Trump legal tracker: Supreme Court jumps in on deportations and mass firings
The Supreme Court intervened this week in a number of cases involving President Donald Trump's efforts to dramatically transform the government, maintaining legal guardrails for deportations while also allowing the administration to continue with mass firings of federal workers.
The Supreme Court intervened this week in a number of cases involving President Donald Trump's efforts to dramatically transform the government, maintaining legal guardrails for deportations while also allowing the administration to continue with mass firings of federal workers.
In all, the high court took action in four pivotal cases, while another federal appeals court gave the green light to more federal layoffs.
Here’s a look at the biggest legal developments of the last week:
In a ruling Monday, the Supreme Court threw out a judge’s nationwide decision temporarily blocking the removal of people alleged to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua under the Alien Enemies Act.
Trump and his allies had complained bitterly about U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's temporary restraining order last month barring deportations under the rarely used wartime law, even going as far as suggesting the judge should be impeached.
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