According to Washington Post analysis, the Trump administration has been accused of flouting courts in about a third of more than 160 lawsuits where judges issued substantive rulings against them. CNN reports the administration is “at war with the federal judiciary,” evading court orders …
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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found probable cause that the Trump administration showed “willful disregard” for his order to halt deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants. The administration flew planes with hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite the judge’s order to …
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Comprehensive analysis reveals the Trump administration defied 57 of 165 adverse court rulings (35% noncompliance), marking an unprecedented challenge to judicial authority. Multiple legal experts warn this pattern represents a critical constitutional crisis, with potential breakdown of checks and …
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Erez Reuveni, a 15-year DOJ veteran and Acting Deputy Director of Immigration Litigation, was fired April 11, 2025, after refusing to file briefs with misrepresentations and truthfully informing a judge that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been wrongfully deported to El Salvador. At an April 4 hearing, …
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