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Jacob Knutson

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  • The GOP’s Chaotic Bid to Defang the Courts

    1 month ago | democracydocket.com | Jacob Knutson

    Republicans are considering a new judicial requirement that would let Trump skirt court orders for a short time — for the small price of nationwide legal pandemonium. The multitrillion-dollar reconciliation bill the House GOP passed Thursday includes a provision that would, if it becomes law, curtail when courts can force parties to comply with their orders.

  • Judge: Trump Administration 'Unquestionably' Violated Court Order on Deportations

    1 month ago | democracydocket.com | Jacob Knutson

    A federal judge said the Trump administration violated a court order preventing it from deporting migrants to countries other than their own without first giving them adequate notice and a chance to object. “The department’s actions in this case are unquestionably violative of this court’s order,” U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said in a hearing Wednesday.

  • SCOTUS Says Trump Violated Venezuelan Migrants’ Rights With Attempted Removals

    1 month ago | democracydocket.com | Jacob Knutson

    The Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling Friday said the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants in its rushed effort to remove them from the U.S. last month using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a 1798 wartime law. Through its order, the Supreme Court extended its pause on AEA removals from the Northern District of Texas. However, the court did not determine whether the Trump administration can ultimately carry out removals using the AEA.

  • Congressional Agency Rebuffs Trump Bid to Expand Power Grab

    1 month ago | democracydocket.com | Jacob Knutson

    Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attempted to install its own officials at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a key legislative branch watchdog, Friday but was denied by GAO staff. By trying to assign DOGE officials to the GAO, President Donald Trump may be attempting to assert that the congressional agency is part of the executive branch.

  • How To Find Out What DOGE Knows About You

    1 month ago | democracydocket.com | Jacob Knutson

    Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is going from federal agency to federal agency attempting to collect and centralize vast amounts of personal information on millions of people in the U.S., including social security numbers, medical and banking records and more.

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Jacob Knutson
Jacob Knutson @JacKnutson
23 Jun 25

RT @ArmsControlWonk: Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nucle…

Jacob Knutson
Jacob Knutson @JacKnutson
24 Apr 25

"It's horrible those missiles landed." What a forceful rebuke from the secretary.

Acyn
Acyn @Acyn

Rubio: And everyone should be thanking the president for being a peacemaker and trying to save lives. https://t.co/8qOjZTHKMH

Jacob Knutson
Jacob Knutson @JacKnutson
17 Apr 25

“This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.” https://t.co/3vzoMJHnaj