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Journey to the U.S. Naval Academy
Chloe Bush, a 17-year-old senior at Millington Central Middle High School, was officially welcomed as a future midshipman by Capt. Shaina Hogan, chief of staff, Navy Recruiting Command, May 2.
Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s challenge of the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday for a brief hearing after an appeals court handed President Donald Trump a key procedural win. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer put off issuing any additional rulings and instead asked for briefings from both sides by noon Monday on wh...[Read More]
Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s challenge of the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday for a brief hearing after an appeals court handed President Donald Trump a key procedural win. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer put off issuing any additional rulings and instead asked for briefings from both sides by noon Monday on wh...[Read More]
Judge awards $680K to Hawaii military families over fuel-tainted water
A federal judge has awarded a total of more than $680,000 to 17 families who say they were sickened by a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii. The bellwether cases set the legal tone for another 7,500 military family members, civilians and service members whose lawsuits are still awaiting resolution. U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi handed down the ruling Wednesday, a...[Read More]
Judge awards $680K to Hawaii military families over fuel-tainted water
A federal judge has awarded a total of more than $680,000 to 17 families who say they were sickened by a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii. The bellwether cases set the legal tone for another 7,500 military family members, civilians and service members whose lawsuits are still awaiting resolution. U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi handed down the ruling Wednesday, a...[Read More]
Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks
A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas. U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t...[Read More]
Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks
A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas. U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t...[Read More]
Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks
A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas. U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t...[Read More]
Judge blocks Trump order banning trans troops from military service
A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. She was the second j...[Read More]
Judge hopes to rule next week on Trump order banning trans troops
A federal judge said Wednesday that she hopes to rule next week on whether to block President Donald Trump’s administration from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. At the end of a daylong hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said it is her “strong hope” that she will issue a decision next Tuesday or Wednesday. Reyes acknowledged that her ruling prob...[Read More]
Judge orders return of dismissed probationary workers at VA, DOD
A federal judge Thursday ordered White House officials to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were dismissed in mass firings across multiple agencies, including nearly 8,000 individuals working at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. The ruling by U.S. District Judge William Alsup called for “immediate offers of reinstatement” because of improper procedures ahead of the dis...[Read More]
Judge orders ‘immediate’ return of books removed from 5 DOD schools
Six military families at five Defense Department schools notched a victory this week in getting library books returned to their schools’ shelves. A federal judge ordered Monday that the five schools for military children must return library books that had been removed for review to comply with President Donald Trump’s efforts to scrub diversity, equity and inclusion efforts from federal agencies. ...[Read More]