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D.C. Circuit Trump appointees again block contempt inquiry into Alien Enemies Act flights
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…
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Pentagon "in violation of" court order in case over press restrictions, federal judge rules
After some press pass restrictions were blocked, the Pentagon adopted an "interim policy" with similar restrictions. Also: The latest on the Trump…
Apr 10
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Supreme Court likely to reject Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship
As Trump sat on watching, Solicitor General John Sauer faced skeptical questions from almost all of the justices — including all three justices Trump…
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Immigration in the Trump era, with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
On the birthright citizenship case being heard at the Supreme Court on April 1: "I continue to believe that this is an easy case. The 14th Amendment…
Mar 28
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Eighth Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, sides with Trump admin's mandatory immigration detention policy
The dissent, from a Trump appointee, highlighted the extreme nature of the Trump admin's policy, which has been rejected by district court judges across…
Mar 25
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Immigrants ask Fifth Circuit to revisit ruling on “historically unprecedented” mandatory detention policy
A 2-1 panel of the Fifth Circuit sided with the Trump admin — splitting with the vast majority of judges to consider the matter. Now, an attempt to…
Mar 24
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Appeals court set to review a key, harsh Trump administration deportation policy this spring
The First Circuit stayed a lower court ruling over third country removals, but also set quick merits review. Also: A mid-week legal round up. And, for…
Mar 18
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SCOTUS takes up cases over efforts to end protections for immigrants from Syria, Haiti
DHS Sec. Noem's efforts to end temporary protected status designations for those from Syria and Haiti will remain blocked for now — an important win for…
Mar 16
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Here's the Law Dork filing you can't access on PACER. All of this refugee case's filings should be online.
A magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for online access to the docket in a significant refugee rights case in Minnesota. Law Dork's lawyers filed…
Mar 6
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Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees
"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.
Feb 28
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Federal prison officials face civil contempt hearing, as ICE is threatened with criminal contempt
Orders from two Republican judicial appointees Thursday show greater willingness to push back with increasingly harsh tools in the face of continued…
Feb 27
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SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability
A long-delayed lawsuit challenging GEO Group's treatment of people in immigration detention can proceed again. A unanimous decision that matters …
Feb 26
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