Maggie Little

Maggie Little is a Lion writer based in Washington, D.C. Her reporting has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Sun, the Federalist, RealClearPolitics and The Daily Signal.

Courts
Newsom v. Trump: Federal trial to begin over National Guard deployment during Los Angeles ICE riots

A high-stakes legal showdown kicks off Monday as California challenges President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops over California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections. The dispute… Read More

August 11, 2025
Government
New Hampshire blocks transgender procedures for minors with new laws

In what New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte said is an effort to ā€œprotect children,ā€ the state is doubling down on restrictions on transgender procedures for minors. Ayotte last week signed… Read More

August 7, 2025
Government
Trump DOJ publishes list of sanctuary jurisdictions it says put ā€˜American citizens at risk,’ threatens more litigation

The Justice Department on Tuesday blasted sanctuary cities for ā€œputting American citizens at riskā€ and warned of looming legal action against local and state governments that refuse to cooperate with… Read More

August 5, 2025
Courts
Texas v. New York: Legal battle escalates in effort to stop ā€˜radical abortionist’ from mailing abortion pills across state lines

A legal showdown is escalating between New York and Texas, after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took action to sanction a ā€œradical abortionistā€ for mailing abortion pills into the Lone… Read More

August 4, 2025
Courts
Missouri parents join legal fight aiming to defend state’s school choice program from teachers’ union

Several Missouri families are entering the legal fray to defend Missouri’s school choice program, MOScholars, after a teachers’ union sued over the state’s allocation of $51 million to it.  The… Read More

August 1, 2025