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Edition from 2025-04-16, 10 PM UTC

JUDGE THREATENS CRIMINAL CONTEMPT: Trump Admin vs. Courts

Judge James Boasberg said there is probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt after it defied his order halting deportation flights to El Salvador

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Quote "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it." — Judge James Boasberg

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JUDGE THREATENS CRIMINAL CONTEMPT: Trump Admin vs. Courts

JUDGE THREATENS CRIMINAL CONTEMPT: Trump Admin vs. Courts

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