Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.
“Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans; The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president’s claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an ‘invasion’”: Alan Feuer, Mattathias Schwartz, and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.
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“GOP takes over N.C. elections board, boosting chances of reversing high court race; A law giving a Republican official power to appoint the North Carolina elections board could impact a Democratic judge’s victory; Legal battles continue on both fronts”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.
“He’s Held in El Salvador’s Mega-Prison, Without Any Criminal Charges; Carlos Uzcategui’s legal journey to the U.S. put the Venezuelan on a collision course with an ‘unprecedented’ deportation plan”: Belle Cushing and Emma Scott of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Leak of Wisconsin Supreme Court order remains a mystery after $165K investigation”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
“Gun advocates bring wave of challenges to state laws, capitalizing on Supreme Court ruling”: Dan Glaun of The Boston Globe has this report.
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“Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools; Liberal justices were opposed to government sponsorship of religious schools, but there was support among conservatives”: Justin Jouvenal, Ann E. Marimow, and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post have this report.