Judge rejects request to block Trump's ballroom project

A federal judge has rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Thursday that The National Trust for Historic Preservation was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its bid to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s project.

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Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest

Group says case far from over after being found liable for defamation and other claims brought by energy firm

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Federal appeals court backs Trump administration on immigrant detentions

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration can continue detaining immigrants without bond. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decided on Friday that the Department of Homeland Security's policy aligns with the constitution and federal immigration law. Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones stated that unadmitted aliens arrested in the U.S. are ineligible for bond release. This decision reverses nearly 30 years of precedent, allowing mandatory detention. Circuit Judge Dana M. Douglas dissented, arguing the policy overrides the lawmaking process. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the ruling as a victory for Trump's agenda.

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Judge won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as lawsuit proceeds

A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds. Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied a preliminary injunction sought in a lawsuit filed this month by state Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul. It argued that the Department of Homeland Security is violating constitutional protections. The lawsuit sought a quick order to halt the enforcement action or limit its scope. Lawyers with the U.S. Department of Justice have called the lawsuit “legally frivolous.” Federal officers have fatally shot two people on the streets of Minneapolis: Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24.

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Orchestra sues violinist for breach of silence - Slippedisc

Orchestra administrators do stupid things from time to...

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UN Judge Lydia Mugambe Sentenced to Over Six Years for Modern Slavery Crimes

  L ydia Mugambe, a 49-year-old United Nations judge and former Ugandan High Court judge, was sentenced to six years and four months in pris...

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Well, as #UnJustice #Alito enjoys citing primeval #legal documents so much, I think I can raise his #Constitution citation by a way older #American document:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain 👉unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.👈--
That ...

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription

Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum). The spelling and punctuation reflect the original.

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As often times Least I Could Do: the Comic nails the #unjustice #Trump trial situation perfectly:
https://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20240603
20240603 - Least I Could Do

We All Scream

Least I Could Do