“Judge calls for Justice Dept. whistleblower to testify in migrant planes case; Judge James E. Boasberg said he wants to hear from former Justice Dept. attorney Erez Reuveni in an inquiry that could lead to a criminal contempt referral involving Trump administration officials”: Steve Thompson of The Washington Post has this report.
Kyle Cheney of Politico reports that “Boasberg escalates contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act deportations; The judge ordered testimony from two of the top DOJ lawyers involved in the March deportation operation.”
And Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg News reports that “Judge Summons DOJ Lawyers for Testimony in Contempt Probe.”
Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove filed this declaration in the district court proceeding today.
“DOJ Hits Back at Judges Doubting Halligan’s US Attorney Role”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Trump’s Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Erases Top Loyalist’s Triumph; Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the former Honduran leader whom President Trump freed this week”: Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times recently had this report.
“Firing Immigration Judges Threatens More Than Immigrants”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“The Supreme Court Is About to Hand Trump a Cudgel in the Paramount-Netflix Fight”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Planes, Trade and Nuclear Energy: Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Independent Regulators; The court heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine the independence of agencies like the National Transportation Safety Board and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” Stacy Cowley of The New York Times has this report.
“Supreme Court rejects free speech case over controversial vanity plate; Lawyers for a Tennessee woman challenging the rejection of her ’69PWNDU’ personalized plate argued state rules have led to a ‘dizzying array of censorship’”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.
“Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials; A ruling in the president’s favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.
Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court poised to expand Trump’s power over independent agencies; The justices seem likely to allow the president to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, a ruling that could limit or overturn a nine-decade-old precedent that insulated some agencies from political influence by the executive.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court sounds ready to give Trump power to oust officials of independent agencies.”
James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Appears Ready to Give President More Power to Fire Government Officials; Key justice, however, expresses concern about Federal Reserve.”
Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court seems likely to give Trump more power over agencies; President Trump wants the Supreme Court to overturn a 90-year-old precedent limiting his ability to remove leaders of independent agencies.”
And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court poised to grant Trump broader firing powers over independent agencies.”
“After Trump v. Slaughter, Will There Be Independent Agencies Other than the Fed: The Case of the Federal Election Agencies.” Richard Pildes has this post at the “Election Law Blog.”
“Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as New Jersey’s Top Prosecutor; Ms. Habba resigned on Monday, after a federal appeals court last week found she had been serving as U.S. attorney unlawfully”: Jonah E. Bromwich, Tracey Tully, and Devlin Barrett of The New York Times have this report.
Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Alina Habba, Trump’s embattled New Jersey prosecutor, says she will leave role; In a statement, Habba said she resigned ‘to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love.’”
C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump’s Top New Jersey Prosecutor Alina Habba Steps Down; Appeals court found her appointment was invalid.”
Aliya Schneider of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba steps down as U.S. attorney in N.J. after court ruling, begins national role in DOJ; Habba hinted on Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t given up, writing that she will serve in her new role ‘as we wait for further review of the [court’s] ruling.’”
Nick Moyle of NJ Advance Media reports that “Trump loyalist Alina Habba resigns as N.J.’s top prosecutor, but says she didn’t ‘surrender.’”
Joey Fox of New Jersey Globe reports that “Alina Habba resigns from U.S. Attorney post after Third Circuit ruling; Trump admin had taken unprecedented steps to keep Habba in office past original term expiration.”
And Erica Orden and Ry Rivard of Politico report that “Alina Habba steps down as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor; The move came after an appeals court upheld her disqualification from the post.”
“Supreme Court Signals It Backs Trump’s Firing of Agency Leaders”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“196. Justice Kagan’s Texas Redistricting Dissent; As unsurprising as the Supreme Court’s intervention in the Texas redistricting case may have been, Justice Kagan’s dissent is still a telling indictment of another emergency ruling that lost its way.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“Trump Wants Complete Control. Will the Supreme Court Hand It to Him?” Law professor Kate Shaw has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
