Resistance Reports

Signs of Resistance

Voice, July 20, 2026

The landmark bipartisan housing bill, 21^st Century ROAD to Housing Act, overwhelmingly passed in Congress in June and became law without President Trump’s signature. (CBS News, July 10, 2026)

A federal judge denied the Department of Homeland Security’s request to pause her order shutting down use of its modified Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to certify register voters’ citizenship status. In addition, the judge berated the federal government’s attorneys for failing to notify her about a related case in Florida. (Democracy Docket, July 8, 2026)

Newcomer and democratic socialist Melat Kiros is poised to become the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress after defeating a 15-term incumbent in a primary race for Colorado’s 1^st Congressional district. It’s indicative of a broader intraparty fight taking place among Dems as prominent incumbents are pressured to pass the baton to more left-leaning, younger candidates. (NPR, July 1, 2026)

The US supreme court has ruled that law enforcement’s use of sprawling warrants that sweep up smartphone location data requires privacy protections under the fourth amendment, in a boost to critics who view their use as an unconstitutional dragnet. The majority opinion holds that sensitive data scooped up by “geofence warrants” counts as a fourth amendment search, and offers individuals a “reasonable expectation of privacy,” even if they may be in a public area. (The Guardian, June 29, 2026).

The Supreme Court rejected the President’s bid to allow him to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The Court found Mr. Trump failed to afford Cook the procedural protections she is entitled to under the law. Legal proceedings over Trump’s attempt to fire her continue. (CBS News, June 29, 2026)

In a national poll released June 2 by the Brennan Center for Justice, results show that more than 9 in 10 voters believe corruption is a big problem across politics and government. Large majorities view corruption as endemic and deeply embedded in government institutions from the Supreme Court to Congress to the presidency. And the margins are overwhelming among Democrats, Republicans, and independents. (www.brennancenter.org, June 2, 2026)

A US judge found that Pres. Trump improperly used a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the IRS to extract personal benefits, as well as benefits for his supporters, from the government he oversees. Judge Kathleen Williams excoriated Trump’s personal lawyers and those in his administration. Several attorneys were referred to state bar authorities to determine if their actions violated legal ethics rules. (MSN, July 13, 2026)

A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to stop seeking sensitive medical information about transgender youth who had received transition-related medical care at New York City hospitals. (NYT, June 24, 2026)

Subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury were withdrawn. The reason for the withdrawal was not made public, but the action took place while news organizations were actively pushing back in court. (AP, June 23, 2026)

A federal judge blocked the administration from arresting migrants at immigration courts, saying officials violated the Administration Procedures Act in enacting the policy.

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Signs of Resistance

Voice, April 20, 2026

A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon’s latest bid to limit press access, tearing into the Department of Defense in a stinging ruling that warned “suppression of political speech is the mark of an autocracy, not a democracy.” (CNN, 4/9/26)

A Louisiana federal judge refused to block access to abortion pills by mail, in a setback to Louisiana’s effort to stifle groups that send mifepristone into states where abortion is banned. (CNN, 4/7/26)

A Florida federal court judge tossed out a $10 billion defamation lawsuit by Trump against The Wall Street Journal/Rupert Murdoch over a Journal article depicting a lewd drawing Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in a birthday letter. Trump will be allowed to file an amended suit. (CNBC, 4/13/26)

Authorities in Minnesota are investigating the detention by federal immigration officers of a US citizen as a possible kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment after Scott Thao was dragged into the street in his underwear while he clutched a blanket in sub-freezing conditions. Agents apparently had no warrant and returned Thao to his home two hours later. (The Guardian, 4/14/26)

Several high-profile Trump allies are now questioning his policies and fitness as President: Tucker Carlson has harshly criticized Trump’s foreign policy and personal conduct. (USA, 4/12/26) Alex Jones is calling for the 25^th Amendment (Forbes, 4/1/26) Commentator Candice Owens says, “I feel embarrassed I told people to go vote for him.” (The Hill, 4/10/26) Megyn Kelly calls Trump’s Jesus image “blasphemous” and “completely inappropriate.” (New York Post, 4/14/26) These clips have gone viral.

House Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, making serious allegations about his handling of the war in Iran and his leadership more broadly. The resolution, led by Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, lists six impeachment articles. (CBS News, 4/15/26)

Pope Leo XIV denounced Trump’s threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization saying this is, “Truly unacceptable.” (Axios, 4/7/26)

Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat, defeated her Republican opponent in a race for the New Jersey House seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill who resigned after being elected governor in November. The results reflect a leftward shift by voters in a district that has historically favored moderates. (NYT, 4/16/26)

Virginia passed a bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), agreeing that once enough states join the compact to total 270 electoral votes it will award all of its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia had previously joined the Compact. With Viginia’s addition, the compact comprises 222 electoral votes, 82% of the 270 votes required for the agreement to go into effect. (theGuardian.org, 4/14/26)

Rear Admiral Nancy Lacore kicked off her campaign running for SC’s 1st Congressional District. Lacore served 35 years in the Navy before her dismissal without cause by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in 2025. (ABC News 4/7/26)

The Montana Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to a proposed ballot initiative aimed at dark money in politics. The initiative would prohibit businesses and nonprofits from donating to political campaigns and is pitched as a loophole to the Citizens United decision. (Montana Public Radio, 4/2/26)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) called upon social media to pressure the Department of Homeland Security into releasing a 2-year-old boy, Kaleth, who had not eaten in 12 days. The family’s attorney called it a medical emergency. The government’s position remained that allegations of inadequate care at Dilley South Texas Family Residential Center were “false.” Kaleth and his mother were released on April 2. Roughly 400 children remain there. (migrantinsider.com, 4/2/26)

A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled the Trump administration had illegally demanded that groups seeking homelessness grants comply with its agenda on immigration enforcement, transgender rights and other related issues. She ordered the Department of Housing and Urban Development to hold a new competition for housing funds without the “arbitrary and capricious “criteria subject to “slapdash imposition of political whims.” (NYT, 3/31/26)

Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez was shielded from deportation under DACA status and has lived in the US for 27 years. In February she was arrested and deported to Mexico after showing up for an immigration hearing. A US district court judge ordered her returned to the US, saying her deportation was a “flagrant violation” of her DACA protections and infringed upon her due process rights. Estrada Juarez returned to the US and has been reunited with her family. (US News, 4/1/26)

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