Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.

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The rise in judicial threats is being fueled by the political rhetoric of the Trump administration, a judge argues.

The rise in judicial threats is being fueled by the political rhetoric of the Trump administration, a judge argues.

The rise in judicial threats is being fueled by the political rhetoric of the Trump administration, argues the judge Esther Salas.

In some ways, Trump’s broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.

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Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.

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It isn’t easy.

A case over a firing at the F.T.C. has far-reaching implications for the federal government.

Until the court imposes limits, the administration will keep acting as if there are none.

We are seeing an intentional effort from justices to rebalance the separation of powers in the federal government.

In Gaza and the West Bank, human rights work is starting to mean something new.