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Ex-FBI Agents Suing Over Allegedly Retaliatory Firings Can Sue Pseudonymously

From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) Monday in Does v. Patel: Plaintiffs are twelve former FBI Special Agents who allege… The post Ex-FBI Agents Suing Over Allegedly Retaliatory Firings Can Sue Pseudonymously appeared first on Reason.com.

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Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case

The Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March

The Independent UK

Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador wants to hear from a whistleblower and a top Justice Department official

The Independent UK

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Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation Can't Sue Inter-American Development Bank as a Pseudonymous "Doe Corporation"

From today's Doe Corp. 1 v. Inter-American Development Bank, decided by D.C. Circuit Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Robert Wilkins, and… The post Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation Can't Sue Inter-American Development Bank as a Pseudonymous "Doe Corporation" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Kristi Noem Slams 'Activist Judges,' Says Removals Will Continue Despite Court Order: 'Decisions on Deportations Are Mine'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said deportation decisions are under her authority and denied defying a federal judge who ordered a halt to removal flights to El Salvador earlier this year.

Latin Times

Kristi Noem claims suspect in national guard shooting was ‘radicalized’ in US

Homeland security secretary also blamed ‘activist’ judges for defying court order to halt deportation flights

The Guardian - US

Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says

Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to US

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Kristi Noem was behind decision not to turn deportation flights around after judge’s order, Justice Department says

The flights, this past March, have become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation strategy, and his administration’s pattern of apparently defying court orders.

The Independent UK

Noem OK'd El Salvador deportations despite court order: DOJ

The Trump team has defended its decision to proceed with the deportations.

Axios

Europe loosens reins on AI – and US takes them off

EU and US unshackle regulations in quest for growth, and is the AI bubble about to burst? Not yet, says Nvidia

The Guardian - US

Judge to proceed with contempt probe after US flew migrants to El Salvador prison in March

A federal judge has asked attorneys to identify witnesses and offer plans for how to conduct a contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March

The Independent UK

Meta's Victory Over the Federal Trade Commission Shows the Market Moves Faster Than Antitrust Enforcement

The decision ends the witch hunt begun under the first Trump administration.

Reason

Instagram & WhatsApp Saved by TikTok? — Meta Clears Historic Legal Hurdle

Meta escapes a historic FTC antitrust challenge as a judge rules it is not a monopoly, keeping Instagram and WhatsApp intact. But here is how TikTok helped.

International Business Times UK

Meta wins historic FTC antitrust trial focused on WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don't violate US antitrust law, ruled district judge James Boasberg on Tuesday.

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The Guardian - US

Meta wins major US antitrust case and won’t have to break off WhatsApp or Instagram

Challenge to Meta could have forced it to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, but judge ruled company did not hold social networking monopoly

Android Central

Meta cleared of monopoly claims as judge highlights competition with TikTok

A U.S. federal judge ruled in favor of Meta, stating it does not maintain a monopoly in the social media space.

Benzinga

Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Case, Not A Social Media Monopoly

A federal judge has handed a major legal triumph to Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), the parent company of Facebook, officially rejecting government accusations that the tech giant maintains an illegal monopoly on personal social networking.

The Independent UK

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking

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No Pseudonymity for Man Challenging NFL's Alleged Discrimination Against Black Players and Coaching Candidates

From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in Doe v. NFL: Plaintiff John Doe says that he is a Black… The post No Pseudonymity for Man Challenging NFL's Alleged Discrimination Against Black Players and Coaching Candidates appeared first on Reason.com.

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiffs Challenging Government's Cancellation of DEI Jobs

From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in Doe v. Rollins: Plaintiffs … worked at the Department of Agriculture in… The post No Pseudonymity for Plaintiffs Challenging Government's Cancellation of DEI Jobs appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump DOJ official’s vulgar courthouse threat just got exposed, and the $5 million deal behind it is even worse

Trump paid El Salvador to torture migrants with zero legal help.

The Conversation

When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states can step in

In early August 2025, a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia stopped efforts by federal trial judge James Boasberg to consider whether to hold Trump administration lawyers in contempt of court.

The Independent UK

Fresh off another court loss, Alina Habba says judges should be ‘respecting the president’

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Habba could not preside over criminal cases, declaring her to be acting “without lawful authority.”

Al Jazeera

US appeals court throws out Trump contempt ruling over deportation flights

The decision undoes Judge Boasberg’s finding that Trump officials may be sanctioned for appearing to defy a court order.

The Guardian - US

US court tosses judge’s contempt order over Trump’s El Salvador deportations

Decision from divided three-judge panel vacates a district judge’s finding of contempt against Trump administration

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