House blocks move to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib over Israel criticism Thursday, November 2 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats on Wednesday, aided by some Republicans, killed a move to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her criticism of Israel over its response to the deadly Hamas terror attack.The House voted to table -- or kill -- the censure resolution... Read More.
Judge temporarily blocks New Mexico governor’s order suspending right to carry firearms in public Wednesday, September 13 by ABC News(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque.The Democratic governor issued last Friday a 30-day suspension of open and concealed carry... Read More.
Appeals court temporarily blocks GOP deposition of former Trump prosecutor Thursday, April 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court on Thursday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking the deposition of Mark Pomerantz by the House Judiciary Committee less than two hours before it was set to begin.The subpoena of Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan... Read More.
US appeals court partially blocks federal judge’s ruling on abortion drug mifepristone Thursday, April 13 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal U.S. appeals court late Wednesday partially blocked an unprecedented ruling by a single federal judge in Texas last week that reverses the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the widely-used abortion drug mifepristone.The United States Court of Appeals for... Read More.
Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume Thursday, March 23 by ABC News(CHEYENNE, Wyo.) -- A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked a state abortion ban, prohibiting the state and its employees from enforcing the ban. The temporary restraining order will remain in effect unless it is dissolved or modified by a court order, according to court documents.The... Read More.
Student debt relief program no longer accepting applications after lawsuit blocks program Friday, November 11 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education is no longer accepting applications for the student debt relief program as a result of Thursday night's ruling from a Texas judge."Student loan debt relief is blocked," the website for student debt relief says. "Courts have issued orders... Read More.
Texas court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness policy Friday, November 11 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's student debt forgiveness policy, ruling that it goes beyond the authority of the Education Department and the power of the executive branch -- a decision that marks the second major legal... Read More.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks House committee from getting Donald Trump’s tax returns Tuesday, November 1 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Chief Justice John Roberts has granted a temporary administrative stay of a lower court order as the House Ways and Means Committee attempts to gain access to former President Donald Trump's tax returns.The ruling prevents the committee from accessing Trump's tax returns... Read More.
Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on hold after appeals court blocks Tuesday, October 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration faces a fast-approaching deadline to respond to a federal appeals court that on Friday placed a temporary block on the president's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loans, something he's been touting with just two weeks to... Read More.
Federal judge temporarily blocks part of NY’s new gun law Friday, October 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in Syracuse on Thursday temporarily struck down key parts of a new law in New York that governs gun licensing.The law, called the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, replaced the unconstitutional "proper cause" standard with a requirement to demonstrate... Read More.
