“Maryland Deportee Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation in El Salvador Prison; Senator Chris Van Hollen said that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia,who was deported and incarcerated in El Salvador, reported having been transferred after weeks in a maximum-security prison”: Robert Jimison of The New York Times has this report.
And Silvia Foster-Frau, Theodoric Meyer, and Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post report that “Sen. Van Hollen discusses El Salvador visit with wrongly deported man.”
“Judge Wilkinson’s Sage Advice on Abrego Garcia: Why is Trump so dead set on denying due process to the wrongly deported El Salvadoran migrant?” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“The Supreme Court gets a chance to rebuke schools’ bullying wokeism; The high court hears a case involving Montgomery County, religious freedom and educational diktats”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“The Terrorism Suspect Trump Sent Back to Bukele; An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President — then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador”: Danielle Mackey of The New Yorker has this report.
“James Ho Knocks Trial Judge Who Blocked Venezuelan Deportations; Fifth Circuit’s Ho says judge ‘presumed to seize control’; Judge Boasberg had ordered stop to deportations”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg News has this report on a published order, accompanied by concurring and dissenting opinions, that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.
“US Judiciary Warns of Budget Shortfall as Threats Increase; Judges face rising threats as Trump allies attack rulings; US marshals ‘take extraordinary measures’ for judicial safety”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.
“Trump’s deportation of Maryland man divides conservatives; The White House argues that Kilmar Abrego García is a bad man; Some conservatives say that should not matter”: Naftali Bendavid of The Washington Post has this report.
“Senator Meets With Man Mistakenly Deported by Trump Administration; El Salvador’s president says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose detention has sparked a fierce legal battle, will remain in custody for now”: Ginger Adams Otis and Vera Bergengruen of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“They were on federal death row. Now they may go to a supermax prison. Prisoners say the Trump administration is seeking tougher conditions for them as punishment for having death sentences commuted by President Joe Biden.” Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report.
“A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Tony Evers’ veto that extended school funding for 400 years”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
Rich Kremer of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Evers’ veto boosting school funding for 400 years; Court’s liberal majority says Wisconsin Constitution doesn’t limit governor’s partial veto powers ‘based on how much or how little’ it changes policy.”
Patrick Marley of The Washington Post reports that “Wis. court upholds creative veto to increase school funding for 400 years; The liberal-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Tony Evers was acting within his office’s powers to make an end run around Republicans.”
And Mitch Smith of The New York Times reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Governor’s 400-Year Edit Was Within Veto Authority; Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, used his veto power to increase school funding limits for four centuries longer than Republican lawmakers in the state had intended.”
You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.
“Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of the White House? The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.” Alan Feuer and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.
“After Attacking Judges, Trump Administration Blames Judge for Escalating Tensions; The administration cast the threat by the judge, James E. Boasberg, to open criminal contempt proceedings as another salvo in an increasingly bitter battle between the White House and the courts”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.
You can access the federal government’s filing yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.
“My School District Could Have Avoided This Supreme Court Case”: Megan K. Stack has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“You Cannot Appease Someone Who Intends to Destroy You; The BigLaw firms that rolled over to Trump are astonished to learn that he might not have been negotiating in good faith”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.
“The New Transparency Rules and the El Salvador Detention Agreement; A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained”: Curtis Bradley, Jack Goldsmith, and Oona Hathaway have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
“Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return”: Mary Clare Jalonick and Yolanda Magaña of The Associated Press have this report.
And Nnamdi Egwuonwu of NBC News reports that “Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador; The Maryland Democrat flew to the Central American country this week with the goal of meeting with Abrego Garcia, who the Trump administration says was mistakenly deported.”
“There’s Only One Real Way to Reverse Big Law’s Capitulation to Trump”: Law professor Kevin Cope and Rachel Cohen have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Appeals court panel hears arguments on AP’s access to White House; A three-judge panel was skeptical of arguments that the administration is facing imminent harm”: Hassan Ali Kanu of Politico has this report.
David Bauder of The Associated Press reports that “AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges.”
Andrew Goudsward and Mike Scarcella of Reuters report that “Trump administration seeks court backing for control over White House press access.”
Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service reports that “Even Trump-appointed judges skeptical of AP ban over ‘Gulf of America’ spat; A Friday hearing has been scheduled after the AP told a federal judge the White House was defying a court order lifting the ban by creating a new policy eliminating a press pool spot reserved for wire services.”
And Ella Lee of The Hill reports that “Appeals court appears split on AP access to White House.”
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has posted the audio of today’s oral argument on YouTube at this link.
“Is a steak knife a weapon? Oregon Supreme Court takes a stab at it; Oregon asserted that a state statute prevents probationers from owing kitchen knife blocks — depending on the size of the blades in the block.” Monique Merrill of Courthouse News Service has this report.
The Supreme Court of Oregon has posted the video of today’s oral argument online at this link.
“Appeals court rejects Trump request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, citing due process concerns; The administration is testing the bounds of existing law through novel legal theories; A judge in Thursday’s ruling said officials were taking action ‘without the semblance of due process’”: Lawrence Hurley, Gary Grumbach, and Dareh Gregorian of NBC News have this report.
And Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Conservative judge blasts Trump administration’s ‘shocking’ conduct in Abrego Garcia case; Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson’s ruling is the latest judicial rebuke of the administration’s failure to follow court orders.”
“Supreme Court Faces Big Test on Religious Students’ Opt-Outs From LGBTQ+ Books”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.
“Kneedler to Make What’s Likely His Last Supreme Court Argument; Kneedler served in Solicitor General’s office for decades; Has argued more high court cases than any practicing attorney”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law have this report.
Relatedly, Mary Wood of the University of Virginia School of Law has an article headlined “At Jefferson Medal Talk, Deputy Solicitor General Encourages Public Service; Edwin S. Kneedler ’74 Has Served Across 10 Presidential Administrations.”
That law school has posted on YouTube a video titled “A Talk With U.S. Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. Kneedler ’74.” And you can access a transcript of the talk at this link.
“Dual Orders From Judges Edge Courts Closer to Confrontation With White House; The threat of investigations into whether the administration violated the judges’ orders comes as President Trump and his advisers are increasingly butting heads with the courts”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this news analysis.
“Bonus 143: Private Special Prosecutors and Criminal Contempt of Court; The Alien Enemy Act case may end up with Chief Judge Boasberg appointing a private lawyer to prosecute criminal contempt of court; The law currently allows such a move, but I believe it shouldn’t.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“Sen. Van Hollen blocked from El Salvador prison where Maryland man is held; Republican members of Congress have been allowed to visit the notorious facility”: Ali Bianco of Politico has this report.
“Trump Defying Court Orders Is ‘Stress Test’ for the Judiciary; White House narrowly reads court rulings; Contempt one enforcement tool judges have”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Appeals court calls Trump administration’s defiance over mistakenly deported man ‘shocking’”: Michael Kunzelman of The Associated Press has this report.
Luc Cohen and Jack Queen of Reuters report that “Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts.”
And Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole of CNN report that “Appeals court backs judge in Abrego Garcia case, saying Trump DOJ ‘would reduce the rule of law to lawlessness.’”
Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel, was the author of today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
“Supreme Court expected to consider giving Trump more firing power, overruling 90-year-old precedent”: Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have this report.
“What is stopping Trump from exiling you to a foreign prison?” Michael Wilner of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
“Lawyer Up? Increasingly, Americans Won’t, or Can’t. It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.” Rowan Moore Gerety will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s issue of The New York Times Magazine.
“Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship; The Trump administration had asked the justices to lift a nationwide pause on the policy as lower court challenges continue”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court will review Trump’s attempt to ban birthright citizenship; President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship ban would deny automatic citizenship for newborns if neither parent is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.”
Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court will weigh in on Trump plans to restrict birthright citizenship.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.
“What if There’s No Way to Stop Trump’s Approach to Power? And how this could all go down in the courts.” Law professor Jack Goldsmith is the guest on today’s new episode of the “Interesting Times” podcast from The New York Times.
“Riggs seeks stay, injunction from federal Appeals Court in election dispute”: The Carolina Journal has this report.
“Why Diane Sykes Didn’t Get Filibustered; Wisconsin’s Democratic senators clear her path off state supreme court”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
“Trump v. US: Anti-canon, or Anti-hero? The controversial immunity decision has something to offer its detractors.” Richard M. Re has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.
