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Federal consumer agency official sues Trump, maintains she is acting director

Updated: The deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau argues she is acting director of the agency in a lawsuit filed Sunday night against President Donald Trump.

Leandra English says the Dodd-Frank Act makes her temporary director of the agency after the resignation of Richard Cordray.

Nov 27, 2017 8:47 AM CST

Florida governor demands justice’s disqualification for comment caught on live microphone

Lawyers for Florida Gov. Rick Scott are seeking the disqualification of a state supreme court justice in a judicial appointments case partly because of a comment she made on a live microphone after oral arguments. The lawyers contend the Nov. 1 comment by Justice Barbara Pariente raises doubts about her…

Nov 22, 2017 9:59 AM CST

Federal judge blocks ban on sex reassignment surgeries for service members

A federal judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the Trump administration from banning transgender people from serving in the military. U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis of Baltimore is the second judge to issue an injunction blocking the ban, report the Washington Post, the Washington Times and…

Nov 21, 2017 4:04 PM CST

Judge permanently blocks Trump’s sanctuary cities order, while Sessions announces point-based grants

A federal judge on Monday issued a permanent injunction that blocks President Donald Trump’s order denying funds to sanctuary cities that don’t cooperate in immigration enforcement.

Nov 21, 2017 9:02 AM CST

Justice Department sues to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner; Trump tweets may factor in case

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed an antitrust suit seeking to block AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. The suit points out that AT&T’s DirecTV is the nation’s largest distributor of traditional subscription television, and Time Warner owns many top TV networks, including TNT, TBS, CNN, and HBO.…

Nov 20, 2017 4:40 PM CST

Trump adds 5 names to his Supreme Court shortlist, including former Kennedy clerk Kavanaugh

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has added five names to his U.S. Supreme Court shortlist, bringing to 25 the number of potential Supreme Court nominees.

Nov 20, 2017 8:00 AM CST

Senate panel tells Jared Kushner’s lawyer he failed to provide WikiLeaks emails

Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have told a lawyer for Jared Kushner that he failed to provide the panel with emails Kushner received concerning WikiLeaks as well as information about a “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite.”

Nov 17, 2017 10:05 AM CST

Trump’s judicial nominees are the least diverse in almost 3 decades

Corrected: President Donald Trump’s nominees for the federal courts are overwhelmingly white and male, reversing a trend that's lasted nearly three decades, an analysis by the Associated Press has found.

Nov 16, 2017 7:00 AM CST

ABA committee member provides context to ‘you guys’ comment in Grasz interview

Clarified: A member of the ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary who interviewed Leonard Steven Grasz is providing context to a comment about "you guys" in a discussion they had during the interview process.

Nov 15, 2017 11:20 AM CST

Amid controversy over judicial ratings, ABA committee chair will testify before Senate committee

Pamela Bresnahan, the chair of the ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, will be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday amid controversy surrounding the committee’s rating of judicial nominees.

Nov 15, 2017 8:00 AM CST

DOJ says Trump’s tweets are official presidential statements

The Department of Justice on Monday told a federal district court judge In Washington, D.C. that Donald Trump’s tweets are “official statements of the President of the United States.”

Nov 14, 2017 2:49 PM CST

Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr. reportedly had report compiled by Fusion GPS for BigLaw firm

The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. to offer information about Democratic donors had reportedly obtained the information from a report compiled by Fusion GPS on behalf of a large law firm. Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya had obtained the information about alleged tax-dodging Democratic donors during litigation in…

Nov 10, 2017 11:30 AM CST

Federal consumer agency official sues Trump, maintains she is acting director

Florida governor demands justice’s disqualification for comment caught on live microphone

Federal judge blocks ban on sex reassignment surgeries for service members

Judge permanently blocks Trump’s sanctuary cities order, while Sessions announces point-based grants

Justice Department sues to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner; Trump tweets may factor in case

Trump adds 5 names to his Supreme Court shortlist, including former Kennedy clerk Kavanaugh

Senate panel tells Jared Kushner’s lawyer he failed to provide WikiLeaks emails

Trump’s judicial nominees are the least diverse in almost 3 decades

ABA committee member provides context to ‘you guys’ comment in Grasz interview

Amid controversy over judicial ratings, ABA committee chair will testify before Senate committee

DOJ says Trump’s tweets are official presidential statements

Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr. reportedly had report compiled by Fusion GPS for BigLaw firm

Special counsel reportedly probes Flynn in alleged plan to forcibly send Muslim cleric to Turkey

Should Trump issue blanket pardons in Mueller probe? 2 BigLaw partners back the idea

Law prof asks if US attorney’s ouster is new ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ setup; senator wants answers

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