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Yet that demand has been almost impossible to fill—in part because of pushback from broadband providers, anti-regulatory conservatives and the courts. A federal appeals court weighed in again Tuesday, but instead of providing a badly needed resolution, it only prolonged the fight. At issue befor...
All of this gets at a more fundamental trend we've observed over the last few decades — the ever-deepening political polarization of the federal judiciary. While there are many factors that go into judicial appointments (like professional and racial diversity), ideology is always the most ...
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes the latest filing from Donald Trump’s criminal defense team requesting a stay in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case, including how the former president will “ultimately humiliate” the Judiciary branc
The transgender military ban has since been blocked by two different federal courts, though the decisions have been appealed. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in one of those cases and is seeking to begin enforcing the ban. There are more than 1.2 million active...
After years of litigation, federal appeals courts have stopped new applications, but renewals continue for existing DACA recipients. Search for Scholarships Many colleges don't require a student to be a citizen or permanent resident to qualify for institutional scholarships and grant...
Sources have previously told CNN the Trump team fully expected that every move would be challenged in court and that they would lose cases, especially when they are initially filed in friendly federal jurisdictions like Washington, DC, and New England. Ultimately, many of t...
Changes in positions are becoming more common Traditionally, the Justice Department was loath to abruptly switch the federal government’s position at the Supreme Court, as the solicitor general is supposed to carry the mantle of long-term institutional interests and protect the cre...