All articles tagged with #3rd circuit
A 3rd Circuit panel wrestles with whether Rep. LaMonica McIver’s alleged assault of federal officers can be shielded by the Constitution’s speech-or-debate immunity and whether the Trump-era DOJ is pursuing the case as selective prosecution, signaling the tension between congressional immunity and accountability as a trial looms over the Newark incident outside Delaney Hall.
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled that the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to hear Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas petition seeking his release, saying his detention challenges must be raised later through a petition for review under the Immigration and Naturalization Act. The decision could allow Khalil to be detained again as his removal proceedings continue, and is viewed as a win for the Trump administration’s stance on detaining pro-Palestinian student-visa activists; one judge dissented.