“Government officials in Florida have misled the public they are supposed to work for, and the Everglades have been harmed as a result,” said Eve Samples, the executive director of Friends of the Everglades.
“The class action covers hundreds of people, but people have to assert their status as a class member somehow,” Stock said. “And because Santiago had an attorney, me, I was able to assert his membership in the class and work with the lawyers to get the TRO issued. People who don’t have an attorney, it’s very difficult for them to deal with this situation.”
“It’s foolish for any power district to turn away from the single most affordable means of energy production known to mankind,” Gov. Pillen said. “Nebraska is blessed to have readily available coal reserves in Wyoming and the railroad infrastructure to get it here.”
A federal labor union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that it violated workers’ First Amendment rights by sending out a mass email blaming congressional Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown. According to National Public Radio, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of federal workers by the American Federation of Government Employees.
“Military service members should be dedicated to real emergencies,” Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said. “For the members of the Oregon National Guard, their mission is to stand up and protect Oregonians, and they will do that every day, but they are not needed in the city. They are not needed here.”
A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to Portland has agreed to recuse himself after the U.S. Department of Justice submitted arguments questioning his ability to remain impartial. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, the Justice Department noted that U.S. District Judge Michael Simon’s wife, Suzanne Bonamici,
“It feels like there is nothing I can do to stop immigration agents from arresting me whenever they want,” Venegas said in a statement issued by his attorneys. “I just want to work in peace. The Constitution protects my ability to do that.”
“Oregon communities are stable, and our local officials have been clear: we have the capacity to manage public safety without federal interference,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield in a statement.
Less than a day later, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisor ordered the plaintiff’s release, realizing that he was a documented immigrant with every right to reside and work in the United States.
The Wall Street Journal’s legal team also risked raising the president’s ire by stating the obvious: the letter, as depicted by the press, is “consistent with [Trump’s] reputation,” citing comments the commander-in-chief has previously made about his relationship with Epstein and his views on women.