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Trump Administration Weighs Having Military Lawyers Work as Immigration Judges

No final decision has been made, but the proposal comes as President Trump increasingly uses the military in various aspects of domestic life.

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The proposal would send military lawyers to work at the Justice Department in an effort to reduce the capacity of the immigration system to process a backlog.
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Appeals Court Upholds Protections for Venezuelans, but to Little Effect

The decision affirmed a lower court’s ruling from March, but was overshadowed by a Supreme Court order that allowed the Trump administration to pursue deportations anyway.

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A Temporary Protected Status application clinic in New York in 2023.
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Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Invalidated by Appeals Court

The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.

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President Trump’s punishing slate of tariffs immediately drew legal challenges from small businesses and state governments.
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Emil Bove Continued to Work at Justice Dept. After Judicial Confirmation

The code of conduct for federal judges does not appear to apply to Mr. Bove, who has yet to be sworn in. But his continued presence at the department has raised eyebrows.

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Emil Bove III was narrowly confirmed last month to serve on a powerful appeals court judgeship.
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As Bolsonaro Heads to Trial, Brazil Faces a Dilemma: How to Prosecute a President?

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, is heading to trial. But his path there has stirred concern that the judiciary has overstepped its bounds.

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Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, during an interview with The New York Times at his party’s headquarters in January.
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What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

The media tycoon, jailed since 2020, ran a now-defunct newspaper that was critical of the government.

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Mr. Lai was one of the first targets of the national security law.
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Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump

As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him.

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Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in December 2020, when he was ordered back to jail, just days after he had been granted bail.
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Federal Judge Allows Case to Proceed Against Wisconsin Jurist Accused of Obstructing ICE

Judge Hannah C. Dugan was arrested in April and accused of impeding immigration agents who were seeking an undocumented man. A federal judge rejected her claims of immunity.

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Judge Hannah C. Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee.
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Trump’s Allegations Against Lisa Cook in Some Ways Echo His Own Legal Fight

President Trump, during his campaign for a second term, was accused of fraudulently inflating his net worth in order to get better rates on bank loans.

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President Trump had been accused of a decade-long practice of fraudulently inflating his net worth in order to get better rates on bank loans.
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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland

The judge used the ruling to take President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House.

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Judge Thomas T. Cullen criticized the Trump administration’s assaults on the judiciary.
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Judge Allows Blocking of Funds to Maine Abortion Providers

In a blunt ruling, the federal judge wrote that he would not thwart Republican lawmakers’ bid to pull Medicaid funds from organizations that perform abortions.

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A lawsuit, brought by a group that operates 18 family planning clinics in Maine, was filed after Republicans moved to cut off the flow of Medicaid dollars to major abortion providers through legislation this summer.
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Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? What to Know About the Legal Arguments.

The Supreme Court has indicated that there are distinctive reasons to shield the Federal Reserve from political interference.

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Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, at her swearing-in ceremony in June 2023.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research

The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.

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A library building on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
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State Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Visas Under Trump’s Travel Ban, Judge Rules

The ruling involved a subset of applicants who had won the right to apply for a visa under a lottery system aimed at fostering diversity.

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Officials check the files of applicants at a passport facility in Herat, Afghanistan, in 2024. Individuals from Afghanistan are among those who won a visa lottery, but their visas were denied outright or remained in processing.
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Frank Caprio, Kind Judge on Rhode Island TV, Dies at 88

A longtime municipal judge, he became a social media star for “Caught in Providence,” which viewers said showed his compassion in the courtroom.

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Judge Frank Caprio of Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island in 2017. His courtroom, he said. was a place “where people and cases are met with kindness and compassion.”
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Heart of the Menendez Case: Who Deserves a Second Chance?

Media attention has brought the Menendez brothers to the cusp of early release from prison. Criminal justice reform proponents hope other prisoners benefit.

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Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, flanked by defense lawyers in court in 1990.
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