New: Trump's tariffs were in court today. No, not those tariffs. The other ones.
What went down at the US Court of International Trade, with Erik Larson:
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NEW: DOJ is disclosing "corrections," "clarifications" and errors in legal fights over Trump administration policies. Judges want answers.
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ICYMI: DOJ is now appealing a federal judge’s order that compelled immigration authorities to release the 5-year-old boy whose photo became a symbol of the Trump administration’s hardline policies
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ICYMI: The Trump admin told a judge that the online portal it's creating to handle refund demands from companies that paid the $166 billion in tariffs struck down by SCOTUS will be able to handle approx. 63% of import entries to start; no time frame yet for expanding it for the rest buff.ly/0FH78WX
New: DOJ filed notice today that it will appeal a federal judge’s order earlier this year that required immigration authorities to release a 5-year-old boy whose photo became a symbol of the Trump administration’s hardline policies
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New: More than five years after violent riots at the US Capitol, President Donald Trump still can’t avoid lawsuits seeking to hold him legally responsible for the chaos that temporarily disrupted Congress’ certification of the 2020 election
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Fun fact: If you ever find yourself thinking, "wow there sure are a lot of federal court rulings today," the odds are decent that the day is March 31 or September 30
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"After all, the White House does not belong to any one man - not even a president!"
Judge Richard Leon drops at least 18 of his trademark exclamation points in ordering a stop to construction on Trump's White House ballroom (delays enforcement for 14 days so DOJ can appeal)
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New today: A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of at least 50 FBI employees allegedly fired "on the basis of perceived political affiliation, without being afforded due process." From Jimmy Jenkins: buff.ly/WLoUgoG
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tldr: There's no firm date for when the Trump admin expects to have a system in place to process refund claims for all of the ~$166B in tariffs that SCOTUS declared unlawful
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NEW: An online gov't portal to refund Trump tariffs struck down by the US Supreme Court will be able to process claims for about 63% of 53 million import entries at issue when it first launches, according to a new court filing -- no time frame yet for later phases for the rest
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"...all-too-familiar disregard for the law"
Recent rulings in lawsuits over the Trump administration's actions targeting foreign students last year underscore the broader credibility problems DOJ is facing in court www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: It's been a year since the Trump administration abruptly canceled the legal status of thousands of foreign students, a move it walked back amid a wave of lawsuits.
But judges are rejecting DOJ's requests to toss cases that students continued to pursue, finding they're not moot
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After the US atty's office in Manhattan told a judge that it had been relying for months on apparently incorrect information in a fight over immigration court arrests -- and blamed ICE for the "error" -- the judge has ordered the USAO and ICE to preserve their records buff.ly/9q4ZmGJ
ICYMI: Ex-Trump adviser, conservative activist Michael Flynn is getting a $1.25M settlement from the government, re: Mueller-era indictment he initially pleaded guilty to before changing course to fight
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The Trump admin's $1.25M settlement with Michael Flynn marks a reversal by DOJ, which had successfully fought Flynn’s lawsuit. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in 2017 about Russian contacts but then changed course to fight the Mueller-era case www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
LATEST: Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn will get $1.25 million in his settlement with DOJ, resolving claims stemming from his Mueller-era prosecution, per person familiar with the terms
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New: DOJ lawyers told a judge they’ve been relying on incorrect information for months in a fight over the Trump administration’s arrests of migrants at US immigration courts, and blamed ICE for the "regrettable error"
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Letter: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
NEW: DOJ has reached a financial settlement with Michael Flynn, the conservative activist and former Trump adviser who sought millions for what he alleged was a politically motivated prosecution. No $ details in court notice today, more to come
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ICYMI: A hat trick of Elon Musk + DOGE legal news yesterday -->
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Halt DOGE Inquiry
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Viral DOGE Deposition Videos Can Remain Online, Judge Rules
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US Must Face Suit Alleging Musk Power Overreach as Trump Adviser
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NEW: A judge will allow a lawsuit to go forward in part that accuses Elon Musk of unconstitutionally exercising executive power during his time in the Trump admin last year (yes that's right, *more* DOGE court action today)
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Ruling: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Speaking of DOGE, a NY fed judge today rejected the Trump admin’s request to keep blocking the release of videos showing former DOGE staffers being questioned under oath. From Bob Van Voris: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Order: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
ICYMI: For the second time in two years, the Trump admin is asking SCOTUS to intervene in a fight over information + testimony about the DOGE project that Elon Musk spearheaded
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If you're asking yourself, "Didn't SCOTUS deal with this case last year?" you are correct - the justices intervened in govt's favor, and then the DC Circuit took a renewed look and concluded a lot of the evidence-gathering re: DOGE could still happen www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to block demands for records and testimony about the DOGE project led last year by billionaire Elon Musk
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Petition: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
DOJ asks for a ruling by 4/17 on its motion to dissolve existing court orders that bar Abrego Garcia from being deported -- the judge isn't bound by that timeline, but it signals how long the Trump admin will wait before potentially trying to take this fight back up on appeal
Overnight: The Trump administration is making a renewed push to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, telling a judge they've sorted out logistics to send him to Liberia (and rejected his proposal to go to Costa Rica)
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NEW: The number of companies suing for tariff refunds has spiked in recent weeks, a sign that many importers aren’t feeling confident yet about the Trump administration’s plans to create a claims process after SCOTUS struck down the president’s trade policies
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"The stakes are literally life and death"
Lower courts blocked DHS efforts to roll back protected status for citizens of countries deemed high-risk; Sec. Noem claimed conditions had improved and the change was in US interest. SCOTUS will hear arguments next month
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NEW: Pressure builds on the Supreme Court to end "emergency" wins for Trump.
A deep dive into legal fights over the govt's efforts to end protections for migrants fleeing violence and instability, and how lower courts repeatedly called out the justices for unexplained orders:
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