Deadline: Legal Blog

A newly declassified memo further cuts against the administration’s case for summary deportations under the wartime law.

The government filed an emergency appeal to the justices in the name of “military readiness and the Nation’s interests.”

The Trump adviser wrote incorrectly on social media that it protects criminal defendants rights, “not an illegal alien facing deportation.”

The fan seeks (among other things) $100 million in damages for “the impact of the NFL’s actions on his emotional well-being.”

“I have the power to ask for him to come back if I’m instructed by the attorney general that it’s legal to do so,” he told NBC News' “Meet the Press.”

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter reviews judges’ historical parallels to the present moment. Some of them are bleak, but apt.

“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.

The Texas judge’s ruling is significant because it dealt head-on with the merits of the wartime law. It’s not the last word on the issue.

Judge Xinis had agreed to a delay, but that’s over now. Meanwhile, the president has said publicly he could get Abrego Garcia back.

An eight-justice court is considering whether to break new ground in favor of religious rights.

Federal agents had arrested the lawful permanent resident at his U.S. citizenship interview in Vermont.