US EditionSupreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
The court left a lower-court ruling intact requiring fact-finding on the independence of the complaint system amid concerns over Trump-era firings affecting federal workers' rights.
- On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined an emergency request, siding with immigration judges and leaving a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit remand requiring more fact-finding in place.
- After a series of firings, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to intervene and U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged a freeze during a Dec. 5 appearance.
- The justices explained in a brief order that the government had not shown irreparable harm without a stay and allowed fact-finding to proceed, warning it could seek relief if the district court begins discovery proceedings.
- The order could change how federal employees seek redress by allowing federal court suits instead of the administrative system; law professor Stephen Vladeck called it the administration's first real loss since April.
- The dispute also bears on whether the court will broaden presidential firing power by overturning job protections rooted in a 90-year-old decision, a question the court is weighing.
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Supreme Court Denies Administration on Judges Case
The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges on Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power. The decision is a technical step in a long-running case, but it touches on the effects of a...
Supreme Court Revives Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 19 allowed a lawsuit brought by immigration judges challenging a Biden-era policy that prevents them from speaking publicly about their jobs to move forward in the lower courts. On Dec. 5, Chief Justice John Roberts had issued an administrative stay, which prevented a ruling against the federal government by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from taking effect as scheduled on Dec. 10. An administrati…
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The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration on Friday, keeping alive a federal lawsuit by immigration judges seeking to challenge a policy that limits their ability to speak publicly. “At this stage,” the court said in a brief order, “the government has not shown that it will suffer irreparable harm without the stay.” There were no dissents, and the decision suggests the Trump administration could try again at a later stage. The cas…
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Breaking OneSupreme Court Refuses to Halt Free Speech Lawsuit From Immigration Judges
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to immediately halt a lawsuit brought by immigration judges challenging restrictions on their public speaking engagements. The court’s order, a placeholder, rejects a request by the Trump administration that the justices said had “not demonstrated that it will suffer irreparable harm” at this stage of the litigation. There were no noted dissents. Immigration judges sued over a Biden-era policy that prohibits …
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Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
The Supreme Court is siding with immigration judges and rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case that could have wider implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power.
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