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Judge Blocks Trump's 'Haphazard' Citizenship Verification Program Ahead of Midterm Elections

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled that recent changes made to the Department of Homeland Security's SAVE database created serious risks of inaccurate voter screenings.

International Business Times

'Knowingly Trampled': Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to Use Immigration Database for Midterm Voter Purges

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from using an immigration database for voter verification, citing privacy concerns and potential voter disenfranchisement ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

International Business Times UK

US judge will not rubber-stamp Elon Musk settlement with SEC

A federal judge is withholding approval of the SEC's $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk over his delayed Twitter stock disclosure. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan requires more information on the settlement's fairness and the process of its negotiation before proceeding.

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The FTC's Probe of Media Matters for America Is a Blatant Assault on Freedom of Speech

In the guise of investigating "potentially unlawful advertiser boycotts," the commission is punishing the organization for its views.

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Woman Acquitted of Assaulting FBI Agent After 3 Grand Juries Declined To Indict

Grand juries have declined to indict numerous times when Trump's prosecutors have brought excessive charges.

Reason

‘Disgusting and immoral’: Even Trump’s appointed judge had to block the administration’s bid to deport hundreds of children

These are children, they're meant to be protected.

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Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court

In an emergency hearing before Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Aug. 31, 2025, lawyers for a group of unaccompanied migrant children from Guatemala asked her to stop the Trump administration’s deportation of hundreds of them back to Guatemala. Concerned that the Trump administration might not follow her order to stop, the…

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US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan minors

District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s emergency order follows a legal complaint brought on behalf of 10 children.

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