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How Trump’s Policy Agenda Runs Through One Federal Court, in Texas

For years, conservative litigants flocked to Judge Reed O’Connor’s district. Now, North Texas has become a favorite destination of the Justice Department.

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Judge Reed O’Connor in 2018. He has built a reputation as a conservative stalwart and became the chief judge of the Northern District of Texas last August.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote

After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

In a filing on Thursday, the Postal Service denied that its proposal left any room for it to second-guess states on which voters were eligible to cast a ballot.
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Judge Says Trump’s Name Should Stay Off Kennedy Center for Now

After the court forced the removal of the president’s name from the building’s title, the center devised a plan to add an inscription honoring President Trump.

© Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Though President Trump’s name was taken down weeks ago, the scaffolding and tarps used in the process remain up outside the Kennedy Center.
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