/publicpolicy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Public Policy Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:43:02 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354726 A Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday expanded to thousands of people a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Department of State to issue or renew passports to six transgender or nonbinary people to reflect their gender identity. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:15:40 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354738?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354738 A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's planned cuts to U.S. Department of Defense-funded research, granting the injunction just a day after a slew of institutions sued on allegations that the move would "stop critical research in its tracks." Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:58:09 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354712?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354712 A New York federal judge on Tuesday extended a temporary restraining order prohibiting the U.S. Department of Labor from "suspending" most of the Job Corps program, which contractors and others say is tantamount to shuttering the youth education and vocational training program and will likely result in student homelessness. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:32:26 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354358 A Pennsylvania federal judge has sent environmental class claims over a Sunoco pipeline leak back to state court in Philadelphia, ruling that a carveout to federal class action law where the majority of plaintiffs reside in the same place makes it a state court matter. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:23:25 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354695?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354695 An attorney for the Washington Attorney General's Office on Tuesday urged a federal judge in Seattle to issue a preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to release funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects in 16 states, saying the administration cannot "go back in time" and eliminate congressionally approved funding. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:17:24 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354688?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354688 The Senate's proposal to regulate stablecoins passed the chamber on Tuesday with support from both parties, sending it on to the House where lawmakers are still working on their own proposal. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:14:49 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354480?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354480 Louisiana regulators are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will hold off on considering their request to take up a Tesla-brought case targeting the state's ban on direct sales by automakers, saying a new law is about to change things and the justices should wait until it takes effect. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:58:09 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2353966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2353966 A Federal Communications Commission administrative law judge has slapped the former licensee of Hispanic Christian Community Network with $188,000 in fines, finding the man paid "utterly no attention ... to statutory and regulatory responsibilities." Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:42:21 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354703?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354703 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority by canceling certain grants without a "reasoned explanation" beyond the Trump administration's deprioritization of "environmental justice" initiatives, a Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the grant terminations must be vacated and sent back to the EPA for further review. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:35:47 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2353509?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2353509 A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Tuesday to striking down a temporary restraining order — currently paused — that would block President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into Los Angeles, with two judges repeatedly citing case law suggesting the president has broad discretion to mobilize the Guard. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:32:07 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354736 Former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has been nominated for the full-time U.S. attorney role for the District of Columbia after having been tapped previously for the position on an interim basis. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:18:18 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354568 New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents outside an immigration courtroom on Tuesday after linking arms with a man about to be detained, according to numerous sources. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:50:50 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354519 The Fifth Circuit on Monday kept partially intact a $37 million award the Federal Trade Commission secured against a drop-shipping company, but found part of the award went too far because it fully refunded customers for COVID-19 protective gear that was delivered late. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:10:12 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354490?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354490 Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk fired back at the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss her claim in Vermont federal court challenging its termination of her student visa compliance record, saying court after court has found the government acted unlawfully in axing other students' records. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:07:54 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354285 The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming will be getting a new radio station after the FCC granted the tribe a waiver that will let it bypass a requirement that it cover 50% of the reservation, which is bigger than Delaware and Rhode Island put together. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:06:52 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354387?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354387 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting Director Russell Vought is proposing to restrict the agency's ability to tap its civil penalty fund for consumer education and financial literacy initiatives as part of a trio of draft regulatory changes posted online Tuesday. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:59:56 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354588?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354588 A political fundraising consultant pled guilty in Michigan state court on Tuesday to misleading investigators regarding her role in an alleged scheme to conceal the identities of donors supporting a ballot proposal campaign at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:30:10 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354578 A New York law requiring social media companies to divulge whether they define and moderate hate speech, extremism and misinformation or face fines is unconstitutional, Elon Musk's X Corp. claims in a federal lawsuit Tuesday, noting the law mirrors a California statute that the platform got trimmed earlier this year. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:25:44 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354382?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354382 The federal government urged a Mississippi federal court to end a lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that protected gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act, arguing the Republican attorneys general leading the case can't show imminent harm given the Trump administration's position on the definition of "sex." Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:24:21 +0000 /publicpolicy/articles/2354635?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /publicpolicy/articles/2354635 A Michigan federal judge Tuesday declined to remand a lawsuit from cannabis companies alleging the city of Grand Rapids' marijuana licensure program imposes illegal fees, rejecting the companies' argument that the case belongs in state court since marijuana remains illegal under federal law.