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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 2, 2026.
U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian ruled the president "cannot unilaterally fire" a prosecutor appointed by the district court, the first win for a judicially appointed U.S. attorney in the fight over control of federal prosecutor offices.
Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled the 1934 National Firearms Act's paperwork rules for suppressors and short-barreled guns lost their constitutional footing the moment lawmakers eliminated the tax that justified them. Fifteen states brought the case.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut found the Defense Department blew its own regulatory deadlines when it stopped evaluating whether wind farms interfere with military operations, stranding roughly $50 billion in investment across 25 states.
The Southern Poverty Law Center argued it was being prosecuted in retaliation for naming hate groups. U.S. District Judge Emily Marks ruled it offered no evidence of prosecutorial animus, and the 11-count case moves toward trial.
U.S. District Judge Patti Saris put the termination of South Sudan's Temporary Protected Status on hold weeks after the Supreme Court told lower courts to stay out of TPS decisions.
Courts that have long assumed government attorneys are trustworthy now openly criticize their behavior across the country.
Federal judges reject administration's attempt to categorically deny asylum claims, potentially requiring processing of new applications from border crossers.
Judges in the D.C., Ninth, and Fourth Circuits issued preliminary injunctions, finding that terminating tens of thousands of federal employees without civil service procedures likely violates the law.
The ruling clears the way for energy companies to move environmental cases from state courts to more favorable federal venues.
Federal judge's yearlong investigation into whether the administration violated court orders becomes latest point of contention between Trump and the judiciary.