Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public NYT - Top Stories By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Mattathias Schwartz 11 June 2026 at 10:00 Now, Judge Eleanor Ross’s career and caseload are under scrutiny. And her punishment, a private reprimand, has sparked backlash. © C-SPANJudge Eleanor Ross during a congressional hearing in 2014.
Watchdog Group Skeptical of Vows to End Trump Administration’s $1.8 Billion Fund NYT - Top Stories By: Alan Feuer 9 June 2026 at 17:39 The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesThe Justice Department has promised both in writing and in sworn testimony that it will not proceed with the plan.
Judge Throws Out Trump Administration’s Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for H-1B Visas NYT - Top Stories By: Zach Montague 8 June 2026 at 20:39 The ruling voided “in its entirety” a policy from September requiring companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visa petitions. © Brian Snyder/ReutersJudge Leo T. Sorokin wrote that the Trump administration’s policy appeared to step on Congress’s “exclusive power” to levy taxes.