Appeals Court Pauses Trump Contempt Investigation
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A divided D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted Judge James Boasberg's investigation into whether the Trump administration committed criminal contempt by refusing to return deported Venezuelan gang members. The 2-1 ruling, with one judge dissenting, doesn't address the merits of the inquiry but sets deadlines for further filings from both sides. Boasberg previously found probable cause for contempt, citing the administration's defiance of his order despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. He argued that even with a legal defect, the defiance was unacceptable.
A divided D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted Judge James Boasberg's investigation into whether the Trump administration committed criminal contempt by refusing to return deported Venezuelan gang members. The 2-1 ruling, with one judge dissenting, doesn't address the merits of the inquiry but sets deadlines for further filings from both sides. Boasberg previously found probable cause for contempt, citing the administration's defiance of his order despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. He argued that even with a legal defect, the defiance was unacceptable.
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