Appeals court pauses proceedings that could have put Trump administration in contempt over deportations

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Boasberg's contempt proceedings over deportation flights

Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt after they allegedly violated his orders by continuing the deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act.

Appeals Court Pauses for Now Contempt Proposal by Trial Judge

A federal appeals court on Friday night put off for the moment a plan by a trial judge to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated an order he issued last month stopping flights of Venezuelan migrants from being sent to El Salvador under a powerful wartime statute. In a single-page order, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said that it was entering what is kno…

Appeals court temporarily halts contempt inquiry over deportation flights

A divided panel of judges has temporarily paused an effort to investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in contempt of court.

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court, in a 2-1 decision, put a hold on a Washington judge's plans to move forward with contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for allegedly defying its orders in a high-stakes deportation dispute. With the court's stay on Judge James Boasberg's plans, the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington ordered briefings to be filed next week on whether the appeals court should allow the proceedin…

JUST IN: DC Circuit Court Halts Judge Boasberg's Contempt Order Against Trump Admin Officials

The DC Circuit Court has temporarily blocked Judge Boasberg's contempt order against Trump officials, raising pivotal questions about compliance and accountability within the administration. This legal maneuver marks a critical moment in ongoing judicial scrutiny.

Appeals court pauses proceedings that could have put Trump administration in contempt over deportations

A federal appeals court has paused a district judge's order that could have led to contempt proceedings against the Trump administration.The new order pauses a controversial case in which the judge ordered the Trump administration turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. The Trump administration did not comply, which led U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg to warn he could refer the matter for prosecution if the administration doe…