Legal groups lose bids in suits related to Guantanamo Bay detainees • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A U.S. District Court judge later Friday denied a temporary detention order request from a legal advocacy group seeking access to clients while in custody at Guantanamo Bay Navy Base in Cuba following a last-minute transfer by the Trump administration. Guantanamo no longer has detainees, so District Judge Carl J. Nichols, appointed by […]
Judge demands details from Trump administration over Venezuelans on deportation flights • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A federal judge ordered the US government to provide responses to details of Trump’s deportation of immigrants under 18th century wartime law after arguing that civil rights groups violated a court’s restraint order overturning deportation. The Department of Justice has been given four directives by District of Columbia Judge James Emmanuel Boasberg, filed […]
Federal appeals court turns down Trump attempt to block rehiring of fired workers • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Monday denied the Trump administration’s emergency efforts to stop federal employees from returning to work in six government agencies. The 9th Circuit refused government denial request Northern California District Court will only hold a ruling March 13th order The Department of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury and the […]
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts pushes back against Trump call to impeach judges • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts on Tuesday rejected a call to federal judges for each, issuing rulings blocking Trump administration policies. “For over two centuries, it has been established that ammo each is not an appropriate response to differences in opinion over judicial decisions,” Roberts said. “There is a normal […]
Trump DOJ refuses to answer judge’s questions about deportation flight details • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday refused to provide details of a flight of deportation flight when a federal judge issued an order blocking calls to wartime laws used to approve the removal. In a new court filing, the Justice Department said two deportations to El Salvador and Honduras were not subject […]
Fired fed workers won their jobs back, but many linger in ‘administrative leave’ limbo • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Silkeeper, by Ashley Murray March 19, 2025 WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has begun a process of reviving tens of thousands of fired federal workers, but most are on administrative leave as court filings reviewed by the government by the national newsroom show cite the “burden” of rehiring. Documents show a wide range of […]
Trump ban on transgender troops blocked in court • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A federal judge late Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender forces in the US military and added it to the list of legal setbacks on the administration’s agenda. District of Columbia, US District Judge Anna Reyes, ordered the Trump Department of Defense to return to military policy before him. issued An […]
Trump signs order directing Education secretary to shut down her own department • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – In a drastic executive order signed Thursday, President Donald Trump called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all the necessary steps to promote the US closure.” Education Department. Trump I signed the order It’s trapped between children sitting at a desk at a major White House ceremony. McMahon directs “returning authority over […]
Trump administration reported to consider expanding military role along southern border • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The Washington Post report on Thursday shows the Trump administration is striving to militarize the scope of its southern border, raising concerns from experts that the move could potentially bring US military members into direct contact with immigrants. The White House is contemplating the creation of a military satellite installation on a 60-foot-deep […]
Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Americans living in rural communities across the country may have reduced access to health care if Congress changes Medicaid eligibility or significantly cuts federal funds. Dependent country residents National federal programs for low-income people You will experience the most impact. Those who have private health insurance or have other coverages like Medicare will […]
