The Evening Docket – Twofer Tuesday With Some Wins | Political News

Much to my consternation, I used to be not in a position to muster the vitality Monday night time to put collectively an Evening Docket version. The excellent news is: There wasn’t a ton of exercise over the weekend. That stated, the courtroom rulings had been plentiful enough Monday and Tuesday that this twofer version of the Docket goes to wind up a tad on the prolonged facet — nevertheless it does a minimum of embrace some wins (albeit small ones) for the Trump administration. 

It appears to me the simplest technique to scan these visually is by way of the tweets, so I’m sticking with that format for the time being. And I’m going to rearrange the circumstances in alphabetical moderately than chronological order. 

So, here is what we now have for the previous few days in phrases of substantive rulings or tendencies:

First up, a small, partial victory for the administration:

⚖️ In American Ass’n. of University Professors v. Rubio (re: elimination of protesters), Judge William Young (Massachusetts) grants admin’s movement to dismiss partly, denies partly. https://t.co/1960Ry0ZrS

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In the case of American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (difficult the elimination of international national protesters pursuant to govt orders 14161 (Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats) and 14188 (Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism)), Judge William Young (Massachusetts) granted the administration’s movement to dismiss…partly. He granted the dismissal as to Count III of the plaintiffs’ criticism (asserting a fifth Amendment violation), however denied it as to Counts I, II, and IV (asserting 1st Amendment and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) violations). So…a small, however not full, victory for the administration.

And one other small victory: 

⚖️ STAY GRANTED – Here’s one other keep granted by a district courtroom choose (Trevor McFadden – D.C.) pending appeal (however…additionally with the plaintiff’s consent) – in Associated Press v. Budowich. pic.twitter.com/G7OCqNLnSb

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In Associated Press v. Budowich (difficult the administration’s denial of press (AP) entry to the White House), Judge Trevor McFadden (D.C.) granted the administration’s request for a keep pending appeal. (It doubtless helped that the plaintiff consented to the keep.)

This one’s kind of a wash — the established order stays: 

⚖️ NEW: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals consolidates movement for keep pending appeal w deserves of appeal and units expedited briefing/argument schedule. Keeps administrative keep in place in Climate United Fund v. Citibank (case difficult denial of grants)https://t.co/TXGjfu1GjY

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In Climate United Fund v. Citibank (difficult the denial of federal grants), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals set an expedited briefing and argument schedule (with argument set for May 19), and saved in place the executive keep it granted on April 16.

And a not terribly shocking determination out of California:

⚖️ In Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS (difficult contract termination of funding allotted to legal providers for unaccompanied youngsters in immigration proceedings), Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín (Northern District of California) granted plaintiffs’ movement for…

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 30, 2025

• In Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS (difficult contract termination of funding allotted to legal providers for unaccompanied youngsters in immigration proceedings), Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín (Northern District of California) granted the plaintiffs’ movement for a preliminary injunction. 

Then we now have a bit of a puzzler out of the tenth Circuit Court of Appeals: 

⚖️ In D.B.U. v. Trump (re: habeas petition), tenth Circuit Court of Appeals enters order denying admin’s movement for keep pending appeal. https://t.co/zz6zViJCqR

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In D.B.U. v. Trump (an immigration/habeas case), the tenth Circuit Court of Appeals entered an order denying the administration’s movement for keep pending appeal. Margot Cleveland has an informative X thread on what the tenth Circuit did right here. 

Another small-ish victory for the administration: 

⚖️ NEW(ish): (Missed this one Friday) – Judge Royce Lamberth (D.C.) granted movement to remain pending appeal in Doe v. McHenry (case involving housing of TG inmates) – doubtless as a result of plaintiffs consented.https://t.co/qKAkQ0rtQQ

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In Doe v. McHenry (involving the housing of transgender inmates), Judge Royce Lamberth (D.C. granted the administration’s movement for keep pending appeal. (As within the case involving the AP, the plaintiffs consented to the movement…which all the time helps.)

I think they will take it: 

⚖️ NEW: Dogan v. Noem – Given change in circumstances (reactivation of international pupil visa information), plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed her case. Judge Reggie B. Walton (D.C.) has ordered the case dismissed and closed. pic.twitter.com/tjraDIlUYX

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In Dogan v. Noem (difficult the administration’s termination of pupil visa (SEVIS) information, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed her case following the administration’s reactivation of the information. 

The courtroom would really like some solutions on this one: 

⚖️ NEW: Judge Brian Murphy (Massachusetts) points order granting expedited discovery on restricted problem of discover given to plaintiff re: elimination to Mexico and his response thereto in D.V.D. v. DHS (case difficult deportation). pic.twitter.com/siZ37diazK

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In D.V.D. v. DHS (difficult deportation), Judge Brian Murphy (Massachusetts) issued an order granting expedited discovery on the restricted problem of what kind of discover was supplied to the plaintiff relating to his elimination to Mexico and what his response to that discover was.

Speaking of washes: 

⚖️ NEW: In Khalil v. Joyce (case difficult elimination from the U.S.), petitioner advises courtroom that immigration choose denied his movement to terminate elimination proceedings and located “that DHS had met its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that
Respondent is removable…

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In Khalil v. Joyce (challenging removal proceedings against a pro-Hamas activist), the immigration court found Khalil removable, but…

⚖️ Judge Michael Farbiarz (New Jersey) finds district court has habeas jurisdiction in Khalil v. Joyce (case involving removal proceedings against pro-Hamas activist). https://t.co/eZ0esGxQNm

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• …now the New Jersey District Court Judge Michael Farbiarz has determined that he has jurisdiction to hear Khalil’s habeas petition because a formal order for removal hasn’t been entered, so…

This one’s a weird one I couldn’t initially figure out (and haven’t had the time to really dissect): 

⚖️ NEW: In Nat’l. Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, D.C. Circuit lifts part of previously entered stay (in an order I’m going to have to chew on a bit to assess). Judge Rao dissents.https://t.co/yqEzQCVTN6

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought (challenging the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), the D.C. Circuit lifted part of its previously issued stay, and then D.C. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied the plaintiffs’ motion to enforce the preliminary injunction as moot. 

This one’s another small win for the administration: 

⚖️ NEW: In Ozturk v. Hyde (habeas challenge to removal of protestor – Turkish student at Tufts) – 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issues administrative stay of district court order requiring her return to Vermont until panel can assess (May 6).https://t.co/WLgSWFYrMM

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In Ozturk v. Hyde (the Turkish pupil/protestor at Tufts difficult her elimination), the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued a momentary keep of the district courtroom’s order requiring that she be returned to Vermont. 

This one’s a loss with a hefty price tag (though, in D.C. {dollars}, perhaps not): 

⚖️ In RFE/RL v. Lake, Judge Royce Lamberth (D.C.) enters order granting TRO – requiring admin. to disburse congressionally appropriated funds to cowl RFE/RL’s April expenditures. https://t.co/T4mL7C03ue

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In RFE/RL v. Lake, Judge Royce Lamberth (D.C.) entered an order granting a TRO requiring the administration to disburse $12,178,590 in congressionally appropriated funds to cowl RFE/RL’s April expenditures. 

Another win of types: 

⚖️ Judge Randolph Moss (D.C.) enters order dismissing case with out prejudice (following plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal) in Univ. of CA Student Ass’n. v. Carter (relating to disclosure of personal financial information to DOGE). pic.twitter.com/IYFRcNmZfn

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In University of California Student Association v. Carter (asserting improper disclosure of personal financial information to DOGE), Judge Randolph Moss (D.C.) entered an order dismissing the case with out prejudice after the plaintiff filed a movement to voluntarily dismiss the case. 

And one other win of types: 

⚖️ U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voluntarily dismisses its appeal of district courtroom (Judge Trevor McFadden – D.C.) order denying movement for preliminary injunction. https://t.co/9gJ5hyN2dy

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. U.S. Department of State, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed its appeal of D.C. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden’s order denying its movement for a preliminary injunction. 

A bit more on that two-yr-previous U.S. citizen who was faraway from the nation along with her unlawful immigrant mom — and a few insight into why a conservative choose (writer of that spectacular July 4, 2023, determination in Missouri v. Biden) pressed pause to ask some questions: 

⚖️ Clarifying order from Judge Terry Doughty (WD of Louisiana) re: factual determinations he believes need to be made in case of V.M.L. (the 2-yr-previous U.S. citizen eliminated along with her unlawful immigrant mom).https://t.co/JJoKRTykBM

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In V.M.L. v. Harper, Judge Terry Doughty (Western District of Louisiana) issued a clarifying order setting forth the factual determinations he believes need to be made within the case with a purpose to correctly resolve it. 

Montana saved the day on Friday and continued in that vein on Monday: 

⚖️ NEW: Judge Dana Christensen (Montana) denies plaintiff’s movement for preliminary injunction pending appeal in Webber v. DHS (relating to tariffs) – (similar choose had already granted admin’s movement to switch to Court of International Trade)https://t.co/s0RoqmUrac

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 28, 2025

• In Webber v. DHS (difficult Trump’s tariffs), Judge Dana Christensen, having beforehand granted the administration’s movement to switch the case to the Court of International Trade, denied the plaintiffs’ movement for a preliminary injunction pending appeal. 

And final however not least, one more small win: 

⚖️ In Widakuswara v. US, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denies plaintiffs’ movement to strike admin’s movement for keep pending appeal.https://t.co/w3c8sJlUH1

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) April 29, 2025

• In Widakuswara v. U.S. (difficult the dismantling of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM)), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the plaintiffs’ movement to strike the administration’s movement for a keep pending appeal. 

And this text’s long enough that I’m not going so as to add within the newly filed circumstances — we’ll save these for a pithier version. 

You can take a look at prior installments of The Evening Docket sequence right here.

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