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Thursday, March 13

Judge orders Trump to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers

* A California federal judge ordered ([link removed]) the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary federal workers who were unlawfully fired, following a lawsuit filed by a coalition of labor unions. The Trump administration is likely to appeal the decision.

21 states sue Trump to block education department demolition

* Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general sued ([link removed]) President Donald Trump after the Education Department fired around half of its workforce. The attorneys general argued the cuts will “incapacitate” the department while causing “immense” damage to the education system.

$97M released to NED amid Trump lawsuit over withheld funds

* After the National Endowment for Democracy sued ([link removed]) Trump for withholding $200 million in federal funding, new court filings revealed $97 million was released to the organization earlier this week, with another $72 million expected soon.

The latest on Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship

* Trump asked ([link removed]) the U.S. Supreme Court to let his executive order banning birthright citizenship go into effect in some states as litigation challenging the move continues.
* Courts in three states have issued nationwide injunctions blocking the implementation of the order purporting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented parents or parents who have lawful but temporary residency status.

A loss for Wisconsin voters

* Voters with disabilities are not allowed to receive absentee ballots by email after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed ([link removed]) a lower court’s ruling yesterday.

Hearing coming up tomorrow

* The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear ([link removed]) oral argument on the constitutionality of the district’s law allowing noncitizen voting in local elections. It will also determine whether a group of Washington, D.C. voters have the right to challenge the law.
* The law allows noncitizens who have lived in D.C. for at least 30 days before the election to vote for local offices and ballot initiatives. This gives noncitizens a voice in choosing the district’s mayor, school board members, attorney general, and more.

Congressman Raskin on how to fight back against Elon Musk's DOGE

* Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin joined ([link removed]) Marc to discuss the state of democracy, how Republicans are ceding their constitutional powers and the one action every American should do to protest DOGE.
* Marc ended an extended cut of this week’s podcast with five burning questions for Rep. Raskin, including how he stays sane in a crazy Congress and what he says to people who don’t follow politics.

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