Appeals Court Ends Judge Boasberg’s Contempt Inquiry of Trump Officials

The case involves deportation flights to El Salvador and whether the administration ignored the judge’s verbal order that they return to the United States.

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Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance

Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry accomplishes political objectives.

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Justice Dept. Seeks Censure of Judge Boasberg, Widening Fight With Judiciary

A complaint said Judge James E. Boasberg, who has clashed with the Trump administration over deportation plans, made “improper public comments” about President Trump in a closed-door judicial conference.

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Appeals Court Delays Decision on Contempt Plan in Venezuelan Migrant Deportation Case

The three-judge panel has allowed the case to languish in a kind of legal limbo, catching the eye of some legal experts.

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New Document Undermines Trump Administration’s Claims About Deported Venezuelans

The document from El Salvador seems to undermine a position that lawyers for the Justice Department and top Trump officials have taken time and again in front of a judge in Washington.

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Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says

Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint.

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Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Seek Sanctions Against Trump Officials

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s lawyers asked the judge in the case to appoint a special master to investigate the failure by Trump officials to comply with her instructions.

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Justice Dept. Seeks to Pause Ruling Ordering Due Process for Deported Venezuelans

The emergency request came a day before the Trump administration was supposed to outline how to allow nearly 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador to challenge their expulsion.

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Take Steps to Give Due Process to Deported Migrants

The judge also said the men, expelled under the Alien Enemies Act, were likely to prevail in their claims that they had been treated unfairly, deported with no chance to contest their removals.

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Judges in Trump Deportation Cases Face Evasion and Delays From U.S. Officials

Administration officials have either violated orders or used an array of obfuscations and delays to prevent federal judges from deciding whether violations took place.

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