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Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records

Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.

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Immigration arrests have swept across the New York region as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown.
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Supreme Court Tangles Over a Major Climate Change Case

The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.

© Mark Makela for The New York Times

The Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City, Colo. The case before the justices pits officials from nearby Boulder against Suncor and Exxon Mobil.
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Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas

The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.

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A construction site for a border wall near Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in August.
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Judge Reinstates Seattle’s Top Federal Prosecutor, Ousted by Trump

The Justice Department had fired Roger Rogoff as part of a larger maneuver to install its preferred judicial appointees and circumvent Senate confirmation.

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Roger Rogoff in 2016. He was appointed in July by a unanimous vote of federal judges in the Western District of Washington.
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