Donald Trump Suffers Triple Legal Blow Within Hours

(Newsweek) The Trump administration suffered three legal defeats within hours on Friday as opposition to its policies continues to be channeled through the courts.

In Washington, D.C., a federal judge rejected the administration's attempt to overturn her initial May 19 ruling that the U.S. Institute of Peace must be returned to the control of its original board, while an executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block was ruled unconstitutional. Simultaneously, in Massachusetts, a judge ruled that the removal of articles from a federal government hosted patient-safety resource in response to Trump's executive order on "gender ideology" violated the First Amendment and must be reversed.

Why It Matters

With Republicans enjoying a slim majority in both the House and Senate the courts have emerged as one of the main impediments to policies pursued by the second Donald Trump administration.

Since Trump's return to the White House in January the government has suffered legal defeats on a range of issues including the deportation of illegal migrants to countries other than their own, the freezing of billions in foreign aid and a ban on transgender personnel serving in the military. .....................(more)

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