Summary
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg warned of “consequences” after the DOJ resisted his request for details on deportation flights conducted under Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act.
The government argued that providing details would expose sensitive foreign negotiations and asked for a delay. Boasberg, frustrated by the pushback, extended the deadline but questioned the secrecy claim, noting officials had already disclosed details publicly.
The administration insists the court lacks jurisdiction, while Boasberg ordered the DOJ to comply or formally invoke the state-secrets doctrine.
Courts are infuriatingly slow. It’s not like on TV where a judge will threaten to jail somebody for contempt at the drop off a hat.
People have been saying that about Trump’s ostensibly incoming justice for almost a decade.
We are way past the point of being able to explain this as a slow justice system; we don’t have a justice system.
So slow, a man awaiting conviction for multiple felonies can successfully run for president