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Saturday, April 5, 2025

“The White House had a TikTok deal. Trump’s China tariff wrecked it. The president announced a further 75-day reprieve to the Chinese-owned video app’s ban as talks continue on a sale, drawing out a years-long battle over the hugely popular platform’s fate.” Drew Harwell and Cat Zakrzewski of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 8:41 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Trump tariffs sink in, conservatives challenge whether they’re legal; The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a legal nonprofit, has filed a complaint on behalf of a small stationery company in Florida”: Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 8:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow Orders; Erez Reuveni conceded in court that the deportation last month of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had a court order allowing him to stay in the United States, should never have taken place”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

Sadie Gurman, James Fanelli, and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Justice Department Suspends Lawyer Over Candid Comments on Immigration Case; Erez Reuveni told a judge the Trump administration hadn’t given him a satisfactory answer why a man was deported to an El Salvador prison in error.”

Ken Dilanian, Gary Grumbach, and Raquel Coronell Uribe of NBC News report that “Justice Department places attorney who struggled to explain Maryland man’s deportation on leave; The DOJ attorney said in court that the administration should not have deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a protected legal resident.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Justice Department lawyer who argued deportation case is put on paid leave; Erez Reuveni expressed misgivings about the government’s unwillingness to seek the return of a man who was erroneously deported.”

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador must be returned to US, judge rules; The judge issued the order requiring the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia following an extraordinary hearing during which the government admitted that he’d been deported in violation of federal law”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

You can access the federal government’s stay request filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Doug Emhoff publicly criticizes his law firm for coming to agreement with Trump administration”: Jake Tapper of CNN has this report.

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“An attack on the Constitution? Why Trump’s moves to punish law firms are causing alarm.” Aysha Bagchi of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Loyalist Ed Martin Brings Upheaval to US Attorney Office; Trump’s DC US attorney pick described as ‘pugnacious’ and ‘political’; Ed Martin faces calls for nomination hearing”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison”: Tim Sullivan of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“He Was Deported by Administrative Error. We Talked to His Lawyer. Will the Trump administration follow a federal judge’s orders and bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 8:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Amid attacks, Judge Boasberg weighs holding Trump officials in contempt; The president and his allies have picked a fight with a veteran judge and former prosecutor with a history of bipartisan support and friendships across the ideological spectrum”: Ann E. Marimow and Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 12:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Are Asked to Keep Nationwide Pause on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order; Immigrant groups and Democratic states pushed back on a Trump administration request for the Supreme Court to allow curbs on birthright citizenship to go into effect in some places”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 12:30 PM by Howard Bashman