Maxime Marquette
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PROFILE: The DC Circuit blocks massive cuts to the CFPB — Amy Berman Jackson holds the line
On June 19, 2026, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Trump administration's plan to reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) workforce…
INVESTIGATION: The $100,000 H-1B visa tax — how a judge stopped an unconstitutional policy
On June 8, 2026, federal Judge Leo Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts issued a 42-page decision that voided — nationwide — the $100,000…
COMMENTARY: Judge Sooknanan blocks the SAVE database — electoral purges stopped
On June 22, 2026, federal Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia blocked the SAVE system modified by the Trump administration — a…
EDITORIAL: Judge Talwani strikes — mail voting is not for sale
On June 25, 2026, federal Judge Indira Talwani of the District of Massachusetts issued a 37-page ruling blocking the core provisions of a Trump…
REPORT: Judge Casper permanently blocks Trump's executive order on citizenship proof for voting
On June 24, 2026, federal Judge Denise Casper of the District of Massachusetts issued a permanent nationwide injunction blocking Executive Order 14248, signed by…
DECODING: Trump v. Slaughter — can you fire the heads of independent agencies at will?
In March 2025, President Trump fired Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, an Obama-appointed Federal Trade Commission commissioner. Slaughter refused to recognize the firing as valid. Her…
ANALYSIS: Lisa Cook, the Fed, and the Supreme Court — 1.3 million reasons to defend independence
Ethics filings released on June 18, 2026 reveal that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has incurred more than $1.3 million in legal and security…
FACT-CHECK: DOJ vs. Judge Eaton — the battle over $166 billion in illegal tariff refunds
In June 2026, a rare judicial confrontation pitted the American Department of Justice (DOJ) against Judge Richard Eaton of the Court of International Trade…
OPEN LETTER: The Supreme Court slams the door shut on $370 billion in Section 301 refunds
On June 15, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States added to its weekly orders list two words that rang like a hammer…