August 4, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Judge Holds Homeland Security in Contempt and Fines It $500 a Day Over Withheld Records From the L.A. Immigration Sweeps

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong held the Department of Homeland Security in civil contempt on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in the litigation over the 2025 Los Angeles immigration sweeps known as Operation At...

June 19, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Well supported

Justice Department Refuses a Judge's Order to Swear the 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund Is Dead, and Discovery Is Ordered

After the administration declined to file the sworn declarations Judge Leonie Brinkema had ordered on June 12 — citing separation-of-powers objections — the judge on June 19, 2026 refused to dismiss the case as moot and...

May 16, 2025 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Well supported

Court Accuses Administration of Bad-Faith Conduct in Abrego Litigation

During ongoing litigation over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's removal and the government's compliance with orders to facilitate his return, a federal judge criticized the administration for incomplete disclosures and resistance...