national security

  • Federal Judge Blasts Trump DOJ Over Executive Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie: ‘Worthy of a 3-Year-Old’

    A federal judge sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Justice Department on Wednesday during a high-profile court hearing, calling its rationale for targeting the prominent law firm Perkins Coie “a temper tantrum” and “worthy of a 3-year-old.” The lawsuit stems from a controversial March 6 executive order signed by former President Donald Trump that accused Perkins…

  • Apple v. FBI: The Legal War That Put Privacy on Trial in the Wake of Terror

    In the wake of the tragic 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which left 14 people dead and 22 others seriously injured, a legal confrontation emerged that would reverberate across the realms of technology, civil liberties, and national security. At the center: the locked iPhone 5c of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the attackers,…

  • Trump Sued Over Executive Order Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights For Federal Workers

    The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), one of the largest federal labor unions in the country, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to block an executive order that strips collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal employees. The union argues that the order is an act of “political retribution” by…

  • Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie

    A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted enforcement of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that sought to penalize the law firm Perkins Coie by restricting its access to federal buildings and threatening government contracts for its clients. The ruling, issued Wednesday, March 12, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell,…

  • Trump’s Tariff Tactics: Bypassing Congress and Breaking the Law

    President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China have reignited legal debates over the limits of executive power. With the U.S. Constitution granting Congress sole authority over trade regulations, Trump’s unilateral imposition of tariffs raises serious legal questions. Not only will these tariffs disrupt international trade agreements like the USMCA, but…

  • USCIS to Collect Immigrants’ Social Media Data Under New Vetting Proposal

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced plans to collect social media information from immigrants seeking entry into the United States. The move that aligns with the Trump administration’s broader national security directives. According to a notice set to be published in the Federal Register last week, the proposal aims to comply with…

  • January 19 Looms for TikTok’s U.S. Ban Decision: This Is What We Know So Far

    In a high-stakes legal showdown, TikTok appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Monday to challenge a nationwide ban set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025. The app, which boasts 170 million American users, faces allegations that its parent company, ByteDance, poses a national security risk due to its…

  • Trump Seeks Delay of TikTok Ban Amid National Security and First Amendment Concerns

    In a dramatic legal move, President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the enforcement of a controversial TikTok ban set to take effect on Jan. 19, just one day before his inauguration. The request places him in direct opposition to the Biden administration, which has defended the law, arguing that the…

  • Legal Arguments In The Push To Ban TikTok In The U.S.

    TikTok has filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to block the enforcement of a federal law that could compel the platform to shut down in the United States by Jan. 19, 2025. The petition challenges the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, signed into law in…

  • US Lawmakers Call for Federal Investigation into McKinsey’s Ties to China

    A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into consulting giant McKinsey & Company due to its alleged connections with the Chinese government. House Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), expressed concerns about McKinsey’s operations in China and its eligibility for Department…