What Is the Secrecy Power Trump’s Aides Are Using to Stonewall a Federal Judge?
The administration is invoking an extraordinary national security power, the state secrets privilege, under highly unusual circumstances.
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Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case
The Justice Dept. invoked a state secrets privilege, refusing to give judge any more information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.CBS News - 13h -
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation flights case
The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege late Monday in its court battle over its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, again refusing to provide more ...The Hill - 23h -
Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets
Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. The Trump administration invoked the “state secrets” privilege to avoid providing ...The Guardian - 20h -
Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law
The extraordinary move by the Justice Department was an escalation of its conflict with the judge in the case and, by extension, the federal judiciary.The New York Times - 1d -
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Justice Department may invoke state secrets privilege, says judge can't encroach on executive branch power; NTSB issues urgent safety recommendation to assess 68 bridges on vulnerability to collapse.CBS News - 1d -
Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge on Saturday preemptively blocked the Trump administration's reported efforts to quickly deport five Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798. The move from ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
Reporter's notebook: Are Trump's sweeping firings an abuse of power?
The government must follow certain rules. Not lying is one of them. Two federal judges sent that message to the Trump administration this week when they ordered it to rehire employees fired for ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a ...NBC News - Mar. 17 -
DOJ may invoke state secrets privilege in Alien Enemies Act deportation case
The Justice Department accused the judge in the case of continuing to "beat a dead horse" to pry "legally immaterial facts" from the government.CBS News - 6d
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