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COLUMN: The trans military ban is unconstitutional — the DC Circuit spoke, 2-1
On June 1, 2026, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the policy of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth banning transgender people…
OPINION: The $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund — when the DOJ tries to buy its own exoneration
A few weeks ago, the Trump administration announced the creation of a fund worth nearly $1.776 billion — a figure deliberately evoking 1776, the…
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…