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Fulton County Elections Commissioner Raises Legal Concerns Over FBI Seizure of 2020 Election Records
Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory, Esq., has issued a detailed account of the recent FBI raid on the county’s elections office, underscoring significant legal and procedural concerns surrounding the seizure of hundreds of boxes of sensitive election materials. In an Instagram video and accompanying post, Ivory confirmed that approximately 650–700 boxes were taken, including ballots,…
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Desire Grace, the former top deputy in the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, has formally appealed her termination, alleging she was fired in direct retaliation for being appointed by federal judges to replace Alina Habba as acting U.S. attorney. Grace filed her complaint with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), arguing the July 22…
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In a move sparking legal and humanitarian controversy, the Trump administration has resumed issuing civil penalty notices of up to $1.8 million to migrants who remain in the United States despite having received a final order of removal. The notices, based on dormant provisions of federal immigration law, are now being mailed to individuals with…
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In a controversial move, the Trump administration has revived a long-dormant 85-year-old immigration law, using it to criminally charge undocumented immigrants for failing to register with the federal government — a requirement that most immigration attorneys say hasn’t been enforced in over seven decades. The Alien Registration Act of 1940, originally passed during World War…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, joined by 20 other Democratic attorneys general, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block former President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The motion, filed on Monday, March 23, 2025, in Massachusetts federal court, argues that the executive order is…
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Recently, U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that sought to dismantle federal support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The decision represents a major legal barrier to the administration’s attempts to curtail DEI initiatives, raising questions about the constitutional implications…
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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson ruled that the orders likely violate constitutional rights, including free speech protections, and prevented the administration from altering…
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In a major legal setback for the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued an order on Friday, February 14, 2025, temporarily halting mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The decision delivers an early blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to restructure the consumer watchdog agency, which was established in…
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s White House-backed efficiency team from accessing sensitive Treasury Department data following a lawsuit filed by 19 states challenging the legality of such access. The lawsuit, brought by a coalition of mostly Democratic attorneys general, argues that President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent violated federal law…
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A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, alleging unauthorized access to a sensitive federal payments database. The lawsuit, filed Friday, February, 7, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenges the administration’s decision to…
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