NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said Tuesday that while such a question would be constitutional, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had added it arbitrarily and not...
Disgusted by Flynn's Lying, Judge Postpones Sentencing
WASHINGTON — A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn's crime of lying to the FBI and accusing him of selling out his country. Lawyers for Flynn, a retired Army...
Mi Familia Vota Supports Judge’s Decision to Halt Trump’s Asylum Ban
A federal judge Monday blocked the U.S. government from enforcing a ban on asylum by migrants who cross the southern border illegally. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of San Francisco said President Donald Trump violated a "clear command" from Congress to allow migrants to apply. Trump introduced the measures to...
Judge: White House Must Return CNN’s Jim Acosta’s Credential
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, saying Acosta suffered "irreparable harm" from the decision to bar him. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, announced his decision...
Trump Can't Block You on Twitter, Judge Rules
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter because of their political views, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering Trump or a subordinate to stop the practice of...