Fifth Amendment
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A former federal official has filed a lawsuit against the administration of Donald Trump, alleging that his termination, and a broader pattern of dismissals, amounts to unconstitutional racial discrimination within independent government agencies. Alvin Brown, a Democratic member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), filed the suit Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in U.S. District…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of former FBI agents has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging they were unlawfully dismissed in a campaign of political retaliation tied to investigations involving Donald Trump. The lawsuit names Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel…
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A bipartisan determination by the U.S. House Ethics Committee that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations is intensifying legal and constitutional questions as the Florida lawmaker simultaneously faces pending federal criminal charges tied to the same underlying conduct. The committee’s findings, issued after a seven-hour hearing, concluded that Cherfilus-McCormick violated House rules, including campaign…
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More than 700 partners from top U.S. law firms have joined forces in a legal brief supporting Susman Godfrey LLP in its constitutional challenge against the Trump administration. The unprecedented show of solidarity, submitted Friday by the group Law Firm Partners United (LFPU), argues that a recent executive order targeting Susman Godfrey violates multiple constitutional…
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The city of Baltimore and three civil rights organizations have, in a bold legal move, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn two recent executive orders issued by the Trump administration aimed at ending federal diversity programs. Filed Monday, February 3, 2025, the lawsuit targets the orders as unconstitutional, arguing that they violate core constitutional…
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Introduction Executive orders are directives issued by the President of the United States to manage operations of the federal government. While they are a powerful tool for presidential action, their limits are often tested in the courts, particularly when they conflict with constitutional principles, statutory law, or the separation of powers. During his first week…
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit on Monday against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other federal officials, alleging that two Palestinian-American activists were wrongfully placed on a terrorism watchlist due to their advocacy and activism against Israeli military actions. The suit claims the placement was politically motivated and violated the activists’…
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In a dramatic twist on day 87th of the Young Thug and YSL RICO trial, one of the prosecution’s key witness Kenneth Copeland, also known as Lil Woody, found himself in handcuffs and headed to jail after staunchly refusing to testify on behalf of the prosecution. The courtroom buzzed with tension as Copeland invoked the…
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In the case of Palko v. Connecticut, the defendant, Palko, was indicted for first-degree murder but was convicted of second-degree murder and received a life sentence. However, the State of Connecticut appealed, leading to a reversal of the judgment and the order for a new trial. Subsequently, Palko was retried and convicted of first-degree murder,…
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is poised to make a pivotal ruling that could shed light on the extent of former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the events surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot. This decision may soon make public key pieces of evidence from discovery that some legal experts argue demonstrate Trump’s actions…
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