District Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against ATF ‘Partial Frame’ Rule
District Judge Reed O’Connor on March 2 issued a preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF’s) partial frame rule.
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RNC: Judge Halts ‘Unlawful Restrictions’ on North Carolina Poll Observers Ahead of Midterms
A judge agreed on Thursday to halt a North Carolina Board of Elections rule that places a time requirement on at-large election observers.
Brazilian Judge Suspends Bolsonaro’s Gun Control Reforms, Citing Fear of ‘Political Violence’ During Election
Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Edson Fachin granted three injunctions on Monday that suspend decrees by President Jair Bolsonaro making it easier to own firearms and ammunition, citing the risk of “political violence” as the country prepares for general elections in October.
Planned Parenthood Temporarily Blocks Texas Right to Life Heartbeat Law
Planned Parenthood has secured a rare emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) in a suit against Texas Right to Life, fresh off the heels of the 5-4 Supreme Court decision not to block the new bill prohibiting abortion after six weeks.
Tom Cotton, Mark Meadows Propose to Stop National Judicial Injunctions
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) introduced legislation Wednesday that would prevent district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions.
L.A. Forum-Shopping in San Francisco to Fight Sanctuary City Ban
The City of Los Angeles wants to go forum shopping in San Francisco to prevent the U.S. government from cutting off law enforcement grants to “sanctuary city” municipalities that refuse to cooperate fully with U.S. immigration enforcement.
Federal Court Blocks Trump Admin’s Immigration Executive Order
A second federal judge—this one in Wisconsin—on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s new executive order (EO) on immigration travel, while the federal judge who blocked the first EO is reserving judgment on the revised EO.
All Options on the Table for Immigration Executive Order Case
President Donald Trump and his team are weighing their options in the legal challenge to his executive order (EO) regarding foreigners from seven terror-prone nations in the aftermath of an adverse appellate ruling: considering taking the case up to the Supreme Court, taking it back down to the trial court, keeping it at the appeals court for a rehearing, or issuing a new EO.
Ninth Circuit Claims Unprecedented Power, Affirms Ban on Immigration EO
San Francisco’s federal appeals court asserted a novel theory on Thursday to claim jurisdiction over the legal challenge to Executive Order 13769, affirming the lower court’s order halting President Trump’s temporary travel-restriction policy.
Travesty of Legal Errors in Immigration EO Lawsuit
Washington and Minnesota’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order (EO) showcases a cavalcade of legal errors.
Federal Court Blocks Obama Transgender Directive Nationwide
FORT WORTH, Tex.—A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of 13 states against President Barack Obama’s directive that public schools must allow students and adults to enter whatever bathrooms or showers they choose, a policy imposing transgenderism on the nation’s schools.
