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'He played The Imperial March as he walked': Man arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme at National Guard troops sues over alleged First Amendment violations

Colin KalmbacherOct 23rd
'Arguably detained unlawfully': Newly-appointed Trump judge immediately calls out admin over immigration detention policy, issues temporary restraining order

Colin KalmbacherSep 26th
'The consequences of ignoring the Constitution': Judge torches Trump admin over 'abusive and cruel' conditions at 'de facto' ICE facility, issues preliminary injunction

Colin KalmbacherSep 17th
'Blatantly violates the immigration laws': New Trump admin 'no-bond' policy could lead to 'indefinite' detention as deportation cases drag on, ACLU says

Colin KalmbacherJul 30th
'Catastrophic and cascading impacts': Trump admin seeking 'unlawful' ban of children without legal status from Head Start preschool programs, ACLU says

Chris PerezJul 16th
'Tearing up the constitution': Trump admin sending 'masked goons' out to terrorize in ICE raids that feel like 'brazen, midday kidnappings,' lawsuit says

Chris PerezJul 3rd
'In defiance of the Supreme Court's decision': Trump admin accuses ACLU of defying SCOTUS by trying to keep Alien Enemies Act case before Judge Boasberg

Jerry LambeMay 2nd
'Would remove all limitations to the Executive Branch's authority': Trump-appointed judge is first to rule president's invocation of Alien Enemies Act 'is unlawful'

Jerry LambeMay 1st
'Unconstitutional and illegal': Judge appears skeptical of letting Trump resume deportations under 18th-century wartime authority

Jerry LambeApr 22nd
'Cannot be squared with the facts on the ground': ACLU implores SCOTUS to find Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act unconstitutional

Jerry LambeApr 21st
'Improperly skipped over the lower courts': Trump DOJ says it's 'fatally premature' of SCOTUS to block deportations carried out under obscure wartime law

Chris PerezApr 20th
'Literally in the middle of the night': Justice Alito slams SCOTUS for issuing 'unprecedented' relief by stopping Trump deportations carried out under wartime law

Chris PerezApr 20th
'The government is directed not to remove': Supreme Court slams brakes on Trump's plans for more summary deportations under obscure wartime law

Colin KalmbacherApr 19th
'May never get out of these prisons': Judge orders Trump admin to 'not remove' Venezuelans after ACLU says they were 'persecuted' as criminals

Chris PerezApr 14th
Trump-appointed judge in Texas halts deportations under Alien Enemies Act following SCOTUS ruling

Jerry LambeApr 9th
'Now all at imminent risk': NY federal judge thwarts Trump's latest attempt to fast-track deportations under wartime authority after SCOTUS ruling

Jerry LambeApr 9th