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Published: May 17, 2025 00:39

Judge Xinis has entered a written order following today’s hearing. Orders the government to supplement support for its assertion of the state secrets privilege and grants Abrego Garcia’s request to take three additional 30(b)(6) depositions. [contains…

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Published: May 16, 2025 19:52

NEW: Supreme Court grants application for an injunction pending further proceedings in the AARP case. Remands to Fifth Circuit. “The Government is enjoined from removing the named plaintiffs or putative class members in this action under the AEA pending…

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Published: May 16, 2025 16:53

HAPPENING NOW: Hello from Greenbelt, MD, where a federal judge will hear arguments over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege to withhold information about what it has done to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to…

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Published: May 15, 2025 23:59

“Justice Department official Ed Martin, whose nomination to serve as U.S. attorney in D.C. stalled in the Senate, is under investigation by an ethics office that handles attorney discipline in Washington, he said in an office-wide goodbye email Wednesday.”…

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Published: May 15, 2025 17:38

HAPPENING NOW: Status hearing in the case of Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts PhD student who was recently released from detention in Louisiana. The hearing before a federal judge in Vermont will largely cover the subject of whether Ozturk will be subject to…

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Published: May 15, 2025 17:29

I was busy doing Important Things™ this morning (read: not watching SCOTUS), so I missed the oral argument on birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions. Haven’t seen any news yet—should I blissfully marinate in ignorance a little longer, or is it…

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Published: May 14, 2025 23:10

Among all the other, more important reasons why I’m losing my mind over this: I can’t believe I’m gonna have to do a Westlaw search on how 18 USC § 545 might apply to CLAWED FROG EMBRYO SAMPLES [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 14, 2025 22:44

Worth repeating that this woman AGREED TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES. She said she would go back to Europe, where she held a valid visa that would allow her to temporarily stay. She just didn't want to go back to Russia, where she feared returning bc of…

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Published: May 14, 2025 22:30

Here’s the affidavit supporting the government’s application for a criminal complaint. It was sworn out on May 12 — 3 months after Petrova tried to re-enter the U.S. with the frog samples and just 2 days before her habeas hearing in Vermont federal court. …

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Published: May 14, 2025 19:56

We've *almost* raised 25% of our fundraising goal, which is incredible! Lawfare is a non-profit. Our content is free to the public, not paywalled. If you value our work and have a few bucks to spare, I hope you'll consider helping us get past the 25%…

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Published: May 14, 2025 18:33

WITAODlings: This is a big deal. The judge's discovery order granted CREW's request to depose Amy Gleason, the alleged acting administrator of DOGE. (In his order, Judge Cooper noted that parts of a declaration submitted by Gleason appear to be "called…

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Published: May 14, 2025 17:16

Here's where things stand in Petrova's case: (1) DOJ filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. They argue Petrova has to go through removal proceedings before an immigration judge and that she must file in Louisiana if she wants to bring habeas…

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Published: May 14, 2025 17:11

them: anna, why do you keep talking about this? why do you care so much? me: uhhh… bc the Trump administration is lying — to you, to judges — about who's actually in charge of the organization that's actively nuking the federal government??? [contains…

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Published: May 14, 2025 16:54

I wonder how many of these articles mention that it's unclear how Vought could "take over DOGE" from Elon Musk considering that the government's own lawyers keep telling federal judges that Musk does not run DOGE and that he is not even an employee of DOGE

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Published: May 14, 2025 14:09

HAPPENING NOW: Hearing in the case of Kaseniia Petrova, the Harvard scientist from Russia who was detained by ICE after she failed to declare scientific samples when she returned to the US from France. The hearing is before a federal judge in Vermont. …

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Published: May 13, 2025 00:52

Some interesting details here about Stephen Miller’s influence at DOJ but a better story would be about how Bondi’s TV appearances appear to violate DOJ policies and professional ethical rules, which could make certain cases more difficult to try. …

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Published: May 9, 2025 23:22

My editor, Ben Wittes, finally shared my favorite Judge Jeanine/Lawfare crossover anecdote on our livestream today. As some of you might remember, we @lawfaremedia.org covered every day of Trump’s criminal trial in NY. One day, Ben happened to be…

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Published: May 9, 2025 21:53

Also I feel confident that somewhere out there a local Louisiana reporter or stringer has been dispatched to sit outside the South Louisiana ICE processing facility, waiting to capture the moment Ozturk walks free. If you're that reporter, let me know so…

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Published: May 9, 2025 21:25

UPDATE: Judge Sessions just entered a written order reaffirming his earlier order that Ozturk be immediately released without travel restrictions. Order implies that, as of 4:50 p.m. ET, Ozturk had not yet been released. [contains quote post or other…

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Published: May 9, 2025 17:31

JUST NOW: A federal judge ordered the immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts PhD student who was taken on the street in Massachusetts by masked immigration authorities. Ozturk has been detained in Louisiana for the past 6 weeks. But today, the…

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Published: May 9, 2025 14:38

HAPPENING NOW: Bail hearing for Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts PhD student who remains in detention in Louisiana after she was taken from her home in Massachusetts by masked immigration authorities. The hearing is before a Vermont judge. Ozturk is appearing…

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Published: May 8, 2025 23:38

Trump adds that Ed Martin “will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 8, 2025 23:22

Pam Bondi claims that the seizure of fentanyl pills by Trump’s Justice Department has saved more than 258 million lives thus far. You’ll be shocked—shocked!—to learn that the math ain’t mathin’ The great @katherinepomps.bsky.social investigates ⬇️ 👇 …

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Published: May 8, 2025 19:46

Yesterday, Judge Boasberg grilled a DOJ lawyer about Trump’s recent claim that he could secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia by picking up the phone and asking the president of El Salvador to release him. All the details, from @rparloff.bsky.social…