A federal judge has delivered a decisive blow to former President Donald Trump’s ambitious vision for the White House, ruling that construction of a planned $400 million White House ballroom must halt immediately. In a scathing opinion issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon declared that no existing law grants any president—current or former—the authority to unilaterally … Read more
In a fiery escalation of his administration’s legal battles, President Donald Trump is aggressively pushing for the Senate confirmation of Lindsey Halligan as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, just weeks after a federal judge tossed high-profile indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The Trump … Read more
25 States Sue Trump Admin Over SNAP Food Stamps Cutoff: “Illegal” $9B November Freeze Risks Hunger Crisis for 42M Americans Millions face empty pantries as SNAP benefits vanish November 1. 25 Democratic-led states just sued the Trump administration in Boston federal court, blasting USDA’s refusal to tap $6B contingency funds amid the government shutdown Day … Read more
On June 27, 2025, U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Philadelphia rejected President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by the Exonerated Five, formerly known as the Central Park Five, marking another setback for Trump’s legal efforts. The lawsuit, filed by Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, and Korey Wise, … Read more
Two more poaching lawsuits have been filed by USI Insurance Services LLC against Alliant Insurance Services Inc. in Arizona and California federal district courts. Both cases involved former employees of Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc., which USI purchased in 2017, who left USI to join Alliant. Charges against the defendants include breach of duty … Read more
Trump Cannot Deploy National Guard in California for Law Enforcement Without Legal Constraints: A Breakdown of Federal Authority President Donald Trump’s recent threats to expand National Guard deployments to cities like Chicago and Los Angeles have reignited debates over presidential power, particularly in states like California led by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. While Trump has … Read more
Federal Appeals Court Upholds $83.3 Million Defamation Judgment Against Trump in E. Jean Carroll Case September 8, 2025 — A federal appeals court in New York has upheld an $83.3 million defamation judgment against President Donald Trump in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, rejecting his claims of presidential immunity and other arguments to overturn … Read more
On June 13, 2025, President Donald Trump suffered a legal setback when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York denied his request for a full bench (en banc) rehearing of his appeal in the E. Jean Carroll defamation and sexual abuse case. The decision upholds a $5 million verdict from a 2023 … Read more
On March 18, 2025, President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who had issued orders blocking Trump’s plan to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump’s demand came after Boasberg, presiding over a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward, halted … Read more
Tesla Awards Elon Musk $29 Billion in Shares Amid Ongoing Legal Battle Over 2018 Compensation August 4, 2025, 9:25 PM IST – Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock, valued at approximately $29 billion, as an interim compensation package, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. This move comes six … Read more