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Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law

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Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law

The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday night that it would not disclose any further information about two flights of Venezuelan migrants it sent to El Salvador this month despite a court order to turn back the planes, declaring that doing so would jeopardize state secrets. The move sharply escalated the growing conflict … Read more

Courts Defer to Executive Branch Factual Claims. Trump Complicates That.

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Courts Defer to Executive Branch Factual Claims. Trump Complicates That.

The government typically has an advantage when defending its policies against legal challenges. Courts generally defer to the executive branch’s factual declarations and formal representations about what is happening and why, rather than probing for what may actually be going on. But the flood of litigation unleashed by the radical opening months of President Trump’s … Read more