Virginia court puts pause on voter-passed congressional maps boosting Democrats

But on Wednesday, Judge Jack Hurley Jr of the Tazewell county circuit court blocked the state from taking any action to implement the new districts, following a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee. The committee had argued to the court that the timing and phrasing of the measure were illegal. 

Jay Jones, the Virginia attorney general, said his office planned to appeal the ruling. “

As I said last night, Virginia voters have spoken, and an activist judge should not have veto power over the People’s vote. We look forward to defending the outcome of last night’s election in court,” Jones said…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/virginia-court-congressional-maps-redrawn

 

Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/trump-wind-solar-clean-energy-order

Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules

The law is among the pushes by Republicans, including Donald Trump, to incorporate religion into public schools. Critics say it violates the separation of church and state while backers argue that the Ten Commandments are historical and part of the foundation of US law...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/texas-public-schools-ten-commandments

 

Pennsylvania court strikes down ban on use of Medicaid funds for abortions

Victory for abortion rights groups as court finds state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/20/pennsylvania-medicaid-abortion-funds

 

US judge rules Pentagon has violated his order in press access case

The judge ordered the Trump administration to file a status report on or before 16 April “describing the steps taken to ensure compliance with this order”...

 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/09/pentagon-judge-press-access-case

 

Trump isn't immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge rules | PBS News

"The court rightly recognizes that President Trump's actions leading to the January 6 insurrection fell outside the scope of presidential duties," Hewitt said in a statement. "This ruling is an important step toward accountability for the violent attack on the Capitol and our democracy."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-isnt-immune-from-civil-claims-that-his-jan-6-rally-speech-incited-riot-judge-rules

Trump judge SHUTS DOWN churches’ power grab!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vJeCMSJZV0c

 

Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to provide list of Jews to federal agency

"While we acknowledge the important role of the EEOC to investigate discrimination, we also have an obligation to protect the rights of our employees. We continue to believe that requiring Penn to create lists of Jewish faculty and staff, and to provide personal contact information, raises serious privacy and First Amendment concerns. The University does not maintain employee lists by religion," the university's statement read…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/judge-penn-jewish-employees-list-trump

 

Judge says Trump violated free speech when he ordered defunding of NPR : NPR

The order "singles out two speakers and, on the basis of their speech, bars them from all federally funded programs," Moss, who was nominated by President Barack Obama, wrote. "It does so, moreover, without regard to whether the federal funds are used to pay for the nationwide interconnection systems, which serve as the technological backbones of public radio and television; to provide safety and security for journalists working in war zones; to support the emergency broadcast system; or to produce or distribute music, children's or other educational programming, or documentaries." 

 "It is difficult to conceive of clearer evidence that a government action is targeted at viewpoints that the President does not like and seeks to squelch," Moss said…

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5768399/npr-pbs-trump-federal-funding 

 

Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR | PBS News

"As the Court expressly recognized, the First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the power of the purse — 'to punish or suppress disfavored expression' by others," Boutrous said in a statement. "The Executive Order crossed that line."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-blocks-trumps-executive-order-to-end-federal-funding-for-pbs-and-npr

 

Biden won the election in 2020. If a future judge can’t admit that, what’s left?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EgYLceA4n7k

 

Judge sets $1 bail for Georgia woman charged with murder for taking abortion pills

Alexia Moore was arrested under a Georgia law that bans abortions after detection of embryonic cardiac activity…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/georgia-woman-bail-abortion-pills-murder-charge

 

Judge orders Trump administration to bring back DACA recipient deported to Mexico - POLITICO

In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins called the deportation a "flagrant violation" of DACA's promise of protection to those who arrived in the country as minors, as well as a violation of Estrada's constitutional due process rights. Coggins, a Biden appointee, directed the administration to facilitate Estrada's return by March 30...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/daca-recipient-deportation-ruling-00841604

 

RFK Jr overstepped in declaring gender-affirming treatments unsafe, judge rules

"Today's win breaks through the noise and gives some needed clarity to patients, families, and providers," Letitia James, the Democratic New York attorney general who led the lawsuit, said in a statement on Thursday's ruling. "Healthcare services for transgender young people remain legal, and the federal government cannot intimidate or punish the providers who offer them."… 

"The notion that 'I will go forward and issue a declaration and see if we can get away with it' is not a principle of governance that adheres to the overarching commitment to a democratic republic that requires the rule of law to be regarded and respected and honored as a sacred," he said.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/rfk-jr-gender-affirming-treatment-ruling

 

Judge orders removal of Liam Conejo Ramos family after asylum denial | MPR News

Attorney Danielle Molliver, with Nwokocha & Operana Law Offices, told MPR News on Wednesday that the firm is appealing the decision handed down by U.S. Immigration Judge John Burns. Molliver said an appeal could take months or years...

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/18/judge-orders-removal-of-liam-conejo-ramos-family-after-asylum-denial 

 

It’s not about politics it’s about properly following the law. #publiche...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/snrDKhHfojc

 

Judge indicates he might shut down Trump’s $400m White House ballroom plan

Calling the White House "a special place", he added: "This is an iconic symbol of this nation." Trump, he said, was not the owner, but a steward on behalf of the nation...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/trump-white-house-ballroom-plan-lawsuit

 

Judge orders more than 1,000 Voice of America employees to be reinstated

Republican appointee rules attempts to shutter federal agency are illegal and mandates workers return by 23 March…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/voice-of-america-employees-reinstated

 

MAGA’s flying monkeys.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tZSx1OQa8n8

 

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations

When Kennedy fired all 17 members of the ACIP in June and replaced them with his own hand-picked advisers, many of whom have expressed anti-vaccine views, the health secretary likely violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the judge found. 

For that reason, the 13 appointments were stayed by the judge, essentially invalidating their role on the committee. 

All votes made by those advisers are also invalidated, including decisions to ban thimerosal (thiomersal) from flu vaccines; ending the recommendation for the combination measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and chickenpox vaccine; and the end of the universal birth dose recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/judge-blocks-rfk-jr-vaccine-policy-changes