Ryan Knappenberger

Washington, D.C., United States

D.C. Federal Court Reporter at Courthouse News Service

D.C. Federal Court Reporter @CourthouseNews | fmr: @cronkitenews, @statepress, @azcentral & @coppercourier

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DOJ, Google tussle over AI in internet search remedy trial documents

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

WASHINGTON (CN) — With closing arguments in the remedy portion of the antitrust trial over Google’s internet search monopoly set for Friday, the government and the tech giant each filed 200-plus-page briefs on Thursday addressing key questions about how generative artificial intelligence products fit into the court’s ultimate remedy.
Federal Circuit lifts court order blocking Trump tariffs

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal appeals panel temporarily froze a court order on Thursday that blocked President Donald Trump’s blanket “Liberation Day” tariffs, setting up a protracted legal battle all but guaranteed to end up at the Supreme Court. The Trump administration sought immediate emergency relief from an 11-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit, warning that without “at least interim relief,” the government would appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Court of International Trade blocks Trump tariffs

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

The three-judge panel found the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump invoked when imposing the tariffs, does not grant the president “unbounded” authority. (CN) — A Court of International Trade panel ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump did not have the authority to levy blanket tariffs against foreign trade partners under a Nixon-era statute intended to define the executive’s role over economic transactions during a national emergency.
Trump persecution of WilmerHale ruled unconstitutional

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

“The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote. “The founding fathers knew this!” WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale, the latest legal blow to the president’s efforts to cow the legal profession into representing issues he favors.
‘Textbook retaliation’: NPR sues Trump over funding cuts

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

President Donald Trump targeted the public radio network in a May 1 executive order directing funds to be withheld from NPR and PBS for "fuel[ing] partisanship and left-wing propaganda." WASHINGTON (CN) — National Public Radio and three local stations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, challenging an executive order freezing federal funding for public broadcasting the administration disfavors, warning it “threatens the existence of a public radio system.” President Donald Trump’s order...
Feds maintain push for major Google breakup of internet search monopoly

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

WASHINGTON (CN) — Following the witness portion of the landmark antitrust trial over Google’s internet search monopoly, the Justice Department reaffirmed its position on Wednesday that a major breakup of the tech giant is necessary to restore competition to the online search market.
Cities and counties lash out at Trump effort to cancel remaining Covid aid

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

Attorney Edward Swidriski warned the lack of funds will cause further layoffs at local public health departments, including in his home Harris County, Texas, which is facing an active measles outbreak. WASHINGTON (CN) — A coalition of local governments and a government employees union urged a federal judge Wednesday to halt the Trump administration’s effort to terminate active public health funding allocated during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fighting 90 years of precedent, feds seek full presidential discretion over FTC removals

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

A Biden-appointed judge seemed skeptical she could affirm President Donald Trump's terminations of two Federal Trade Commission leaders, noting that such removals are expressly foreclosed by a 1935 Supreme Court decision. WASHINGTON (CN) — A longstanding Supreme Court precedent that currently stands in the way of President Donald Trump’s effort to exert control over independent agencies was directly challenged in federal court Tuesday.
DC Circuit grills EPA over nixing green energy grants

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin ordered the termination of three billion-dollar grants after declaring the entire green energy program was "criminal" in a Fox News interview. WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel appeared doubtful Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency followed the law when it suddenly terminated nearly $14 billion in clean energy grants, citing potential fraud concerns.
DC Circuit needles feds over plans to gut consumer watchdog

3 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Ryan Knappenberger

WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump’s effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau returned to the D.C. Circuit on Friday as an appeals panel grappled with the president’s public comments and the government’s assertion that the agency won’t be shut down. A three-judge panel pressed the Justice Department and the National Treasury Employees Union to explain whether the effort to radically slim down the CFPB amounted to a final agency action a federal judge could block.