Attorneys for Venezuelans targeted by Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclaimation have tonight filed a set of motions seeking consolidated consideration in Judge Boasberg's court in the District of DC. See docket entries 101-105 at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc 1/ #LawFedi

News: the plaintiffs in J.G.G. v. Trump have filed an amended complaint and a petition for habeas corpus for the 137 Venezuelans now in CECOT. This the case before Judge Boasberg in DC District Court. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.101.0.pdf
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An executive branch that asserts that twelve hours notice constitutes meaningful notice to Venezuelans detained per the Alien Enemies Act is an executive branch that can never be contained by the judiciary. #LawFedi

https://heidi-says.ghost.io/when-words-give-out-so-does-judicial-power/

Law students from multiple law schools have put their names to a letter in which they refuse to work for firms giving in to Trump on DEI. They will only work for firms that stand up to Trump regime in specific ways. I urge you to read the letter. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10POW8J0MVRSNUvMm8zBpyYLW0d7VWlGxd50Nw-Ql9SI/edit?usp=drivesdk

I applaud the courage and integrity of these students. I’m especially proud of the signers who I taught. #LawFedi 1/2

1938 Germany repeated in 21st century America. #JFKjr RobertF. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly building a national database of individuals with #autism by tapping into private #medical records. The National Institutes of Health #NIH is also involved, gathering data from both government and private sources to hand over to the secretary of health and human services #HHS #hippa #privacy #lawfedi #Neurodivergent

Just a reminder, as @mattblaze and I have been emphasizing, the attorneys on the Abrego Garcia filings in Xinis' court are responsible for what they submit to the court and the plaintiffs during this contempt-related proceeding in her court. The latest filings have been submitted over the names of Yaakov Roth, Acting Asst. AG; Drew Ensign, Dep. Asst. AG; and Ernesto Molina, Dep. Dir. for the Office of Immigration Litigation. 1/ #LawFedi

BIG. In the Abrego Garcia matter, Judge Xinis is not having any of the Trump regime's guff regarding discovery in the contempt-related proceedings in her court. The plaintiffs had asked for a status conference to deal with the nonresponsiveness of the Trump executive to questions submitted by them. Xinis held conference today and issued a ruling which starts with this: 1/ #LawFedi

We are starting to see TROs from federal district courts setting out specific notice requirements before anybody is deported under Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Today, the District Court of Colorado ruled in favor of provisional class certification and forbade removals without the notice practices detailed in screenshot. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cod.243061/gov.uscourts.cod.243061.35.0_1.pdf #LawFedi 1/

Another , following up on this one https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/114378038565334378. I want to emphasize one aspect of the A.A.R.P. v. Trump (case re Venezuelans detained under Alien Enemies Act) plaintiffs' Supreme Court filing from today. The plaintiffs incisively correct the factual assertions made by the Trump regime about whether plaintiffs sought relief from the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court prematurely. 1/ #LawFedi https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A1007/356074/20250421045953494_2025.04.21%20AARP%20SCOTUS%20Reply_Final%20pdfa.pdf

A re developments today in the litigation regarding Venezuelans held in the Northern District of Texas. (For opaque, administrative reasons the District Court judge, Hendrix, has recaptioned the case, from A.A.R.P. v. Trump to W.M.M v. Trump. Supreme Court continues to call it by former name. When I’m referring to both I will use AARP/WMM v. Trump). 1/ #LawFedi

Just a quick personal post - thanks to all who take an interest in the #LawFedi and #law threads I post. Communicating what’s going on in courts and in Congress sharpens my own awareness.

Alito has just filed his dissent from last night’s Supreme Court order directing the Trump executive not to remove any Venezuelans detained pursuant to AEA in Northern District of Texas. Thomas joins. They take the position I sketched in an earlier thread today: that there was no appealable order or ruling before the Supreme Court bc the trial court judge had not ruled on plaintiffs’ TRO and class certification motions. #LawFedi 1/ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1007_22p3.pdf

Further developments in A.A.R.P. v. Trump, case out of Northern District of Texas in which Venezuelan plaintiffs are trying to get an injunction against their removal to El Salvador. Last night the Supreme Court ordered Trump regime not to remove anybody while court proceedings on injunction unfold. 1/ #LawFedi

BIG: U.S. Supreme Court orders Trump regime not to remove any Venezuelans detained in Northern District of Texas’s geographical area as legal proceedings unfold over the next few days. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25902119/24a1007-order-41925.pdf #LawFedi 1/

Thompson Reuters spent $650 million in cash to take my favorite source of free legal opinions (casetext) off the internet.

In fairness, the free legal opinions service they offered was not really part of their business. But, like, Fuck. #3L #LawFedi

Right now, fresh consequences of Trump executive disobeying court orders and opinions are playing out in Texas. The situation is moving swiftly but I’m going to try to capture what is happening in this . Essential point: ignoring Supreme Court, DHS seems about to ship Venezuelans held under Trump’s AEA Proclamation to prison in El Salvador without proper notice and opportunity to rebut. 1/ #LawFedi

I haven't mentioned it for a while, but if you haven't read @sarahjamielewis's edited book "Queer Privacy", now would be an amazing time to do so.

It is one of a small handful of books which has had a significant impact on me and my outlook.

https://leanpub.com/queerprivacy