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Appeals court tosses judge’s contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations
- An appeals court overturned a contempt ruling against President Donald Trump's administration on Friday in a deportation case involving an El Salvador prison.
- The ruling reversed a finding from April when Judge James E. Boasberg found probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt for rushing deportees under the Alien Enemies Act.
- The divided three-judge panel in the nation's capital included Trump nominees Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, who concurred with the majority, while Judge Cornelia Pillard dissented.
- Boasberg accused officials of willfully disregarding his order to return planes already in the air and deporting people before they could legally challenge their removal in court.
- The Republican administration denied violating Boasberg's order, and the appeals court's decision vacating the contempt finding suggests ongoing legal contestation over the deportations.
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DC Circuit halts contempt case over Tren de Aragua deportations
A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday shut down a district court’s move toward criminal-contempt prosecutions of federal officials involved in the rapid removal of suspected Tren de Aragua members this spring, granting the government’s petition for a writ of mandamus and vacating the lower court’s probable-cause order. The DC Circuit dismissed the government’s interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Judge…
The Quad-City Times
Appeals court judges toss contempt finding
WASHINGTON — A split appeals court panel tossed out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration Friday in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.
Appeals court ends contempt of court case against Trump officials
An appellate court on Friday overturned a federal trial judge’s ruling that probable cause existed to find Trump administration officials in contempt of court for allegedly defying the judge’s order to halt deportation flights to El Salvador. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the administration in ending District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt inquiry. Boasberg had barr…
Appeals court tosses contempt finding, rips Obama-appointed judge's legal abuse against Trump Admin
Obama-appointed Judge James Boasberg exceeded his authority when he threatened the Trump administration with criminal contempt, an appeals court found on Friday. In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration, tossing Boasberg's order finding probable cause for contempt over the administration's decision not to turn planes around. Boasberg claimed administration officials violated a March 15 temporary re…
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