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15 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 21, 2026.
Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island vacated the August 2025 termination in a suit led by the state AFL-CIO. The EPA says it is 'considering options for appeal.' A separate appeals court already found the other $20 billion of the green bank was improperly cut.
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV's 48-page order preserves the 'duration of status' system that has governed F-1 and J-1 visas for nearly 50 years. Eight higher-education groups and unions sued; the rule drew 22,000 public comments, most of them opposed.
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton in Boston froze three USCIS policies that tied work authorization to a new asylum fee and retroactively hit TPS holders from El Salvador, Sudan and Ukraine.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled the president's bid to build federal voter rolls and restrict mail-in voting unconstitutional, writing that 'the Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections.'
Federal court accuses Trump administration of censorship for taking down materials at parks across the country.
The prominent arts institution followed judicial directive after seeking 12-hour extension due to thunderstorm conditions.
The ruling voids "in its entirety" the September policy requiring companies to pay massive fees for skilled worker visa petitions.
Legal challenge claims June 14 event was unlawfully planned and designed to benefit the president and his political allies.
Rhode Island judge rules that indefinite holds on green card applications violated law and left immigrants in 'indeterminate legal limbo' due to 'anti-immigrant sentiments.'
The ruling delivers a blow to both Trump and the Justice Department, which had used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.
Panel of federal judges rules president lacks authority to impose sweeping tariffs on most imports without congressional approval.
Federal appeals court ruling eliminates telecommunications regulation that internet service providers argued was overly burdensome and legally problematic.
Federal court finds National Park Service improperly rushed plans to strip out bike infrastructure without proper environmental review.
Federal cybercrime case highlights growing intersection of social media bragging and serious computer crimes prosecution.
Court halts Kennedy's plan to drop protections against hepatitis, meningitis from recommended immunizations.