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A federal court in Baltimore ordered the Trump administration to restore programs funded by AmeriCorps grants in 24 Democratic-led states. Here's what to know about the ruling: |
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U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman's ruling requires the administration to reinstate millions of dollars in grants in those states and D.C. and restore thousands of fired volunteer service workers. Read the order.
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Boardman, however, said the states lacked standing to block the mass job cuts, saying an anticipated delay in the review of their grant applications due to reduced staff was not sufficient grounds.
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The decision applied only to those Democratic-led states that sued in April to challenge what they said was an unlawful dismantling of AmeriCorps by the Trump administration.
- Boardman, a Biden appointee, said AmeriCorps failed to engage in notice-and-comment rulemaking before making major changes.
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U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox in Baltimore will consider whether to issue a preliminary injunction in a case where three Democratic members of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission sued the Trump administration alleging their terminations were unlawful.
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A group of Democratic state AGs will urge U.S. District Judge Denise Casper to block implementation of President Trump's executive order that compels voters to prove they are U.S. citizens and bars states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day. A federal judge in D.C. has already blocked parts of the order.
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Immigrant rights groups will urge U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in D.C. to issue an injunction pending an appeal of his decision allowing the Trump administration's plan to make immigrants illegally living in or entering the U.S. register with the federal government or face fines or imprisonment. McFadden in April found that groups challenging the policy had not shown they had standing to bring the lawsuit.
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A Massachusetts college student is slated to plead guilty to hacking cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool and stealing data pertaining to millions of students and teachers that hackers used to extort the company and school districts into paying ransoms. Court papers did not identify the affected companies by name, but a person familiar with the matter confirmed PowerSchool was one of the victims.
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U.S. District Judge Katherine Crytzer in Knoxville will hear Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler's lawsuit challenging NCAA player eligibility restrictions, as he seeks to play in a fifth year of eligibility. The NCAA is fighting lawsuits around the country contesting the organization’s four-year eligibility rule.
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Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes. |
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—That's the approximate number of Nepalese who will lose their temporary protected status after the Trump administration moved to end deportation protections. The move comes after a review found that Nepal has largely recovered from a 2015 earthquake, which prompted thousands to seek shelter in the U.S. Read more. |
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"Soften me up a bit, you're making me look like a koala bear."
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—Sean "Diddy" Combs, making an unusual request to courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg, before the jury in his sex trafficking trial returned from a lunch break on Thursday. Read more. |
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