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Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights

Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

Three Different Court Orders Violated The Trump administration was found in contempt of court Friday for wrongfully deporting a young...

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  1. Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation

    Headline from Axios ·

  2. Newest

    Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights

    Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ·

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  1. Axios

    Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation (opens Axios)

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    A Trump -appointed federal judge held the administration in contempt Friday for deporting a young asylum seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders — and ordered the government to bring him back to the U.S.

  2. ABC News

    Judge finds Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting asylum-seeker (opens ABC News)

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    A federal judge has found the Trump administration in contempt for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders.

  3. Talking Points Memo

    Judge Finds Trump Admin in Contempt of Court Again for Wrongful Deportation (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    Three Different Court Orders Violated The Trump administration was found in contempt of court Friday for wrongfully deporting a young...

  4. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights (opens Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge must end his “unlawful, unnecessary and futile” contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration ignored an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, a Justice Department attorney argued Tuesday before an appeals…

  5. NOTUS

    Some Judges Sound Open to Restarting Contempt Probe in El Salvador Deportation Case (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    An appeals court heard oral arguments Tuesday over Judge James Boasberg’s review of whether Trump administration officials defied his court order.

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