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Moss Blocks Trump’s Asylum Ban and Vacates DHS Guidance

With a 14-day stay to allow appeal, the ruling tests the limits of presidential authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Order Against Susman Godfrey

Khanna’s War Powers Resolution Gains Momentum After Trump’s Iran Strikes

Trump Orders Investigation Into Biden’s Autopen Signatures and Alleged Cover-Up

Hawley and Shaw Clash Over Nationwide Injunctions Blocking Trump Policies

Supreme Court Issues Early June Rulings on Birthright Citizenship Order, Transgender Care Ban and Gunmaker Liability

VP Vance Challenges Chief Justice Roberts on Judiciary's Role

Trump Administration Explores Habeas Corpus Suspension Over Immigration

Trump Administration Faces Backlash Over Proposal to Suspend Habeas Corpus

Federal Judges Reinforce Blocks on Trump Administration’s Alien Enemies Act Deportations

Judge Declines to Escalate Enforcement in AP-White House Access Dispute

Trump Administration Resists Court Orders to Repatriate Wrongfully Deported Salvadoran National

House Passes Bill to Limit Nationwide Injunctions by Federal Judges

Trump Escalates Talk of Third Term, Citing 'Methods' to Bypass Constitutional Limits

Trump Challenges Biden Pardons Over Autopen Use, Legal Experts Dismiss Claims

Biden’s Extensive Use of Autopen Raises Questions About Presidential Authority

Democrats Sue Trump Over Executive Order Expanding Presidential Control of Independent Agencies

CNN Panelist Faces Backlash Over Misunderstanding of Presidential Military Authority

Donald Trump Appoints Alice Johnson as First 'Pardon Czar'

Trump Fires Biden-Appointed U.S. Attorneys in Unprecedented Move