New on the docket today: DOJ asks the 4th Circuit to intervene and shield Elon Musk + other Trump admin officials from having to testify in litigation over DOGE's role in dismantling USAID last year buff.ly/RNI0rUB
Previously on the Maryland judge who rebuffed the administration: buff.ly/SXqKQ8S
Previously on the Maryland judge who rebuffed the administration: buff.ly/SXqKQ8S
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
New on the docket today: DOJ asks the 4th Circuit to intervene and shield Elon Musk + other Trump admin officials from having to testify in litigation over DOGE's role in dismantling USAID last year buff.ly/RNI0rUB
Previously on the Maryland judge who rebuffed the administration: buff.ly/SXqKQ8S
Previously on the Maryland judge who rebuffed the administration: buff.ly/SXqKQ8S
US judge evergreen moment: "I am quite tired of your discovery disputes"
(in this instance, in a long-running case about Trump admin cuts to humanities grants)
(in this instance, in a long-running case about Trump admin cuts to humanities grants)
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
US judge evergreen moment: "I am quite tired of your discovery disputes"
(in this instance, in a long-running case about Trump admin cuts to humanities grants)
(in this instance, in a long-running case about Trump admin cuts to humanities grants)
On today's big ruling blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from trying to penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which the Arizona Democrat and military veteran told service members they can refuse "illegal orders," by Suzanne Monyak buff.ly/FkTFexl
Opinion: buff.ly/QgdyRgB
Opinion: buff.ly/QgdyRgB
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
On today's big ruling blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from trying to penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which the Arizona Democrat and military veteran told service members they can refuse "illegal orders," by Suzanne Monyak buff.ly/FkTFexl
Opinion: buff.ly/QgdyRgB
Opinion: buff.ly/QgdyRgB
New: A federal judge ordered US officials to “facilitate the return” of at least some Venezuelans deported last year as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown -- and chastised the government for effectively telling the court "to pound sand"
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Order: buff.ly/bRxz13J
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Order: buff.ly/bRxz13J
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
New: A federal judge ordered US officials to “facilitate the return” of at least some Venezuelans deported last year as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown -- and chastised the government for effectively telling the court "to pound sand"
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Order: buff.ly/bRxz13J
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Order: buff.ly/bRxz13J
ICYMI: The Trump administration's push to slash billions in US spending and condition the flow of taxpayer dollars on cooperation with anti-DEI policies and its immigration crackdown keeps running into a judicial wall.
A DDD (deep data dive):
bit.ly/4rGbuJa
A DDD (deep data dive):
bit.ly/4rGbuJa
Trump’s Grip on Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Loosened by Courts
US judges have halted the administration’s cuts to funding in more than half of 167 spending fights in the past year
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February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
ICYMI: The Trump administration's push to slash billions in US spending and condition the flow of taxpayer dollars on cooperation with anti-DEI policies and its immigration crackdown keeps running into a judicial wall.
A DDD (deep data dive):
bit.ly/4rGbuJa
A DDD (deep data dive):
bit.ly/4rGbuJa
"Litigation seems to be the only language that’s understood right now"
How judges have loosened Trump's grip on billions of taxpayer dollars: halting cuts, restoring funds and blocking efforts to tie money to anti-DEI, immigration compliance (gift link) bit.ly/4rGbuJa
How judges have loosened Trump's grip on billions of taxpayer dollars: halting cuts, restoring funds and blocking efforts to tie money to anti-DEI, immigration compliance (gift link) bit.ly/4rGbuJa
Trump’s Grip on Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Loosened by Courts
US judges have halted the administration’s cuts to funding in more than half of 167 spending fights in the past year
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"Litigation seems to be the only language that’s understood right now"
How judges have loosened Trump's grip on billions of taxpayer dollars: halting cuts, restoring funds and blocking efforts to tie money to anti-DEI, immigration compliance (gift link) bit.ly/4rGbuJa
How judges have loosened Trump's grip on billions of taxpayer dollars: halting cuts, restoring funds and blocking efforts to tie money to anti-DEI, immigration compliance (gift link) bit.ly/4rGbuJa
Follow The Money: Trump's push to slash billions in US spending and restrict the flow of taxpayer dollars keeps running into a judicial wall.
A deep data dive into the court action -- and perspective from local officials, nonprofits and businesses in the middle:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A deep data dive into the court action -- and perspective from local officials, nonprofits and businesses in the middle:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Follow The Money: Trump's push to slash billions in US spending and restrict the flow of taxpayer dollars keeps running into a judicial wall.
A deep data dive into the court action -- and perspective from local officials, nonprofits and businesses in the middle:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A deep data dive into the court action -- and perspective from local officials, nonprofits and businesses in the middle:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICYMI: The Trump administration lost a fight to shield Elon Musk from being questioned under oath in a long-running lawsuit over whether he exercised an unconstitutional amount of power in directing the shuttering of USAID
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Ruling: buff.ly/bMKPFK1
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Ruling: buff.ly/bMKPFK1
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI: The Trump administration lost a fight to shield Elon Musk from being questioned under oath in a long-running lawsuit over whether he exercised an unconstitutional amount of power in directing the shuttering of USAID
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Ruling: buff.ly/bMKPFK1
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Ruling: buff.ly/bMKPFK1
"Extraordinary circumstances"
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"Extraordinary circumstances"
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: A US judge denied Minnesota’s request to immediately halt the Trump administration’s recent surge of thousands of immigration enforcement agents in the state while the legal fight goes forward.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ruling: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ruling: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
January 31, 2026 at 6:41 PM
New: A US judge denied Minnesota’s request to immediately halt the Trump administration’s recent surge of thousands of immigration enforcement agents in the state while the legal fight goes forward.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ruling: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ruling: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
"...not all crises have a fix from a district court injunction"
A US judge grappled with Minnesota's request to halt the federal immigration enforcement surge, while also questioning the government's representations about what's going on and why
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A US judge grappled with Minnesota's request to halt the federal immigration enforcement surge, while also questioning the government's representations about what's going on and why
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Judge Mulls Halt of ICE Surge in Minnesota After Pretti Killing
Minnesota officials urged a US judge to temporarily halt the Trump administration’s surge of immigration enforcement in the state, citing fatal shootings by federal agents and other violent encounters...
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
"...not all crises have a fix from a district court injunction"
A US judge grappled with Minnesota's request to halt the federal immigration enforcement surge, while also questioning the government's representations about what's going on and why
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A US judge grappled with Minnesota's request to halt the federal immigration enforcement surge, while also questioning the government's representations about what's going on and why
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A hearing is starting soon on Minnesota's request for a court order temporarily halting the surge of federal officers. State/local officials renewed their request for immediate action after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti over the weekend: buff.ly/wtN77Ax
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Prev: buff.ly/LgbhBWs
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
A hearing is starting soon on Minnesota's request for a court order temporarily halting the surge of federal officers. State/local officials renewed their request for immediate action after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti over the weekend: buff.ly/wtN77Ax
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Prev: buff.ly/LgbhBWs
US Supreme Court justices seemed wary of President Trump’s effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, saying the move could upend the Fed’s independence and rattle markets. Big picture from Greg Stohr: buff.ly/sDpBWRS
Blow-by-blow from the team: buff.ly/lcfbMfe
Blow-by-blow from the team: buff.ly/lcfbMfe
Live: Supreme Court Hearing on Trump’s Authority to Fire Fed’s Cook
Can Trump Fire Fed’s Lisa Cook? Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
US Supreme Court justices seemed wary of President Trump’s effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, saying the move could upend the Fed’s independence and rattle markets. Big picture from Greg Stohr: buff.ly/sDpBWRS
Blow-by-blow from the team: buff.ly/lcfbMfe
Blow-by-blow from the team: buff.ly/lcfbMfe
New: Proposed class action in Minnesota fed accuses ICE of unlawful conduct, incl. stops w/out reasonable suspicion, arrests w/out probable cause, and "discriminatory animus" buff.ly/Na7sg01
Follows other action this week from state officials, protesters:
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Follows other action this week from state officials, protesters:
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January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
New: Proposed class action in Minnesota fed accuses ICE of unlawful conduct, incl. stops w/out reasonable suspicion, arrests w/out probable cause, and "discriminatory animus" buff.ly/Na7sg01
Follows other action this week from state officials, protesters:
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Follows other action this week from state officials, protesters:
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Overnight: The Trump administration told a judge that the “fluid situation” in Venezuela following the US seizure of President Nicolás Maduro means there is no “feasible” way to give migrants sent there an opportunity to retroactively contest their deportations, per a court order buff.ly/AbSTLpR
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Overnight: The Trump administration told a judge that the “fluid situation” in Venezuela following the US seizure of President Nicolás Maduro means there is no “feasible” way to give migrants sent there an opportunity to retroactively contest their deportations, per a court order buff.ly/AbSTLpR
New: Minnesota officials are suing over the “unprecedented surge” of US immigration authorities in the state, taking the Trump administration to court days after a federal agent shot and killed Renée Nicole Good
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
New: Minnesota officials are suing over the “unprecedented surge” of US immigration authorities in the state, taking the Trump administration to court days after a federal agent shot and killed Renée Nicole Good
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
A close look at the Florida lawyer leading Donald Trump's unprecedented wave of litigation against news outlets, from Erik Larson: buff.ly/7O1qaJU
The Lawyer Suing Media Outlets for Trump Has a ‘Trumpinator’ Doll Behind His Desk
The only sign of Alejandro “Alex” Brito’s most famous client in his corner office near Miami is a bobblehead doll depicting President Donald Trump as the “Terminator” from the sci-fi franchise,…
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A close look at the Florida lawyer leading Donald Trump's unprecedented wave of litigation against news outlets, from Erik Larson: buff.ly/7O1qaJU
While we wait for SCOTUS to announce opinions at 10am, here's our deep dive this week on the surge in lawsuits from 1,000+ companies -- mostly filed after the justices heard arguments Nov. 5 -- already preemptively suing for refunds if Trump loses the tariff fight
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More Than 1,000 Companies Are Suing Trump Over His Tariffs
Companies are flocking to challenge the administration's import taxes in court, after the Supreme Court started asking tough questions
www.bloomberg.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
While we wait for SCOTUS to announce opinions at 10am, here's our deep dive this week on the surge in lawsuits from 1,000+ companies -- mostly filed after the justices heard arguments Nov. 5 -- already preemptively suing for refunds if Trump loses the tariff fight
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NEW: The business world largely stayed out of the Trump tariff fight -- incl. some fearing "blowback" for opposing the administration. But with a SCOTUS decision looming, the floodgates have opened, with 1,000+ companies so far suing to make sure they get refunds if Trump loses tinyurl.com/2yms7p24
More Than 1,000 Companies Are Suing Trump Over His Tariffs
Companies are flocking to challenge the administration's import taxes in court, after the Supreme Court started asking tough questions
tinyurl.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
NEW: The business world largely stayed out of the Trump tariff fight -- incl. some fearing "blowback" for opposing the administration. But with a SCOTUS decision looming, the floodgates have opened, with 1,000+ companies so far suing to make sure they get refunds if Trump loses tinyurl.com/2yms7p24
The business world largely sat out the legal fight over Trump's tariffs last year. But 1000+ companies (and counting) now have flooded the docket with lawsuits, hoping to best position themselves for refunds if the administration loses before the US Supreme Court
bit.ly/4qcV3ny
bit.ly/4qcV3ny
More Than 1,000 Companies Are Suing Trump Over His Tariffs
Companies are flocking to challenge the administration's import taxes in court, after the Supreme Court started asking tough questions
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
The business world largely sat out the legal fight over Trump's tariffs last year. But 1000+ companies (and counting) now have flooded the docket with lawsuits, hoping to best position themselves for refunds if the administration loses before the US Supreme Court
bit.ly/4qcV3ny
bit.ly/4qcV3ny
NEW: With SCOTUS poised to rule on Trump's tariffs as soon as Friday, more than 1,000 companies -- big, small, public, private -- already have filed lawsuits seeking refunds for their share of the billions of dollars in duties paid so far if the administration loses
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
More Than 1,000 Companies Are Suing Trump Over His Tariffs
Companies are flocking to challenge the administration's import taxes in court, after the Supreme Court started asking tough questions
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
NEW: With SCOTUS poised to rule on Trump's tariffs as soon as Friday, more than 1,000 companies -- big, small, public, private -- already have filed lawsuits seeking refunds for their share of the billions of dollars in duties paid so far if the administration loses
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
New: The DC Circuit will let Trump continue his deployment of National Guard troops in DC, finding the admin made a strong enough case (for now) that it's likely to succeed on at least some of its args. One judge stressed it's not the final word, and the DC AG vowed to keep fighting
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December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New: The DC Circuit will let Trump continue his deployment of National Guard troops in DC, finding the admin made a strong enough case (for now) that it's likely to succeed on at least some of its args. One judge stressed it's not the final word, and the DC AG vowed to keep fighting
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A group of Democratic state attorneys general dropped one of the remaining legal fights over whether Trump unlawfully delegated too much power to Elon Musk during the months the billionaire served within the administration. Two similar cases are still pending:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A group of Democratic state attorneys general dropped one of the remaining legal fights over whether Trump unlawfully delegated too much power to Elon Musk during the months the billionaire served within the administration. Two similar cases are still pending:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: A US trade court denied a request to suspend a customs process for finalizing import duties while SCOTUS decides whether to strike Trump’s tariffs. Admin said it won't oppose orders to recalculate tariffs (and pay refunds) if it loses, so the court said it didn't need to act now
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December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: A US trade court denied a request to suspend a customs process for finalizing import duties while SCOTUS decides whether to strike Trump’s tariffs. Admin said it won't oppose orders to recalculate tariffs (and pay refunds) if it loses, so the court said it didn't need to act now
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The Trump administration urged an appeals court to block a judge from holding hearings next week on whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should be held in contempt for the March deportation of two plane loads of alleged Venezuelan gang members. W/ David Voreacos:
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www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Trump administration urged an appeals court to block a judge from holding hearings next week on whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should be held in contempt for the March deportation of two plane loads of alleged Venezuelan gang members. W/ David Voreacos:
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