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A D.C. Circuit panel (2-1) ruled to permit extending expedited removal to noncitizens nationwide, overturning a district court block and finding the policy consistent with the statute and offering migrants notice and a chance to object, effectively broadening the scope of fast-track deportations despite earlier challenges.
A three-judge DC Circuit panel ruled that Trump’s policy banning transgender service members illegally restricted military service, upholding a 2025 district court decision by Judge Ana Reyes that the executive order likely violated constitutional rights; the ruling narrows future injunctions to those currently serving, while the broader feed also covers related U.S.–Iran tensions, Medicaid work rules, and other Trump-era political developments.
A divided DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration's policy barring transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military was illegal, narrowing the injunction to current service members and leaving room for further appeals as related lawsuits continue.
A three-judge DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel appeared ready to reject Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bid to punish Sen. Mark Kelly for urging service members to refuse unlawful orders, with judges highlighting the principle that veterans should be free to speak out and casting doubt on the administration’s retaliatory-punishment theory as prosecutors previously pursued but were rebuffed in indictments over the video.
Former President Trump's lawyer defended the immunity argument made by a Trump attorney during a hearing, stating that Trump "didn't kill anyone" and should have immunity from prosecution for election interference charges. The attorney's hypothetical scenario of the president ordering an assassination was met with criticism, with opposing legal teams and a three-judge panel pushing back against the notion of broad immunity for such actions.
Donald Trump's emergency motion to block Mike Pence from testifying in a criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election has been rejected by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Trump's efforts to prevent his communications with Pence from figuring into the investigation are now at an end.