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Amit Mehta

Researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-8225-8632)

Fact-Checks

5 results

Dec 9, 2025

President Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents requested as part of a lawsuit brought by injured January 6 police officers

President Donald Trump has asserted executive privilege to block disclosure of January 6-related materials in a civil lawsuit brought by police officers, and reporting says the Department of Justice c...

Jan 17, 2026

What specific legal remedies have courts ordered after finding the Trump administration unlawfully canceled grants?

Federal courts have responded to multiple instances where the Trump administration attempted to cancel or condition federal grants by ordering a range of specific remedies: vacatur of termination noti...

Jan 2, 2026

Timeline of court rulings on January 6 lawsuits involving Donald Trump

A series of interlocking court decisions over 2023–2025 shaped whether Donald Trump could be sued or prosecuted for actions tied to January 6, with pivotal appellate and Supreme Court rulings on immun...

Dec 21, 2025

What do judicial rulings and discovery in civil suits say about Donald Trump’s knowledge or direction of the Jan. 6 rally and related fundraising?

Federal judges have repeatedly declined to bar civil lawsuits that allege former President Donald Trump helped incite the Jan. 6 attack, finding plaintiffs’ claims at least plausible and allowing disc...

Dec 15, 2025

How does presidential immunity apply to Donald Trump's actions?

The Supreme Court’s July 1, 2024 decision in Trump v. United States created a three-tier framework: absolute immunity for some “core” presidential acts (the Court said Trump is absolutely immune for d...