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Supreme Court blocks lawsuit against gun manufacturers filed by Mexican government over cartel gun violence

Thursday, June 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in favor of U.S. gun manufacturers and blocked a liability lawsuit brought by the government of Mexico, which sought to hold the companies accountable for the trafficking of their weapons south of the border to fuel... Read More.

Second court blocks Trump tariffs as unlawful

Thursday, May 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is urging the New York-based Court of International Trade to delay its order blocking President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, warning that enforcement of the ruling will cause a “foreign policy disaster scenario.”In an opinion on Wednesday, the three-judge panel... Read More.

Stocks mixed after court blocks some of Trumps tariffs

Thursday, May 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Stocks were mixed on Thursday after a panel of federal judges blocked President Donald Trump from slapping some of his far-reaching tariffs on China and other major U.S. trading partners.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25 points, or 0.06%, while the... Read More.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration action over congestion pricing

Tuesday, May 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to force New York City to end its congestion pricing program.Judge Lewis Liman granted a temporary restraining order on Tuesday barring the Trump administration from withholding "federal funds, approvals, or authorizations... Read More.

Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma from launching taxpayer-funded religious charter school

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a rare deadlocked 4-4 ruling, said Oklahoma cannot create the nation's first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars.Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, did not take part in the decision, recusing from the case... Read More.

Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration from firing half the Department of Education's workforce.The order from... Read More.

What to know about birthright citizenship as Supreme Court weighs blocks on Trumps order to end it

Thursday, May 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments over President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order to end birthright citizenship.The rare May sitting of the court sets the stage for a decision by this summer on whether Trump can... Read More.

Supreme Court to weigh blocks on Trumps order to end birthright citizenship

Wednesday, May 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday over President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order to end birthright citizenship.The rare May sitting of the court sets the stage for a decision by this... Read More.

Judge blocks Trump administration from requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote

Thursday, April 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump’s unilateral effort to reshape election processes is an attempt to “short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order,” a federal judge in Washington, D.C. wrote Thursday afternoon.In a 120-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked the Trump administration from requiring... Read More.

Judge partially blocks Trumps effort to ban DEI from K-12 education