NPR speaks with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner about how the judicial branch could, or could not, enforce a court order against a sitting president who refuses to comply.

BOSTON/WASHINGTON: A US judge kept his block on President Donald Trump's buyout plan for federal employees in place on Monday ...

A federal judge gave the Department of Education 90 days to file a response outlining its position on a set of regulations put in place by the Biden administration to hold career education programs ...

Rhode Island Federal Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore funding it had frozen ...

On Friday, a separate lawsuit on behalf of the University of California Student Association asked a federal judge in ...

Experts say he could easily snuff out federal investigations or safety initiatives that have stymied Tesla or his other ...

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated an order that halted a sweeping freeze on federal funding and ...

A federal judge blocked the Trump Administration’s recent orders to stop funding to universities and institutions pursuing ...

The funds, known as “indirect costs,” help universities maintain expensive labs and other infrastructure. Trump’s ...

A federal judge in Boston extended his pause on the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" offer to federal employees until he issues a subsequent decision.

A federal judge found the Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and ordered the White House to release all money.

A federal judge, who was appointed by President Trump in 2019, has paused Trump's plan to place thousands of USAID employees on leave.