BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump took a swing at California on Tuesday [2-19-19] morning with tweets criticizing the state for leading the legal charge against his efforts to fund a southern border wall by declaring a national emergency…The president forecast legal challenges Friday [2-15-19] when he announced his use of emergency powers during a […]
Category: Lawsuit
2/19/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California and 15 other states sued President Donald Trump on Monday [2-18-19] over his decision to declare a national emergency to free up funding for his controversial border wall, calling the move ‘unlawful and unconstitutional.’ The states allege in their lawsuit that Trump’s emergency declaration exceeds the power of the president and […]
2/19/2019
BORDER/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I predicted, 16 states, led mostly by Open Border Democrats and the Radical Left, have filed a lawsuit in, of course, the 9th Circuit! California, the state that has wasted billions of dollars on their out of control Fast Train, with no hope of completion, seems in charge!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/19/2019
BORDER/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I predicted, 16 cities, led mostly by Open Border Democrats and the Radical Left, have filed a lawsuit in, of course, the 9th Circuit! California, the state that has wasted billions of dollars on their out of control Fast Train, with no hope of completion, seems in charge!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/19/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general, has already sued the Trump administration more than 40 times, positioning himself on the front lines of the Golden State’s resistance to the president’s policies. Yesterday, he added another big lawsuit to the tally. Mr. Becerra, along with his counterparts in 15 other states, challenged President Trump’s […]
2/18/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A coalition of 16 states filed suit on Monday [2-18-19] to block President Donald Trump’s effort to fund his border wall by declaring a national emergency, calling it a ‘flagrant disregard of fundamental separation of powers principles.’ The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California, is the third in […]
2/18/2019
BORDER/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday [2-18-19] challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on his border wall. The lawsuit is part of a constitutional confrontation that Mr. Trump set off on Friday [2-15-19] when he […]
2/15/2019
BORDER/LAWSUIT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is well aware that his national emergency declaration will face legal challenges, but he’s moving forward anyway…Trump’s frustration draws from the number of times courts have already blocked White House policies, such as the travel ban and ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The President […]
2/15/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California is wasting no time in seeking to block Donald Trump’s emergency declaration. ‘Our message back to the White House is simple and clear: California will see you in court,’ Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement released shortly after Trump’s anticipated announcement that he would circumvent Congress and find funds to […]
2/5/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge has granted adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ request to dismiss a defamation claim against U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, while letting her pursue her lawsuit against Trump and Cohen to end a hush money settlement. In a decision made public on Tuesday [2-5-19], U.S. District […]
2/1/2019
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration defended its efforts to identify and reunify migrant children who had been separated from their undocumented parents along the US-Mexico border in a response to a court order filed Friday [2-1-19]. US District Judge Dana Sabraw had ordered the administration to respond to a Health and Human Services Department […]
1/29/2019
INTERIOR/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Trump administration proposal that would limit the public’s access to Interior Department records is drawing the ire of open-government and environmental groups, who are preparing to challenge it with a lawsuit. The proposal says it is designed to address ‘exponential increases in requests and litigation’ under the Freedom of Information Act […]
1/22/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge appeared inclined Tuesday [1-22-19] to toss out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. Trump and his former personal lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit after agreeing to rescind a […]
1/22/2019
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge appeared inclined Tuesday [1-22-19] to toss out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. Trump and his former personal lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit after agreeing to rescind a nondisclosure […]
1/14/2019
COURTS/LAWSUIT/OBAMACARE/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge in Pennsylvania put a nationwide block on Trump administration rules that would have allowed virtually any employer to deny workers’ birth control coverage, one day after a federal judge halted the rules in a group of states. In her ruling Monday [1-14-19] afternoon, Judge Wendy Beetlestone sided with a […]
12/20/2018
ETHICS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The existence of the Donald J. Trump Foundation ended Tuesday [12-18-18] with a whimper, as the much-maligned organization agreed to dissolve itself as part of an important lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. Citing a ‘shocking pattern of illegality’ stretching back more than a decade, Underwood explained […]
12/20/2018
GUNS/LAWSUIT/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gun violence prevention group Brady Center is suing the Trump administration over its decision to allow blueprints for 3D guns to be uploaded and shared online. In its statement, the organization said it wants the Department of State to show documents explaining why it cleared the distribution of blueprints to create 3D […]
12/20/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “When four people sued President Trump and the Trump Organization, accusing them of using the Trump name to entice vulnerable investors to enter sham business schemes, the plaintiffs took the highly unusual step of asking a judge for permission to proceed under pseudonyms. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, who are listed in the lawsuit […]
12/20/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal appeals court temporarily halted on Thursday [12-20-18] a lawsuit that accuses President Trump of illegally benefiting from his family’s business, an interim victory for the Justice Department in its effort to block more than three dozen subpoenas for documents from the Trump Organization, the president’s trust and other entities. A […]
12/19/2018
COURT/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday [12-19-18] ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by barring migrants from qualifying for asylum in the U.S. based on their fears from domestic abuse or gang violence in their home countries, the second judicial rebuke to the administration’s efforts to limit […]
12/19/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump complained Wednesday [12-19-18] about a ‘double standard of ‘justice’’ being applied to him by New York Democrats after his personal charity was shut down this week thanks to a lawsuit initially brought by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. In a series of tweets, Trump claimed […]
12/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/RUSSIA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge ruled in favor of BuzzFeed on Wednesday [12-19-18], bringing to a close a defamation lawsuit filed by a Russian technology executive over the website’s publication of a dossier containing unverified reports of connections between Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government. In her ruling, Judge Ursula […]
12/19/2018
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday [12-19-18] at New York Democrats over their efforts to shut down his charitable foundation. Trump tweeted that his foundation has ‘done great work and given away lots of money.’ New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Tuesday that the foundation would dissolve while it […]
12/19/2018
DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Trump Foundation has done great work and given away lots of money, both mine and others, to great charities over the years – with me taking NO fees, rent, salaries etc. Now, as usual, I am getting slammed by Cuomo and the Dems in a long running civil lawsuit started by…..” -Donald […]
12/18/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation reached a deal Tuesday [12-18-18] to go out of business, even as Trump continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House. New York’s attorney general and lawyers for the Trump Foundation agreed on a court-supervised process […]
12/18/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Donald J. Trump Foundation, once billed as the charitable arm of the president’s financial empire, agreed to dissolve on Tuesday [12-18-18] and give away all its remaining assets under court supervision as part of an ongoing investigation and lawsuit by the New York attorney general. The foundation was accused by the attorney […]
12/17/18
LAWSUITS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Constitution prohibits the president from accepting payments from foreign and domestic governments. President Trump owns hotels and other properties that are frequented by foreign and domestic government officials. These facts, claim plaintiffs in two lawsuits that have cleared several hurdles, add up to repeated and multiple violations of the Constitution by the […]
12/14/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers are trying to pause evidence collection in a fight over the constitutionality of the revenue of his Washington hotel, according to a new request to a federal court to stay the case. Previously, the DC and Maryland lawsuit alleging the President had received illegal gifts […]
12/14/2018
2016 ELECTION/IVANKA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent funds on hotel rooms and meals at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC and also rented space there at rates negotiated partly by Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump, WNYC and ProPublica reported Friday [12-14-18]. Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating the committee for […]
12/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two women who cleaned rooms set aside for President Donald Trump at one of his golf resorts in New Jersey say they used false papers to get hired, their supervisors knew it and that many employees there also lack legal documents. Anibal Romero, a lawyer representing Victorina Morales and Sandra […]
12/4/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia on Tuesday [12-4-18] formally demanded financial records from U.S. President Donald Trump’s businesses as part of their lawsuit alleging his dealings with foreign governments violate anti-corruption clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The attorneys general issued subpoenas to the Trump Organization Inc, […]
12/3/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge has finalized the schedule for when state challengers suing President Donald Trump over proceeds from the Trump International Hotel get to seek evidence for their case. Judge Peter Messitte has ordered that the initial disclosure of evidence occur by the end of the month in a lawsuit brought […]
12/3/2018
COURTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge on Monday [12-3-18] said lawyers for Maryland and Washington, D.C., can begin issuing subpoenas in a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of using his luxury hotel in Washington to unconstitutionally profit from his political office. The attorneys general in Maryland and Washington say they plan to […]
11/23/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A record number of unaccompanied immigrant children, about 14,000, are currently in US custody, a Health and Human Services spokesman said Friday [11-23-18]. The spokesman, Mark Weber, said the additional requirements put in place by the Trump administration to “reduce risk and increase safety” for immigrant children contributed to the high number…Last […]
11/26/2018
LAWSUIT/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Monday [11-26-18] dismissed a lawsuit by the owners of a Washington, D.C., wine bar who accused President Donald Trump of unfair competition for operating a nearby hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts, a married couple who have run Cork Wine Bar since 2008, claimed they […]
11/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A state judge ruled on Friday [11-23-18] that a lawsuit by the New York State attorney general could proceed against President Trump and the Trump Foundation over allegations of misused charitable assets, self-dealing and campaign finance violations during the 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Trump’s lawyers had argued that the court […]
11/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A state supreme court judge has cleared the way for the New York state attorney general to pursue a civil lawsuit against the Trump Foundation for allegedly abusing its tax-free status and violating campaign laws by operating on behalf of President Donald Trump’s business and political interests. In a ruling […]
11/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The New York state attorney general’s civil lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, President Donald Trump and his three eldest children can proceed after a state court judge on Friday [11-23-18] denied their motion to dismiss the case. In her decision, Justice Saliann Scarpulla ruled that a sitting president […]
11/15/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers for CNN and the Trump administration are awaiting an initial ruling on the network’s federal lawsuit over press access to the White House. And they’re going to have to wait a little while longer. Judge Timothy J. Kelly heard nearly two hours of oral arguments about CNN’s request for a temporary […]
11/14/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump sought Wednesday [11-14-18] to land a massive blow in his long-fought battle against the news media, with administration lawyers asserting in court that the president could bar ‘all reporters’ from the White House complex for any reason he sees fit. The sweeping claim, which came in the first public hearing […]
11/14/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The first hearing in CNN and Jim Acosta’s federal lawsuit against President Trump and several top White House aides ended with the judge saying that he would rule on Thursday [11-15-18]. CNN and Acosta are alleging that the White House’s suspension of his press pass violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Their […]
11/14/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to fend off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta’s White House ‘hard pass.’ U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments Wednesday afternoon from lawyers representing CNN and the Justice Department. The news network is seeking an […]
11/13/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders often have the upper hand over CNN in the White House briefing room. But CNN has likely now claimed the advantage by moving the battle to the courtroom. First Amendment lawyers say courts have a history of defending access for journalists, and the […]
11/9/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump proclaimed on Friday [11-9-18] that the illegal entry of immigrants across the southern border of the United States was detrimental to the national interest, spurring tough changes that will deny asylum to all migrants who do not enter through official border crossings. The proclamation, issued just moments before Mr. Trump […]
11/2/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge in Maryland on Friday [11-2-18] ordered evidence-gathering to begin in a lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by maintaining a financial interest in his company’s Washington hotel. The plaintiffs are seeking records that could illuminate potential conflicts of interest between Mr. Trump and foreign leaders or state […]
10/29/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump was accused in a lawsuit Monday [10-29-18] of misleading salespeople who lost money in a multi-level marketing company that he endorsed in speeches and on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice.’ The suit filed in Manhattan federal court alleged Trump received millions of dollars in exchange for reassuring potential salespeople for telephone company […]
10/18/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Days after President Trump had one defamation lawsuit dismissed, his lawyers were back in court Thursday [10-18-18] arguing to have another suit tossed out. Mr. Trump’s lawyers appeared before the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division to argue the president could not, while he is in office, be sued for defamation […]
10/16/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald J. Trump’s frequent threats and hostile acts directed toward journalists and the media are not only offensive and unbecoming of a democratic leader; they are also illegal. In the Trump era, nasty rhetoric, insults and even threats of violence have become an occupational hazard for political reporters and commentators. To […]
10/16/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the three years that Donald Trump rocketed from candidate to president, the PEN American Center has criticized him as a bully, an autocrat, a user of hate speech and an enemy of free expression. It has published studies, organized petitions and established a Press Freedom Incentive Fund. Now the literary and […]
10/16/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “’Federal Judge throws out Stormy Danials lawsuit versus Trump. Trump is entitled to full legal fees.’ @FoxNews Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas. She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!” -Donald Trump, […]
10/1/2018
FEMA/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three New Yorkers are suing in federal court to try to halt a test scheduled for Wednesday [10-3-18] of a system that allows President Donald Trump or any future president to send alert messages to the cellphones of all Americans. The activists filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court […]
9/30/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to sue California over the new net neutrality law the state enacted on Sunday [9-30-18], according to an article in the Washington Post. The lawsuit will be brought by the Justice Department, the report said, and comes after California enacted a law opposing internet service providers […]
9/28/2018
DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal district judge in Washington ruled Friday [9-28-18] that a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives have legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic interests. The U.S. District Court Judge Emmet […]
9/18/2018
CALIFORNIA/ENERGY/INTERIOR/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on a Trump administration rollback of a rule meant to curb pollution emissions from oil and gas drilling on public lands (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Attorneys general from California and New Mexico are suing the Trump administration over its rollback of a rule aimed at reducing pollution from energy […]
9/13/2018
COURTS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday [9-13-18] vowed to fight back against federal courts that issue injunctions barring the federal government from implementing regulations nationwide, and accused federal judges of engaging in ‘judicial activism’…Nationwide injunctions have become a favored tool by states and other groups who have staunchly opposed many […]
9/13/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESDIENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to reconsider the asylum claims of some 1,000 immigrant parents and children who were separated at the U.S. border as part of a deal to settle lawsuits over his ‘zero-tolerance’ immigration policy. The settlement, detailed in court documents late on Wednesday [9-12-18], represented a victory for […]
9/11/2018
LAWSUIT/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Tuesday [9-11-18] shot down a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over alleged abuse protesters say they received at a campaign rally in 2016 after he repeatedly urged the crowd to ‘get ’em out of here.’ Two of the three judges on the appellate panel said Trump’s call […]
9/11/2018
LAWSUIT/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-11-18] won dismissal of a lawsuit in which three protesters accused him of ‘inciting to riot,’ after they were roughed up at a March 2016 campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky during Trump’s White House run. By a 3-0 vote, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
9/6/2018
CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The US government should cover mental health treatment costs for immigrant children who officials separated from their parents, a new lawsuit argues. The class-action lawsuit, filed by a group of lawyers in federal court this week, also seeks unspecified damages for children affected by the Trump administration’s now-reversed zero tolerance policy […]
9/4/2018
ARIZONA/LAWSUIT/POLICE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two advocacy groups alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday [9-4-18] that police in Phoenix violated the free-speech rights of protesters outside a rally by President Donald Trump by firing tear gas as they were about to confront Trump supporters. The excessive force lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department says police didn’t try […]
8/31/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “U.S. President Donald Trump and his namesake foundation asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general over the nonprofit’s activities, including in the 2016 presidential campaign, calling it a politically motivated attack. In Thursday [8-30-28] night court filings, a lawyer for Trump said Attorney General Barbara […]
8/31/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Lawyers for President Trump’s charitable foundation pushed back aggressively against the New York State attorney general’s office in court papers on Thursday [8-30-18], calling a lawsuit against the charity a political attack motivated by the former attorney general’s ‘record of antipathy’ against Mr. Trump. The court papers, filed in State […]
8/30/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A lawsuit by a former personal driver for U.S. President Donald Trump who has claimed that Trump’s company failed to pay him for thousands of hours of overtime has been moved from federal court to private arbitration, the man’s lawyer said on Thursday [8-30-18]. The man, Noel Cintron, claimed in his lawsuit […]
8/20/2018
CIA/LAWSUIT/NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and Rudolph W. Giuliani, his personal lawyer, both taunted John O. Brennan, the former C.I.A. director, on Monday [8-20-18], apparently hoping that they could goad Mr. Brennan into filing a lawsuit against the president for revoking his security clearance. Mr. Giuliani tweeted that if Mr. Brennan failed […]
8/20/2018
CIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope John Brennan, the worst CIA Director in our country’s history, brings a lawsuit. It will then be very easy to get all of his records, texts, emails and documents to show not only the poor job he did, but how he was involved with the Mueller Rigged Witch Hunt. He […]
8/16/2018
DEMS/LAWSUIT/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democrats in the U.S. Senate said on Thursday [8-16-18] they were prepared to sue the National Archives if it does not honor their request for information on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The threat ratcheted up the Democrats’ fight with Republicans over documents on the conservative federal judge nominated by President Donald […]
8/14/2018
HHS/LAWSUIT/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Advocacy groups on Tuesday [8-14-18] filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to allow Arkansas to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients in the state. The lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in federal court in Washington on behalf of three Medicaid recipients […]
8/7/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday [8-7-18] filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to remove asylum protections for victims of domestic and gang violence. The ACLU is arguing against ‘expedited removal’ policies, put forth by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, that it says ‘generally’ deny claims […]
7/26/2018
CENSUS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration must face a lawsuit by states and advocacy groups over its plan to ask people who are filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens, a federal judge ruled on Thursday [7-26-18]. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan denied the administration’s motion to dismiss the […]
7/25/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday [7-25-18] ruled that a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump, the Trump International Hotel, and the Trump Organization violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause through gifts or payments from foreign and domestic governments can proceed. In his opinion, Judge Peter Messitte of the US District Court of […]
7/25/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge on Wednesday [7-25-18] rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest effort to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of unconstitutionally doing business with foreign governments while occupying the White House. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland said the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia, Brian Frosh and […]
6/29/2018
HHS/LAWSUIT/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Friday [6-29-18] struck down the Trump administration’s approval of a Kentucky plan to impose work requirements on many Medicaid recipients, a ruling that could have a chilling effect on other states seeking new rules for the program covering 75 million people. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Health […]
6/14/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York State attorney general’s office filed a scathingly worded lawsuit on Thursday [6-14-18] taking aim at the Donald J. Trump Foundation, accusing the charity and the Trump family of sweeping violations of campaign finance laws, self-dealing and illegal coordination with the presidential campaign. The lawsuit, which seeks to dissolve […]
6/14/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “On Thursday [6-14-18], the New York State attorney general sued the Donald J. Trump Foundation, charging it with ‘improper and extensive political activity, repeated and willful self-dealing transactions, and failure to follow basic fiduciary obligations or to implement even elementary corporate formalities required by law.’ The lawsuit follows years of scrutiny of […]
6/14/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The New York state attorney general’s office on Thursday [6-14-18] sued President Donald Trump, three of his children and the family’s foundation, accusing the charity of wide-ranging illegal conduct including coordinating with Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign. The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, calls Mr. Trump’s foundation ‘little more than an […]
6/14/2018
MILITARY/DEMS/LAWSUIT/MILITARY/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 243rd Birthday to the @USArmy! Thank you for your bravery, sacrifices, and dedication to the U.S.A. We love you! https://t.co/XlQYstu3Vo“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 14, 2018 11:33 am […]
6/14/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “New York state’s highest court on Thursday [6-14-18] rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest bid to avoid potentially having to answer questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on his television show ‘The Apprentice.’ The state’s Court of Appeals dismissed Trump’s request to halt Summer Zervos’ lawsuit […]
6/14/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Schneiderman, who ran the Clinton campaign in New York, never had the guts to bring this ridiculous case, which lingered in their office for almost 2 years. Now he resigned his office in disgrace, and his disciples brought it when we would not settle.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 14, 2018 […]
6/14/2018
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The sleazy New York Democrats, and their now disgraced (and run out of town) A.G. Eric Schneiderman, are doing everything they can to sue me on a foundation that took in $18,800,000 and gave out to charity more money than it took in, $19,200,000. I won’t settle this case!…” –Donald Trump, […]
6/12/2018
LAWSUIT/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Russian oligarch on Monday [6-11-18] got a court to delay his fraud lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, citing the need to deal more pressing legal matters such as U.S. sanctions on his businesses and criminal trials facing Manafort. Justice O. Peter Sherwood of New […]
5/24/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [5-24-18] added several defendants to a lawsuit claiming the Persian Gulf state of Qatar hacked his email accounts and shared the contents with news organizations. Elliott Broidy, whose access to Trump has been the subject of press coverage in the United States […]
5/24/2018
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing Stormy Daniels, filed new paperwork in federal court on Thursday [5-24-18] asking a judge to allow Daniels’ lawsuit against President Donald Trump to move forward — the latest move in Avenatti’s legal campaign to depose the President. Avenatti’s request comes several weeks after a California judge […]
5/23/2018
COURTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “A federal judge in New York on Wednesday [5-23-18] ruled that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users because doing so violates their rights under the First Amendment of the Constitution. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan came in response to a lawsuit filed […]
5/23/2018
COURTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “U.S. President Donald Trump has asked New York state’s highest court to delay a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on his reality television show ‘The Apprentice’ who said he sexually harassed her, claiming immunity and denying the allegations. Trump is challenging a March 20 ruling by Justice Jennifer Schecter of […]
5/17/2018
2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday [5-17-18] rejected as ‘wild speculation’ allegations by three Americans that it conspired with Russians to disseminate their private information from hacked emails to deter them from supporting Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. A hearing in U.S. District Court for […]
5/17/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York appeals court has denied a motion by President Donald Trump’s attorney to stay the Summer Zervos defamation case pending appeal, meaning the gathering of evidence known as ‘discovery’ can move forward as both parties await a ruling on the appeal. Zervos, a former ‘Apprentice’ contestant, filed a lawsuit against […]
5/17/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York state appeals court on Thursday [5-17-18] denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to halt a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on his reality TV show ‘The Apprentice’ who accused him of making unwanted sexual advances. In a one-page order, the Appellate Division in Manhattan did not explain […]
5/15/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stormy Daniels has raised nearly a half-million dollars to fund her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, relying on contributions from a crowdfunding site. Her lawyer has repeatedly pointed to the public site as evidence that he and his client aren’t bankrolled by Trump’s political foes. But the truth is, no one knows […]
5/3/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The lawyer for one of the women suing President Donald Trump for defamation is seeking recordings of ‘The Apprentice’ from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant Summer Zervos filed a lawsuit against Trump in January 2017, in which she alleged that Trump defamed her in 2016 after she said he sexually assaulted her in […]
5/2/2018
HHS/LAWSUITS/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two organizations that support birth control filed lawsuits on Wednesday [5-2-18] seeking to block the Trump administration from shifting a federal family-planning grant program toward prioritizing groups that are faith-based and counsel abstinence.The lawsuits were filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. by Planned Parenthood and the National Family Planning & […]
5/2/2018
BUSINESS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has again asked a U.S. court to dismiss a suit accusing him of flouting constitutional safeguards against corruption by refusing to separate himself from his business empire while in office, claiming ‘absolute immunity.’ The lawsuit, filed by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia, accused Trump of […]
5/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Opening another front in the battle over immigration policy, Texas and six other states sued the federal government on Tuesday [5-1-18] in an attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The lawsuit — joined by Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia — asserts that the Obama […]
5/1/2018
CALIFORNIA/EPA/LAWSUIT/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A coalition led by California sued the Trump administration over car emissions rules on Tuesday [5-1-18], escalating a revolt against a proposed rollback of fuel economy standards that threatens to split the country’s auto market. In a lawsuit filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, […]
4/30/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stephanie Clifford, the former adult-film actress professionally known as Stormy Daniels, filed a lawsuit on Monday [4-30-18] against President Donald Trump in Manhattan federal court, accusing him of defaming her in a recent tweet. Mr. Trump posted the tweet on April 18, in response to a sketch Ms. Clifford released of a […]
4/21/2018
DEMS/GOP/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So funny, the Democrats have sued the Republicans for Winning. Now he R’s counter and force them to turn over a treasure trove of material, including Servers and Emails!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 21, 2018 1:52 pm […]
4/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/LAWSUIT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democratic National Committee sued the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the antisecrecy group WikiLeaks on Friday [4-20-18], accusing them of conspiring to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. The lawsuit alleges a wide-ranging conspiracy ahead of the election to hack into the DNC’s computer network and strategically leak the […]
4/20/2018
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge on Friday [4-20-18] signaled possible shortcomings in a request by Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to delay adult-film actress Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit over her alleged affair with the U.S. president, but stopped short of putting it on hold. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, sued last month to […]
4/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge in California said Friday [4-20-18] that he needed to hear from President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen directly before deciding whether to issue a stay in a civil lawsuit involving porn star Stormy Daniels. Daniels wants to void a contract she signed days before the 2016 general […]