#Federal Courts

360 judges said Trump's mass detention policy is illegal. 27 said it isn't. So why are those 27 winning? The answer lies in how the administration is playing the courts.

A Fifth Circuit ruling creates a detention loophole that could lock up millions of immigrants—if they can be moved to Texas first. What happens when justice depends on zip code?

A Bush-appointed federal judge ordered ICE's acting director to personally appear in court and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt. The judiciary is pushing back against Trump administration's defiance of court orders.