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'Uncharted territory': DOJ picks new fight with judge 'doggedly' pushing contempt probe forward in search of 'imagined government misconduct'

Matt NahamDec 12th
Potential Kristi Noem referral for prosecution hangs in balance after 'cursory' defense of deportations leads judge to order up blockbuster testimony

Matt NahamDec 9th
Trump administration 'respectfully' asserts it did not need to abide by judge's order to return deportation flights, questions whether verbal directives 'can ever be binding'

Jerry LambeNov 26th
Whole court should rethink 'dangerous' DC Circuit ruling that helped Trump admin avoid contempt despite 'significant whistleblower evidence,' petition says

Matt NahamAug 29th
'Clear abuse of discretion': Trump-appointed judges just took 'drastic' measure to nuke a court's criminal contempt threat against the administration

Matt NahamAug 8th
'Borders on the contemptuous': Federal judge harshly criticized eventual FBI Director Kash Patel over 'unacceptable' efforts to avoid Jack Smith's grand jury

Colin KalmbacherAug 7th
'Simply not credible': Legal experts pillory DOJ's 'ridiculous' misconduct complaint that floats impeaching judge who held Trump admin in criminal contempt

Matt NahamJul 29th
'Need not embark on a lengthy exegesis': Boasberg joins growing chorus of judges in denying Jan. 6 restitution refund for couple that stormed Capitol together

Chris PerezJul 1st
'Neglected to fulfill his duty': Judge Boasberg orders Rubio to send Trump admin's Signal messages to DOJ for preservation

Conrad HoytJun 21st
'Does not stick the landing': Judge gives Trump permission to keep DOGE documents beyond FOIA's reach by using Presidential Records Act

Colin KalmbacherJun 18th
'Courts are not advocates': Trump admin accused judge in Alien Enemies Act case of acting like he can order 'invasion of a foreign country'

Matt NahamJun 11th
'That mandate was ignored': Judge says Trump admin 'plainly deprived' due process to migrants removed under wartime power based on 'flimsy, even frivolous, accusations'

Jerry LambeJun 5th
Judge orders discovery to see if Trump admin 'violated federal law' and 'due-process rights' by sending migrants to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act

Jerry LambeMay 8th
'Is the president not telling the truth?': Federal judge repeatedly rattles DOJ lawyer with uncomfortable questions during Alien Enemies Act hearing

Colin KalmbacherMay 7th
'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
'Egregiously intrudes': Trump admin says federal judge lacks authority to prosecute criminal contempt in high-profile deportations case

Jerry LambeApr 18th