34 entries in the ledger
US District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan granted a preliminary injunction on Oct. 13 blocking the Trump administration from penalizing two advocacy groups, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and the Taxpayer...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a first-term Trump appointee, ruled Oct. 13 that Trump likely violated the First Amendment by banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage, extending a...
On Sept. 28, 2026, lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a judge to preliminarily enjoin the White House from reviving its ban on the outlets, saying officials have "persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently"...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House early on September 24, 2026 to restore press credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters, ruling Trump's ban likely violated their due-process rights...
President Trump said on September 18, 2026 that he was "banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, posting on Truth Social that the outlets "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES"...
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a preliminary injunction on September 15, 2026 barring DHS and ICE from acting against David Streever, a Rochester, New York man who sent a harsh email in January to...
U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. ruled Sept. 11 that OPM likely violated the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act by directing agencies to include an essay question on federal job applications...
Common Cause and Minneapolis observer Michael Khalili filed a 94-page federal lawsuit on September 10, 2026, accusing DHS, the Justice Department, the FBI and other agencies of a coordinated campaign to intimidate people...
On September 4, 2026, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden refused to block the Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte. The three had...
The Federal Communications Commission asked a Washington, D.C. federal court to dismiss ABC's First Amendment lawsuit accusing the agency of waging a "retaliatory campaign" against the network. ABC's Aug. 18 suit...