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The full Ninth Circuit voted to rehear Baird v. Bonta en banc, vacating a three-judge panel decision in the case.
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California Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in DWR Precondemnation Entry Case
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24-State Coalition Sues to Block Executive Order on Voter Eligibility Lists, Mail Ballot Delivery
A coalition of 24 attorneys general and one governor filed suit challenging a Trump executive order that would establish a national voter eligibility list and direct the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots on...
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California Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in DWR Precondemnation Entry Case
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Ninth Circuit Orders En Banc Rehearing in Baird v. Bonta
The full Ninth Circuit voted to rehear Baird v. Bonta en banc, vacating a three-judge panel decision in the case.
CFPB Asks Court to Vacate Its Own Settlement With Mortgage Company, Citing Political Targeting
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a motion asking a court to vacate a settlement the agency previously reached with Townstone Financial, a small Midwest mortgage company, with Acting Director Russ Vought alleging the firm was targeted for i...
D.C. Circuit Rules District Courts Cannot Hear Watchlist Challenges While No Fly Order Stands
A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel held that federal district courts lack jurisdiction to adjudicate challenges to terrorist watchlist placement when a TSA final order maintaining the plaintiff on the No Fly List remains in effect, requiring litigants to seek...
23-State Coalition Sues to Block Trump Executive Order on Federal Election Control
A multistate coalition led by Massachusetts, California, Nevada, and Washington filed suit in federal court challenging a Trump executive order that would create a national voter eligibility list and restrict mail-in ballot delivery through the U.S. Postal...
D.C. Circuit Grants Trump Mandamus, Orders End to Criminal Contempt Proceedings
A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel vacated a district court order and directed the lower court to terminate criminal contempt proceedings against former President Donald Trump, granting his petition for a writ of mandamus in Case No. 25-5452.
24 State Attorneys General Defend Birthright Citizenship Ahead of Supreme Court Arguments
A coalition of 24 state attorneys general, led by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, filed an amicus brief in Barbara v. Trump urging the Supreme Court to block President Trump's executive order that the coalition says would end birthright citizensh...
D.C. Circuit Halts Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against DHS Secretary Over Alien Enemies Act Flights
A divided D.C. Circuit panel ordered a halt to criminal contempt proceedings against then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, ruling that a district court's temporary restraining order was too vague to support criminal contempt because it never addressed custody tra...
21-State Coalition Sues EPA Over Rollback of Mercury Power Plant Standards
A coalition of 21 states and local governments filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of updated federal standards limiting mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants, Connecticut Attorney...
CFPB Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Pass Medical Debt Credit Reporting Ban
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent a letter to Oregon state legislators backing Senate Bill 605, which would prohibit medical providers, debt collectors, and credit agencies from including medical debt on consumer credit reports, days after the a...
OLC Opinion Bars CFPB From Drawing Federal Reserve Funds Under Dodd-Frank
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disclosed in a court filing that the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has determined the agency cannot legally request funds from the Federal Reserve, finding the Fed currently lacks "combined earnings" a...
24-State Coalition Sues to Block Executive Order on Voter Eligibility Lists, Mail Ballot Delivery
A coalition of 24 attorneys general and one governor filed suit challenging a Trump executive order that would establish a national voter eligibility list and direct the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots only to voters on that list, the Connectic...
D.C. Circuit Grants Mandamus, Orders End to Trump Criminal Contempt Proceedings
A divided D.C. Circuit panel granted Donald Trump's petition for a writ of mandamus on Wednesday, ordering a district court to terminate criminal contempt proceedings against him.
Federal Circuit: Protesters Can Get Declaratory Relief Without Four-Factor Test When Challenging Contract Stay Overrides
The Federal Circuit affirmed that when a government agency overrides an automatic stay triggered by a contract protest, the protesting contractor can obtain declaratory relief without proving the traditional four-factor test for preliminary injunctions.
Federal Judge Blocks DOE Admissions Data Demands From Public Colleges
A federal judge in Massachusetts granted 17 state attorneys general a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Education from collecting extensive admissions data from public colleges and universities while a legal challenge to the mandate proceeds.
21-State Coalition Sues to Block Trump Administration's Rollback of Mercury Emissions Standards
A coalition of 21 states filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which limit dangerous emissions including mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic metals, as well as acid gases such a...
D.C. Circuit Issues Second Mandamus Halting District Court's Criminal Contempt Probe Into Alien Enemies Act Removals
The D.C. Circuit granted a second writ of mandamus on April 14, terminating a district court's criminal contempt investigation into Trump administration officials over the transfer of suspected Tren de Aragua members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies A...
D.C. Circuit Issues Second Mandamus Halting Contempt Probe Into Trump Alien Enemies Act Removals
The D.C. Circuit granted a second writ of mandamus terminating the district court's criminal contempt investigation into Trump administration officials over the transfer of suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, holdin...