The Justice Department's decision not to defend a federal grant program for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) jeopardizes ...

The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is ...

Justice Department officials argued the program provides an unconstitutional advantage based on race or ethnicity.

Nor does anyone suggest those are the only factors federal agents ever consider,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the administration’s Supreme Court papers.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued they wouldn’t do anything different because, he said, it is federal officials who will determine whether to accept birth documents.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to halt a lower court decision that ordered the NIH to reinstate the grants and required the Trump administration to continue paying out ...

President Donald Trump, center, greets Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, right, as he arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 ...

Since President Trump took office, the Justice Department has backed challenges to gun regulations. And it did not appeal a ruling against a federal age limit on handguns.

Trump’s attorney in the High Court is the Missourian John Sauer, who has set a record for quickly and repeatedly prevailing there.

D. John Sauer testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be U.S. solicitor general in February. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM The Trump administration on ...