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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launches an appeal to overturn a court ruling that blocked punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for advising troops not to follow illegal orders, heightening a public clash over retired military free speech and fueling ongoing political contention.
A Utah judge rejected the defense’s bid to disqualify prosecutors in the Tyler Robinson case, which accuses Robinson of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allowing prosecutors to continue handling the proceedings in 4th District Court.
An Illinois customer sued Buffalo Wild Wings claiming the 'boneless wings' name misleads because the meat is chicken breast, not deboned wings; a judge dismissed the claims, saying the term is a common menu name rather than a literal promise, with a March 20 deadline to amend if new facts are addable. Online reaction largely disputed the ruling, while Buffalo Wild Wings publicly reaffirmed the term.
An Illinois federal judge ruled in Buffalo Wild Wings’ favor in a false-advertising case over ‘boneless wings,’ concluding that a reasonable consumer wouldn’t view the product as truly deboned wing meat; the suit was dismissed for lack of factual detail and the ruling applies only in that district, leaving room for potential appeals or broader action elsewhere.
A federal judge ordered the Interior Department to restore a slavery exhibit at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall after it was removed by the Trump administration; restoration began as the city’s lawsuit proceeds, with the judge likening the administration's actions to Orwell's 1984.
A Virginia court issued a temporary restraining order blocking Democrats’ planned April referendum to redraw the state’s congressional maps, potentially derailing their bid to gain four U.S. House seats. The TRO, requested by the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, lasts until March 18 while Democrats appeal. Early voting begins March 6, and the decision adds another legal hurdle in the broader national redistricting fight.
A federal judge issued a scathing ruling condemning the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as a form of 'terror' against immigrants, criticizing aggressive enforcement and signaling renewed judicial pushback against immigration policy.
A judge has ruled that Alabama's 7-foot center Charles Bediako is ineligible to play for the Crimson Tide, removing him from competition and impacting the team's roster.
A New York federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze more than $16 billion for the Hudson River rail tunnel project, saying delaying funding would irreparably harm a critical cross-state infrastructure effort and allowing construction to continue.
A federal judge in Chicago ruled that text messages from Border Patrol agent Charles Exum after he shot Marimar Martinez can be released to the public, saying they offer insight into credibility and how DHS leadership viewed the incident; the ruling also permits broader release of body-camera footage, emails, investigative reports and 911 audio, while denying some data like license-plate reader footage; Martinez’s case was dropped by prosecutors, and her team seeks to further illuminate the record to counter DHS’s domestic-terrorist labeling.
A federal judge blocked the Trump-era plan to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in Massachusetts, offering relief but leaving the community in limbo as DHS vows to appeal to the Supreme Court, keeping deportation risk and uncertainty in play for now.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian migrants, keeping TPS in place while a lawsuit proceeds. Judge Ana Reyes said DHS lacked the facts or legal basis to terminate the program, delaying any deportations and preserving Haitian beneficiaries' status as the case moves through the courts.
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to halt DHS's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota while a lawsuit by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul proceeds, saying the likelihood of the challengers' success isn’t clear and citing a recent appellate ruling; the decision acknowledges the surge’s impact on residents and concerns about use of force and civil rights, with protests continuing as the case moves forward.
A Minnesota judge refused to order an immediate reduction of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown, denying state officials’ request to curb the operation amid sovereignty concerns and potential public-safety risks.
A federal judge ordered the immediate release by Tuesday of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old who had been detained with his father by immigration authorities in Minnesota, with the pair held at a Texas facility since Jan. 20. The ruling came amid widespread outrage over a viral image from the arrest and criticized the handling of the case as the judge condemned the conduct. DHS disputed some characterizations of the events, insisting one officer remained with the child during the arrest. The detention is part of a broader immigration crackdown known as Operation Metro Surge that has drawn protests and thousands of apprehensions in the region.