Trump officials cut down 430 trees in East Potomac Park over the weekend. Then the judge looks at their lawyers: ‘I am beyond disappointed’ She added that she was "furious" over what happened. We Got This Covered · Oct 12
Judge scolds Trump DOJ over tree removal After 430 trees are cut down for a new golf course, a federal judge says the government has lost its credibility Salon · Oct 12
'I Am Not the Lorax:' Judge Shrugs off Fight as Trump Administration Moves To Cut 529 DC Golf Course Trees A federal filing says up to 529 trees could eventually be removed from Washington's East Potomac Golf Links, where opponents are challenging plans associated with Donald Trump. International Business Times UK · Oct 10
New Reporting Details Closed Separation Hearings Where a Medical Diagnosis Decides a Service Member's Career A New York Times report describes closed military separation boards where a gender dysphoria diagnosis in a medical record drives the outcome. Medical Daily · Aug 4
Judge orders Hegseth to explain US military’s new testosterone policy Court questions plan to offer male hormone treatment to cisgender troops while denying it to trans service members The Guardian - US · Jul 24
The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities The House has adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections The Independent UK · Jul 22
Judge questions difference between Hegseth's testosterone policy and transgender care for troops Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone is facing scrutiny from a federal judge The Independent UK · Jul 22
Judge seeks stronger Trump assurances on plans for DC golf course project A federal judge is demanding firmer commitments from the Trump administration regarding plans to renovate a historic golf course in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes expressed concern Thursday over President Donald Trump's recent social media statements about starting renovations on the East Potomac Golf Links The Independent UK · Jul 3
Trump's DC Golf Course Push Raises Toxic Debris Alarm as Public Access for US Golfers Hangs In the Air Trump's plan to break ground on East Potomac Golf Links on 1 September collides with a federal court warning and toxic debris from the White House East Wing demolition. International Business Times UK · Jun 29
Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules Split decision deals blow to Trump administration’s anti-diversity agenda, calling the ban ‘arbitrary, and based on animus’ The Guardian - US · Jun 1
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service The Independent UK · Jun 1
Is Trump's White House Ballroom Project Poisoning Washington? Preservationists Sound the Alarm in New Court Filing The Trump administration is facing fresh allegations in federal court after preservation advocates claimed that debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing was dumped at a historic public golf course in Washington, D.C., and contains potentially hazardous contaminants including arsenic, lead and petroleum-related pollutants. Latin Times · May 29
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds A Washington, D.C., nonprofit filed an injunction in February, claiming the debris dumped on the golf course was hazardous. Fortune · May 7
Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf course The Guardian - US · May 5
The Independent UK · May 4 Judge in dispute over Washington golf course tells Trump officials not to cut trees without notice A federal judge is telling the U.S. government not to cut down more than 10 trees without first providing notice amid a legal dispute at a historic Washington golf course that President Donald Trump plans to renovate
Reason · Apr 29 This Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Fate of More Than 1.3 Million Migrants If Trump can end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, don't expect it to stop there.
Reason · Apr 13 Team Two Spaces From the Standing Order in civil cases issued by Judge Ana Reyes (D.D.C.) The Court is mindful of the raging… The post Team Two Spaces appeared first on Reason.com.
We Got This Covered · Mar 8 Major appeals court blasts the government, protecting thousands from a terrifying return to a ‘collapsing rule of law’ It is a win, even if temporary, for the ‘Temporary Protected Status’ designation.
The Independent UK · Feb 12 Judge won't pause ruling keeping in place temporary protections for Haitians in US A federal judge in Washington has refused to pause her ruling blocking the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration protections for Haitians who are living in the United States
Reason · Feb 3 Secretary Noem Takes it On The Chin It's been a difficult few weeks for DHS Secretary Noem
The Guardian - US · Feb 3 Judge blocks Trump administration’s stripping of Haitians’ protected status Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected status
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025 Trump-picked appeals court judges side with Hegseth policy to kick out trans troops Obama-appointed judge blasts administration’s ‘openly hostile’ agenda towards trans Americans
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Court official dismisses misconduct complaint against federal judge in DC The department didn't explicitly ask for Judge Ana Reyes' removal from the transgender troops' litigation
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025 Judge criticizes federal prosecutors for relying on testimony by officer with credibility concerns A federal judge has ruled that police in the nation’s capital illegally seized a gun from a man they stopped outside a laundromat
Reason · Nov 4, 2025 Stealing Innocent People's Tax Returns Isn't Heroic. The IRS Leaker Doesn't Deserve a Do-Over. Charles Littlejohn exposed hundreds of thousands of Americans’ private tax returns and undermined the nation’s voluntary tax system. His five-year sentence shouldn’t be reduced.