Articles Posted in US Executive Branch

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sued for Failing to Protect Eight Highly Imperiled Species Under the Endangered Species Act Updated: Published by:

On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the Center for Biological Diversity and San Francisco Baykeeper sued the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for failing to protect eight highly imperiled species in the United States. The U.S. Fish and…

California Alleges Trump Pulled Funding for Rail Project in Retaliation for Border Wall Stance Updated: Published by:

The State of California has filed a new lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the Federal Railroad Administration's sudden decision to pull almost $1 billion in funding for a planned high-speed rail connection between San Francisco and Los Angeles was payback for the state's opposition to Trump's plans to…

President Donald J. Trump Reportedly Ordered Gary Cohn and John Kelly to File United States Department of Justice Lawsuit Blocking the AT&T/Time Warner Merger Updated: Published by:

On Monday, March 4, 2019, The New Yorker published an article online written by Jane Mayer chronicling the ties between the White House and Rupert Murdoch's Fox News. The article, titled "The Making of the Fox News White House," will be published in the print edition of the March 11,…

16 States File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Emergency Declaration to Fund Border Wall Updated: Published by:

A group of 16 states, including the border states of California and New Mexico, has gone to court to challenge the Trump administration's attempt to invoke emergency powers in order to fund the construction of a border wall. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal district court in San Francisco,…

Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Challenges Roll Back of Obama-era Worker Safety Rule Updated: Published by:

The consumer advocacy non-profit organization, Public Citizen, filed a lawsuit in federal district court on January 25th, challenging the roll back of an Obama-era worker safety rule. The Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule was created to collect more complete data on workplace injuries in order to…