Trump Says His Constitutional Right to Appoint Judges Being Denied
President Donald Trump said he is being denied his constitutional right to appoint judges by the “blue slip” tradition that allows senators to object to presidential judicial appointments. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican judges. Why It Matters Trump appointed 234 […]
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Donald Trump Suffers Major Legal Blow: ‘Grave Constitutional Violations’
On Friday, a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump‘s executive order targeting legal firm Susman Godfrey, ruling it was “unconstitutional from beginning to end.” This is the fourth defeat in court Trump has suffered since imposing punitive measures on a number of law firms that either were involved in legal cases against him or represented […]
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Judge Asks If Trump Administration Could Trigger A ‘Constitutional Crisis’
A federal judge on Monday wondered if the Trump administration could incite a “constitutional crisis” in the case of a Turkish student from Tufts University who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Context The case relates to Rumeysa Ozturk, a graduate student at Tufts University, who the government accuses of being “engaged […]
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