Trump limits American Bar Association's input on judicial nominees; LGBTQ+ groups say it'll undermine quality
"This is a continuation of the administration's attack on the rule of law," says Andrew Ortiz of the Transgender Law Center.
May 30, 2025
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The huge banner of a glaring Trump in front of the USDA is a literal sign the U.S. has lost its democracy
Opinion: When public spaces glorify the ruler, dissent is silenced, and history is rewritten, it's the end of America as we knew it, writes John Casey.
May 16, 2025
Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
May 6, 2025
Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women
Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.
April 8, 2025
DOJ appeals block on Pentagon’s transgender military ban
The Trump Justice Department is asking for an emergency stay to allow it to ban transgender people from the military.
March 27, 2025
Former DOJ official blasts interim D.C. U.S. attorney’s hiring ban on Georgetown Law grads
"It's terrifying for young lawyers," Mary Mason said.
March 10, 2025
Trump's Justice Department files complaint about lesbian judge hearing trans military case
The department is accusing U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of bias and misconduct.
February 24, 2025
Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look
Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.
May 26, 2025
Gov. Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates
The state's abysmal treatment of incarcerated trans people was the subject of a scathing Department of Justice report last year that was withdrawn last month by the Trump administration.
May 12, 2025
100 days and 100 of the most hilarious, horrific, and heinous things done by the Trump administration
Opinion: A painstaking look at 100 of the top blunders, mishaps, and mistakes of Trump, his loyalists, and his minions, from John Casey.
April 30, 2025
White House anti-gender-affirming care post is full of lies
A new post on the White House website calls this care "chemical and surgical mutilation" and "immoral, unjust, and disproven practices." None of that is true.
April 28, 2025
Fireworks in D.C. courtroom as judge hears DOJ request to undo block on trans military ban
"There’s nothing in the record right now that tells me how many complaints there have been with respect to unit cohesion or military readiness with respect to gender dysphoria,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes told a Justice Department attorney.
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March 21, 2025
Trump administration admits to judge it doesn’t know how many troops are trans—or why it’s banning them
“The Department of Defense does not track service members or applicants by gender identity,” DOJ lawyers told a judge in a Saturday filing.
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March 1, 2025
Robert Garcia ‘will not be silenced’ after DOJ attorney targets him for criticizing Elon Musk on TV
The move is a chilling example of the weaponization of the Department of Justice.
February 20, 2025
Trump, Noem, and Gabbard try to ‘86’ the real and harmless meaning of '86'
Opinion: The trio and other Trump henchpersons want to 86 dissent, 86 satire, and 86 the First Amendment, writes John Casey.
May 21, 2025
Nevada man used antigay slur in death threats to U.S. senator
John Anthony Miller admitted to a series of disturbing calls and threats against two unnamed U.S. Senators and their families.
May 16, 2025
In a real-life 'War of the Worlds,' the alien OAN will take over a civilized Voice of America
Opinion: Trump’s autocratic propaganda machine Is about to swallow America’s global voice and scare the daylights out of the world, writes John Casey.
May 10, 2025
Trump's DOJ withdraws support for trans woman incarcerated in Georgia
The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.
April 29, 2025
Trump's DOJ struggles defending trans military ban during D.C. appeals court hearing
The 3-judge panel appeared skeptical of the reasoning behind the government’s arguments.
April 22, 2025
This trans Air Force recruit wants to jump out of planes to save others. He's suing Trump to serve
Clayton McCallister is one of the trans people challenging Donald Trump's transgender military ban.
April 2, 2025
Pentagon’s so-called waiver for trans troops is a cruel hoax
"It's a trap," one legal expert told The Advocate.
March 11, 2025