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Adam Klasfeld and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick are covering Judge Boasberg's hearing.
Last edited Thu Apr 3, 2025, 04:47 PM - Edit history (1)
Adam Klasfeld
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Judge Boasberg begins his hearing to determine whether he will find the Trump admin violated his temporary restraining order to turn back Venezuelan immigrant flights.
I'll be listening in and providing periodic updates.
April 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Judge Boasberg begins his hearing to determine whether he will find the Trump admin violated his temporary restraining order to turn back Venezuelan immigrant flights.
I'll be listening in and providing periodic updates.
April 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Judge Boasberg begins his hearing to determine whether he will find the Trump admin violated his temporary restraining order to turn back Venezuelan immigrant flights.
— Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) 2025-04-03T19:07:15.419Z
I'll be listening in and providing periodic updates.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
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Ensign says he is not prepared to address whether the state secrets doctrine can be addressed for unclassified material, and says he doesn't think it's necessary to decide that now.
Boasberg keeps pushing though, asking Ensign why he can't see this information in a SCIF.
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Ensign says he is not prepared to address whether the state secrets doctrine can be addressed for unclassified material, and says he doesn't think it's necessary to decide that now.
Boasberg keeps pushing though, asking Ensign why he can't see this information in a SCIF.
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ensign says he is not prepared to address whether the state secrets doctrine can be addressed for unclassified material, and says he doesn't think it's necessary to decide that now.
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2025-04-03T19:36:55.416Z
Boasberg keeps pushing though, asking Ensign why he can't see this information in a SCIF.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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Ensign on why Boasberg can't be shown the information: "Your honor, I believe that was set forth in our brief."
Boasberg: "Pretty sketchily" Asks Ensign to again explain for him.
Ensign: As said in the declarations, it would have diplomatic ramifications.
Boasberg: "Like what"
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Ensign on why Boasberg can't be shown the information: "Your honor, I believe that was set forth in our brief."
Boasberg: "Pretty sketchily" Asks Ensign to again explain for him.
Ensign: As said in the declarations, it would have diplomatic ramifications.
Boasberg: "Like what"
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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Okay, that's it for the absolute grilling the DOJ just got. Now Lee Gelernt is up, and Boasberg asks what his thoughts are on contempt.
Lee: "I think your honor asked all the questions and got all the answers we'd want."
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Okay, that's it for the absolute grilling the DOJ just got. Now Lee Gelernt is up, and Boasberg asks what his thoughts are on contempt.
Lee: "I think your honor asked all the questions and got all the answers we'd want."
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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Lee Gelernt suggests the next step should be to getting sworn evidence from the government on this. He notes Boasberg covered the options:
1) Sworn declarations
2) A hearing in court
3) Depositions.
Says ACLU obviously feels the order is violated and they'd be happy proceeding how Boasberg wants.
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Lee Gelernt suggests the next step should be to getting sworn evidence from the government on this. He notes Boasberg covered the options:
1) Sworn declarations
2) A hearing in court
3) Depositions.
Says ACLU obviously feels the order is violated and they'd be happy proceeding how Boasberg wants.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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Boasberg: "I will review the material and issue an order and I will determine if I have found that probable cause exists to believe that contempt has occurred—and if so, how to proceed from there. I will not expect to issue this opinion before next week."
Says see you on April 8 for the PI motion.
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Boasberg: "I will review the material and issue an order and I will determine if I have found that probable cause exists to believe that contempt has occurred—and if so, how to proceed from there. I will not expect to issue this opinion before next week."
Says see you on April 8 for the PI motion.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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And with that, the hearing is over. I would say it went quite poorly for the government.
Boasberg did not rule from the bench, but from the questions asked, it seems he will likely find probable cause for contempt and proceed from there.
More to come next week or the week after, I guess.
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And with that, the hearing is over. I would say it went quite poorly for the government.
Boasberg did not rule from the bench, but from the questions asked, it seems he will likely find probable cause for contempt and proceed from there.
More to come next week or the week after, I guess.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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I understand the frustration but this is honestly lightning fast for the judicial system to deal with an incredibly sensitive case where a federal judge is quite possibly going to order high-ranking officials held in contempt over what they say is a major national security issue. It's been 19 days.
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I understand the frustration but this is honestly lightning fast for the judicial system to deal with an incredibly sensitive case where a federal judge is quite possibly going to order high-ranking officials held in contempt over what they say is a major national security issue. It's been 19 days.
ⓅⓞⓅⓟⒺⓡ 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @thepopper.bsky.social
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... I know the wheels turn slow.
But this is ludicrously slow.
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... I know the wheels turn slow.
But this is ludicrously slow.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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Adding another live thread of the hearing at the end, since each of us may have focused on different things and caught different parts of the hearing. bsky.app/profile/josh...
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Adding another live thread of the hearing at the end, since each of us may have focused on different things and caught different parts of the hearing. bsky.app/profile/josh...
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Boasberg holds a "show cause" hearing on whether the government defied his orders when it deported Venezuelans accused of being members of Tren de Aragua to a nightmarish Salvadoran prison
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall appear on April 3, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. for a hearing on the Court's 47 Order to Defendants to show cause why they did not violate the Court's Temporary Restraining Orders. Members of the public may attend in person or by telephone. Toll free number: 833-990-9400.
Meeting ID: 049550816. Any use of the public-access telephone line requires adherence to the general prohibition against photographing, recording, livestreaming, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings (including those held by telephone or videoconference), as set out in Standing Order No. 24-31 (JEB).
Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on March 31, 2025. (Icjeb2)
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Boasberg holds a "show cause" hearing on whether the government defied his orders when it deported Venezuelans accused of being members of Tren de Aragua to a nightmarish Salvadoran prison
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall appear on April 3, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. for a hearing on the Court's 47 Order to Defendants to show cause why they did not violate the Court's Temporary Restraining Orders. Members of the public may attend in person or by telephone. Toll free number: 833-990-9400.
Meeting ID: 049550816. Any use of the public-access telephone line requires adherence to the general prohibition against photographing, recording, livestreaming, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings (including those held by telephone or videoconference), as set out in Standing Order No. 24-31 (JEB).
Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on March 31, 2025. (Icjeb2)
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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Basically, this was a suggestion that one way for the government to avoid an embarrassing contempt proceeding would be for them to bring back everyone sent there in violation of the court orders before he has to order them to do it. I think that won't happen. He knows too, but he's saying it anyway.
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Basically, this was a suggestion that one way for the government to avoid an embarrassing contempt proceeding would be for them to bring back everyone sent there in violation of the court orders before he has to order them to do it. I think that won't happen. He knows too, but he's saying it anyway.
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