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Administrative Procedure Act

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Jan 16, 2026
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What do court rulings say about ICE arrests made at immigration courthouses since 2024?

Federal judges since 2024 have both constrained and scrutinized ICE’s renewed practice of arresting people at immigration courthouses, issuing regional injunctions and detailed rulings that find const...

Jan 23, 2026

How have state preliminary injunctions affected CMS data-sharing with DHS in practice?

The secured by 20 states have materially narrowed how the can share Medicaid data with the , blocking broad transfers and use of sensitive health and mixed‑status household data while permitting limit...

Jan 21, 2026

How has the Supreme Court treated the Census Act and citizenship questions in recent cases like Dep’t of Commerce v. U.S. House?

The Supreme Court treated the citizenship-question fight as a mixed legal outcome: it recognized the Secretary of Commerce’s statutory authority to ask about citizenship but blocked the specific 2020 ...

Jan 18, 2026

What are the legal precedents for injunctions limiting federal agents at protests and how were they enforced?

Federal courts have repeatedly used preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders to limit federal agents’ tactics at protests—narrowly tailored orders that bar arrests, detentions, or use ...

Jan 13, 2026

How have city and state plaintiffs structured their legal arguments to succeed against federal attempts to withhold funding?

City and state plaintiffs have won or obtained injunctions against federal attempts to withhold funds by framing their claims around separation of powers and Spending Clause limits, alleging executive...

Jan 13, 2026

Have any retired officers successfully challenged retirement‑grade reductions in federal court, and on what grounds?

Yes — retired officers have sometimes prevailed in federal litigation challenging retirement‑grade reductions, usually not by securing an across‑the‑board rule against the practice but by persuading c...

Jan 12, 2026

Have there been any legal challenges to a President's White House alterations?

Yes — preservation groups have brought legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s recent alterations to the White House, most notably a lawsuit seeking to halt demolition and construction tied to a ...

Jan 11, 2026

What legal mechanisms exist to challenge potentially unlawful executive orders and presidential removals of inspectors general?

Two tracks dominate the legal battlefield when an administration issues sweeping executive orders or removes inspectors general: courts and Congress. Litigants commonly pursue injunctive and declarato...

Jan 9, 2026

What court rulings and legal constraints affected the Biden administration's ability to change Remain in Mexico (MPP) and Title 42 expulsions?

The Biden administration’s efforts to unwind the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” (MPP) and to end Title 42 expulsions were repeatedly reshaped by a web of federal court rulings, appellate decisions and a...