Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Deportations
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Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Deportations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court ruled on Monday night that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants using a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the deportations. The decision marks a victory for…

Another Problem With That Signal Chat? The Messages Disappear.
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Another Problem With That Signal Chat? The Messages Disappear.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Signal group chat that senior Trump administration officials convened to discuss military strikes in Yemen has sparked outrage over the reckless way a journalist was mistakenly added to the group. But open government experts have raised another concern as well: the rise…

Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law
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Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Monday kept in place his ruling barring the Trump administration from using a powerful wartime statute to summarily deport Venezuelan migrants it deemed to be members of a violent street gang. In a 37-page order, the judge, James E….

Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts
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Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has wasted no time in his second term in declaring war on the nation’s federal judiciary, the country’s legal profession and the rule of law. He has provoked a constitutional crisis with his stunning frontal assault on the third branch of…

Administration’s Details on Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient,’ Judge Says
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Administration’s Details on Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient,’ Judge Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a display of open frustration, a federal judge in Washington told the Trump administration on Thursday to explain in detail why officials had not violated an order he issued last weekend pausing the deportation of scores of Venezuelan immigrants under a rarely…

Trump’s Judicial Defiance Is New to the Autocrat Playbook, Experts Say
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Trump’s Judicial Defiance Is New to the Autocrat Playbook, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s intensifying conflict with the federal courts is unusually aggressive compared with similar disputes in other countries, according to scholars. Unlike leaders who subverted or restructured the courts, Mr. Trump is acting as if judges were already too weak to constrain his…

Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns
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Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s angry call on Tuesday for the impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his administration on deportation flights has set off a string of near-instant social media taunts and threats, including images of judges being marched off in handcuffs. The…

Trump Administration Pushes Back Against Judge’s Orders on Deportations
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Trump Administration Pushes Back Against Judge’s Orders on Deportations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been waging a multifront attack on the federal judge who is deciding whether the president may use a wartime statute to deport people suspected of belonging to a Venezuelan street gang. Lawyers for the Justice…

Courts Defer to Executive Branch Factual Claims. Trump Complicates That.
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Courts Defer to Executive Branch Factual Claims. Trump Complicates That.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The government typically has an advantage when defending its policies against legal challenges. Courts generally defer to the executive branch’s factual declarations and formal representations about what is happening and why, rather than probing for what may actually be going on. But the…

Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order
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Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The federal judge’s ruling was clear: The Trump administration could not use an obscure wartime law from the 18th century to deport people without a hearing. If any planes were already in the air, the judge said, they should turn back. That did…