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US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project

US president demolished East Wing of White House last year to make way for 90,000-sq-ft project

The Guardian - US

A Bush-appointed judge obliterated the DOJ’s attempt to justify Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom

Brought out the wrecking ball without Congressional approval.

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

‘I’m struggling to see this as an “alteration”,’ judge said amid lawsuit seeking to halt construction until president has won congressional approval

The Guardian - US

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Federal judge grills Trump administration lawyers over ‘brazen’ plans for president’s $400M White House ballroom

Calling the project ‘an alteration…takes some brazen interpretation of the laws of vocabulary,’ the judge said

The Independent UK

Judge rules Trump’s White House ballroom project can continue for now

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The Independent UK

Judge denies bid to block Trump’s massive $400M White House ballroom on site of demolished East Wing

Judge rejects ‘ragtag group of theories’ cited by preservation group but leaves opening for challenge to continue

The Independent UK

Hegseth challenges order blocking Sen. Kelly from punishment over video

Officials from the Justice Department have indicated their intention to review the ruling

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Trump's Blatantly Unconstitutional Attempt To Punish His Congressional Critics Hits 2 Roadblocks

A grand jury and a federal judge rejected the president’s vendetta against legislators who produced a video about the duty to refuse unlawful military orders.

Reason

Judge Preliminarily Blocks Military Disciplinary Measures Against Senator (and Retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly

An excerpt from Judge Richard Leon's long (and exclamation-point-filled) opinion today in Kelly v. Hegseth (D.D.C.): United States Senator Mark… The post Judge Preliminarily Blocks Military Disciplinary Measures Against Senator (and Retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly appeared first on Reason.com.

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US judge blocks Hegseth’s bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

Judge reprimands defense secretary over attempt to reduce Arizona senator’s military rank and pension

The Guardian - US

Trump now wants his triumphal arch to be 250ft tall, dwarfing other Washington, DC monuments

President said in December he hoped to start building within two months at Memorial Circle

The Independent UK

Trump claims $400 million ballroom lawsuit accidentally exposed a military secret he wasn’t supposed to spill

Trump is not backing down from his passion project.

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Trump launches 450-word rant about his ballroom and says a lawsuit to stop it being built would be ‘devastating’ for US

‘Making such a large gift to the U.S.A. was thought to be, by almost everyone, ‘A WONDERFUL THING TO DO’ — But no, as usual, I got sued,’ the president laments on Truth Social

The Independent UK

‘This can’t be undone’: Trump is building something new at the White House, and the administration says stopping it would be a national security risk

Trump's ballroom gets controversial green light

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Would Releasing the Martin Luther King Files Help Curb the Surveillance State?

The FBI spied on the civil rights leader for years. Would releasing its surveillance files just be a further violation of King's privacy, or would it make future abuses less likely?

The Independent UK

Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Federal judge hints at early release of MLK Jr assassination files following Trump’s order

The official narrative surrounding the killing of the civil rights icon has long been disputed by his family, inspiring decades of conspiracy theories speculating about what really happened on April 4, 1968

The Independent UK

Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives

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Bush-appointed judge torches Trump with 27 exclamation points — and a gumbo recipe — in ruling against an executive order

The president’s executive orders punishing law firms that clash with his agenda face a wave of legal actions

Reason

Court Grants WilmerHale Law Firm Injunction Against President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Firm

A (relatively) short excerpt from today's long decision by Judge Richard Leon (D.D.C.) in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr… The post Court Grants WilmerHale Law Firm Injunction Against President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Firm appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the nation

The Independent UK

Judges block Trump executive orders targeting another two law firms

Lawyers are arguing that Trump’s vengeful orders amount to an assault on the foundations of the legal system and are an unconstitutional retaliation by the president.

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Agreement reached to relinquish drilling lease on land in Montana that’s sacred to Native Americans

A Louisiana company will relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on land near Montana’s Glacier National Park that’s sacred to Native Americans

Reason

Gag Order Bans Political Tweeter from Naming Man Who Accused American Conservative Union President of Groping

Plaintiff, a Republican political operative, had sued the ACU president for allegedly groping him: In his time involved with the Republican Party, plaintiff "has served political campaigns and political committees as a field coordinator, field director, grassroots director, and political director, among others." While working for one of these campaigns…

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3 Americans Sue Iran for Imprisoning Them on Espionage Charges

Three Americans who were jailed by Iran for more than a year and accused of being spies while hiking along the border with Iraq are suing their former captors, hoping to persuade a judge to award them damages for the torture they say they endured. The lawsuit is pursued by…

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