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NEW: The Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration's request for a stay of the district court's order blocking the deployment of National Guard in Illinois.
Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent.
Read the ruling: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent.
Read the ruling: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
SCOTUS national guard order
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December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration's request for a stay of the district court's order blocking the deployment of National Guard in Illinois.
Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent.
Read the ruling: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent.
Read the ruling: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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... But after reviewing still non-public correspondence
between Blanche’s office and McGuire, Judge Crenshaw found otherwise. His ruling might also shed light on why Ben Schrader, a former top AUSA in Nashville, quit rather than participate in the case.
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between Blanche’s office and McGuire, Judge Crenshaw found otherwise. His ruling might also shed light on why Ben Schrader, a former top AUSA in Nashville, quit rather than participate in the case.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
... But after reviewing still non-public correspondence
between Blanche’s office and McGuire, Judge Crenshaw found otherwise. His ruling might also shed light on why Ben Schrader, a former top AUSA in Nashville, quit rather than participate in the case.
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between Blanche’s office and McGuire, Judge Crenshaw found otherwise. His ruling might also shed light on why Ben Schrader, a former top AUSA in Nashville, quit rather than participate in the case.
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In an effort to fend off Abrego’s vindictive prosecution claims, McGuire claimed he alone made the decision, and he was untainted by the vindictive incentives of Trump. (Just like Halligan claiming that she, not Trump, decided to pursue Comey & James.) ...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In an effort to fend off Abrego’s vindictive prosecution claims, McGuire claimed he alone made the decision, and he was untainted by the vindictive incentives of Trump. (Just like Halligan claiming that she, not Trump, decided to pursue Comey & James.) ...
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Due to a redacting error in a defense brief, we already know that Crenshaw’s 12/3 ruling, still under seal, concluded that Blanche’s associate, Aakash Singh, played “a leading role” in deciding to prosecute Abrego. ...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Due to a redacting error in a defense brief, we already know that Crenshaw’s 12/3 ruling, still under seal, concluded that Blanche’s associate, Aakash Singh, played “a leading role” in deciding to prosecute Abrego. ...
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Judge Crenshaw wants to make public his 12/3 ruling discussing the key role Dep AG Todd Blanche’s office played in deciding to prosecute Abrego Garcia. But Crenshaw is apparently giving govt 'til 12/30 to appeal his rulings rejecting govt's atty-client & other privilege claims ...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Judge Crenshaw wants to make public his 12/3 ruling discussing the key role Dep AG Todd Blanche’s office played in deciding to prosecute Abrego Garcia. But Crenshaw is apparently giving govt 'til 12/30 to appeal his rulings rejecting govt's atty-client & other privilege claims ...
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NEWS: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty sues Trump to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
NEWS: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty sues Trump to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
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This is important because Abrego prosecutor, US Atty McGuire, has been arguing that any vindictiveness by Trump or his political apptees, like DAG Blanche, doesn't matter, because McGuire alone made the decision to prosecute & McGuire was not vindictive. Judge Crenshaw doesn't seem to be buying it.
In sealed order issued 12/3, Judge Crenshaw found that @DAGToddBlanche's deputy, Aakash Singh, played a “leading role in the govt’s decision to prosecute” Abrego Garcia. Abrego’s attys’ failed to redact that language in a brief, correcting the error shortly thereafter...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is important because Abrego prosecutor, US Atty McGuire, has been arguing that any vindictiveness by Trump or his political apptees, like DAG Blanche, doesn't matter, because McGuire alone made the decision to prosecute & McGuire was not vindictive. Judge Crenshaw doesn't seem to be buying it.
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The brief is a supplemental filing in which Abrego Garcia is asking that the indictment be dismissed for vindictive prosecution.
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The brief is a supplemental filing in which Abrego Garcia is asking that the indictment be dismissed for vindictive prosecution.
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In sealed order issued 12/3, Judge Crenshaw found that @DAGToddBlanche's deputy, Aakash Singh, played a “leading role in the govt’s decision to prosecute” Abrego Garcia. Abrego’s attys’ failed to redact that language in a brief, correcting the error shortly thereafter...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In sealed order issued 12/3, Judge Crenshaw found that @DAGToddBlanche's deputy, Aakash Singh, played a “leading role in the govt’s decision to prosecute” Abrego Garcia. Abrego’s attys’ failed to redact that language in a brief, correcting the error shortly thereafter...
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As AG Bondi knows, her 3/14/25 Alien Enemies Act guidance deprived the removed individuals of any due process as to whether they were in fact "terrorists." SCOTUS was *unanimous* that she acted unconstitutionally. She should stop her unseemly, politicized tantrums.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
As AG Bondi knows, her 3/14/25 Alien Enemies Act guidance deprived the removed individuals of any due process as to whether they were in fact "terrorists." SCOTUS was *unanimous* that she acted unconstitutionally. She should stop her unseemly, politicized tantrums.
Today, Judge Paula Xinis granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's petition for habeas corpus and ordered Abrego Garcia to be released from ICE custody immediately. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today, Judge Paula Xinis granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's petition for habeas corpus and ordered Abrego Garcia to be released from ICE custody immediately. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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After a sealed ex parte (govt only) hearing in Abrego's criminal case yesterday, Judge Crenshaw has ordered, over govt objection, that redacted copies of 6 documents relevant to Abrego's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution be turned over to Abrego's team. That's all we know for now.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
After a sealed ex parte (govt only) hearing in Abrego's criminal case yesterday, Judge Crenshaw has ordered, over govt objection, that redacted copies of 6 documents relevant to Abrego's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution be turned over to Abrego's team. That's all we know for now.
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The govt’s filing yesterday in JGG suggests it will try to derail, by a 2d mandamus petition (appeal), next week’s hearings before Judge Boasberg. Testimony there could suggest that Emil Bove lied to the Senate & that DAG Blanche misled the public. ...
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Protective Order AND Reconsideration – #201 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Reconsideration of the Court's December 8 Order (ECF 200), MOTION for Protective Order by PAMELA J. BONDI, PETER B. HEGSETH, KRISTI NOEM, MARCO A. RUBIO, MADISON SHEAHAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, U...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The govt’s filing yesterday in JGG suggests it will try to derail, by a 2d mandamus petition (appeal), next week’s hearings before Judge Boasberg. Testimony there could suggest that Emil Bove lied to the Senate & that DAG Blanche misled the public. ...
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2 weeks after Dan Richman filed his motion to bar the govt from accessing data it seized from him years ago (key to Comey case), & 4 days after the judge temporarily granted it, no govt atty ostensibly working on the case has properly entered an appearance. Judge gives govt till tomorrow at 10am.
December 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
2 weeks after Dan Richman filed his motion to bar the govt from accessing data it seized from him years ago (key to Comey case), & 4 days after the judge temporarily granted it, no govt atty ostensibly working on the case has properly entered an appearance. Judge gives govt till tomorrow at 10am.
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NEWS: Judge Boasberg orders Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign to testify in court next week as part of his ongoing contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act flights.
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NEWS: Judge Boasberg orders Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign to testify in court next week as part of his ongoing contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act flights.
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Abrego is asking Judge Crenshaw to let him tell the criminal jury the full story of his immigration saga—which govt seeks to exclude. Says it explains the witnesses' bias & how they've won extraordinary favors from the govt in their own crim/immigration cases.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Abrego is asking Judge Crenshaw to let him tell the criminal jury the full story of his immigration saga—which govt seeks to exclude. Says it explains the witnesses' bias & how they've won extraordinary favors from the govt in their own crim/immigration cases.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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NEW: Emil Bove — former DOJ official turned Third Circuit judge — files declaration in ongoing contempt inquiry by Judge Boasberg re: Alien Enemies Act planes.
Bove says he isn’t authorized to disclose privileged information.
Bove says he isn’t authorized to disclose privileged information.
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEW: Emil Bove — former DOJ official turned Third Circuit judge — files declaration in ongoing contempt inquiry by Judge Boasberg re: Alien Enemies Act planes.
Bove says he isn’t authorized to disclose privileged information.
Bove says he isn’t authorized to disclose privileged information.
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Remarkable win for Prof Dan Richman (and Comey), at least temporarily. Judge Kollar-Kotelly orders USA not to access any info seized from Richman's devices—which Mag Judge Fitzpatrick called the centerpiece of the case vs Comey—till she permits. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Remarkable win for Prof Dan Richman (and Comey), at least temporarily. Judge Kollar-Kotelly orders USA not to access any info seized from Richman's devices—which Mag Judge Fitzpatrick called the centerpiece of the case vs Comey—till she permits. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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HAPPENING NOW: SCOTUS hears Trump v. Slaughter on the removal of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter — a case that could upend federal agency independence.
Listen here:
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Listen here:
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Live Oral Argument Audio
Live Oral Argument Audio
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December 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
HAPPENING NOW: SCOTUS hears Trump v. Slaughter on the removal of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter — a case that could upend federal agency independence.
Listen here:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Listen here:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
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In JGG (the original Alien Tort Claims Act case), Judge Boasberg orders submissions on "how the Court's inquiry regarding a potential contempt referral should proceed, including names of possible witnesses and dates for hearings," by tomorrow close of business.
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In JGG (the original Alien Tort Claims Act case), Judge Boasberg orders submissions on "how the Court's inquiry regarding a potential contempt referral should proceed, including names of possible witnesses and dates for hearings," by tomorrow close of business.
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These were dismissed without prejudice, so the government *could* bring new cases (a lawfully appointed U.S. attorney could, that is!). May prove tricky for Comey, where the statute of limitations would have to be extended. Easier for James.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
These were dismissed without prejudice, so the government *could* bring new cases (a lawfully appointed U.S. attorney could, that is!). May prove tricky for Comey, where the statute of limitations would have to be extended. Easier for James.
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Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney invalid and dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. Screenshot from order in the latter below:
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney invalid and dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. Screenshot from order in the latter below:
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Wow.
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful and the prosecutions against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey therefore invalid.
Both indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful and the prosecutions against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey therefore invalid.
Both indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wow.
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful and the prosecutions against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey therefore invalid.
Both indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful and the prosecutions against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey therefore invalid.
Both indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
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A hearing is about to start in Abrego Garcia's civil case. I'll try to cover for @lawfaremedia.org . Colleague @annabower.bsky.social might be joining. Among other things, govt is seeking to dissolve Judge Xinis's preliminary injunction preventing Abrego from being removed immediately.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A hearing is about to start in Abrego Garcia's civil case. I'll try to cover for @lawfaremedia.org . Colleague @annabower.bsky.social might be joining. Among other things, govt is seeking to dissolve Judge Xinis's preliminary injunction preventing Abrego from being removed immediately.
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