Appeals court delays Boasberg contempt inquiry into 2026

Appeals Court Probes Whether Judge Boasberg Exceeded His Authority

A federal appeals court has halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s pursuit of potential contempt for the Trump administration and signaled it would look into whether the judge was overstepping his authority in attempting to investigate the executive branch. In an unsigned order on Dec. 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requested a briefing on the legal basis for district courts, such as Boasberg’s, to investigate grounds fo…

Appeals court delays Boasberg contempt inquiry into 2026

A federal appeals court on Monday delayed U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt inquiry until the new year and ordered the Trump administration to file briefs in the coming weeks as to whether it believes the district court has the authority to pursue the investigation at all. In a per curiam order, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit instructed attorneys for the American Civil Liberties …

Trump’s DOJ personally targets judge demanding answers on possible contempt: court filing

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has spent much of the year clashing with President Donald Trump’s administration to identify who defied his court orders.In March, Boasberg ordered that planes taking immigrants to the brutal prison in El Salvador turn around and bring individuals back to the U.S. The administration ignored the order, with El Salvador's president openly mocking the court claiming, "too late!" On Friday, the DOJ rushed to a Wash…

Fed Appeals Court Issues Decision On Contempt Case - Civil Deadline

In a striking legal standoff that now carries echoes of a constitutional crisis, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted an emergency motion to halt contempt hearings against Trump-era Justice Department attorneys, temporarily shielding them from testifying about the high-profile deportation of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. At the heart of ... The post Fed Appeals Court Issues Decision On Contempt Case appeared fi…