California filed suit against the US President Donald Trump’s administration Monday, asserting that its activation and deployment of the state National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles is unconstitutional. The suit asks the US District Court for the Northern District of California to halt Trump’s “unlawful militarization” of Los Angeles. Calling Trump’s actions an [...]

US Judge Royce Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring the Federal Bureau of Prisons from implementing an executive order that would deny gender-affirming care to transgender inmates. The judge reasoned that enforcing the order could cause irreparable harm to the inmates by denying them medically necessary treatment. He found that the plaintiffs were likely [...]

Michigan Judge Sima Patel struck down three of Michigan’s abortion restrictions, including its 24-hour waiting period, on Tuesday. The court ruled that the restrictions served to “deny, burden, or infringe” upon the reproductive freedom of individuals seeking abortion care. Moreover, the three restrictions were found to neither serve a state interest nor protect patient health. [...]

Chief Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that there is “probable cause” to hold the government in contempt for defying his earlier order to halt the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on March 15, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, [...]