On this page you can find dispatches by Anna Bower, Molly Roberts, and Roger Parloff from court hearings in the litigation challenging actions from the Trump administration.
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FBI Agents Charged Over Lying to Congress: A Hearing Diary
A live-blog of a preliminary hearing before a magistrate judge relating to the charging of two FBI agents. -
Trump’s Golf Course: A Hearing Diary for Oct. 19
A live-blog of an evidentiary hearing before Judge Reyes relating to the redesign of a historic municipal golf course. -
USPS Plays a 'Puzzle Game' With the Right to Vote
Months away from elections, a federal judge worries President Trump's mail-in voting executive order could cause disenfranchisement. -
Dispatch: Setting Up Secret Courts
The first public hearing of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its stumbles. -
Anthropic v. U.S. Department of War: A Hearing Diary
A live-blog of the summary judgment hearing over whether the U.S. Department of Defense designated Anthropic a “supply chain risk” to punish it for First Amendment protected speech. -
The Subpoena Detective: A Dispatch From the Times Hearing
On jets, journalism, and a judge. -
Dispatch: Move Fast and Break Things and Nobody Has Standing
No court can stop President Trump’s ballroom, the government says in National Trust for Historic Preservation v. NPS. -
Fulton County’s Uphill Battle for Ballots
A recent hearing offered the clearest indication yet that Judge Boulee might rule against Fulton County's motion for return of property. -
Hearing Dispatch: A Catch-22 for the Pentagon Press Corps
Judge Paul Friedman hears a motion to compel compliance with his order to restore press access to the Pentagon. -
Lessons From the Minnesota Civil Contempt Case
“The government’s understaffing and high case load is a problem of its own making,” a federal judge observed. -
Cities Church Arraignment Signals Early Battles Over FACE Act and § 241
The hearing for Don Lemon and codefendants foreshadowed disputes over complex-case designation, grand jury disclosure, and the government’s handling of digital evidence. -
Minnesota v. Noem: A Hearing Diary for Jan. 26
A live-blog of the hearing where Judge Menendez considered whether to order a reduction in federal immigration law enforcement in the Twin Cities.
