NEW TWIST IN TRAMP'S SCRAP WITH SUPREME COURT
Remaining Cases on the Supreme Court's Docket of Emergency Cases: A Quick Review
A never-ending plot for the Trump administration: A lower court judge blocks a chunk of the Prez's agenda, an appellate court shrugs off putting the ruling on hold, and the Justice Department turns to the Supreme Court.
Trump's lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the highest court an average of once a week since his second term kicked off.
The justices haven't been asked to pass judgment but to set the rules for the proceedings. They've issued orders in 11 cases so far, with the Trump administration winning most of them.
Victories? Check. Losses? Check. Among the wins was an order allowing the implementation of Trump's ban on transgender military service members. A loss came in hindering the use of an 18th-century wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans alleged to be gang members to a brutal prison in El Salvador.
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The latest emergency filing arrived on May 27.
JUDGE LOCKS HORNS WITH ADMINISTRATION OVER DEPORTATIONS TO SOUTH SUDAN
The Trump administration's newest appeal pleads with the high court to halt a ruling by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston. The White House allegedly defied Murphy's order, as a deportation flight bound for South Sudan carried people from other nations convicted of crimes in the U.S.
Immigrants should be given a real shot to express fears of being put in harm's way if sent there, Murphy penned.
Trump's top Supreme Court lawyer, Solicitor General D. John Sauer, demanded an immediate high court order that would allow for the deportations of third-country nationals to continue.
Murphy has hindered efforts to deport migrants unable to return to their homelands, Sauer argued. Locating countries willing to take them in is a "intricate diplomatic negotiation" that the court requirements complicate significantly.
Lawyers representing the deported men have until Wednesday to respond.
TRANSPARENCY CRUSADE FOR DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), formerly helmed by billionaire Trump confidant Elon Musk until his exit last week, is resisting a lawsuit requesting public disclosure of information about its operations.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) argues in a lawsuit that DOGE, an essential component of Trump's plans to reboot the government, is a federal agency and must adhere to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
CREW alleges that DOGE "wields astonishing authority" while operating with no transparency about its actions. However, the administration claims DOGE is merely a presidential advisory body exempt from FOIA disclosures.
District Judge Christopher Cooper had suggested that DOGE's role likely transcends just advisory capacity, particularly in closing the U.S. Agency for International Development and slashing billions of dollars in government contracts.
The administration has appealed Cooper's orders requiring documents to be released and Administrator Amy Gleason to answer under oath.
Last week, Chief Justice John Roberts decided to temporarily pause the orders until additional information from the Supreme Court is available.
PRIVACY FUROR OVER DOGE'S ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Administration possesses personal information on almost every American, including school records, bank details, salary information, and medical and mental health records for disability recipients.
The Trump administration claims DOGE requires access to Social Security's systems as part of its mission to weed out waste in the federal government.
However, U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in Maryland barred DOGE's access to Social Security records under federal privacy laws, stating that DOGE's efforts at the agency constituted a "fishing expedition" based on "little more than suspicions" of fraud.
The judge is thwarting DOGE's work and intruding upon decisions best left for the executive branch, Sauer, Trump's top Supreme Court lawyer, asserted in requesting the high court to cancel Hollander's order in a suit filed by labor unions and retirees.
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The justices might act at any moment.
TRAMP SHOVES FOR CHANGE IN CITIZENSHIP RULES ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY
Judges rapidly blocked an executive order Trump signed in his first term that aimed to deny citizenship to babies born to people dwelling in the country illegally or temporarily.
The administration appealed three court orders that outlawed the alterations from taking effect in the entire country.
Earlier in May, the justices agreed to hear arguments in an emergency appeal. It remains uncertain how the case will unfold, but the court appears keen on keeping the changes on hold while finding a way to diminish the nationwide court orders.
A possibility floated by some justices entails discovering a different legal mechanism, such as a class action, to essentially accomplish the same thing as the nationwide injunctions blocking Trump's citizenship order.
Nationwide injunctions have emerged as a formidable check on Trump's attempts to reshape the government and a source of mounting irritation for the Republican prez and his allies.
Judges have issued 40 nationwide injunctions since Trump's second term began in January, Sauer informed the court during the arguments.
The court might act at any time, but absolutely no later than early summer.
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- The Seattle government is planning to introduce a new policy regarding business practices that could possibly have an impact on the general news landscape within the city.
- The politics surrounding the immigration issue, particularly the deportation of third-country nationals, has become a hot topic in policy-and-legislation discussions.
- In the realm of business, the decision made by the administration to deny certain immigrants the opportunity to express their fears of being harmed has been opposed in the courts.
- Amid the ongoing tension between the government and the courts, the implementation of Trump's citizenship rules, established over a century ago, is facing challenges and has been temporarily halted pending Supreme Court decisions.
