Email 1 - To Free Courts Foundation (Fundacja Wolne Sądy) Subject: California Citizens and Law Professional Seeking Contact with Polish Legal Advocates for Democracy Forum Dear Fundacja Wolne Sądy Team, I am reaching out to you because we are organizing community meetings in San Francisco about defending democratic institutions against authoritaria...
Story by Jessica Thompson (Bradenton Herald) Oct 26 University of Virginia law professor Caleb Nelson, a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, has raised concerns about the Supreme Court's broadening interpretation of presidential power over federal agencies, particularly as the Court prepares to revisit Humphrey's Executor v. United States...
News Articles - Links Border Patrol agents under fire for allegedly disrupting children's Halloween parade in Chicago "You're scaring our children to death," one resident yelled at federal agents. ByBill HutchinsonOctober 27, 2025, 2:00 PM ABC News The U.S. Border Patrol is coming under criticism from Chicago residents who claim f...
⚖️ Legislative & Executive Actions Undermining Judicial Independence May 24 "No Rogue Rulings Act" (H.R. 1526): This bill, passed by the House and awaiting a Senate vote, aims to restrict federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctions against executive orders. Critics argue it threatens constitutional checks and b...
A federal judge in Massachusetts has sharply rebuked the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on pro-Palestinian college campus activists and invoked his own wife in the process. In a 161-page opinion issued September 30, U.S. District Judge William Young quoted his wife's remark that former President Donald Trump "seems to be winning. He i...
In 2025, Judge Beryl Howell publicly accused the DOJ of seeking to undermine her by attacking her character and requesting her removal from a case connected to an executive order targeting a law firm. Justice Department Move to Remove Judge Beryl Howell from a Case WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge accused the Justice Department on Wednesday ...
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down Police are investigating a fire that burned down the home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein, who had reportedly received death threats for weeks related to her work. "At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set," South C...
IndivisibleSFNewsletter9/10/25 Postcard Opportunity: GOTV for Pennsylvania's Pro-Democracy Supreme Court Justices This November, Pennsylvania will have a retention election for State Supreme Court Justices David N. Wecht, Christine L. Donohue, and Kevin M. Dougherty. Since Pennsylvania judges are not allowed to campaign for themse...
Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the Federal District Court in Miami ruled the federal and state governments did not conduct environmental reviews before building Alligator Alcatraz, and that was illegal. The judge ruled that most of Alligator Alcatraz must be dismantled, and no more immigrants can be sent there. Judge Williams told federal and state ...
Week of 28 July 2025 Education & Academic Freedom Federal 'Antisemitism' Task‑Force now wielded to pressure universities into scaling back DEI and altering admissions; Harvard & Columbia remain prime targets.Federal Harvard sues feds over a $2.3 billion funding freeze and threatened loss of international‑student certification, callin...