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News: 2026
January 13. CBS News: Minnesota faith, union, community leaders call for economic blackout on Jan. 23 .
January 16. Luis Feliz Leon: Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
January 20. Daniel Hunter: What’s it going to take to get to mass strikes? General strikes can have a tremendous impact, but to succeed they require an organized majority, networks of solidarity and resources to weather repression .
January 22. Sarah Lazare: How One Minnesota Union Is Helping Members Survive the Federal Siege .
February 12. Michael Sainato: ‘Standing up for our workers’: US unions raise thousands for victims of ICE crackdown .
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February 27. The New York Times: A Union Takes On Musk via Tesla’s Stock: The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring some of the carmaker’s biggest shareholders as the tech mogul’s cost-cutting influence in Washington sets off alarm bells .
April 1. Democracy Now! A Blueprint for Resisting Trump Education Cuts? Chicago Teachers Reach “Powerful” Tentative Contract .
May 12. Karen Zraick: Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. The Agriculture Department pledged to restore online climate information that farmers said helped them do business, but which officials had deleted .
July 14. NBC: ‘It’s got to stop.’ Farmworkers call for 3-day strike after ICE arrests in Ventura County .
August 18. Paul Ortiz: Latinx Workers Are Organizing Fierce Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda .
September 1. Brett Wilkins: Americans Take to the Streets for 1,000+ ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Labor Day Rallies .
September 2. K. Starling: A 1000 Labor Day Protests: A Wrap-Up. From towns to capitols, thousands rose with one cry, “Put workers over billionaires!”
October 18. Natalie Oganesyan: WGA West President Michele Mulroney Delivers Speech At No Kings Protest: “When Our Words Are Powerful, We Cannot Be Silenced.”
October 19. Michael Sainato: How are unions pushing back against Trump’s attacks on labor and layoffs? Unions are battling in court to halt firings and ensure workers retain their collective bargaining rights .
October 22. Rachel Leingang: Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings: Leaders of groups behind mass protests against Trump administration map out their vision .
October 29. Labor Notes: How to Build a Union Culture that Welcomes Immigrant Members .
November 26. Daniel Miller: Why outrage is erupting over Trump plan to exclude nursing from ‘professional’ designation .
November 29. Jeremy Lindenfeld: ICE Is Targeting Workers. Here’s How Employers and Unions Are Fighting Back .
December 2. Steve Ford: American nurses begin fightback against Trump education cuts .
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Am I Next : Through projections, billboards, and visual storytelling, the campaign brings real faces and truths into public view—reminding us that when one voice is silenced, all voices are at risk.
Committee for the First Amendment : The Committee for the First Amendment is a large collective of artists, storytellers, and cultural leaders standing together to defend free expression against government repression, industry complicity, and intimidation.
Fall of Freedom : Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation .
News: 2026
January 9. The Guardian: Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump ‘takeover.’
January 10. Chloe Veltman & Ivy Buck: Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits .
January 14. Elizabeth Blair: MLK Day concert held annually at the Kennedy Center for 23 years is relocating .
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March 5. Michael Paulson: ‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover .
May 20. Larisha Paul: Neil Young Stands With Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen in Trump’s Musician War: ‘You Work for Us.’
June 27. Tom Latchem: White House Absolutely Fuming Over Sculpture Showing Trump Dancing With Epstein .
June 27. Camille Freestone: In Paris, Willy Chavarria Was Singularly, Powerfully Political: Chavarria used beautiful designs and impactful art to speak out about the brutality happening right now in the U.S .
July 7. Isa Farfan: Massive Mural of Ashamed Statue of Liberty Emerges in France .
July 10. Gary Graff: ‘If You Support Anything, Let It Be Justice’: Tom Morello Talks ICE Protest Song ‘Pretend You Remember Me.’
August 18. Pablo Manríquez: Chance the Rapper Takes Aim at ICE in Fiery New Song .
August 30. Chloe Veltman: Musicians show support for longtime Utah violinist detained by ICE .
October 6. Julia Ornedo: MAGA Melts Down as Country Star Bashes ICE in New Song: Conservatives weren’t happy about a teaser for a new Zach Bryan song .
October 15. Tessa Solomon: Leading Artists Call for Nationwide Resistance Against ‘Authoritarian Forces.’
October 16. Helen Stoilas: Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge .
October 17. Samantha Swindler: ‘Craftivism’ draws knitters, crocheters to Portland ICE protests .
October 18. Natalie Oganesyan: WGA West President Michele Mulroney Delivers Speech At No Kings Protest: “When Our Words Are Powerful, We Cannot Be Silenced.”
November 20. Helen Stoilas: Artists Across the U.S. Are Staging Hundreds of Events to Protest Authoritarianism: Some 600 events are taking place as part of Fall of Freedom—here’s what’s happening this weekend .
November 21. Anastasia Tsioulcas: Artists respond to a cultural squeeze during the ‘Fall of Freedom.’
November 26. Naomi Klein: Surrealism Against Fascism: A century ago, artists who survived the trenches captured humanity’s capacity for destruction. What can they teach us about confronting the far-right in a new age of genocide?
December 10. Mallory Carra: Gen Zine: DIY publications find new life as a form of resistance against Trump .
December 20. Victoria Namkung: ‘Am I Next?’ protest art in downtown LA boldly asks who’s safe from ICE. Public exhibition, featuring billboard-sized portraits projected onto buildings, calls attention to Trump administration’s attacks on civil liberties .
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January 22. The Late Show: Jane Fonda On America’s Slide Into Authoritarianism .
March 27. David Smith: ‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media .
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February 14. Adrian Horton and Benjamin Lee: Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover .
February 20. Praveena Somasundaram: Ex-NFL player arrested after protesting MAGA during city council meeting .
February 23. Hilary Lewis: Jane Fonda Calls for Actors to “Resist” and “Project an Inspiring View of the Future” Amid Current Political Climate .
February 14, 2023. Paul Engler: Harnessing the enormous untapped power of celebrity to help social movements. Building on the long legacy of activist entertainers, here are five ways movements for justice and famous supporters can partner to promote change .
March 17. Jonathan Bernstein: ‘Closing Time’: Semisonic Respond to Their Song Being Used as Anti-Immigrant Propaganda .
May 20. Larisha Paul: Neil Young Stands With Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen in Trump’s Musician War: ‘You Work for Us.’
June 27. Camille Freestone: In Paris, Willy Chavarria Was Singularly, Powerfully Political: Chavarria used beautiful designs and impactful art to speak out about the brutality happening right now in the U.S .
July 10. Gary Graff: ‘If You Support Anything, Let It Be Justice’: Tom Morello Talks ICE Protest Song ‘Pretend You Remember Me.’
August 18. Pablo Manríquez: Chance the Rapper Takes Aim at ICE in Fiery New Song .
September 15. Minyvonne Burke: ‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder criticized ICE and shouted for ‘free Palestine’ in Emmy speech .
October 1. Adrian Horton: Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group backed by her father during the McCarthy era: In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support .
October 1. Anastasia Tsioulcas: Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech .
October 6. Julia Ornedo: MAGA Melts Down as Country Star Bashes ICE in New Song: Conservatives weren’t happy about a teaser for a new Zach Bryan song .
October 15. Mary Kate Carr: Michael Moore, Ava DuVernay, John Legend and more join artistic Trump protest: “Fall Of Freedom” will stage a series of creative programs under the banner of resistance .
October 16. Mandy Taheri: Joe Rogan Warns Trump Deploying Troops in US Is ‘Dangerous Precedent.’
October 17. Ben Beaumont-Thomas: Pop star Reneé Rapp delivers expletive-filled rant against Ice and Donald Trump .
November 8. Marina Dunbar: Olivia Rodrigo condemns Trump administration’s use of her music for ‘racist, hateful propaganda.’
November 14. Ron Dicker: Star Fighter Savagely Craps On Trump’s White House UFC Event In Obscene Rant: “To fight in front of them seems like some f**king ‘Hunger Games’ type of f**king s**t,” he said .
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News: 2026
January 8. Daniel Hunter: Honoring the many responses to Renee Nicole Good’s murder .
January 9. Joe Nelson: Anti-ICE protesters stage sit-in at Twin Cities Target store: It’s the latest in a string of protests directed at Target amid the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota .
January 9. The Nation: Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping .
January 10. Lex McMenamin and Marina Dunbar: More than 1,000 events planned in US after ICE shooting in Minneapolis .
January 12. The Washington Post: They say they’re monitoring ICE arrests. Feds say they’re breaking the law: Volunteer efforts to track and protest federal immigration enforcement are in the spotlight after the killing of Renée Good in Minneapolis last week .
January 13. Nicole Charky-Chami: Whistleblower drops ‘largest ever’ ICE leak to unmask agents: ‘The last straw.’
January 14. Umme Hoque & Daniel Hunter: Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE .
January 14. Lauren Goode: Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet .
January 14. Matthew Gault: How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE .
January 14. Alan Taylor: Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE .
January 16. Binta Kanteh: In Minneapolis’ Cedar Riverside, a group of mothers protect neighbors from ICE: As part of the Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance, “Mamas of Cedar” patrol the neighborhood, educate residents of their rights and provide food for those who need it .
January 20. Clay Masters & Gretchen Brown: Observing ICE agents is ‘a de-escalation tactic,’ sociologist says .
January 20. Alyssa Oursler: ‘2020 never ended’: how Black Lives Matter organizing taught Minneapolis to handle ICE surge .
January 24. Fabiola Cineas: ‘We need Target to stand up’: activists in Minneapolis press retailer amid ICE arrests at its stores .
January 24. David Martin Davies: Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos .
January 29. Fabiola Cineas: ‘ICE Out’ strike and protests: what to know about demonstrations across the US. Hundreds of actions are set to take place across the country on 30 and 31 January to protest against ICE violence .
January 30. Christopher Mathias: Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity.’
January 31. Fabiola Cineas: More than 300 anti-ICE protests planned across US this weekend .
February 1. Rachel Leingang: ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the country’: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE .
February 2. MPR News: Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers .
February 3. Barbara Rodriguez: ‘We have to keep showing up for each other’: In Minnesota, caregiving is a form of resistance: School pickups, diaper runs and mutual aid funds are central to how many Minnesotans are challenging the militarization of their state .
February 4. Jon Collins: Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved .
February 10. Alex Baumhardt: Native activists set up prayer camp outside Minneapolis ICE detention center .
February 13. Olivia Rosane: As Amazon Ditches Flock, Protesters Call On It to Go Further and ‘Dump’ ICE .
February 16. Lex McMenamin: ICE-free zones and blocked liquor licenses: US cities fight back against immigration raids .
February 20. Brian Merchant: Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras .
February 23. Emily Allen: Maine ICE observers say agents threatened to put them on ‘domestic terrorist’ watchlist: Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan have filed a federal suit accusing agents of recording them while they were observing immigration raids, violating their First Amendment rights .
February 24. Lex McMenamin: She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too. Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid .
March 4. Richard Luscombe: Half of Americans back abolishing ICE amid Trump crackdown, poll finds .
March 5. Arthur Allen & Kate Wells: When ICE came, Minneapolis created underground health networks. Should other cities?
March 6. Fabiola Cineas: How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades.’
March 10. Emily Opilo: Baltimore City Council looks ready to ban cooperation with ICE .
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February 28. Dorany Pineda & Elliot Spagat: Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area: Before dawn this week, dozens of volunteers spread across Los Angeles to look for immigration officers .
March 21. Kevin Foster: Portland is building a model for migrant solidarity under Trump: As ICE raids ramp up across the country, Portland’s Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective is building trust and community through mutual aid .
March 25. Jeff Abbott: ‘No nos vamos, aquí estamos’: Hundreds in El Paso march against Trump’s anti-immigrant policies .
March 29. Jose Iglesias & Milena Malaver: See the scene as hundreds protest ‘inhumane’ conditions outside Krome detention center .
June 8. The New York Times: Tensions Flare Between Protesters and Law Enforcement in L.A.: Police scuffled with crowds protesting President Trump’s immigration crackdown. California leaders demanded that Mr. Trump withdraw National Guard troops from Los Angeles .
June 9. Tori Apodaca & Richard Ramos: Sacramento protesters demand end to ICE raids, stand in solidarity with Los Angeles .
June 19. Rory Carroll & Daniel Trotta: LA Dodgers say they denied immigration agents access to Dodger Stadium parking lot .
June 30. Stephen Prager: Environmental and Indigenous Groups Mobilize to Stop ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: “This scheme is not only cruel, it threatens the Everglades ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect,” said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades .
July 1. Robert McCoy: ICE-Tracking App Skyrockets in Popularity After Trump Team Freaks Out. ICEBlock, an app that alerts users to nearby ICE presence, has launched to the top of the App Store .
July 3. Reece Rogers: Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third-most-downloaded iPhone app .
July 10. Billal Rahman: ICE Employee Quits: ‘Had To Make a Moral Decision.’
July 11. Natalia Gevara: How Organizers in California’s Central Valley Are Fighting ICE Raids and Deportations .
July 14. NBC: ‘It’s got to stop.’ Farmworkers call for 3-day strike after ICE arrests in Ventura County .
August 7. Janette Villafana: The Secret Brigade Hanging Defiant Messages Over One of L.A.’s Busiest Freeways .
August 13. Emma Uber & Lauren Morello: Checkpoint with ICE agents met by protesters in D.C .
August 20. Kimmy Yam: Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center .
August 30. Chloe Veltman: Musicians show support for longtime Utah violinist detained by ICE .
September. Julia Lurie: Inside the Scrappy Network of Volunteers Protecting Their Neighbors From ICE: On the ground with the Fuerza rapid response team in Waltham, Massachusetts .
September 19. Brianna Tucker & Amy B Wang: Congressional candidate thrown to ground during protest outside ICE facility: Kat Abughazaleh, 26, a Democrat running for the 9th Congressional District seat in Illinois, was among the demonstrators who clashed with federal agents .
September 19. Jaclyn Diaz: What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests .
September 20. Gerardo Zavala: California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers’ identities .
September 22. 404 Media: We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract .
September 21. Eric Westervelt & Jessica Pupovac: In Chicago, ICE actions are triggering a new wave of political activism .
October 3. Bobby Allyn: Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House’s request to remove ICE tracking app .
October 5. David Edwards: ‘Very difficult situation’: Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms .
October 7. Jack Jenkins: In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom: Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who would Jesus deport?’
October 9. Jack Jenkins: Judge bars ICE from taking some violent actions against religious activists, journalists .
October 10. Sophie Sherry & Mariah Woelfel: Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her.’
October 16. Jazmine Ulloa: She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE. Lawyers argue that the agency’s new policies have led to the detention and removal of victims of domestic violence and trafficking, despite their legal protections .
October 16. Joseph Cox: Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials .
October 17. Samantha Swindler: ‘Craftivism’ draws knitters, crocheters to Portland ICE protests .
October 24. Ryan Grenoble: ‘Polka-Dot Dress Lady’ Emerges As NYC’s Anti-ICE Folk Hero .
October 27. Alexandria Jacobson: ‘Is it safe?’ How one Chicago coffee shop took a stand against the ‘monsters’ of ICE .
October 28. Malavika Kannan: The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE. Meet Angelica Vargas, one of the most prominent of a new kind of activist: the ICE chaser .
November 6. Reema Saleh: Families Rally After Feds Take Chicago Daycare Teacher: ‘We Are Filled With Rage’: Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers .
November 8. Kelly Hayes: In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together: “Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed,” says Mariame Kaba .
November 12. Heather Cherone: Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces .
November 13. Siri Chilukurii: ‘MigraWatch’ trainings to ‘Whistlemania’ events: Chicagoans fight back against ICE raids .
November 17. Gwynne Hogan: As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles: Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm .
November 17. Dalfred Jones: Community groups train volunteers to monitor Border Patrol operations in Charlotte .
November 18. Spencer Chrisman & Akim Powell: Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation .
November 19. Amanda Ulrich: Inside the dawn patrols where San Diego teachers track ICE: ‘We have to resist.’ With students terrified and arrests rising, educators turn activists – scanning streets, sharing alerts and defending the right to feel safe .
November 19. Odette Yousef: Grassroots resistance swells in the wake of the immigration crackdown in Chicago .
November 20. Jack Jenkins: Catholic clergy, nuns sue Trump admin over Communion access for ICE detainees .
November 20. Odette Yousef: As immigration crackdowns move on, Chicago group aims to share resistance techniques .
November 20. Ben Feuerherd: US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island .
November 26. Jessica Corbett: Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday: The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target .
November 29. Jeremy Lindenfeld: ICE Is Targeting Workers. Here’s How Employers and Unions Are Fighting Back .
November 30. Richard Hall & Rebecca Schneid: New Yorkers Appear to Foil ICE Raid Before It Begins, Highlighting Challenges for Trump in Nation’s Immigrant Capital .
November 30. Arun Venugopal & Louis C. Hochman: After protesters block ICE in Chinatown, NYC immigrant advocates pledge more resistance .
December 3. John Stanton: New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units .
December 8. Emily Cataneo: ‘We’ll need to see a warrant’: the group teaching businesses a vital tool to fight ICE raids .
December 8. Bobby Allyn: ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and ‘unlawful threats.’
December 8. Holly Bartholomew: Hundreds of Washington County students stage walkout over ICE activity .
December 8. Rachel Handley: ‘Go somewhere else’: Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store .
December 9. Hamilton Nolan: New Orleans Is Watching You, Fuckers. As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds .
December 9. Jon Collins: Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block .
December 11. Sanya Mansoor: They’re the Heat on ICE: Stopping federal agents on Canal Street was just the start: Inside a resistance movement .
December 12. Iris Kim: ‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE .
December 12. Hunter Walker: The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court .
December 15. Hunter Walker: Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation .
December 15. Jonathan Bach: Portlanders demand return of ICE-tracking app outside downtown Apple store .
December 16. Hunter Walker: Secretive Rapid Response Networks Are Operating in Communities ‘Terrorized’ By ICE Raids .
December 16. Cole Sullivan: ‘ICE was here.’ Dallas church sends immigration message with Christmas nativity .
December 17. Victoria Bouloubasis: In Durham, North Carolina, neighbors are protecting neighbors from ICE: ‘We care for each other.’
December 17. Alex Cox: Louisiana volunteer group brings groceries to families fearing immigration crackdown .
December 18. Julia Carrie Wong: Ordinary Americans are fighting back against ICE: ‘We’re going to outlast them.’
December 20. Brittny Mejia and Clara Harter: Jury acquits L.A. man who towed immigration agent’s car during TikTok influencer’s arrest .
December 24. Olivia George: A Maryland parking lot becomes a hub of ICE resistance .
December 24. Alice Hutton: Boston taps into ‘spirit of rebellion’ as it resists ICE’s immigration crackdown .
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January 14. Nature: US science in 2026: five themes that will dominate Trump’s second year .
January 20. Virginia Gewin: ‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers .
January 26. Nature: Trump one year on: How six US researchers plan to protect science amid chaos and cuts .
January 30. Nicholas Liu: Scientists resist Trump’s war on climate data .
February 10. Elizabeth Gibney & Max Kozlov: Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent .
March 5. The Association for Psychological Science: This American Moment Calls for Psychologists to Think Differently .
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February 6. Union of Concerned Scientists: The Trump Administration Is Targeting Science. The Scientific Integrity Act Could Help Protect It .
February 25. Scientific American: ‘ Stand Up for Science’ Rallies Will Protest Trump Attacks on Research .
May 28. Jeff Tollefson & Dan Garisto: Trump’s call for ‘gold-standard science’ has prompted an outcry: Thousands have signed an open letter against the US president’s latest order, anxious about political interference in science .
June 5. Virginia Gewin:‘We were ready for this’: meet the scientists suing the Trump administration to reinstate terminated grants. Judge sets court date to hear the US government detail how termination directives were made.
June 9. Jocelyn Kaiser: NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization .
June 10. Shelby Bradford: NIH Scientists Issue ‘Bethesda Declaration’ to Protest Research Politicization .
June 17. Flora Graham: Judge orders the restoration of hundreds of NIH grants
June 17. Katie Langin: U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers.
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July 21. Jackie Wattles: In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency .
July 21. The New York Times: Read the NASA ‘Voyager Declaration’ Letter of Dissent .
August 1. Dharna Noor & Oliver Milman: Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation .
August 7. Jeff Tollefson: Outrage over Trump team’s climate report spurs researchers to fight back .
August 13. Dharna Noor: Scientists rush to bolster climate finding Trump administration aims to undo .
August 26. Evan Bush: The ‘Mozart of Math’ rarely speaks about politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that. UCLA’s Terence Tao called the Trump administration’s actions an “existential threat” to academic research in the U.S .
August 26. Dan Charles: Pushed out by Trump, New Jersey ecologist launches bid for Congress: Megan O’Rourke hopes to be a voice for science, also touts her blue-collar roots .
August 28. Brandy Zadrozny: CDC employees walk out to rally in support of ousted leaders .
August 28. The Washington Post: CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives .
August 30. Eric Holthaus: Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump: Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission .
September 15. Jules Barbati-Dajches: As Scientists Raise the Alarm, Trump Administration Attacks Continue .
September 16. Gretchen Goldman: Science Must Go On: How Courageous Scientists Are Meeting the Moment .
October 6. Rhitu Chatterjee: Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary .
October 7. U.S. surgeons general: Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today .
October 7. PBS: Authors of ‘Science Under Siege’ warn of concerted effort to discredit science .
October 16. The Union of Concerned Scientists: It’s Time to Confront the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism .
October 17. Holden Thorp: Focusing on constructive things to do for American science: Time to let go of the idea that the administrators are going to lead us out of this alone .
October 20. Nature: How scientists are pushing back against Trump’s funding ‘deal’ for universities .
November 13. Pamela Worth: Ask a Scientist: How Is the Scientific Community Meeting This Moment?
December 8. Union of Concerned Scientists: Court Orders Trump Administration to Release Records of Secret Group That Wrote Report Attacking Climate Science .
December 15. Nature: How 2025 showcased the power and resilience of science: There were huge disruptions to the global scientific enterprise this year — but immense bright spots for health, discovery, innovation and research collaboration .
December 20. Scott Neuman: Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center .
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News: 2026
January 12. Alexandria Jacobson: ‘A rage inside of me’: Vietnam vet who jabbed Trump joins protests after ICE killing .
January 30. Julia Lurie: Federal Agents Just Arrested an Army Veteran—After He Protested ICE Outside a Church .
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January 31. Leo Shane III: Vets group blasts Trump plane crash comments as ‘shameful .’
February 26. Tara Copp & Carla K. Johnson: VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care .
March 5. Ben Finley & Stephen Groves: Veterans are speaking out on the Trump administration’s plans to cut the VA’s budget .
March 7. Steve Early & Suzanne Gordon: Veterans Are Starting to Mobilize Against Trump’s Cuts .
March 24. Stephen Groves: Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance .
June 20. Alina Hartounian: The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol .
June 6. Leo Shane III: ‘Unite for Vets’ rally calls for Trump to abandon planned cuts at VA .
June 6. Abby Vesoulis: These Veterans Fought for the US. Now They’re Fighting Trump’s VA Cuts.The Trump administration has proposed eliminating 15 percent of the Department of Veterans Affairs workforce.
June 6. Michael Embrich: Veterans Are Marching Against Trump. Here’s Why: America’s heroes have had enough of Donald Trump’s mass firings and Pete Hegseth’s diversity purge at the Pentagon .
June 6. Thomas Novelly: ‘You Deserve Better’: Veterans Rally on National Mall Against Trump Cuts .
June 9. Ed Pilkington: Trump LA protest response risks turning US military into political force, veterans warn: Memo authorising the military to be deployed against anticipated protests is pre-emptive act – a first for the US .
June 13. Sophie Clark: US Veterans Oppose Trump’s ‘Illegal’ Takeover Of National Guard .
June 14. Rebecca Schneid: Veterans Speak Out Against Trump’s Military Parade: ‘It Feels Gross’ .
June 6. Max Burns: Republican lawmakers are dangling a sword over thousands of VA workers. GOP lawmakers are discovering there’s such a thing as asking too much of America’s veterans.
June 6. Aaron Glantz: Veterans protest against Trump cuts at DC rally: ‘Promises made to us have come under attack.’ More than 200 actions held across US today, organizers said, as VA officials claim cuts won’t affect healthcare or benefits .
July 12. Hope Hodge Seck: Is the US Military Poised to Experience a New Surge in Conscientious Objectors?
August 29. Sophie Rosenthal & Jordan Fischer: Prosecutors file criminal charges against veteran who burned US flag outside White House: Jay Carey, 54, of North Carolina, said he was protesting an executive order from President Donald Trump attempting to ban flag burning .
October 1. George Chidi: Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals .
October 3. Cam’ron Hardy: Veterans, Who Saw One of Their Own Arrested by ICE and Charged, Say Feds Are Undermining Democracy .
October 13. Aaron Glantz: Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests: Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments .
October 20. Aaron Glantz: Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured .
November. This Veterans Day: Stand with vets and take action against corruption and tyranny .
November 20. Isabela Dias: Meet the Veteran Who Chases ICE on a Scooter: Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable .
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January 14. Isaac Stanley-Becker: Denmark’s Army Chief Says He’s Ready to Defend Greenland: Danish forces are moving to the island to show NATO—and Trump—that they’re serious about security .
January 15. Isaac Stanley-Becker: The Sacrifice of the Danes: After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump .
January 16. Amy Hawkins: Canada PM hails strategic partnership with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’: Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from US .
January 16. The Associated Press: Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products .
January 20. Reuters: Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries .
January 27. Angela Giuffrida & Jakub Krupa: A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics: Milan mayor says agents ‘not welcome’ in co-host city and Italy can take care of security itself .
January 27. Jon Henly: ‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies .
January 27. The Associated Press: India and the EU clinch the ‘mother of all deals’ in a historic trade agreement .
January 29. Chris Walker: Momentum Builds in Europe for Boycott of US-Hosted World Cup Games .
January 29. Ravinder Kaur: The post-US world is already taking shape – look at the massive EU-India trade deal .
January 31. Brian Mann: Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach .
January 31. The Guardian: Milan protesters denounce ICE unit at Winter Olympics and ‘creeping fascism’ in US .
March 2. Sam Jones: Spain denies US permission to use jointly operated bases to attack Iran .
March 13. Ashifa Kassam: Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN panel says .
March 16. Jennifer Rankin & Lorenzo Tondo: European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz .
March 31. Lauren Kent: Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help .
April 1. Tim Ross & Eva Hartog: Trump’s rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him .
April 2. Ana Swanson: Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump .
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February 11. Dan Lamothe: Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout .
March 18. Max Saltman: Old US-Canada relationship is ‘over,’ warns Canadian prime minister .
March 20. David Pugliese: Facing Trump’s threats, Canada shifts defense links away from US .
March 23. The Washington Post: Trump turbulence leads allies to rethink reliance on U.S. weapons: European capitals are reviewing vulnerabilities and want to wean themselves from dependence on American weapons .
March 25. AP News: Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe .
March 25. Aparajita Ghosh: Trump’s tariffs have ignited a wave of economic defiance in Canada .
March 26. Chandelis Duster: Some European countries and Canada issue advisories for travelers to the U.S .
March 27. Marina Dunbar: Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war .
March 28. Graig Graziosi: U.S. officials went door-to-door in Greenland to find anyone who wanted to be visited by the Vances. They found no one .
March 29. Harry Taylor: Protesters picket London Tesla showroom on global anti-Musk day .
April 16. Peter Beaumont: China trade war poses threat to US arms firms’ rare earths supply, analysts warn: Chinese restrictions could affect more than a dozen defence and aerospace firms and give Beijing ‘crucial advantage .’
April 16. The Guardian: Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump .
April 23. Politico: Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them .
May 3. Francis Agustin: Australia’s Labor Party, buoyed by anti-Trump bump, wins landslide reelection
May 5. Liz Alderman: Buy American? No Thanks, Europe Says, as Tariff Backlash Grows A shifting perception of the United States amid President Trump’s trade war is prompting Europeans to pivot decisively away from U.S. goods and services .
May 6. YouTube:French Senator criticizes Trump
June 3. The Associated Press: Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia, and to Trump
June 11. Roger Cohen: A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis. In biting verbal assaults viewed by millions, Claude Malhuret has issued a scathing critique of the American president, bringing a lifetime of experience to bear.
June 12. Frank Langfitt: Majorities in key U.S. allies have no confidence in Trump’s global leadership
June 27. Leyland Cecco: University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions. Pact will help international students finish their studies amid Harvard’s legal battle with Trump administration .
July 7. Isa Farfan: Massive Mural of Ashamed Statue of Liberty Emerges in France .
July 16. Robert Tait: Hungary opposition figures urge Democrats to organize against autocratic takeover by Trump: Forum speakers said Donald Trump’s second term resembles strongman Viktor Orbán’s first years in power .
July 26. Libby Brooks: ‘People have seen through him and he’s not welcome’: Scotland tees up for Trump visit .
August 27. Jeffrey Gettleman & Maya Tekeli: Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over a Reported ‘Influence Operation’ in Greenland .
August 31. Christian Shepherd: China tries to use Trump turmoil to unite leaders against U.S.-led order: Twenty leaders — including from Russia, Iran and India — will gather for a forum, part of Beijing’s efforts to be seen as a reliable counterweight to the U.S .
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January 5. Ed Pilkington: Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns .
January 20. The Washington Post: ‘Morally acceptable’ for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says: Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the Catholic archdiocese for the U.S. military, expressed concern at President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force .
January 29. John Publius: ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed .
March 17. NPR: Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, resigns citing Iran war .
April 4. Alaina Demopoulos: #MilitaryTok reactions to Iran war stray from White House messaging: ‘Now I’m regretting everything.’
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January 24. Stephen Losey: Trump tariffs could backfire on military, some experts warn .
February 11. Courtney Kube: Defense Secretary Hegseth booed and heckled by military families protesting DEI push .
February 24. PBS: Retired rear admiral fears Trump replacing military leaders with those ‘loyal to him’ .
February 27. AP News: Former defense chiefs call for congressional hearings on Trump’s firing of senior military leaders .
February 27. Lawfare: Trump’s Military Purge Spells Trouble for Democracy and Defense .
March 19. Michael Kunzelman: Judge blocks Trump order banning trans troops from military service .
March 24. Military Times: One of last surviving Tuskegee Airmen criticizes Trump’s DEI purge .
April 15. Mohar Chatterjee: Pentagon’s ‘SWAT team of nerds’ resigns en masse
April 17. Karen Jowers: Military families challenge Trump’s stricter federal voting rules .
May 25. Abigail Hauslohner & Emily Wax-Thibodeaux: Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection .
June 10. Mary Louise Kelly: Retired Marine Corps leader concerned about military deployment in LA .
June 12, Steve Beynon: Army Officials Pushed Back on Pop-Up MAGA Shop Ahead of Fort Bragg Trump Speech
June 16. Frank Langfitt: Military parade and No Kings protests: A split screen of a divided America
June 17. Amicus brief from the Ninth Circuit: Military Leaders to Trump: End LA’s occupation. We aren’t a domestic police force .
July 4. Liza Featherstone: Soldiers Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Abuses: On the Fourth of July, members of the military are calling on Congress to protect service members who disobey the president’s immoral or unlawful orders .
August 12. Aaron Blake: The thing Trump’s generals feared about him could now be arriving .
October 1. George Chidi: Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals .
October 4. Robert Mackey: Fired national security prosecutor warns colleagues in note on way out: Michael Ben’Ary says he was fired based on a social media post by a January 6 conspiracy theorist .
October 16. Doug Krugman: I resigned from the military because of Trump: I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution .
November 13. PBS: Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful .
November 17. Coral Murphy Marcos: Trump has ‘blurred’ line between military and politics, ex-officers warn: Former leaders’ report cautions against politicizing armed forces as national guard deployments raise tensions in US .
December 19. Joshua Goodman: Military lawyer swiftly fired after defying Trump deportation push .
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Ruby Cramer: Trump is ‘fascist to the core,’ Milley says in Woodward book. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says Trump is “the most dangerous person to this country,” echoing dire warnings of others in national security circles .
Veronica Stracqualursi: The prominent former military leaders who have criticized Trump’s actions over protests .
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Resources
Cross Cultural Solidarity: Resource collection on Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on the Legal Profession .
Law Student Firm Pledge . This pledge is organized by law students to counter the lawlessness of the Trump administration and major firms’ cowardice in responding.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker .
Litigation Trackers
The Associated Press: Tracking the lawsuits against the Trump administration .
Just Security: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions .
Lawfare: Trump Administration Litigation Tracker .
The New York Times: Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda .
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January 13. Ernesto Londoño: Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow .
January 15. Joseph Cox: New Legislation Would Rein In ICE’s Facial Recognition App .
January 16. Politico: Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting: The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters .
January 22. Dan Diamond & Jonathan Edwards: Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to build White House ballroom: Judge Richard Leon focused on whether the Trump administration’s use of private donations to fund the $400 million project was an “end run” around Congress .
January 28. Miriam Jordan: Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown: A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, which halts a Trump administration operation that has swept up at least 100 people so far .
February 2. The Guardian: Judge blocks Trump administration’s stripping of Haitians’ protected status: Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected status .
February 20. Lauren Aratani & Callum Jones: Trump illegally used executive power to impose global tariffs, supreme court rules .
March 3. Emily Badger & Alicia Parlapiano: Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Withhold Money Even After 198 Lawsuits .
March 3. The Associated Press: Minnesota launches investigation that could bring charges against US immigration officers .
March 7. Rachel Leingang: ‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump .
March 10. The Associated Press: US judge limits federal agents’ use of teargas on protesters at Oregon ICE facility: Ruling centers on protests at the Portland ICE building and officers’ use of teargas on demonstrators and journalists .
March 12. Dell Cameron: US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access .
March 14. Pema Levy: A Federal Judge Just Called Out the DOJ for Politically Motivated Prosecutions .
March 20. Jack Jenkins: Judge grants Minneapolis clergy access to detainees in ICE holding facility .
March 31. Dan Diamond & Jonathan Edwards: Judge halts construction on Trump’s ballroom, says Congress must decide .
March 31. Scott Nover: Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional .
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March 6. Hafiz Rashid: Federal Judge Slaps Down Trump, Says U.S. Constitution Has No Kings: A court has just dealt a major blow to legal Trump’s attempted takeover of the NLRB .
March 10. Lexi Lonas Cochran: Judge halts effort to deport Columbia protest leader .
March 13. Melina Khan: MA Attorney General sues Trump administration for attempt to dismantle Education Department .
March 13. Josh Gerstein & Kyle Cheney: Thousands of fired federal workers must be rehired immediately, judge rules .
March 19. Melissa Quinn: Judge finds Elon Musk and DOGE’s shutdown of USAID likely unconstitutional .
March 20. ACLU: A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia .
March 21. Erwin Chemerinsky (Dean of the UC Berkeley Law School): Capitulation to Trump spells inordinate danger .
March 22. PBS: Associates at prominent law firms urge their employers to withstand pressure from Trump .
March 24. Rebecca Hamilton: The Imperative of Solidarity in Response to Assaults on Legal Services, Universities, and Independent Media
March 25. Patrick Smith & Doha Madani: Judge rules Columbia protester Yunseo Chung can’t be detained as she fights deportation .
March 26. The Guardian: US court upholds block on deportation of some Venezuelans in blow to Trump .
March 26. The New York Times: Federal Judiciary Creates New Task Force With Threats on the Rise: The panel will be led by a federal judge from Maryland, seeking to protect against threats as President Trump and his allies single out judges that have blocked parts of his agenda .
March 27. Peter Charalambous: Trump probably ‘violated the law’ when he fired independent watchdogs, judge says .
March 27. Alan Feuer: Judge Moves to Prevent Hegseth, Waltz and Others From Deleting Houthi Texts .
March 28. Politico: Two more law firms targeted by Trump sue to block punishing executive orders: Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are now the second and third firms to fight Trump in court .
March 30. The New York Times: Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us?
April 4. Ben Protess: More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump .
April 10. Nate Raymond: US judge to block Trump from revoking thousands of migrants’ legal status .
April 10. Reuters: Supreme court orders US to help return man wrongly deported to El Salvador .
April 16. AP News: The EPA can’t end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says .
April 22. CBS News: Federal judge orders Trump administration to rehire all Voice of America and Radio Free Asia staff .
May 1. Laura N. Pérez Sánchez: Attacks on Judges Undermine Democracy, Warns Justice Jackson Speaking to a judicial conference: the Supreme Court justice said attacks were designed to intimidate and influence.
May 8. Ann E. Marimow: Chief justice says courts must be free to check ‘excesses’ of Congress, White House: As judges face attacks from President Donald Trump, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. says government “doesn’t work if the judiciary is not independent.”
May 9. Adam Liptak: Justice Sotomayor Says Lawyers Must ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Fight This Fight’
May 21. Charlie Savage: Trump’s Firings of Rights Watchdog Board Members Were Illegal, Judge Rules
May 22. Kimmy Yam & Chloe Atkins: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international students’ legal status .
May 29. Dietrich Knauth & Daniel Wiessner: US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority .
June 16. Mark Berman: American Bar Association sues Trump administration over law firm sanctions . The group said President Donald Trump was trying to intimidate lawyers and law firms to prevent them from challenging him in court.
June 18. Sophie Sullivan: USC Agents of Change establishes hotline to help move immigration hearings online
June 19. Erik Uebelacker: Trump barred from using transit funds to force states’ compliance with ICE .
June 24. Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow: Tracking lawsuits against the Trump administration’s initiatives. We’re tracking key cases covering President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, law firms, worker firings, DOGE cuts, transgender care and more.
June 27. Melissa Quinn: Judge finds Trump executive order punishing Susman Godfrey law firm unconstitutional .
June 27. Jennifer Bendery: Groups File Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order .
July 14. Ewan Palmer: DOJ Lawyers Quit in Droves After Being Ordered to Defend Trump .
August 4. Casey Gannon: New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump’s executive power .
July 10. Chris Bowers: Trump Is Losing in Court Far More Often Than He Is Winning .
August 29. Scott Horsley & Rafael Nam: Most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules .
August 29. Associated Press: Court blocks Trump bid to end protections for 600,000 Venezuelans .
September 2. Shawn Hubler: Judge Says Trump’s Use of Troops in L.A. Is Illegal: The federal judge found that the deployment exceeded legal limits that generally prohibit the use of the military for domestic law enforcement .
September 3. NPR: Trump administration illegally froze billions in Harvard funds, judge rules .
September 4. Ahmed Baba: Judges Rebuke Trump’s Fake Emergencies, Dealing A Series Of Blows To His Authoritarian Power Grabs .
September 19. Curt Anderson: Federal judge tosses Trump’s $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times .
September 25. Carrie Johnson: Former special counsel Jack Smith warns that rule of law is ‘under attack.’
October 28. Jessica Corbett: Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown .
November 9. Mark L. Wolf: Why I Am Resigning: A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench .
November 11. Steve Kennedy: The Legal Professionals Planning to March Against Trump: Recent history has shown that attorneys and jurists can play a big role in bringing their nations back from the brink of autocracy. That day is coming for us as well .
November 15. Carla Herreria Russo: US judge bars Trump administration from cutting off University of California funds: Federal judge Rita Lin cites playbook designed to bring universities ‘to their knees’ and force them to ‘change their ideological tune.’
November 16. Emily Bazelon & Rachel Poser: The Unraveling of the Justice Department: Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion .
November 18. Jacob Knutson: Tennessee Judge Blocks Trump-Requested Military Deployment in Memphis .
November 28. Brianna Tucker: Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling .
December 3. Martin Austermuhle: Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C .
December 8. Maxine Joselow & Brad Plumer:Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal: The president ordered a stop to permits for all wind farms on federal lands and waters. A judge called that “capricious.”
December 8. Union of Concerned Scientists: Court Orders Trump Administration to Release Records of Secret Group That Wrote Report Attacking Climate Science .
December 10. Kat Lonsdorf: Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in LA with sharp rebuke .
December 12. Dan Diamond & Jonathan Edwards: National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction: The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, has retained President Barack Obama’s former lawyer as it seeks to pause the project .
December 17. Reuters: US judge will block hundreds of Trump administration layoffs, citing shutdown law .
December 19. Felipe De La Hoz: Prosecuting ICE’s Goons Will Be Hard—but Not Impossible
December 23. Nina Totenberg & Kat Lonsdorf: Supreme Court rules against Trump in National Guard case .
December 31. Laurel Rosenhall: Appeals Court Orders End to Trump’s Command of California National Guard .
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