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  • Google gets to keep Chrome but is barred from exclusive search deals, judge rules

    09/02/2025 1:39:58 PM PDT · by CFW · 8 replies
    CNBC ^ | 9/2/25 | Jennifer Elias
    A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts and must share search data. Alphabet shares popped 6% in extended trading. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the most severe consequences that were proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including selling off its Chrome browser, which provides data that helps its advertising business deliver targeted ads. “Google will not be required to divest Chrome; nor will the court include a contingent divestiture of the Android operating system in the final judgment,” the decision states. “Plaintiffs overreached in seeking...
  • Appeals court permits Trump EPA to terminate ‘gold bars’ climate funding

    09/02/2025 9:32:38 AM PDT · by CFW · 15 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 9/2/25 | Maydeen Merino
    An appeals court has overturned a federal judge’s ruling blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating $20 billion in grants for several climate groups. A three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday issued a 2-1 ruling in favor of the Trump EPA’s efforts to slash billions of dollars in grant money to green groups obligated during former President Joe Biden‘s administration. The District of Columbia Circuit Court judges were Gregory Katsas, Neomi Rao, and Cornelia Pillard, who dissented. The district court “abused its discretion” by issuing the injunction preventing the EPA from rescinding the funds, the judges wrote. They...
  • A Federal Judge named Sparkle L. Sooknanan just overruled President Trump on deportation.

    08/31/2025 7:26:24 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 61 replies
    X.com ^ | 3:47 PM · Aug 31, 2025 | Retro Coast✓ @RetroCoast
    Judge Sparkle is from Trinidad. She became a Federal Judge less than six months ago. So she gets to overrule the President of the United States.
  • Judge in Lisa Cook case sets Friday hearing on Trump effort to fire Fed governor

    08/28/2025 9:55:34 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 76 replies
    CNBC ^ | August 28, 2025 | Erin Doherty , Kevin Breuninger
    Key Points * Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook sued to challenge her removal by President Donald Trump. * Trump said Monday that he was firing Cook because of allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. * Critics say that the move undermines the independence of the Fed, which sets key interest rates that affect mortgage rates and other debt rates. * The case was assigned to Judge Jia Cobb, who was appointed to the federal bench by former President Joe Biden. ========================================================================= A judge set a hearing for Friday morning on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook’s request to block...
  • Judge reluctantly authorizes refund of restitution paid by Jan. 6 rioter

    08/28/2025 4:25:37 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 9 replies
    Politico ^ | 08/28/2025 03:53 PM EDT | Kyle Cheney
    It is the first time a Jan. 6 rioter who was convicted and then pardoned will get a refund.A federal judge has authorized a $2,200 refund to a Jan. 6 rioter whose felony conviction was dropped after President Donald Trump issued a blanket pardon to those who breached the Capitol or attacked police.It is the first time a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant has received a refund of the fines and restitution that many were ordered to pay, even though the Justice Department endorsed the refunds in April.U.S. District Judge John Bates approved the return of the $2,000 restitution paid by...
  • JUST IN: Biden Judge Blocks FTC Investigation Into Far-Left Media Matters

    08/16/2025 3:23:48 PM PDT · by blueyon · 51 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | 08/16/25 | Cristina Laila
    A federal judge on Friday shut down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into far-left Media Matters. US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, a Biden appointee, issued an injunction against the FTC and blocked its investigation into Media Matters. The judge said the Trump Administration illegally retaliated against Media Matters.
  • JUST IN: In Huge Win For Trump, Appeals Court Lifts Crooked Obama Judge’s Injunction, Allows Trump Admin to Dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    08/15/2025 11:27:53 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 34 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | August 15, 2025 | Cristina Laila
    A federal appeals court on Friday lifted an injunction from crooked Obama Judge Amy Berman Jackson that had blocked the Trump Administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The DC Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling allowed the Trump Administration to move forward and dismantle the CFPB. The three-judge panel included: Majority: Katsas (Trump), Rao (Trump), and dissent: Pillard (Obama). Politico reported: A federal appeals court panel has cleared the way for the Trump administration to largely dismantle the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, lifting a lower-court judge’s injunction that had preserved the agency’s...
  • Did you know Judge Boasberg protected Ray Epps?

    08/09/2025 2:59:56 PM PDT · by george76 · 32 replies
    X ^ | Aug 8, 2025 | C3
    Did you know Judge Boasberg protected Ray Epps? He gave Ray probation while locking everyone else up. That is why it is important for Americans to once and for all know if Ray Epps was a federal asset on Jan 6th. (Hint: he was) It would unravel the entire operation. ... It's pathetic that Republicans have not dragged Boasberg through the impeachment process yet. ... rinos and dems are on the same team ... Raskin, Epps, Norm Eisen and his filmmaker Nick Quested all need to be investigated for J6. ... Don’t forget Jamie Raskin…he and Ray Epps I believe...
  • Federal judge allows IRS to share information about alleged illegal migrants with DHS

    05/13/2025 3:49:34 PM PDT · by Twotone · 8 replies
    Just the News ^ | May 12, 2025 | Misty Severi
    The Trump administration scored a major victory on Monday after a federal judge ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can share its database with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help locate and identify alleged illegal migrants. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit brought by the immigrant-rights group Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, by declining to issue an injunction to block the two government agencies from partnering on illegal immigration. Friedrich ruled that the partnership, which allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to submit names of illegal migrants to the IRS,...
  • The D.C. Circuit just issued a major ruling in favor of the Trump Administration that lifted a stay on the Administration's decision to terminate contracts and positions at Voice of America.

    05/03/2025 7:10:40 PM PDT · by george76 · 19 replies
    X ^ | May 3, 2025 | Jonathan Turley
    The D.C. Circuit just issued a major ruling in favor of the Trump Administration that lifted a stay on the Administration's decision to terminate contracts and positions at Voice of America. The decision severely undercuts the arguments used by other district courts, particularly jurisdictional arguments. This is only the latest appellate decision pushing back on district court injunctions. However, the analysis will reach beyond the confines of this case.
  • DC Court Smacks Down Federal Judge After He Ordered Trump Admin. to Rehire Liberal Voice of America Staffers – Legal Expert Reveals Why Ruling Will Have Widespread Impacts on Other Trump Cases

    05/03/2025 6:52:23 PM PDT · by CFW · 24 replies
    The liberal DC Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump a massive win on Saturday after a district court judge ordered him to rehire staff from far-left Voice of America that will have impacts lasting beyond just this one case, according to a legal expert. As The Gateway Pundit reported, a federal judge last month ordered the Trump Administration to rehire Voice of America (VOA) and other affiliate news services staff. The affiliate staff included Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Network. In March, Trump placed employees and contractors for government-funded Voice of America on leave. US District...
  • JUST IN: Clinton Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order to Strip Federal Workers’ Union Rights

    04/25/2025 5:13:54 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | April 25, 2025 | Staff
    A federal judge on Friday blocked President Trump’s executive order to strip federal workers of their ‘collective bargaining’ rights. Last month President Trump issued an executive order blocking hundreds of thousands of federal workers in HHS, Veterans, Treasury and other federal agencies. The National Treasury Employees Union sued the Trump Administration in response to the executive order. US District Judge Paul Friedman, a Clinton appointee, blasted Trump earlier this week during a hearing on this case. “So, he’s willing to be kind to those that work with him, but those that have sued him, those that have filed grievances, those...
  • Nearing the Final Battle Against the Deep State (Clarice Feldman)

    03/30/2025 3:49:52 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 30 replies
    American Thinker ^ | Clarice Feldman
    While numerous federal district court judges have issued ill-conceived restraining orders against the administration, I have long believed that it will prevail in its efforts to place control of the state in the hands of the elected executive, away from the deep state bureaucracy and its black-robed judicial allies. As the litigation of these matters proceeds, I think my belief will be justified. We will return to a constitutional republican form of government. For a day-to-day look at the progress of these multiple cases, I urge you to go to X and follow Professor Margot Cleveland who is (bless her)...
  • A curiosity about the DC District Court’s judges

    03/30/2025 4:11:01 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 17 replies
    American Thinker ^ | John M. Contino
    As Beth Brelje recently reported in The Federalist, Five of the fifteen judges sitting on the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia were born outside the United States. All five of those foreign-born judges somehow managed to get selected to rule on controversial Trump cases. All five of those five judges had zero experience as a judge before being appointed to one of the most influential courts in the land. The recently infamous James Boasberg, chief judge of the D.C. District Court, is one of the 15 principal judges on that court. There are an additional 10 older,...
  • Trump WINS Major Victory in Court of Appeals

    03/29/2025 3:00:57 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 25 replies
    YouTube ^ | 03/30/2025 | Robert Gouveia Esq.
    Yet another Biden far left crazy Deep State woman Cathy Harris, refused to go when sacked, then sued to one of these notorious District Courts who naturally ruled for her. The Appeals Court thought otherwise and maintained she was still sacked. Pack your bags girl and don't let the door hit ya on your way out. A fair bit of legal stuff but explained in simple terms.
  • - DC federal judge James Boasberg has been assigned to oversee the Signal-gate lawsuit.

    03/26/2025 8:32:40 AM PDT · by hardspunned · 100 replies
    X ^ | Right angle nees
    Politico take U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — the object of President Donald Trump’s fury for blocking his effort to summarily deport Venezuelan nationals using wartime powers — just got a second crack at the administration’s handling of national security: Signalgate. Boasberg on Wednesday morning was assigned to preside over a lawsuit alleging that Trump cabinet secretaries and national security aides violated federal record-keeping laws when they used a Signal chat group to discuss a planned military strike in Yemen — and inadvertently included an Atlantic journalist in the group.
  • A federal judge has just ruled against Kari Lake and the Trump admin, forcing them to continue funding radio stations in Europe.

    03/25/2025 1:04:36 PM PDT · by hardspunned · 83 replies
    X ^ | 3/25/25 | DOGE News
    III. CONCLUSION Congress has found that "it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of freedom of opinion and expression" and that "open communication of information and ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability." International Broadcasting Act of 1973, 87 Stat. at 457. RFE/RL has, for decades, operated as one of the organizations that Congress has statutorily designated to carry out this policy. The leadership of USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL to shut down even if the President has told them to...
  • Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments in high-profile deportation suit involving Venezuelan nationals

    03/24/2025 8:29:00 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 16 replies
    Fox News ^ | Haley Chi-Sing
    The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a lower court can properly address the Trump administration's efforts to deport Venezuelan nationals via a 1798 wartime law. The administration asked for a stay pending appeal shortly after an initial March 15 order was issued, calling it a "massive, unauthorized imposition on the Executive’s authority to remove dangerous aliens who pose threats to the American people." The Trump administration had attempted to invoke a 1798 wartime authority to deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), for a period...
  • NEW: Pam Bondi asks Boasberg to put in hold his demand for granular details on Venezuelan terrorists flights—Boasberg is demanding that info in sealed form today—and warns DOJ might invoke state secret privilege.

    03/19/2025 7:13:21 AM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 53 replies
    Julie Kelly on Twitter X ^ | March 19, 2025 | Julie Kelly
    Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 @julie_kelly2 NEW: DOJ asking Boasberg to put in hold his demand for granular details on Venezuelan terrorists flights—Boasberg is demanding that info in sealed form today—and warns DOJ might invoke state secret privilege. Appeal of his temp restraining order also pending. 8:47 AM · Mar 19, 2025
  • Theater-kid moment: Biden judge tries to halt Trump's ban on trans people in the military, cites "Hamilton" musical in reasoning

    03/19/2025 6:48:55 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 37 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | March 19, 2025 | Staff
    It's about time a president goes full Andrew Jackson on these unelected activist judges appointed by the Democrats. A D.C. judge has ordered a preliminary injunction in favor of a trans activist in the military who sued the U.S. over the President's executive order ban on trans service members. Judge Ana C. Reyes ordered the U.S. military go back to its former Biden-era policy. Judge Reyes was nominated to the position by President Biden and is celebrated for being an immigrant who identifies as LGBTQ+. Yes, a Biden diversity hire, gay, female, Latina, immigrant, is telling the president what he...