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Trump's wild reveal an ominous ploy to 'goad' judge into a trap: legal expert

President Donald Trump revealed his plans Sunday to revamp a public D.C. golf course to his liking, and in doing so may be “goading” a federal judge into a trap, according to legal expert William L. Shipley . For months, Trump has floated overhauling the East Potomac Golf Links, a public golf course on federal parkland in Washington, D.C. The Trump…

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Raw Story· Oct 18, 4:50 PMTrump's wild reveal an ominous ploy to 'goad' judge into a trap: legal expert

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Trump says he will close historic D.C. golf course for 15 months of renovationsA judge last week, however, ordered a halt to his redevelopment plans until at least Oct. 26 after scolding the government for starting a large-scale tree removal at the course over a holiday weekend while providing little notice to the court or the plaintiffs trying to stop the makeover.

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Trump appears to reveal mystery map that may have 'provided evidence' against him in courtPresident Donald Trump finally revealed his master plan Sunday behind one of his beautification projects in the nation’s capital, but in doing so, appeared to share an image that some critics said could cause him legal trouble. Trump has long proposed overhauling the East Potomac Golf Links, a publicly owned golf course on federal parkland, starting work…

Raw Story9h agoWhole story →

Outrage as Florida Republicans seek to 'disenfranchise' thousands of young votersLegal experts were left outraged Saturday as the NAACP pushed back against a new Florida law that critics argue will “ disenfranchise ” thousands of young voters. “This is voter suppression!” argued attorney Karen Kenyatta Russell, the daughter of the late NBA player and civil rights activist Bill Russell , writing in a social media post Saturday.…

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Will the Supreme Court Actually Listen to Ketanji Brown Jackson on Her Biggest Expertise?On Tuesday, the Supreme Court continued its return to action with Beaird v. United States, a case about criminal sentencing.

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"The Supreme Court Should Not Have to Keep Trimming the Same Poison Ivy One Tiny Branch at a Time"A nice line from Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke.

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Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovationsA judge last week ordered a halt to Trump's plans until at least Oct. 26 after scolding the government for starting a large-scale tree removal at the course.

CNBC6h agoWhole story →

How Trump’s justice department is shattering practice of political neutrality as midterms loomFrom the attorney general stumping for Republican candidates to federal agents raiding the home of a Democratic congresswoman up for re-election, the department is violating longstanding norms Donald Trump’s justice department has aggressively inserted itself into the midterm elections in the contest’s final weeks, shattering the department’s…

The Guardian6h agoWhole story →

US Chamber of Commerce endorses Paxton over TalaricoThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Democrat James Talarico in the state’s battleground Senate contest ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “The choice is clear in Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton has been a defender of free enterprise and the pro-growth policies that empower American businesses to...

The Hill2h agoWhole story →

Trump says DC golf course ‘restoration’ to start despite judge’s order to pause plansJudge orders government to notify her by 8pm ET Sunday whether its position changed from Friday’s court filing Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that “restoration work will begin” on 15 November to a historic public golf course in Washington DC despite a federal judge’s court order to pause his plans over environmental and historic…

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