#impeach47 — Public Fediverse posts
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Background:
US District Judge Boasberg issued a TRO prohibiting the government from deporting #migrants under the Alien Enemies Act (passed in 1798 as part of the legislative package historians refer to as the Alien & Sedition Acts).
In an extraordinary move (albeit one that this administration is frequently employing), defendants (the government) appealed the TRO. A TRO (temporary restraining order) is normally not appealable.
Result:
Today, a 2-1 ruling by a panel of the US #Court of #Appeals for the District of Columbia slammed the government's case, finding it "unlikely" that the government would prevail in a full hearing on the merits. The court declined to reverse the TRO.
The dissenter is a judge appointed by #RedDon in his first term.
This is all procedural jousting. Though highly consequential, it's preliminary to a hearing and final judgement on the merits of the suit itself.
#immigration #constitution #AEA #Venezuela #impeach47 #Amerika
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In which Senator Whitehouse validates what I’ve been saying over and over Sharon since the #budget vote.
We need to dump the purity tests and abandon the reflexive #cancellation of those who disagree with us in good faith. As Senator Whitehouse explains very clearly, that’s exactly what this was: a good-faith disagreement between two groups making their best guess about what the future might hold. If you’re asserting otherwise, the burden’s on you to prove your case.
We’ll never know what would have happened on the path not taken. That’s part of what makes governing so difficult.
#senate #SenateDems
#Schumer #populism #impeach47
#deportelon(From the butterfly 🦋 site)
https://bsky.app/profile/whitehouse.senate.gov/post/3lkjexynfgc2n