A federal appeals court in San Francisco said President Donald Trump’s limits on birthright citizenship are unconstitutional and must be blocked during litigation, dealing the latest setback to the administration’s immigration crackdown.

The courts continue to be the only bulwark against an overreaching executive, writes Nancy Gertner, a former U.S. District Court judge. After the high court’s ruling on nationwide injunctions, it looked like Trump had won another victory,

The Trump administration came once again to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon and asked the justices to pause an order by a federal court in Massachusetts that would require […]

The filing took aim at comments last week in which the homeland security secretary “assailed Mr. Abrego’s character and reputation," his attorney said.

In the emergency application, lawyers for the Trump administration asked the justices to block a ruling by a federal judge in Boston. In June, Judge William G. Young of the Federal District Court of Massachusetts had declared some of the administration’s cuts to the N.I.H. “void and illegal.”

Lawyers for the court and all of its judges responded that the DOJ's complaint is not only "unprecedented" but also threatens to ratchet up "tensions." The post Whole federal district court reminds Trump admin it is 'not a Denny's' while opposing 'unprecedented' DOJ lawsuit first appeared on Law & Crime.

Timothy VerHey will serve as the chief federal law enforcement officer, representing the United States in all federal and civil litigation in the district.

Alina Habba has been the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey since late March and is approaching the end of her 120-day term on Tuesday