All articles tagged with #noncompliance
An Associated Press review finds that in the first 15 months of Trump's second term, federal agencies defied or delayed compliance with lower-court orders in at least 31 lawsuits across immigration and policy, with higher courts sometimes overturning those decisions; experts warn the pattern threatens the rule of law even as some rulings are upheld.
AP review finds the Trump administration violated lower court orders in at least 31 lawsuits over about 15 months, spanning immigration, deportations, and policy changes, prompting warnings from judges and scholars that such noncompliance undercuts the rule of law even as higher courts sometimes side with the White House.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed lawsuits against nine MBTA-adjacent towns—Dracut, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Holden, Marblehead, Middleton, Tewksbury, Wilmington and Winthrop—for failing to implement zoning that allows multi‑family housing near transit as required by the 2021 MBTA Communities Law. The suit aims to compel compliance amid a state effort that has seen 165 of 177 communities comply and is projected to spur about 7,000 new homes, though some towns like Holden and East Bridgewater have argued they’re making good‑faith efforts. Carver, Freetown and Rehoboth are noncompliant but not included in this action. The case follows prior rulings that the law is constitutional and enforceable, with the state previously using funding leverage and court authority to push compliance.
A woman in Tacoma, Washington, is refusing to undergo treatment for tuberculosis despite an active arrest warrant. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was diagnosed with the infectious disease in 2018 and has since been noncompliant with treatment. Public health officials have expressed concern about the potential spread of the disease and are urging the woman to seek treatment.