Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Today, the government failed to file its privilege log on time in the Abrego Garcia case prompting Judge Xinis to order them to file it; a trump appointed judge in Pennsylvania becomes the first to call Trumps invocation of the Alien Enemies Act lawful; the USDA reverses course and commits to restore purged climate webpages in response to a lawsuit brought by farmers; more than a dozen states slapped the Trump administration with two new lawsuits on Tuesday accusing it of withholding funding in retaliation for immigration policies; Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift; the FBI has been ordered to prioritize immigration as DOJ scales back white collar cases; and a magistrate judge cautioned Trump’s DoJ on making public statements about the mayor of Newark; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:
A New Jersey mayor’s arrest at ICE facility fires up Democrats from New York to Chicago | POLITICO
FBI ordered to prioritize immigration, as DOJ scales back white collar cases | Reuters
USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers’ Lawsuit | Earthjustice
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