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• US Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of Obamacare — The US Supreme Court issued a decision in Kennedy v Braidwood Management, affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
• US Supreme Court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutional — The US Supreme Court ruled that a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which mandates that private insurance companies cover certain preventive health services without cost to patients, is constitutional.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. (24-316) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Kennedy v.

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• Lawsuit Filed to Halt 'Alligator Alcatraz' Project — Environmental groups Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami to stop the construction of the "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention facility.

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• Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Rules Medicaid Patients Can't Sue for Provider Choice — The Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to choose a medical provider, allowing states to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid programs.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (23-1275) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Medina v.

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• SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions — The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6-3 that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority granted to the courts by Congress.
• Supreme Court Limits Judicial Power to Curb Presidential Policies — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Limits Lower Courts' Power to Block Executive Orders — The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of limiting the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, which have been used to block many of Donald Trump's executive orders, including his attempt to end

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• Appeals Court Disbars Trump's Former Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro — An appeals court disbarred Kenneth Chesebro, Trump's former lawyer, following his conviction for efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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• Senate parliamentarian rules against Republican provisions in budget reconciliation — The Senate parliamentarian ruled that several provisions added by Republicans to the budget reconciliation package were improperly included and could not overcome a filibuster.
• Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Medicaid Tax Change in Reconciliation Bill — On Thursday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a proposed change to taxes used by states to pay for Medicaid was not permissible under the budget reconciliation rules.
• Senate parliamentarian rules on budget reconciliation bill — Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that several provisions included in the Republicans' budget reconciliation bill do not qualify for inclusion, which could complicate the party's efforts to pass the

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• Emil Bove's Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Hearing — Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official and former defense attorney for Donald Trump, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his nomination to serve as a federal appeals court judge.
• Trump Nominates Emil Bove to 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals — President Trump nominated Emil Bove, his former personal attorney, to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals on May 28, 2024.

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• New Jersey Representative LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Charges — LaMonica McIver, a Democratic representative from New Jersey, pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges related to an incident at an ICE detention facility in Newark.

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• Federal Judge Orders Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — A federal judge ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on bail while he awaits trial, acknowledging he may be taken into ICE custody and face deportation.
• Case update — Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00951 — Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia filed an emergency motion today asking the district court in Maryland to order his return to Maryland and bar any attempts to remove him to another district or outside the United States.

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• Appeals court orders return of wrongfully deported man to the US — The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has ordered the Trump administration to return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States.
• Case update — Melgar-Salmeron v. Bondi (2d Cir.) 23-7792 — The Second Circuit ruled that the government must facilitate the Petitioner's return from El Salvador as soon as possible.
• Appeals Court Orders Return of Deported Man — A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration must seek the return of a man deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.

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• Whistleblower alleges DOJ leader suggested defying court orders on deportations — Erez Reuveni, a former attorney at the Department of Justice, has alleged in a whistleblower letter that Emil Bove, the DOJ's principal associate deputy attorney general, suggested the department should consider
• Whistleblower Alleges DOJ Official Ignored Court Orders — A whistleblower complaint alleged that DOJ official Emil Bove told subordinates to ignore court orders to further Trump's deportation efforts.
• Bove Threatened to Ignore Court Orders on Deportations — A whistleblower disclosure revealed that Emil Bove, during a meeting on March 14, 2025, stated that the Department of Justice would need to consider ignoring any court orders that might prevent the deportation of

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03070 — Judge James Donato granted Plaintiffs a preliminary injunction , which enjoined the Agency Defendants and the Agency Head Defendants from implementing the EO against Plaintiffs and their members.
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Order on Federal Employees' Rights — A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for over one million federal employees.
• Appeal filed — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03070 — Defendants appealed Judge Donato's preliminary injunction order to the Ninth Circuit.

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — State of Washington v. Dept. of Transport et al (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00848 — Judge Tana Lin granted Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction as to 14 Plaintiff states, finding they had established a likelihood of success on the merits as to their APA and separation of powers claims.
• Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds — A US district judge, Tana Lin, has issued a partial injunction against the Trump administration, preventing it from withholding $5 billion in funds allocated to 14 states for electric vehicle charger infrastructure

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• Trump Administration Sues Maryland Judges Over Deportation Order — The Trump administration sued federal judges in Maryland, challenging an order blocking the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removal.
• Trump’s Justice Department Sues Maryland Judges Over Deportation Order — The Trump administration's Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the entire bench of federal judges in Maryland.

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• Federal Court Blocks Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act — A federal judge in New York ruled against President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants, stating that the law does not justify treating the migrants as an "invasion" or

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• US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries — The US Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned order allowing the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries they are not originally from, including conflict-ridden areas like South Sudan.
• Case update — D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10676 — The Supreme Court stopped a lower court's order which has prevented the administration from removing immigrants to third countries without an opportunity to present their claims of potential torture first.
• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. — The Supreme Court granted the Department of Homeland Security's emergency application for a stay in the case of Department of Homeland Security, Applicants v.

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• Appeal filed — Thakur v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-04737 — Judge Rita Lin granted a preliminary injunction .
• Case update — North America's Building Trades Unions v. Department of Defense (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01070 — Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction after DOD and GSA formally rescinded the policies at issue in this case, disavowed continued reliance on those policies, and instructed their
• Case update — President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11048 — State Attorneys General submitted an amicus brief in support of Defendants.

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• Governor Stein vetoes anti-immigrant and open carry bills — On Friday, Governor Stein vetoed two anti-immigrant bills (SB 153 and SB 138) and an open carry bill (SB 50) in North Carolina.

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• Federal judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention — Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights activist and legal US resident, was released from ICE detention after a federal judge ruled that his detention was unconstitutional.
• — Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, was released from ICE detention in Jena, Louisiana, after a federal judge ruled he was not a danger to the community.