Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down how 11 federal judges grilled Trump’s DOJ lawyers over his illegal attempt to bypass Congress and impose tariffs through executive order. They expose Trump’s abuse of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act—a 1977 anti-terrorism law—by claiming “fentanyl trafficking” justifies taxing the entire

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Trump’s executive order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which directs federal agents to facilitate involuntary commitment of homeless people to what amounts to internment camps. They break down how this shotgun approach violates due process by rounding up over 700,000 homeless

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the Ninth Circuit’s decisive rejection of Trump’s executive order attempting to eliminate birthright citizenship, calling it “flatly inconsistent” with the 14th Amendment’s text and history. They trace the constitutional foundation from the post-Civil War amendments that overturned the horrific Dred Scott decision

Attorneys Brian Kabateck (@kabateckllp) and Shant Karnikian (@Shant_K) expose the unprecedented move by Trump’s top DOJ officials, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, flying to Florida for a two-day meeting with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while actively opposing her appeal. They reveal how this “Queen for a Day” session

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose the shocking case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose lawyers are begging courts to keep him in jail because Trump’s deportation machine makes freedom more dangerous than prison. They reveal how Garcia was wrongfully deported to El Salvador’s worst prison over a court order,

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Trump’s desperate schemes to install his incompetent personal lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey’s US Attorney despite her complete lack of prosecutorial experience and record of courtroom failures. They reveal how federal judges rejected Habba when her 120-day interim appointment expired, instead choosing

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose a shocking class action lawsuit against Trump’s ICE agents who are ambushing immigrants at immigration court hearings, turning due process into a cruel trap. They reveal how asylum seekers from Venezuela, Cuba, and Ecuador who show up to court as required by law

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose how Trump’s executive order criminalizing cooperation with the International Criminal Court was struck down by a federal judge for violating the First Amendment rights of human rights workers. They reveal how two dedicated activists—Matthew Smith, who helped ICC prosecutors investigate genocide in Myanmar,

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Trump’s absurd plan to spend a billion taxpayer dollars converting Alcatraz Island from a profitable national park back into a prison, despite the facility generating $60 million annually in tourism revenue. They reveal how this medieval spectacle would violate the Eighth Amendment’s cruel

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Trump’s desperate $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal after they reported his “bawdy birthday message” involving a naked woman sent to Jeffrey Epstein. They reveal the absurdity of Trump describing himself as both a “private citizen” and “the 47th President