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Unpacking Trump’s Order Authorizing Domestic Deployment of the Military
Following two days of turbulent protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles County, President Trump issued a memorandum on ...
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Padilla’s Treatment Exemplifies Administration’s Use of Force to Suppress Dissent
The Trump administration has detained multiple members of Congress who were attempting to perform their oversight duties.
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Troops on the Streets of Los Angeles
Presidents have deployed troops to control civil unrest only 30 times before in U.S. history. The Posse Comitatus Act ...
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House Budget Bill Would Gut Federal Courts’ Ability to Enforce Orders
The legislation would make it harder for judges to hold defiant parties, including government officials, in contempt.
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Will Courts Keep Checking the President?
Last week in the Oval Office, the president was peeved when a reporter shared an acronym apparently used on Wall Street: TACO ...
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The Justice Department Is Shirking Its Responsibility to Voters
The department has reversed course, abandoning much of its inherited voting rights caseload and leaving the state of Section 2 voter discrimination litigation fraught.