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Trump officials renew opposition to ruling on Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration on Sunday evening doubled down on its assertion that a federal judge cannot force it to bring back to the United States […]
Air Force Academy Stops Considering Class Diversity in Admissions Process
The Air Force Academy has stopped taking the race, gender or ethnicity of applicants into consideration, the Justice Department stated in a filing Friday responding […]
Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow Orders
A senior Justice Department immigration lawyer was put on indefinite leave Saturday after questioning the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El […]
Stanley Woodward, Lawyer for Many in Trump’s Orbit, Is Picked for Justice Dept. Post
The Trump administration said on Wednesday that the president had chosen Stanley Woodward Jr., who has defended several key figures in his orbit, for the […]
Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government
President Trump instructed a broad swath of government agencies on Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal unions, a major escalation in his effort to […]
LeShon Johnson, Ex-N.F.L. Running Back, Ran Major Dogfighting Kennel, U.S. Says
The federal authorities said this week that they had broken up a major dogfighting kennel in Oklahoma led by the former National Football League running […]
Judge Howell Assails Trump White House Bid to Remove Her From Perkins Coie Case
A judge on Wednesday angrily rejected the Justice Department’s efforts to remove her from considering the law firm Perkins Coie’s request to stop a Trump […]
With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms
President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power to punish any law […]
Justice Dept. Tries to Intervene on Trump’s Behalf in Jan. 6 Lawsuits
The Justice Department made an unusual effort on Thursday to short-circuit a series of civil lawsuits seeking to hold President Trump accountable for his supporters’ […]