Zach Schonfeld
Courts and Politics Reporter at The Hill
Covering the intersection of courts & politics @thehill. @smpagwu alum. News tips: [email protected]
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thehill.com | Zach Schonfeld
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to resume gutting the Education Department after a lower court judge blocked the efforts. Trump campaigned on abolishing the department, and his administration since taking office has looked to gut its workforce and operations. U.S. District Court Myong Joun last month blocked the efforts, ordering the administration to reinstate nearly 1,400 laid off employees and take other actions to reverse the president’s directives.
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22 hours ago |
thehill.com | Zach Schonfeld
A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s proclamation that blocks visas for foreign students planning to attend Harvard University until after a hearing later this month. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs’s order came swiftly after Harvard rushed to court to ask the judge to immediately block Trump’s proclamation, which he signed a day earlier.
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thehill.com | Zach Schonfeld
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to restore AmeriCorps-funded programs in Washington, D.C., and 24 Democratic-led states as their lawsuit proceeds over recent cuts. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled the states were likely to succeed in their claims that federal law required AmeriCorps to provide a notice-and-comment period before making the significant reductions.
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yahoo.com | Zach Schonfeld
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to restore AmeriCorps-funded programs in Washington, D.C., and 24 Democratic-led states as their lawsuit proceeds over recent cuts. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled the states were likely to succeed in their claims that federal law required AmeriCorps to provide a notice-and-comment period before making the significant reductions.
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thehill.com | Zach Schonfeld
The Supreme Court unanimously threw out Mexico’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the American gun industry on Thursday that sought to usher in major changes to firearm sales by holding companies liable for cartel violence. Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the majority, said the lawsuit is barred by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a 2005 federal law that has provided firearms manufacturers broad legal immunity and come under criticism under from gun control advocates.
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