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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Big Bend border wall construction

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to clear the way for border wall construction to resume around Texas’s Big Bend region. Solicitor General D. John Sauer called a lower judge’s block on the construction “baseless” and said it disrupts the government’s ability to secure a quarter of the southern border. “Such judicial...

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend regionThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court injunction that temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and related infrastructure in the Big Bend Sector.

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New Mexico judge reduces jury’s penalty against Meta to $25 billionIn September, a jury asked Meta to pay $219 billion — what would have been the nation’s largest civil penalty on record — for misleading the 1.4 million users of the platform who reside in the state.

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Top DOJ official asks judges to step aside from immigration casesA top official at the Justice Department is attempting to disqualify two Minnesota federal judges from a pair of cases related to immigration.

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Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook usersA New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties Wednesday after a jury found in September that the social media giant misled users about their data privacy. Why it matters: The penalties come nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal first broke and signal that Big Tech can face significant financial consequences for…

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let Big Bend border wall project resumeThe emergency appeal seeks to resume work on the project, which opponents argue is a waste of money due to low illegal immigration in the area and could harm scenic landscapes.

The Texas Tribune2h agoWhole story →

DOJ begs judge to hide Dem raid warrant that's not 'fully executed' until after midtermsPresident Donald Trump's Justice Department asked a judge for a delay that would keep the warrant for the unusual raid on the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) secret through the midterm elections. Lawyers in U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office asked Chief Judge James Boasberg in a motion filed Wednesday to push back the deadlines for answering three…

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Judge rips Trump ally’s ‘clearly intentional’ deception with historic penalty: reportA judge unloaded on a company run by one of President Donald Trump's most powerful tech allies for years of deliberate deception. New Mexico state court Judge Francis Mathew ordered Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms to pay a $25 billion civil penalty for misleading the public about Facebook's privacy practices after the Cambridge Analytica scandal,…

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UK Chancellor to Court Entrepreneurs with Cuts to RegulationChancellor of the Exchequer John Healey will aim his first budget later this month at “bloody-minded entrepreneurs” by cutting the cost of business, he said in an interview.

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New York body armor prohibition struck down by judgeAccording to a Trump-appointed judge, bullet-proof vests and other types body armor are “arms” protected under the Second Amendment.

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend regionThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court injunction that temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and related infrastructure in the Big Bend Sector.

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Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Border Wall in Texas' Big Bend RegionWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region.

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Judge halts border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region for nowA federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop border wall construction at Big Bend National ParkA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately stop construction of a border wall at Big Bend National Park. The project through the n

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Big Bend border barrier construction stopped by federal courtA federal judge on Friday put a stop to any further construction of a border barrier in the Big Bend region.

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Trump asks SCOTUS to bulldoze roadblocks for Big Bend border wallPresident Trump’s Big Bend border wall project has drawn consternation from locals and environmentalists who fear the government’s operations will disrupt the remote habitat.

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Border (1)A federal judge temporarily halted border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region in response to one of several lawsuits by landowners and conservationists.

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Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall ConstructionEL PASO—Federal Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction Friday to halt construction on the border wall in Texas’ expansive Big Bend sector, including the national and state parks. Cardone read a brief order from the bench after hearing more than four hours of testimony from conservation groups and residents of the Big Bend region, […]

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