Judge Alvin Hellerstein, Presiding Over the Maduro Case, Dies at 92
The Manhattan federal judge, who handled 9/11 lawsuits and repeatedly ruled against Trump, was overseeing the criminal case of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 29, 2026.
The Manhattan federal judge, who handled 9/11 lawsuits and repeatedly ruled against Trump, was overseeing the criminal case of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

The court ruling accuses the administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials depicting negative aspects of slavery at parks across the country.

Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that the lawsuit arrived too late and failed to demonstrate irreversible harm from the planned event on Trump's birthday.

The ruling highlights ongoing concerns about the Trump administration's deportation practices after a woman was sent to the wrong continent despite being from Colombia.

President Trump expressed anger on social media following the ruling, suggesting he might abandon the cultural institution after more than a year leading it.

Virginia court temporarily halts money transfers until June hearing amid legal challenges to administration's financial operations.

A Virginia judge temporarily blocked the administration from transferring money until court arguments can be heard in June.

Court overrules April government memo that rejected law mandating preservation of all official presidential documents.

Federal judge rules security work exception did not cover most construction on the larger ballroom project Trump has proposed.

Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Lake 'repeatedly thumbed her nose' at statutory requirements and that her appointment violated the Constitution's Appointments Clause, voiding the mass layoffs that had gutted VOA from 49 languages to just 4.