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The DOJ Just Argued That 'Speed Is a Loophole': Move Fast Enough and the President Can 'Bulldoze' Even the Statue of Liberty

A federal appeals court is reviewing the legality of Trump's unauthorised White House ballroom project, questioning the limits of presidential power and the role of judicial oversight in landmark preservation.

International Business Times UK

DOJ Insists Trump Could 'Bulldoze' Statue of Liberty and No One Could Sue

A federal appeals court reviews a lawsuit challenging White House construction, debating presidential authority and preservation rights. The case highlights legal hurdles in rapid government projects.

International Business Times UK

Even If Trump's Ballroom Project Is Illegal, a DOJ Lawyer Says, the Courts Cannot Stop It

The D.C. Circuit is reviewing an injunction issued by a judge who said "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have."

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Navarro argues contempt of Congress conviction at appeals court - Roll Call

A panel of appellate judges expressed skepticism about Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s effort to toss his contempt of Congress conviction.

Roll Call

Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks

The Independent UK

No Pseudonymity for Would-Be FDIC Employee Challenging Ban on Employment of Felons

From Doe v. Hill, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:… The post No Pseudonymity for Would-Be FDIC Employee Challenging Ban on Employment of Felons appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

How due process could die at SCOTUS

A judge's dissent may serve as a preview of legal arguments that Trump will make at the Supreme Court

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Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Lift Order Barring Deportations

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

International Business Times

Federal Court Rules Migrants Have Right to Hearing to Challenge Alien Enemies Act Deportations

Judge Boasberg ruled the migrants are entitled to due process in determing whether they really are "alien enemies" covered by the Act.

Reason

Trump claims the right to deport anyone

Judge Patricia Millett said the Trump administration is claiming the right to unilaterally expel anyone it wants

Salon

Trump news at a glance: anger as White House texts secret Yemen war plans to journalist

Catastrophic security leak sparks calls for investigations. Here is your roundup of key US politics stories from 24 March 2025

The Guardian - US

US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act

One judge questioned whether Nazi defendants received more due process in the US than Venezuelans deported under Trump.

Al Jazeera

Appeals court panel appears divided on Trump's deportation of immigrants under wartime law

A panel of appeals court judges appeared divided Monday on a Trump administration push to lift an order blocking deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law

The Independent UK

‘Nazis got better treatment’: Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump arguments to deport Venezuelans

Judges question whether government can deport alleged Tren de Aragua members without chance to challenge removal

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D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Automated Filtering of Supposedly "Off-Topic" Comments on NIH Site

In last week's People for Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Tabak, the D.C. Circuit (in an opinion by Judge Bradley Garcia, joined by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett), held that NIH's automated filtering of comments on Facebook and Instagram pages was unconstitutional. The filtering was supposedly aimed at…

The Independent UK

US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges continue

Reason

Judge Tatel's Vision of the Shadow Docket From Inside the Penumbra

"The Court, we were told, 'would really like us to act tonight'—and, if possible, 'within an hour.'"

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: D.C.'s Magazine Ban Argued Again in D.C. Circuit

It was déjà vu, but this time post-Bruen.

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Trump Gag Order Raises Unsettled Constitutional Questions

A D.C. Circuit judge says the government’s defense of the order gives short shrift to "the First Amendment’s vigorous protection of political speech."

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Trump’s Niece Says Monday’s Gag Order Hearing Went Horribly For Ex-President: Explains Why He Can Certainly Land Up In Jail

A three-judge panel suggested it could reimpose some of the limited gag orders on Trump in the 2020 election subversion case

The Independent UK

Judges aren’t buying Trump’s gag order appeal

Federal appeals court seems open to a narrow order that blocks the former president’s threats

Roll Call

Appeals court weighs Trump's arguments against gag order in Jan. 6-related case - Roll Call

A federal appeals court in Washington sounded skeptical Monday of Donald Trump’s arguments that he should not face a gag order.

The Independent UK

Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump’s gag in election fraud case

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has said Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric about those involved in the case threatens to undermine public confidence in the judicial system

Reason

Appeals Court Panel Seems Skeptical That FOSTA Doesn't Violate the First Amendment

The 2018 law criminalizes websites that "promote or facilitate" prostitution. Two of three judges on the panel pushed back against government claims that this doesn't criminalize speech.

Reason

The FBI Decided Not To Knock Down a Suspect's Front Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'

"This is such outrageous behavior by the FBI," a D.C. Circuit judge says, calling the agency's special treatment of rich people "deeply troubling."

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