Relying heavily upon President Trump’s own words, a federal judge in Honolulu ruled Wednesday afternoon that the revised presidential order against immigration from the Mideast appears to be explicitly aimed at Muslims because of hostility to their religion, and is likely to be ruled unconstitutional. Based primarily upon that interpretation, U.S. District Judge Derrick K…. Read More
School board: U.S. needs time on transgender rights
A local school board in Virginia urged a federal appeals court on Tuesday to give the Trump Administration until June 1 to sort out its position on the civil rights of transgender students. A high-profile case on those rights should not be rushed, but instead should be put on a schedule that would allow a… Read More
Trump team opens defense of new immigration limits
Making the first defense in court of President Trump’s revised executive order limiting immigration from Mideast nations, the Administration’s lawyers argued on Monday that they have met all of the legal objections to the policy and so should be allowed to put it into full effect nationwide after midnight Wednesday. In filings in federal courts… Read More
UPDATED: New challenge to second Trump immigration order
UPDATE: Judge Robart responded quickly to the state’s plea, ordering the Trump Administration to file its views by Tuesday afternoon. He said he had not decided whether to hold a hearing, but none would be held in any event before Wednesday. ————– The state of Washington, already successful in blocking President Trump’s immigration limits, imposed… Read More
Seattle judge leaves open key immigration issue
The federal judge in Seattle who last month blocked enforcement nationwide of President Trump’s first order to limit immigration from Mideast nations refused on Friday — at least for now — to decide whether to block the revised version of those restrictions. In a three-page order that contained implied criticism of lawyers on both sides… Read More
Challenge to Trump immigration order speeds up in Maryland
A sweeping challenge by two refugee rights groups to President Trump’s orders limiting immigration of people from Mideast nations suddenly accelerated in a federal court in Maryland on Friday afternoon. With a hearing now set for next Wednesday morning in Greenbelt, MD, the case of International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump emerged as one of… Read More
Race to stop new immigration order quickens
With the Trump Administration arguing in court that it should be allowed to start enforcing its new immigrations restrictions seven days from now, the effort by objecting states to block the presidential action quickened on Thursday. The states of Washington and Minnesota, joined by new allies – New York State and Oregon, asked a federal… Read More
Quick ruling sought on transgender rights
Lawyers for a 17-year-old high school senior at the center of a high-profile case on the legal rights of transgender students asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to move quickly to hold a new hearing and reach a new decision in his case. They sought a ruling before he graduates from school on… Read More
Hawaii challenges new Trump immigration order
Arguing that President Trump’s new effort to curb immigration of people from Mideast nations is actually a continued attempt to ban Muslims based on their religion, the state of Hawaii has opened a new round of court challenges to the federal government’s power to restrict travel as a way to head off what it considers… Read More
Court battle over new immigration order starts — in Hawaii
Lawyers for the state of Hawaii appear likely to be the first to pursue a court challenge to President Trump’s new order limiting immigration from six Mideast nations. That challenge is due to be filed in Honolulu on Wednesday. Similar lawsuits are expected to be filed elsewhere. Under a schedule that Trump Administration lawyers… Read More