Judges Keep Calling Trump’s Actions Illegal, but Undoing Them Is Hard

Courts are serving as a rare check on President Trump, but judicial orders to unwind his actions can be easier said than done.

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Trump’s Firings of Rights Watchdog Board Members Were Illegal, Judge Rules

A federal court ruled that President Trump’s removals were illegal and arbitrary and ordered two board members reinstated.

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Two Members of Privacy Watchdog, Summarily Fired by Trump, File Lawsuit

The case joins a rising number of legal challenges to President Trump’s firing spree that has violated limits on his power.

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Trump Paralyzes Independent Rights Watchdog, Firing Members Selected by Democrats

The move removed three of the four sitting members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, leaving it unable to act as the Trump administration begins reshaping intelligence agencies.

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Independent Watchdog, in Trump’s Cross Hairs, Scrutinizes Terrorism Watch List

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which the White House has threatened to purge, called for new limits on the list in a report issued on Friday.

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Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog

The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.

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