9th Circuit reverses victory for Trump admin in National Guard case after feds get caught lying
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By Friday, the full 9th Circuit administratively stayed the panel's own stay – "[w]ithout objection from the panel."

The Trump administration notched itself an illusory victory in federal court this week in one of the ongoing legal battles over the federal use of state National Guard troops to police American cities.

On Monday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, stayed a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term in office.

By Friday, the full 9th Circuit administratively stayed the panel’s own stay – “[w]ithout objection from the panel,” an order notes.

  • Mark with a Z@suppo.fi
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    2 days ago

    The dissent noted that defendants’ declaration on the actual extent of the deployment was “carefully worded” to the point of “vague.” But defendants’ counsel emphasized at oral argument the “magnitude” and “unsustainab[ility]” of having 115 FPS offices redeployed; then, when asked directly whether all 115 officers remained in Portland, counsel stated only that “some” had gone home but “many” remained.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      They knew what they were saying, they took pains to avoid explicitly lying. They really need to receive consequences for lying, consequences for their intentional lying having a tangible effect on people. They need to be effing disbarred