reuters.com/legal/labor-...

Federal workers were fired 'for performance.' Their records say otherwise www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

US appeals court rejects Trump's emergency bid to curtail birthright citizenship www.reuters.com/legal/us-app...

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

Tesla cited by U.S. regulators over worker's death www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Nonprofits ask judge to hold US officials in contempt for defying foreign aid order www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Who is Dale Ho, the judge deciding whether to drop Eric Adams' case? reut.rs/4i3Ktux

New - National Urban League and other groups are suing Trump over anti-DEI efforts. Covington appears for plaintiffs, joining other large corporate law firms suing the administration - Complaint: tmsnrt.rs/4367mZZ /// www.reuters.com/world/us/maj...

Trump picks first-term loyalists for top Justice Department posts www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Senior Justice Department ethics official resigns over sidelining by Trump appointees, source says www.reuters.com/legal/senior...

US judge temporarily halts firings of 11 CIA officers, lawyer says www.reuters.com/legal/us-jud...

Tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators fired as Trump slashes federal workforce www.reuters.com/world/us/tax...

Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract www.reuters.com/world/us/sen...

NEW: Three former U.S. Attorneys ask to file a brief in Eric Adams' case before Judge Dale Ho "in support of the Court’s authority to conduct a factual inquiry" into DOJ's actions leading to its Friday request to dismiss the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

FDA staff reviewing Elon Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings www.reuters.com/world/us/fda...

We wrote about how Musk is using X as a propaganda tool to demonize each of the agencies and programs that DOGE targets for cuts, providing air cover for his engineers' incursions — with the truth as collateral damage. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com

US judge rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden-era ESG investing rule www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US prosecutors formally ask judge to drop case against NY mayor Eric Adams www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... Court filing - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

'Unitary executive' theory may reach Supreme Court as Trump wields sweeping power www.reuters.com/legal/unitar...

Ben & Jerry's says parent Unilever mandating silence on Trump www.reuters.com/business/ret...

NEWS: Hagan Scotten, one of the SDNY attorneys prosecuting Eric Adams' case, has resigned ... and is blasting the Trump Justice Department on the way out.

Texas judge fines NY doctor at least $100,000 for prescribing abortion pills www.reuters.com/legal/texas-...

One of the AUSAs put on administrative leave by this letter is Hagan Scotten, my former Hogan Lovells colleague. I am not surprised that he would risk his job for his convictions; he has some of the strongest personal integrity of anyone I've worked with.

Here's one I haven't seen before: Bove says DOJ made a "weaponization finding" in the prosecution of Eric Adams, and this finding is not reviewable. This has not previously been a thing.

Judge blocks Trump order curbing youth gender transition treatments www.reuters.com/legal/judge-...

Mexico could file suit against Google for 'Gulf of Mexico' name change www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Financial firms hated US consumer watchdog, but rapid unraveling creates limbo www.reuters.com/world/us/fin...

Now - Hampton Dellinger to remain as head of US whistleblower office, over Trump objection, as court issues TRO tonight. Earlier - www.reuters.com/world/us/hea...

US Department of Justice to stop defending independence of FTC, NLRB, letter says www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Trump, allies ramp up attacks on judges as Musk calls for impeachments www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Musk and Trump allies ratchet up rhetoric against the judiciary www.reuters.com/legal/musk-t...

Trump loses bid in US appeals court to pause judge's order barring funding freezes www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

US judge orders Trump administration to restore health agency websites that were suddenly removed www.reuters.com/legal/trump-... Ruling - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Now - US whistleblower office chief temporarily reinstated after alleging improper firing www.reuters.com/world/us/hea...

US consumer watchdog cases in limbo following agency's idling www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Refugee backers challenge Trump suspension of US resettlement program www.reuters.com/world/us/ref...

Head of US whistleblower office alleges Trump improperly fired him www.reuters.com/world/us/hea...

NEW -- Trump administration ordered to fully comply with order lifting funding freeze www.reuters.com/world/us/tru... ORDER - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Democratic-led states sue to block Trump research funding cuts www.reuters.com/legal/democr...

As Trump pushes legal boundaries, judges hold the line www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...

US judge in Boston today at a hearing will review Trump's buyout offer to government workers www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...