Hassan Kanu

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Josh Gerstein |Kyle Cheney |Hassan Kanu

A Judge is allowing scholars’ groups to pursue a broad challenge to the Trump administration’s immigration moves targeting pro-Palestinian activists. Hundreds turn out outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and recent Columbia graduate who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests at the university on March 12, 2025 in New York City.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Josh Gerstein |Kyle Cheney |Hassan Kanu

A broad lawsuit alleging the Trump administration is deporting people for holding pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel views can move forward to trial, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge William Young, a Ronald Reagan appointee, said academic groups who challenged the practice made a plausible case that their members are being targeted for their advocacy related to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, rather than for endorsing violence or supporting terrorist groups.

2 weeks ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Hassan Kanu

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hassan Kanu

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind collective bargaining rights from employees at nearly a dozen government agencies and departments. The order from U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman requires federal agencies to engage with their employees’ unions and to resume collecting dues payments, among other normal employee relations business.

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Hassan Kanu

The judge said that Trump’s own words suggest that the motivation for the order was retaliation against groups that are uncooperative with his agenda. President Donald Trump waves as he walks towards the White House from the North Lawn, April 23, 2025, in Washington. | Mark Schiefelbein/AP A federal judge could soon block the White House’s move to strip collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers.