
Judge Blocks Trump Push To Cut Funding to Public Schools Over Diversity Programs
The judge said there is reason to believe the department’s actions amount to a violation of teachers’ free speech rights.
Two Major Law Firms Urge Judges to Permanently Block Trump’s Executive Orders
A lawyer who presented arguments on behalf of one of the law firms told a judge “the entire executive order is retaliatory.”
Head of NAACP Disinvited From Speaking to Texas State Bar Over Suit Against Trump Administration
At issue is a lawsuit the NAACP and other civil rights and education groups filed in March against President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department.
Jury Finds The New York Times Did Not Libel Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict. A judge and a different jury had reached the same conclusion about Palin’s defamation claims in 2022.
Harvard Sues Trump Administration To Stop the Freeze of More Than $2 Billion in Grants
The suit called the funding freeze “arbitrary and capricious,” saying it violated its First Amendment rights and the statutory provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Law Firms, Universities, Civil Society Groups in Trump’s Sights for Punitive Action
The president’s remarks began to confirm what advocacy groups have been quietly warning: Trump’s campaign of retribution is coming next for them.