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The Supreme Court halts deportations under the Alien Enemies Act indefinitely–Today’s Edition Newsletter

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By Robert B. Hubbell In a rebuke to the Trump administration, the Fifth Circuit, and a district court judge in Texas, the Supreme Court stayed deportations under the Alien Enemies Act indefinitely. See US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law | Reuters. The opinion is here: A.A.R.P. v. Trump | May 16, 2025. The opinion was issued per curiammeaning by the courtindicating that seven justices joined in the opinion without qualification.

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The Law Firms’ Deals with Trump Are Even Riskier Than They Seem–lawfaremedia.org

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Natalie K. Orpett , James Pearce By settling with Trump, law firms have much more than a moral stain to worry about. Were living in a world where allusions to Shakespeares famous first thing we do, lets kill all the lawyers line have become commonplace. They come in the context of the Trump administrations many attacks against lawyers, courts, andperhaps most unexpectedlysome prominent law firms.