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DOGE took over the US Institute of Peace. Now, the inside looks like a zombie movie, security chief reveals

Exclusive: Rodents swarmed the building after DOGE operatives failed to clear out the food left behind by booted staffers, institute security chief Colin O’Brien told The Independent

The Independent UK

Musk’s DOGE took control of the U.S. Institute of Peace. It brought roaches and rats to D.C. headquarters, court docs say

“Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025,” after which DOGE took over and drastically cut staffing, an affidavit filed by institute head George Moose alleges.

The Independent UK

District Court Declines to Stay Order Reinstating Fired U.S. Institute of Peace Board Members, Holds Trump v. Wilcox Doesn't Apply

From today's order by Judge Beryl Howell (D.D.C.) in U.S. Institute for Peace v. Jackson: [On Monday, t]his Court declared… The post District Court Declines to Stay Order Reinstating Fired U.S. Institute of Peace Board Members, Holds Trump v. Wilcox Doesn't Apply appeared first on Reason.com.

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Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts

A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace

The Independent UK

DOGE’s ‘brute force’ takeover of Institute of Peace was illegal and should be ‘null and void,’ judge says

Judge Beryl Howell blasts ‘gross usurpation of power’ in Trump efforts to dismantle congressionally funded agency

The Independent UK

Judge Rules Removal of U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Directors Was Illegal [UPDATED to Link to Full Opinion]

UPDATE 5/20/25 11:53 am: An excerpt from the full, 102-page opinion: As an independent entity exercising inconsequential government power and… The post Judge Rules Removal of U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Directors Was Illegal [UPDATED to Link to Full Opinion] appeared first on Reason.com.

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US judges who rule against Trump are being barraged with abuse and threats, experts warn

Verbal attacks by Trump and allies are creating a hostile climate that endangers judges’ safety, experts say

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Trump v. law firms: President uses power on potential court foes - Roll Call

More than a dozen law firms have made deals or faced executive orders against them since President Donald Trump took office.

Roll Call

Federal judge bars Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ retaliation against law firm Perkins Coie

In a ‘cringe-worthy twist’ on Shakespeare, Trump is urging in an ‘unconstitutional’ attack: Let’s ‘kill all the lawyers I don’t like,’ the judge wrote

The Independent UK

Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional, judge rules

US district judge Beryl Howell says order violates first, fifth and sixth amendments and permanently blocks it

The Guardian - US

Federal judge expresses deep skepticism over Trump law firm executive order

A federal judge has expressed deep skepticism over a White House executive order targeting a prominent law firm, signaling that she was inclined to grant a request to permanently block its enforcement

The Independent UK

US Judge Fighting Trump's Orders Reveals Menacing Tactic Being Used to Silence Her and Other Judges

Trump is waging an unprecedented campaign against legal institutions, targeting pillars of the judicial system through executive orders and social media attacks.

International Business Times UK

Alarm as Republicans in Congress back Trump and Musk’s attacks on US judges

Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan echo president and key ally as experts express fears for ‘bedrock constitutional principles’

The Guardian - US

Judge Delays Ruling On $500M USIP Asset Transfer To GSA Amid Legal Dispute

Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday chose not to make a decision, but review briefings from both USIP and the Justice Department before considering whether to block the transfer.

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The Independent UK

A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing alleges

A court filing says an official allied with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank targeted by President Donald Trump for closure

The Independent UK

Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system

A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda

International Business Times

Judge Denies Reinstatement Of US Institute Of Peace Leadership, Slams DOGE's 'Terrorizing' Takeover

"Why those ways here -- just because DOGE is in a rush?" U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell asked as she condemned the use of armed agents by DOGE to force USIP leaders out of office.

The Independent UK

Judge rails against DOGE for ‘terrorizing’ U.S. Institute of Peace after using ‘guns and threats’ to shut it down

Judge Beryl Howell delivers withering rebuke of Trump administration’s ‘offensive’ attempts to shutter independent agency

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton

Beryl Howell rejects argument that Perkins Coie is national security risk and says tactic ‘sends chills down my spine’

International Business Times

Son Of Mexican Drug Lord Sentenced To Life In US Prison

A top leader of Mexico's violent Jalisco New Generation cartel was sentenced to life in US prison Friday for his bloody role in creating one of the world's most powerful drug syndicates.

The Independent UK

Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations

Salon

Judge reverses "illegal" NLRB firing

The D.C. judge and Obama appointee ruled that NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox should be reinstated on the labor panel

Reason

Dellinger v. Bessent Disappears Allowing Wilcox v. Trump to Train Sights on Humphrey's Executor

The Supreme Court will not have to weigh in on removal limitations at the Office of Special Counsel, but it could still have to consider those for the National Labor Relations Board.

The Independent UK

Federal judge reinstates labor board member fired by President Donald Trump

A federal judge has agreed to reinstate a board member whom President Donald Trump removed from an independent labor agency

The Independent UK

Trump’s election interference judge says his Jan 6 pardons can’t ‘whitewash blood, feces, and terror’

Judges who presided over riot cases deliver blistering rebukes and warn against Trump’s revisionist history

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