Wednesday, February 26, 2025

For Trump, 3 Court Losses in 90 Minutes

Three different federal judges delivered legal setbacks and slap downs to President Donald Trump in the span of an hour and a half on Tuesday ...

Posted by Corky at 02:32 PM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink

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A trio of federal judges dealt the Trump administration setbacks in separate court cases involving federal spending, refugees and foreign aid.

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-- CNBC (@cnbc.com) February 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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- In DC, Judge Loren AliKhan issued a preliminary injunction that indefinitely blocks the administration from freezing federal grants and loans.

- Shortly before AliKhan issued her ruling, a separate jurist in the DC federal courthouse " Judge Amir Ali " ordered the Trump administration to pay foreign aid-related money owed to government contractors and nonprofit groups by Wednesday night, amid the legal fight over the freezing of USAID and State Department funds.

- Meanwhile, across the country in Washington state, a federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that halts Trump's executive order suspending refugee admissions and funding.

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3 Strikes is normally Out... but not for King Tramp.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-26 12:55 PM

Another?

Musk's ex-Twitter workers win severance over layoff after fork in the road' email
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... Former Twitter employees are scoring early victories in legal challenges to Elon Musk's mass layoffs when he bought the company in 2022.

Four ex-Twitter workers have prevailed in a recent series of closed-door arbitration proceedings over claims they were illegally denied severance, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. More than two years ago, Musk asked Twitter employees in an email with the subject line "A Fork in the Road" to either commit to an "extremely hardcore" work environment or leave the company. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-26 03:13 PM

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#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-26 04:09 PM

Three smackdowns won't phase Trump one bit. He's just testing his boundaries. The Ace he has up his sleeve is the U.S. Supreme Court. If they dare.

Hold on tight. The real war to save democracy isn't even off the launch pad yet.

#4 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-02-26 06:18 PM

#2 | Posted by LampLighter

^ This. ^

Save money? These firings will end up costing FAR more. Especially with Unions involved. I mean they already are costing us I am sure in inefficiencies and vacancies in jobs needed to make things happen.

Note: I am not saying that trimming employee headcount in the government is necessarily bad. What is bad is the vindictive, haphazard and false accusations coming with these firings. There is no plan, rhyme or reason for what they are doing.

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-02-26 06:18 PM

At least 3 employees from HHS and SSA fired by DOGE have killed themselves

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-26 06:24 PM

DEATH TO .....

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-26 07:08 PM

@#6

Got a link?

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-26 07:25 PM

"At least 3 employees from HHS and SSA fired by DOGE have killed themselves"

Defensive use of guns. Defending America from the leeches and parasites.
--Repubilcans

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-02-26 07:35 PM

PETE @ #5

Trump needs $4.5 TRILLION and he needs it NOW!

There's not a thought in his head about who he has to trample to get it. Trump is just living in the moment.

The budget showdown is March 4th and he's sweating bullets.

The country is finally getting the lowdown on Trump which will probably put GOP congresscritters skating on thin ice in the midterms ~~ that is, if we still have a congress in two years.

#10 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-02-26 08:10 PM

Optimists.
The playbook being executed has been successful in Russia and Hungary, most notably, and in other nations as well.
We aren't even close.

#11 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-26 08:53 PM

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