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Judge James Boasberg has officially rejected a request by the Trump Administration to allow it to remove Venezuelan migrants over the age of 14 under the Alien Enemies Act. In his ruling issued minutes ago, Judge Boasberg noted that the migrants are likely to succeed in any challenges against the Trump Administration as they are entitled to due process rights.
Trump is going off on Truth Social again, this time over a painting of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol. He's attacking the governor, saying the portrait is "distorted."
A federal judge in Texas, appointed by George H.W. Bush, has stopped Texas A&M's board from canceling a drag show on campus. She ruled that Trump’s executive order "cannot override First Amendment protections." The "Draggieland" event is set to happen on March 27.
The Supreme Court has rejected Steve Wynn's request to challenge the landmark NYT v. Sullivan press freedom precedent. Wynn, a Trump ally, had hoped to overturn it and make it easier to sue the press.
A flight from the US carrying 199 illegal migrants landed in Venezuela yesterday. Officials confirmed that some of the deportees were members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.
A federal judge in Maryland has issued an injunction preventing DOGE from accessing sensitive personal information from the Departments of Education, Treasury, and OPM. The judge ruled that DOGE violated privacy rules by gaining "seemingly unfettered" access to the files.
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