HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk appears remotely for her bail hearing in Vermont federal court! 🧵
I’ll always associate Justice Souter with one of my favorite SCOTUS oral-argument moments, in Chicago v. Morales (anti-gang loitering law), when he asked plaintively why it isn't enough of a "purpose" for being in a public place if you just want to sit outside and watch the cars go by ❤️ https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreig6y2dzfnxkhkuidcy5zmyh2oh7qu2m75gorkhtzgh5xb3ghqpydu
NEW: In the Mahmoud Khalil case, Judge Farbiarz orders the government to give him a COMPLETE LIST of every time since 1975 it has invoked the secretary of state's power to deport someone for foreign-policy reasons—including a description of each case's facts and a copy of the official determination. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreicvnpbedg3uxucpcxt2h6x6hc3pbung3s63cauqbpgnxx7f654kka
NEW: After a week of relative silence on the Abrego Garcia docket, both sides ask Judge Xinis for a conference to discuss how expedited discovery is going. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreiaieagnfdqdwzks6sc3lye47vbfx6bvtruydwcaqjcnqp555r7amy
WKCR's reporting on pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia and Barnard has been exemplary, and it's upsetting to hear that Barnard has been threatening rather than praising these extremely professional student reporters [A Student Journalist Covered a...](
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NEW: Mahmoud Khalil’s claim that his targeting for deportation by Marco Rubio is unconstitutional CAN be heard in NJ federal court, Judge Farbiarz finds. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](📄.pdf ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreidt4eooellqvple355gctgtcce5rp4hhtyfpjfhflhibfypcgqmbq
NEW: The Second Circuit halts Rümeysa Öztürk's physical transfer from Louisiana to Vermont until a 3-judge panel has the chance to hear arguments on the govt's emergency motion next Tuesday, May 6. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](📄.pdf ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreid5p2kapaa3fbddtpxj57tmqb3escpyyq3u5opfogc5z5dauc2eii
NEW: George Santos is sentenced to 87 months—7+ years—in prison, the govt's full request. (Santos had asked for 24 months—2 years.)(via AP) RE:
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NEW: The government seeks a prison term of 87 months—7+ years—for George Santos: "Santos’s unrestrained greed and voracious appetite for fame...
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NEW: A Democratic congressional delegation visited Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE facilities in Louisiana today, to demand their release and observe conditions there. [www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/n...](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/nation/ozturk-khalil-congressional-visit/ ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreibr6c5tyhcojp2rjjjhm5gjcrtmz3cwfojm2j66fjsjnmxhybn4fq
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their child without him after ICE denied their request to let him be present. “This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud." [Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives A...](
Mahmoud Khalil’s Wife Gives Birth as ICE Bars Him From Being There
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
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