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What happens if a president and the federal government fail to follow a judge's orders?
One way is a process known as civil contempt. That involves a judge issuing an order holding either the government writ large or an officer of the government in contempt. The judge could impose daily ...
Who is Judge James Boasberg? District Judge at Center of Trump Deportation Battle
James Boasberg was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Barack Obama in 2011 and became its chief judge in 2023.
Judge rules against Trump's effort to terminate Biden-era migrant parole program
A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's effort to strip deportation protection from hundreds of ...
'Unlawful action': Federal judge shuts down Trump's attempt to strip deportation protections from half a million immigrants
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said in her order Monday that the Trump administration was trying to revoke "previously ...
US judge blocks Energy Department from slashing federal research funding
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding ...
NJ federal judge whose son was murdered: Attacks on judges worrisome for democracy
Judge Esther Salas speaks out against the intimidation tactics targeting judges after her son was killed by a gunman at her ...