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A second U.S. federal court has intervened against President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting prominent law firms, marking another legal setback for his administration’s efforts to penalize firms linked to cases involving him. On Friday, March 28, 2025, Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining…
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of Mariah Carey in a copyright lawsuit that alleged her holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” infringed upon an earlier song of the same name. The lawsuit, brought by songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers, was dismissed after the court found insufficient similarity between Carey’s…
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A U.S. federal judge ruled last Friday that employees of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may continue to access sensitive U.S. Treasury data, determining that the plaintiffs—retirees and union representatives—failed to demonstrate an imminent risk of irreparable harm. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that while the unions had standing to bring…
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Federal Judge Sides with Trump, Dismisses Concerns Over Student Loan Data Access by Musk-Linked DOGE
The Trump administration secured a legal victory on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, after a federal judge ruled that employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit linked to Elon Musk, can continue accessing sensitive student loan data from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed…
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A federal judge in Maryland has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s executive order that restricted gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. The ruling marks a major victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates. U.S. District Judge Brendan Abell Hurson issued a nationwide restraining order preventing federal agencies from withholding or conditioning funding based on whether a healthcare…
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In a significant legal victory for the Biden administration, a federal judge in Georgia has ruled that President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can move forward despite multiple states challenging its constitutionality. The ruling is a major milestone for the $73 billion plan, which aims to ease the financial burden on millions of borrowers. The…
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