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The Signal chat leak raises questions about accountability in Trump’s cabinet

High-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunity

The Guardian - US

House Speaker Mike Johnson floats threat to shut down courts giving Trump trouble

Republicans are considering what actions to take when judges declare Donald Trump’s actions illegal

The Independent UK

Judge clashing with Trump over deportations is assigned new lawsuit over Signal chat

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who has blocked the president’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants under the Aliens Exile Act, has been handed a new lawsuit to hear challenging the Trump administration over the leaked Signal chat on bombings in Yemen.

The Independent UK

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Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Lift Order Barring Deportations

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

International Business Times

Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out order that blocks deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Judge James Boasberg is temporarily stopping the administration from ejecting immigrants under the centuries-old wartime law

The Independent UK

The 'state secrets privilege' sounds mysterious. Here's what it is and how it works

The Trump administration is invoking a powerful tool in seeking to cut off a judge’s inquiry into whether it defied his order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants being deported from the United States

The Independent UK

Venezuelan Government Hires Lawyers To Defend Migrants As Fate Of Those Deported to El Salvador Remains Murky

Little is known about the legal status of Venezuelan migrants who were taken to El Salvador's mega-prison system. That may soon change.

Latin Times

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Judge Berated By Trump As 'Radical Left Lunatic' Assigned Signalgate Lawsuit

Judge James Boasberg, on the receiving end of attacks by the Trump administration over his opposition to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to conduct swift deportations, has been assigned to a signalgate lawsuit

Latin Times

Federal Court Rules Migrants Have Right to Hearing to Challenge Alien Enemies Act Deportations

Judge Boasberg ruled the migrants are entitled to due process in determing whether they really are "alien enemies" covered by the Act.

Reason

Justice Department Invokes State Secrets Privilege Over Deportation Flights

The move is an escalation of the White House's attempt to claim an unchallengeable and unreviewable amount of power.

Reason

Trump administration refuses to answer judge’s questions over El Salvador deportation flights, citing ‘state secrets’

Officials tell Judge Boasberg that ‘no further information will be provided’ after a weeklong standoff

The Independent UK

Trump Admin Invokes State Secrets Clause To Avoid Explaining Swift Deportation Of Venezuelans To El Salvador

In a Monday filing, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other DOJ officials argued that disclosing flight details would endanger national security and foreign relations

Latin Times

Deportation Standoff

Plus: Rehiring federal workers, using Signal to orchestrate bombing the Houthis, and more...

Reason

US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act

One judge questioned whether Nazi defendants received more due process in the US than Venezuelans deported under Trump.

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The Independent UK

Appeals court panel appears divided on Trump's deportation of immigrants under wartime law

A panel of appeals court judges appeared divided Monday on a Trump administration push to lift an order blocking deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law

The Independent UK

‘Nazis got better treatment’: Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump arguments to deport Venezuelans

Judges question whether government can deport alleged Tren de Aragua members without chance to challenge removal

Latin Times

Jim Jordan Sets Start Date For Hearing On Judge Targeted By Trump Admin Over Deportations Standoff

Rep. Jim Jordan said hearings aimed at grilling judge James Boasberg, who is challenging the legality of the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, will take place next week

Latin Times

Border Czar Again Blasts Judges, Vows To Continue Deportations: 'Well, I Don't Care'

Border Czar Tom Homan again slammed judges ruling against the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelans

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The Independent UK

Trump border czar Tom Homan says administration will not defy court order on deportation flights

Donald Trump’s border czar seems to suggest the administration will not defy a judge’s order on deportation flights to El Salvador.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s defiance of court orders is ‘testing the fences’ of the rule of law

Administration’s ‘unprecedented degree of resistance’ to judiciary undercuts its authority and weakens democracy

The Guardian - US

Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community

President ordered attorney general to refer partisan lawsuits to White House and recommend sanctions against firms

The Independent UK

Trump White House could let federal agents search homes without warrants under Alien Enemies Act

Justice Department official says ‘terrorists don’t get to hide behind closed doors’ as legal experts sound alarm

The Guardian - US

Judge in US deportations case says Trump administration lawyers were ‘disrespectful’

James Boasberg considers whether to maintain block on deportation of accused Venezuelan gang members

Reason

Trump's Reading of the Alien Enemies Act Defies the Usual Meaning of Its Terms

To justify the immediate deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, the president is invoking a rarely used statute that does not seem to apply in this context.

The Independent UK

Judge reprimands ‘disrespectful’ Trump administration attorneys in Alien Enemies Act case

Judge Boasberg is skeptical of ‘alarming’ arguments to defend swift removals of suspected gang members

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