A federal judge found President Trump's executive orders on DEI likely carry constitutional violations, including against free-speech rights.

The judge found the administration's mandate that grant recipients not engage in "equity-related" programs was too broad.

Judge Jeannette A. Vargas issued a preliminary injunction on Friday but said she may lift the ban if the Treasury Department certifies by March 24 that DOGE members have received required cybersecurity training.

A U.S. judge on Friday extended a block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team known as DOGE from accessing Treasury Department systems responsible for trillions of dollars in payments. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan granted a request from 19 Democratic state attorneys general for a preliminary injunction on DOGE's access to the systems,

A group of state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration’s policy of allowing political appointees and “special government employees” championed by Elon Musk access to government data.

A federal judge on Friday held off dropping criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the case.