DOJ under fire in courts on multiple fronts
David Kurtz, Talking Points Memo: The Trump Justice Department is more of a wreck than ever, facing mounting legal losses and judicial rebukes.
Courts · 16 sources · November 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A federal judge is seeking a former U.S. attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in a Trump golf course case, while another judge halted a hearing and ordered a DOJ lawyer to act like a 'live human.' The DOJ has lost 28 straight court fights over noncitizen voter lists. The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's bid to restrict gender-affirming care for incarcerated people. ICE deleted posts after being sued over the violent arrest of Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman. The DOJ also threatened Senator Richard Blumenthal over his probe into donors who funded a $400 million White House ballroom.
“Attorney General Todd Blanche says there are no investigations into words of Democrats”
Sources
- DOJ Pushes To Freeze Discovery In Federal Lawsuit Involving Trump’s Truth SocialTampa Free Press · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
- Hearing halted: Judge 'orders' Trump DOJ lawyer to act like a 'live human' or elseRaw Story · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
- Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Bid to Restrict Gender Affirming Care for Incarcerated PeopleFeminist Majority Foundation · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
- Judge snaps as DOJ lawyer invokes 'presumption of regularity' during golf course hearingLaw and Crime News · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
- Judge warns Trump’s DOJ about consequences of ‘document destruction’ over DC golf course plansThe Independent · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
- Judge wants former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf caseScripps News · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
- Trump Justice Department tells prosecutors to brace for ‘wartime’ footing ahead of Democratic investigationsThe Independent · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
- DOJ has no ‘investigations into words’ of Democrats, Todd Blanche saysNBC News · tier 1 · November 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
- 'Would be inappropriate': Trump admin seeks stay of discovery in fired assistant US attorney's lawsuitAOL.co.uk · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
- Ex-NJ US Atty Hit With Ethics Charges Over Trump Club CaseLaw360 · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
- DOJ to Democratic Senator: Stop Your Ballroom Investigation or Else!The New Republic · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
- Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trump administration's voting lawsuit against CaliforniaABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · tier 1 · November 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
- ICE Caught Deleting Posts After Being Sued for Arrest of U.S. CitizenThe New Republic · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM
- DOJ has lost 28 straight court fights over noncitizen voter lists. Here’s whyWashington Times · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM
- What Trump cases might soon return to the Supreme Court?SCOTUSblog · tier 3 · November 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
- Trump administration in court win allowed to conduct nationwide fast-track deportationsNews From The States · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 3:51 AM
- Opposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s reelection bidNews From The States · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
- Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme CourtNews From The States · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportationsNews From The States · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
- DOJ’s Threats to Congress and Teeth Gnashing Cannot Obscure The Agency’s Substantially Weakened Position Protecting TrumpElection Law Blog · tier 3 · November 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
- Trump's DOJ Fights Jan. 6 Jail Abuse Lawsuit After Tucker Carlson InterviewRadarOnline · tier 2 · November 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Opinion
- Why the Trump DOJ Is More of a Wreck Than EverDavid Kurtz, Talking Points Memo
- Rachel Maddow says the Justice Department is collapsing. Can it be saved?Michel Martin, NPR
Timeline
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — First source: RadarOnline — “Trump's DOJ Fights Jan. 6 Jail Abuse Lawsuit After Tucker Carlson Interview”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Election Law Blog — “DOJ’s Threats to Congress and Teeth Gnashing Cannot Obscure The Agency’s Substantially Weakened Position Protecting Trump”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: News From The States — “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: News From The States — “Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: News From The States — “Opposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s reelection bid”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: News From The States — “Trump administration in court win allowed to conduct nationwide fast-track deportations”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: SCOTUSblog — “What Trump cases might soon return to the Supreme Court?”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Washington Times — “DOJ has lost 28 straight court fights over noncitizen voter lists. Here’s why”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: The New Republic — “ICE Caught Deleting Posts After Being Sued for Arrest of U.S. Citizen”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos — “Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trump administration's voting lawsuit against California”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: The New Republic — “DOJ to Democratic Senator: Stop Your Ballroom Investigation or Else!”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Law360 — “Ex-NJ US Atty Hit With Ethics Charges Over Trump Club Case”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: AOL.co.uk — “'Would be inappropriate': Trump admin seeks stay of discovery in fired assistant US attorney's lawsuit”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: NBC News — “DOJ has no ‘investigations into words’ of Democrats, Todd Blanche says”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: The Independent — “Trump Justice Department tells prosecutors to brace for ‘wartime’ footing ahead of Democratic investigations”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: NPR — “Rachel Maddow says the Justice Department is collapsing. Can it be saved?”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Scripps News — “Judge wants former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Talking Points Memo — “Why the Trump DOJ Is More of a Wreck Than Ever”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: The Independent — “Judge warns Trump’s DOJ about consequences of ‘document destruction’ over DC golf course plans”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Law and Crime News — “Judge snaps as DOJ lawyer invokes 'presumption of regularity' during golf course hearing”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Feminist Majority Foundation — “Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Bid to Restrict Gender Affirming Care for Incarcerated People”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Raw Story — “Hearing halted: Judge 'orders' Trump DOJ lawyer to act like a 'live human' or else”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM — Added: Tampa Free Press — “DOJ Pushes To Freeze Discovery In Federal Lawsuit Involving Trump’s Truth Social”
- November 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM — Writer flags: unsupported, summaryWords
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