United States constitutional and administrative law
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The Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a federal lawsuit accusing multiple government agencies of unlawfully withholding records tied to the Trump administration’s controversial “Gold Card” visa program, which critics describe as a “pay-to-play” pathway to U.S. residency. Filed on April 13 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit targets the…
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A U.S. federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from blocking billions of dollars in federal funding for child care and social welfare programs to five Democratic-led states, ruling that the states met the legal threshold for emergency relief while the case proceeds. In a decision issued on Friday, January 9, 2026, U.S. District…
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed legislation establishing a city-administered reparations fund for Black residents, marking a significant—though legally cautious—step in the city’s long-running effort to address the harms of past discriminatory policies. The measure, approved unanimously by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and signed by the mayor last week, creates a formal…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is facing renewed scrutiny after a conservative watchdog group confirmed it is reviewing her finances amid public outrage over a massive federal aid fraud scandal in Minnesota and questions surrounding her rapid rise in personal wealth. Peter Flaherty, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), told The Post that…
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