Lawfully present non-citizens in the United States likely have the same First Amendment rights as US citizens, a federal judge said Thursday, even in cases of speech some feel has a repugnant political message.

In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen called the executive order an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.

The ruling’s scope is limited to two American activists, but it represents a striking, if tentative, blow to the president’s efforts to penalize and isolate the world’s highest criminal court.

A federal judge who previously blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship spent more than an hour Friday grappling with whether his nationwide injunction could stand after the Supreme Court curbed the ability of judges to issue such broad rulings.

A federal judge permanently barred Trump's subordinates from taking action to prevent "a rightful Commissioner" of the FTC from serving out the rest of her term. The post 'Unlawful and without legal effect': Federal judge slams brakes on Trump firing of FTC commissioner,

Just days after the Supreme Court again made it clear that the separation of powers is sacrosanct, Indira Talwani, an Obama appointed federal judge

This is a disgusting effort to distract from the real issue," said lawyers from Innovation Law Lab, which represented the asylum seeker.

Several federal judges had issued nationwide injunctions stopping Trump’s order from taking effect, but the U.S. Supreme Court limited those injunctions in a June 27 ruling that gave lower courts 30 days to act. With that time frame in mind, opponents of the change quickly returned to court to try to block it.

A federal judge ruled Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for rescinding nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims.

RealClearPolitics contributor Kenin Spivak talks to radio talk show host Grant Stinchfield about his latest piece for RCP, "Federal Judge Takes Control of US Government." GRANT STINCHFIELD, HOST: All right.

Professor McConnell, thanks for joining me. Michael McConnell: It’s a pleasure. Leonhardt: So I want to start with what’s happening in the lower courts, although I promise we’ll get to the Supreme Court, and the extent to which these lower courts have ruled against the Trump administration is pretty remarkable.