Blanche torches Trump foe Boasberg after appeals court blocks judge again in deportation fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tore into Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday, accusing him of targeting DOJ attorneys, after an appellate court rebuked the Obama-appointed judge for a second time in an ongoing immigration case. “Today’s decision by the DC Circuit should finally end Judge Boasberg’s year-long … Read more

DC appeals court orders Judge Boasberg to halt Trump contempt probe over deportation flights

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to end his contempt inquiry into senior Trump administration officials after they deported more than 130 Venezuelan migrants — capping a protracted and bitterly disputed legal fight. Judges for the D.C. Circuit Court of … Read more

Appeals court blocks federal judge from conducting contempt probe of Trump deportation flights

In a 2-1 ruling, an appeals court panel has blocked a federal judge from conducting a contempt inquiry into the Trump administration’s removal of Venezuelan detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador, despite a court order to turn around the planes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Appeals court shuts down criminal contempt probe over deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants

Washington — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to criminal contempt proceedings launched by a lower court judge who said the government defied his order to turn around deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year. A divided panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more

Appeals court lets Trump resume White House ballroom construction, seeks lower court clarity

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Saturday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to temporarily resume construction of his planned White House ballroom, granting a near-term win to the administration as it pushes forward with the nearly $400 million project.  The case stems from … Read more

Appeals court says federal judge must reconsider blocking WH ballroom, weigh national security concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom construction will be able to continue for at least a little while longer, after an federal appeals court instructed a District Court judge to reconsider the situation. A a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more

Appeals court rules Trump’s White House ballroom construction can temporarily move forward

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily allowed the construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to move forward while the administration challenges a lower court order that said the project exceeds the president’s authority. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 2-1 decision by … Read more

Federal appeals court sends White House ballroom construction lawsuit back to lower court

A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, a federal appeals court ruled on Saturday. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it did not have enough information to decide how much of the project … Read more

Federal appeals court rejects Anthropic bid to block Pentagon blacklist in AI dispute

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday rejected Anthropic’s request to block the Department of War from blacklisting use of the AI company’s technology, a move that conflicts with an order a different federal court issued last month in a separate … Read more

Sean Combs’ lawyers press appeals court to toss his prostitution conviction and sentence

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team urged an appeals court to overturn his conviction and 50-month prison sentence on prostitution-related charges, arguing that the judge who presided over his trial last summer was wrong to consider the hip-hop mogul’s abusive conduct. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more