Rao and Walker hold that Boasberg must "terminate" the contempt inquiry. In an 80-page dissent, Childs makes the case — without saying so directly — for en banc review.
I appreciate your making these matters of fairness and consequence more accessible to The People in your summaries. We are being inundated from many sides by a relentless push for executive power.
Thank you for attempting to “dumb” these decisions down so non-legal types can try to understand what is happening. I always assume that the government’s position is wrong and any judge ruling for them is too. Seems to work well. Speaking of “relief”:
Has anyone else besides Abrego been returned from CECOT? It’s been more than a year in that living hell.
They were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange between El Salvador and Venezuela in July 2025. A judge ordered some of them returned to the US to allow them to pursue asylum claims. Of course DHS wants to deport them to 3rd countries in Africa.
Neomi Rao has placed herself as the James Ho of the DC Circuit, tossing her hat in as a potential Scotus Justice nominee. I mean, Rao's "reasoning" on her published pro-trump rulings has put her in a stratum occupied by a few dozen other district and appellate judges nominated by trump/Federalist Society, later to be confirmed by the GOP-majority Senate.
"We are not 'political hacks' ", cries J Coney Bryant...uh-huh.
I appreciate your making these matters of fairness and consequence more accessible to The People in your summaries. We are being inundated from many sides by a relentless push for executive power.
Power to the people!
Thank you for attempting to “dumb” these decisions down so non-legal types can try to understand what is happening. I always assume that the government’s position is wrong and any judge ruling for them is too. Seems to work well. Speaking of “relief”:
Has anyone else besides Abrego been returned from CECOT? It’s been more than a year in that living hell.
They were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange between El Salvador and Venezuela in July 2025. A judge ordered some of them returned to the US to allow them to pursue asylum claims. Of course DHS wants to deport them to 3rd countries in Africa.
Neomi Rao has placed herself as the James Ho of the DC Circuit, tossing her hat in as a potential Scotus Justice nominee. I mean, Rao's "reasoning" on her published pro-trump rulings has put her in a stratum occupied by a few dozen other district and appellate judges nominated by trump/Federalist Society, later to be confirmed by the GOP-majority Senate.
"We are not 'political hacks' ", cries J Coney Bryant...uh-huh.