“Judge Calls Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man a ‘Grievous Error’; Judge Paula Xinis, who has ordered that the Trump administration return the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, by Monday, also rejected a request to pause that order”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.
Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post reports that “Judge slams U.S. contentions in case of wrongly deported Salvadoran man; In a decision released Sunday, a federal judge takes the Trump administration to task, saying it has ‘no evidence’ the wrongly deported man from Maryland is a gang member.”
And Kyle Cheney, Hassan Ali Kanu, and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge reaffirms order to return Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador; She rejected the idea that the Trump administration has no power to bring the deportee back.”
You can access today’s memorandum opinion of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland at this link.
“President’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy; The 22nd Amendment is clear: President Trump has to give up his office after his second term; But his refusal to accept that underscores how far he is willing to consider going to consolidate power.” Peter Baker of The New York Times has this news analysis.
“Trump, Unbowed, Is Enacting Change on Scale Rarely Seen Before; Financial markets, universities, law firms and world leaders are reeling from the president’s agenda, but White House officials say this was always the plan”: Aaron Zitner, Alex Leary, and Rachel Louise Ensign of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Trump’s Tariffs Are a Major Legal Question; The Supreme Court has set clear boundaries on unilateral executive action of this magnitude”: Paul Sracic will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Judicial Notice (04.06.25): Let’s Make A Deal; Two Biglaw firms settle with Trump, 500-plus law firms sign an amicus brief against the administration, and the NFL hires a new chief legal officer.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“Leave the Military: You’re at risk of being told to betray your own values.” Hamilton Nolan has this post at his “How Things Work” Substack site.
“Washington’s Towering Judge Rolls With Trump’s Insults; At 6-foot-6, Chief Judge James Boasberg rarely ducks attention. He’s taking MAGA criticism in stride”: Jan Wolfe and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.