The Trump administration claims the power to detain millions of noncitizens without bond, including ones who have been here for decades. The vast majority of courts have rejected this extreme reinterpretation of immigration law contrary to congressional statute. But thanks to Trump Judge Kyle Duncan, the government now has that power throughout the Fifth Circuit.

An illegal drug user claimed that a federal law making it unlawful for him to possess firearms was unconstitutional and contested his conviction for that offense.

Disability Rights South Carolina (DRSC) and two other groups sued the state, seeking injunctive relief to remedy deplorable conditions for mentally ill juveniles in facilities of the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).

The family of a driver who was killed by a drunk police officer driving recklessly brought suit against the officer. He claimed he was protected from liability by qualified immunity.

A district judge had restricted ICE from actions abusing witnesses, bystanders and protest participants in Minnesota. The Justice Department went to an 8th Circuit panel to try to lift those restrictions.

Pursuant to an order from Trump in early 2025, DHS froze and then terminated funding to groups authorized by Congress to help new immigrants to the US. A Maryland district court denied groups’ motion for an injunction to stop DHS’ dismantling of the program. The groups appealed to the Fourth Circuit, where Trump judge Allison Rushing and George HW Bush judge Paul Niemeyer affirmed the court below.

The federal government is seeking to deport an immigrant who is a permanent legal resident and an advocate for Palestinian rights.

A consumer filed a class action against the RNC for unwanted sending of text messages containing video files, which he contended was in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

An airline passenger, who is a US citizen of Chinese descent, filed a lawsuit against an airline for kicking him off a plane because of his race.

The city of Clarksburg, West Virginia fired Dominique Spatafore some three months after returning from medical leave. The city claimed it was because she had sent workplace complaints to the mayor’s wife and city council instead of to her supervisor. She filed suit, claiming that she was improperly retaliated against for taking leave, which is illegal under the FMLA. The district court rejected her case, maintaining that there was no evidence that her firing was pretextual and in violation of the FMLA.

An off-duty police officer filed a false arrest complaint against two other officers for arresting him for battery because they knew or should have known he acted in self-defense.

Gun owner Mark Baird filed a federal court challenge to a California state law that bans the open carry of firearms in large urban counties. The district court found in favor of the state, but a panel including two Trump judges, Lawrence VanDyke and Kenneth Lee, reversed and struck down the open carry law.

The Springfield Missouri School District began mandatory equity training programs for teachers and other employees dealing with racism and other issues. Two employees filed suit, claiming that requiring their participation in the program violated First Amendment and other constitutional rights.

El Salvador citizen sought relief from deportation due to violation of Convention Against Torture (CAT).

Philadelphia residents sued police for bursting into and searching their home without probable cause.

A prison guard was sued for deliberate indifference for remotely unlocking cell of prisoner on suicide watch

Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for gay teens was challenged by Catholic Charities.

Trump’s Defense Secretary enacted a policy that effectively bans transgender people from serving in the military.

Abortion protesters challenged a city’s buffer zone protecting access to an abortion clinic.

Two independent federal agency heads challenged their firing by Trump without cause.

Civil rights groups and others challenged a Texas redistricting plan as discriminatory.

Civil rights groups and others contend that North Carolina redistricting is discriminatory against Blacks and Hispanics.

Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, sued the government for knowingly providing city water with dangerous levels of lead and then misleading residents about the dangers.

A state employee contended that his rights were violated when his agency retaliated against him for filing a disability discrimination claim.

Clergy and other immigration protesters have held a series of protests against Trump immigration policy outside the immigration center in Broadview, Illinois near Chicago. They contended that federal officials have repeatedly used excessive force, including the use of tear gas, and filed suit against the government.