Giving DOGE access to the Treasury Department’s payment system violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and IRS statutes, three plaintiffs allege.
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The Trump Administration Will Truly Test the Supreme Court
Trump has already flouted a SCOTUS order with impunity. Where does this end?
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Preparing for the Worst
From the church to the schoolyard to the legislature, Americans are making plans to protect themselves and their loved ones from deportation.
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The End of Birthright Citizenship?
Trump’s order is unlawful and unconstitutional under current law, but that’s not the point.
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Will the Courts Enforce the Constitution Against President Trump?
If they don’t, the checks and balances that have defined our government since its inception will give way to one-man authoritarian rule.
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Incarcerated Firefighters Battle L.A. Blazes While California Upholds Prison Slavery
Firefighting is a rare voluntary role, but the state’s other prisoners still have no choices, making the dangerous work in wildland fire camps more attractive.
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DOJ Closes Tulsa Massacre Probe as Trump Takes Office
Investigators made solid progress in just three months, but the case is now mothballed.
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Here’s One More Sentence Joe Biden Should Commute
Charles Littlejohn did America a service by exposing the tax avoidance of wealthy people like me.
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Pam Bondi and the Pay-to-Play Justice System
The entire history of the attorney general nominee reveals a comfort with basing prosecutorial discretion on money, power, and proximity to the president.
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How Sanctuary Laws Could Throw a Wrench Into Trump’s Deportation Plans
Advocates see these laws as a critical shield for immigrant communities, but Trump’s team is devising ways to bypass them.
