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Following the Supreme Court's ruling, Judge Paula Xinis has set a 1pm hearing in her Maryland courtroom to talk next steps. The Trump administration just asked to reschedule it (and a 9:30am deadline to submit a written update), saying the deadlines are impractical and they need more time.

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The Supreme Court rules the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Without any noted dissents, the court sends case back to a lower judge to clarify her ruling. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Roberts issues an administrative stay allowing the dismissals to move forward until the court decides what to do.

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Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to intervene in the president's firings of Dem appointees at the NLRB & MPSB. DOJ wants an emergency order immediately greenlighting the firings AND asks the court to take up the case in full this term. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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A federal judge orders the White House to restore The Associated Press's access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and other limited spaces. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Supreme Court grants the Trump admin's request to lift an order requiring the reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees, ruling the government unions suing don't have standing. BUT many employees remain protected under a separate judge's injunction. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delays the midnight deadline until the court can resolve the Trump administration's request. This is not necessarily an indication of how the court will ultimately rule. Roberts set a fast response deadline - tomorrow at 5pm

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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a judge's order requiring the govt return to the U.S. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, by the end of the day It was filed just before 4th Circuit declined to lift it. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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NEW: Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote sides with Trump administration to block $65 million in teacher development grants. Roberts and the court's three liberal justices dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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New: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from its efforts to dismantle the CFPB. Quite the opening from Judge Amy Berman Jackson. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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In a 2-1 ruling, the DC Circuit lifts lower rulings that effectively reinstated NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox and MSPB member Cathy Harris. Both are Dem appointees whom Trump purported to fire despite their for-cause removal protections. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Breaking: Two FTC commissioners fired by Trump are suing. w/ @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social thehill.com/regulation/c...

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The Trump administration files a new emergency application at the Supreme Court, asking to block $65 million in federal teacher prep grants. It's now the 3rd pending application from the admin (follows ones on birthright citizenship and probationary employees) www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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As we previewed for readers of The Gavel earlier today, Justice Gorsuch was primed to write the Supreme Court's ghost gun decision. Later this morning it became official, with Gorsuch writing the 7-2 opinion upholding the regulation. Sign up today: nxslink.thehill.com/join/signup

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The Supreme Court upheld the Biden administration’s regulation of “ghost guns” in a 7-2 decision Wednesday. Thomas/Alito dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Chris LaCivita, the co-manager of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, sued The Daily Beast for defamation....only to dismiss the lawsuit moments later. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Good morning from the Supreme Court, where we have 1 box of opinions ready for release starting at 10am ET (meaning 1-2 opinions likely coming)

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Judge Beryl Howell says she's denying a TRO to immediately block DOGE's takeover of the US Institute of Peace. But she's still not happy with how DOGE is acting: "I am very offended by how DOGE has operated at the Institute and treated American citizens"

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In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court declines to stop Louisiana from executing Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen gas tonight. Justice Neil Gorsuch joins the court's three liberal justices in dissent.

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In a rare statement, Chief Justice John Roberts pushes back on calls to impeach judges: “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

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Mahmoud Khalil, the detained pro-Palestinian activist, has sued Columbia University over a letter from House Republicans demanding the school to hand over disciplinary records connected to the recent demonstrations: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Democratic attorneys general in DC and 20 states sued this morning over the Trump administration's plans to cut nearly 50% of the Education Department workforce: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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A federal judge finds Trump's firing of FLRA Chair Susan Grundmann was unlawful, effectively reinstating her (unless an appeals court overturns the ruling). Comes after similar rulings reinstating chairs of other independent agencies (NLRB and MSPB) www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Excited to launch The Gavel, The Hill's new weekly courts newsletter, with @byellalee.bsky.social This week, we chatted with Leonard Leo, who played an instrumental role in shaping the Supreme Court's conservative majority Sign up to get The Gavel in your inbox every Wednesday: thehill.com/signup

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Judge Richard Leon declines to block DOGE from taking over a small federal agency focused on development in Africa. Leon says the plaintiff (the agency head) didn't show irreparable harm but signals agreement with some of the arguments on the merits: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Perkins Coie sues the Trump administration for suspending security clearances for attorneys at the firm: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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A federal judge rules that DOGE is likely subject to FOIA: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The Supreme Court takes up a challenge to Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors.

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Paul Clement, the bigwig conservative attorney a judge appointed to help him decide DOJ's bid to dismiss NYC Mayor Eric Adams' criminal charges, says the indictment should be dismissed with prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Leonard Leo backs Justice Barrett. Speaking to NBC News, the influential conservative legal activist listed her votes on big cases like abortion & guns. "That doesn't sound like a DEI hire to me," he said: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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The Supreme Court declines death row inmate Brad Sigmon's final appeal, paving the way for South Carolina to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years. There were no noted dissents.

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A federal judge reinstates NLRB chair Gwynne Wilcox: "An American President is not a king—not even an 'elected' one—and his power to remove federal officers and honest civil servants like plaintiff is not absolute" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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8 Democratic state attorneys general are suing the Education Department for terminating $600 million across two grant programs. It follows a similar lawsuit filed by education groups earlier this week. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Judge declines to immediately spare USAID contractors from firings via @byellalee.bsky.social thehill.com/regulation/c...

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A second federal judge has indefinitely blocked Trump's sweeping freeze on federal grants and loans. The case, brought by Dem state AGs, stems from the now-rescinded OMB memo that directed a blanket funding pause: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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A federal appeals court panel temporarily reverses ruling reinstating US Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, whom Trump fired. Dellinger is out of his job again, at least until the DC Circuit issues its full ruling (on an expedited schedule).

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A federal judge extends a block on the Trump administration's effort to lower the cap for "indirect costs" in NIH grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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NEW: Supreme Court in a 5-4 emergency ruling refused to halt a judge’s order that the Trump administration immediately release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments owed under existing contracts. Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Trump's speech has already made its way into court. A group of plaintiffs seeking to dismantle DOGE note that Trump tonight said the group "is headed by Elon Musk," DOJ has repeatedly insisted Musk is not a formal part of DOGE.

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Four sitting Supreme Court justices are attending Trump's speech tonight: John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. The quartet are all SOTU regulars. Here's which justices have attended in years past, going back to 2000: thehill.com/wp-content/u...

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A federal judge grants summary judgment in favor of US Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, ruling that Trump exceeded his authority in firing Dellinger. Now, the question becomes: will the appeals courts (specifically, SCOTUS) uphold this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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