Unions are asking the court to protect the right to comment on President Donald Trump's plan to reclassify government employees.
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance to 22 states, barring the Republican for now from implementing a policy that had stoked confusion and fears about critical government-funded services being disrupted.
Democracy Forward has filed several lawsuits since Trump has taken office against his administration. CREW, the National Security Counselors law firm, and other organizations have also filed lawsuits against the new administration.
President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an injunction, the memo was rescinded.
"January 20 was an inauguration—not a coronation," said one attorney general suing the Trump administration for its federal spending freeze.
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan temporarily halted President Donald Trump's plan to freeze federal grants and loans.
Andrew Taake, 36, of Texas, was just released from federal prison where he was serving time for attacking officers during the insurrection.
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 800,000 federal and Washington, D.C., employees, responded to the reports that Trump is planning to offer federal workers buyouts. "This offer should not be viewed as voluntary," AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement.
The spending freeze on federal assistance could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants.
Two LGBTQ legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, on behalf of six transgender service members, to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order on transgender troops in the military.
Donald Trump wants to stop a lawsuit against his Truth Social company by arguing that, while he's president, he should be immune from any civil suit filed in state court.
Advocacy groups preparing to file lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender troops, reigniting legal battle over military service rights