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Friday was a barely much less eventful day in the courts (in contrast with Thursday), however there have been nonetheless some rulings of be aware. I made a level to tweet them out as I encountered them — I assumed that may make it a little simpler to keep observe of them. We’ll give that a attempt to see how that works. 

This first one technically rolled in late Thursday, however after I’d already revealed the Evening Docket, so we’ll embody it right here. And it options a acquainted (to many) title: Judge Tanya Chutkan of the D.C. District Court:

⚖️ NEW: Judge Tanya Chutkan (D.C.) grants (partly) TRO in case of Sultan v. Trump – to return SEVIS report to energetic and forestall it from being modified as a consequence of 4/23/25 arrest at OSU for taking part in SJP protest demanding divestiture from Israel.https://t.co/F8XuUy2Fu7

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 25, 2025

• In the case of Sultan v. Trump (difficult visa revocation), Judge Chutkan granted plaintiff Ahwar Sultan’s request for a short-term restraining order (TRO) — partly — “insofar that it seeks his SEVIS record be returned to “Active” as of April 3, 2025, and that Defendants be enjoined from modifying Sultan’s SEVIS record based on his April 23, 2024, arrest at OSU.” (SEVIS stands for Student and Exchange Visitor Information System report.” 

In an interesting/related turn of events, the Trump administration apparently changed things up and opted to restore SEVIS records on Friday. Kyle Cheney has a decent explainer here: 

NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students’ immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all.

It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.

Details TK

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 25, 2025

Next up, an precise win for the Trump administration:

⚖️ NEW: Judge Dana Christensen (Montana) grants Trump administration’s movement to switch case difficult tariffs (Webber v. DHS) to Court of International Trade.https://t.co/bq8MmU0RJQ

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 25, 2025

• In the case of Webber v. DHS (difficult tariffs), Judge Dana Christensen (Montana) granted the Trump administration’s movement to switch the case to the Court of International Trade. And the plaintiffs promptly circled and appealed it to the ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Next, there was a utterly unsurprising pair of rulings out of the D.C. District Court:

⚖️ NEW: As he did in the Abramowitz and Widakuswara instances, Judge Royce Lamberth (D.C.) enters order granting preliminary injunction in Radio Free Asia v. US and Middle East Broadcasting Networks v. US (enjoining admin. from terminating grants).https://t.co/xpN2oWB5Lw

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 25, 2025

• As he did in the Abramowitz and Wikakuswara instances on Tuesday, Judge Royce Lamberth entered an order granting a preliminary injunction in the Radio Free Asia v. U.S. and Middle East Broadcasting Networks v. U.S. (enjoining the administration from terminating grants). 

And…one more ruling out of the D.C. District Court:

⚖️ NEW: Judge Paul Friedman (D.C.) enters order granting preliminary injunction in case looking for to enjoin admin.’s rescission of collective bargaining agreements (Natl. Treasury Employees Union v. Trump).https://t.co/5riYxdr9mH

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 25, 2025

• Judge Paul Friedman granted a preliminary injunction in the case of National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump, enjoining the administration’s rescission of collective bargaining agreements.

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So what did we get in the means of new filings on Friday? 

• Stein v. Dept. of Defense (concerning FOIA request to DOD concerning “all messages in the Signal account used by Pete Hegseth to participate in [the “Houthi PC small group” chat] group despatched in the final three months as of the date of your first seek for responsive information”)
• V.M.L. v. Harper (petition for habeas corpus (involving a 2-yr-outdated lady (U.S. citizen), whose mom (unlawful alien) reportedly was deported to Honduras — this one’s hitting the information cycle now)
• State of New York v. Dept. of Education (difficult certification requirement)

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