Trump Admin. to Pay $4.975m to Settle Ashli Babbitt Lawsuit

“I am extremely disappointed and disagree with this settlement,” said outgoing U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, who noted that a prior Department of Justice investigation had found no wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement. “This settlement sends a chilling message to law enforcement nationwide, especially to those with a protective mission like ours.”










University of California Faculty, Researchers File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

History professor Christine Philliou, another plaintiff in the lawsuit, claims that she lost a $250,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to study Greek Orthodoxy Christians in 19th century Turkey. The funding was canceling without any explanation, other than a note stating that the administration’s priorities have changed, leaving Philliou and her team “flabbergasted.”