US EditionSupreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
The Supreme Court upheld immigration judges' speech protections, leaving a 4th Circuit ruling intact and highlighting concerns over presidential influence on federal employee complaint processes.
- On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined an emergency request, siding with immigration judges and leaving a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit remand requiring more fact-finding in place.
- After a series of firings, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to intervene and U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged a freeze during a Dec. 5 appearance.
- The justices explained in a brief order that the government had not shown irreparable harm without a stay and allowed fact-finding to proceed, warning it could seek relief if the district court begins discovery proceedings.
- The order could change how federal employees seek redress by allowing federal court suits instead of the administrative system; law professor Stephen Vladeck called it the administration's first real loss since April.
- The dispute also bears on whether the court will broaden presidential firing power by overturning job protections rooted in a 90-year-old decision, a question the court is weighing.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Trump in immigration judges’ free-speech case
The Trump administration suffered a rare defeat at the Supreme Court on Friday, as the justices turned down an emergency request to halt a lawsuit over the government’s effort to bar immigration judges from speaking publicly about their work. In a brief order, the high court suggested it might step into the dispute in the future, but allowed the litigation to continue to play out in the lower courts. “At this stage, the Government has not demons…
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Court sides with judges in free speech decision
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power.
Supreme Court Denies Administration on Judges Case
The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges on Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power. The decision is a technical step in a long-running case, but it touches on the effects of a...
Supreme Court Revives Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 19 allowed a lawsuit brought by immigration judges challenging a Biden-era policy that prevents them from speaking publicly about their jobs to move forward in the lower courts. On Dec. 5, Chief Justice John Roberts had issued an administrative stay, which prevented a ruling against the federal government by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from taking effect as scheduled on Dec. 10. An administrati…
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