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• New Jersey attorney general sued GEO Group over Delaney Hall conditions — New Jersey's attorney general filed suit against GEO Group to force health inspectors into Delaney Hall detention facility. The governor toured the facility. More than 80 people were arrested at solidarity protests outside. Lawmakers from two states demanded access. Some of the most vulnerable detainees were released, including an 18-year-old high school senior who spent nearly two months inside.

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• Appeal filed — Institute for Applied Ecology v. Burgum (D. Or.) 6:25-cv-02364 — The government appealed the March 12, 2026, preliminary injunction to the Ninth Circuit (Case No. 26-3011 ).
• Complaint filed — Cultural Landscape Foundation v. U.S. Department of the Interior — The Cultural Landscape Foundation and Charles A. Birnbaum filed a complaint in D.D.C. challenging the National Park Service's decision to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool basin with vivid blue coating without following mandatory consultation and environmental review processes. The NPS awarded a $6.9 million no-bid contract in mid-April 2026 without completing required procedures under the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act. Plaintiffs allege violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and seek injunctive relief, vacatur of agency decisions, and restoration of the pool's historic elements.
• Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — A federal lawsuit has been filed concerning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The details of the lawsuit have not been disclosed, but it involves federal oversight and management of the historic site. This legal action could have implications for federal property management and public access to national monuments.
• Former DOJ employees filed emergency lawsuit to halt Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainting — A litigation team of former DOJ employees filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to halt and reverse Trump's repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The suit alleged that the administration engaged a swimming pool contractor to resurface the pool with vivid blue coating without following congressionally mandatory Section 106 procedures required for changes to historic properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The lawsuit noted the pool was a character-defining feature of the historic landscape and the site of the 1963 March on Washington. The contract was awarded as a $6.9 million no-bid deal to Atlantic Industrial Coatings, which had performed work at Trump's golf club in Sterling, Virginia.

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• US Supreme Court Allows Doge Access to Social Security Data — The US Supreme Court lifted an injunction, allowing the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) to access sensitive records from the Social Security Administration during ongoing legal challenges. The decision, supported by the conservative majority, permits Doge, a team led by Elon Musk, to access data to target alleged waste and fraud. The ruling faced dissent from the court's liberal justices and opposition from labor unions and advocacy groups concerned about privacy violations. The case continues as opponents argue the access could lead to misuse of personal data.
• Motion granted — American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration (D. Md.) 1:25-cv-00596 — The Supreme Court granted a stay while the case is on appeal.
• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Social Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees — The Supreme Court granted a stay in the case of Social Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. This decision allows the Social Security Administration to proceed with its actions that were previously challenged by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. The stay was granted despite dissent from Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson, indicating a division within the Court on this matter. The stay effectively pauses the lower court's ruling against the Social Security Administration, pending further litigation.

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• Executive Order Enforcing the Hyde Amendment — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14182 on January 24, 2025, enforcing the Hyde Amendment by revoking previous executive orders that allowed federal funding for elective abortions. The order directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to federal agencies to ensure compliance with this policy, which prohibits the use of federal taxpayer dollars for elective abortions.
• Trump issues executive order enforcing the Hyde Amendment — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 24, 2025, to enforce the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding for elective abortions. The order revokes previous executive orders from 2022 that allowed federal funding for such procedures. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with guiding executive departments and agencies on implementing this policy. The order aims to align federal funding practices with the longstanding congressional consensus against taxpayer-funded elective abortions.
• White House established Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council — The White House issued an executive order establishing a Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council composed of up to 20 members, including the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense as co-chairs, to assess FEMA's disaster response efficacy and recommend structural changes. The order directs the Council to evaluate FEMA's performance over the previous four years, compare federal responses with state and local alternatives, and submit a report within 180 days of its first public meeting, which must occur within 90 days of the order's issuance.
• White House signed executive order revoking prior abortion-funding guidance and directing OMB to implement Hyde Amendment enforcement — The White House signed an executive order on January 24, 2025, revoking Executive Orders 14076 (July 8, 2022) and 14079 (August 3, 2022), which the order characterizes as having embedded federal funding of elective abortion in various federal programs. The order directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to promulgate guidance to executive departments and agencies to implement the revocation and enforce the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding congressional restriction on federal funding of elective abortion.