Post B2LXVaLPXAq97G1wum by aka_quant_noir@hcommons.social
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(DIR) Post #B2LTVqdOZIaBp2JQRc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:36:26Z
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#Trump & Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate the #ConstitutionIn remarks laced with outrage, a Reagan appointed federal judge, speaking at a hearing on student detentions, decried “breathtaking” violations by top officials & called Trump an “authoritarian.”#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #Despotism #Fascism #MafiaState https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/unconstitutional-conspiracy-judge-slams-trump-administration-over-targeted-deportations-00733070
(DIR) Post #B2LTgChVNhKr9hAlyy by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:38:40Z
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A federal judge handling a lawsuit over the #deportation of pro-#Palestinian #activists excoriated top admin officials, including #Trump, for trampling on the #FirstAmendment & for what the judge described as a fearful approach to #freedom.“There was no policy here,” said US District Judge William Young, an 85-year-old Reagan appointee who has been on the federal bench in Boston for 40 yrs. “What happened here is an #unconstitutional #conspiracy to pick off certain people.”#law #immigration
(DIR) Post #B2LU1HkXnvMYtbe9g0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:42:29Z
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During a hearing on the suit Thursday, Young tore into #Trump, #DHS Secy #KristiNoem & Secy of #State #MarcoRubio for pursuing a targeted #deportation campaign that Young said was at odds with the country’s core values.“I find it breathtaking that I have been compelled on the evidence to find the conduct of such high-level officers of our government—cabinet secretaries—conspired to infringe the #FirstAmendment rights of people with such rights here in the #UnitedStates,” Young said.#law
(DIR) Post #B2LUFJosu9m1N0MuEC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:45:01Z
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Young added, “These cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the #Constitution.”Young’s comments came as he prepares to issue what he described as a steep #sanction against the #Trump admin for seeking to “chill” the #FreeSpeech of pro-#Palestinian #activists targeted for arrest & removal weeks after Trump took office—including #Columbia University’s #MahmoudKhalil & #MohsenMadhawi, as well as #Tufts PhD student #RumeysaOzturk & #Georgetown academic #BadarKhanSuri.#law
(DIR) Post #B2LUOFI574i9vhHX0q by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:46:39Z
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Young ruled against the admin’s policy in Sept after a 2-week trial, & held Thursday’s hearing to hash out a “remedy” for the violations. The judge said he plans to issue a ruling that will grant the plaintiffs a “conclusive presumption” that future changes to their #immigration status amount to retaliation for their suit. The ruling will put the onus on the govt to prove that ofcls have good cause before moving forward with any planned changes to group members’ immigration status…#law #Trump
(DIR) Post #B2LUe5RxT66C2hSHk8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:49:32Z
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Young used extraordinarily stark language during the hearing, describing #Trump as an “#authoritarian” while insisting that he was choosing the term carefully, rather than simply using a “pejorative.” The judge compared the admin’s broader mass-#deportation campaign to historic efforts to return formerly enslaved people to their owners under the #FugitiveSlaveAct, noting an episode in Boston history when a US marshal was killed as he guarded Anthony Burns, a man who escaped slavery in Virginia.
(DIR) Post #B2LUpVItgVX3Pcf2um by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:51:36Z
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The judge has been tangling with #Trump & the admin in a series of high profile lawsuits that have landed in his Boston courthouse since last year. He has similarly accused the admin of discriminatory policies against #minorities & #LGBTQ Americans. Still, Young said that the case of targeted #deportations against #activists is by far the most important in his lengthy career.#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #Authoritarianism
(DIR) Post #B2LV3ZEnr4NtfRS5b6 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:54:09Z
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The judge found #Trump & his aides targeted the members of the group for their #FirstAmendment protected views & speech, guided by an anonymously run private website targeting #Palestinian #students in the #US.#law #immigration #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Fascism
(DIR) Post #B2LV7otJb83nNFQeky by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:54:55Z
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“I’ve asked myself why — how did this happen? How could our own government, the highest officials in our government, seek to infringe the rights of people lawfully here in the United States? And I’ve come to believe that there’s a concept of freedom here that I don’t understand,” the judge continued. “The record in this case convinces me that these high officials, & I include the president of the United States, have a fearful view of freedom.”#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #dissent
(DIR) Post #B2LVPQrHgpHc3AsSCO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:58:06Z
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In contrast, Young praised the #DHS officials who testified in his courtroom about their efforts to carry out their responsibilities to keep the country safe — & said their skills were misused by their leaders.#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #dissent #Authoritarianism #Trump
(DIR) Post #B2LVUdsWi1CJsYwVTk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T14:59:01Z
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“These professionals were taken off anti-#terrorist investigations. They were taken off #HumanTrafficking investigations all to look up … what dirt they could find on this group that some private agency, at the very highest levels of the #DHS decided — that’s the best use of those people,” Young said. “If ever you want chapter & verse about how the #government can be #weaponized against a disfavored group, that’s the record of it.”#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #Authoritarianism #Trump
(DIR) Post #B2LVhLCFTlaxhdDryy by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T15:01:20Z
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The #DOJ seemed to frustrate Young on Thursday by arguing he as the judge is #powerless to enforce his ruling that the #Trump admin’s targeted #deportations were #unconstitutional.“All issues related to the initiation of removal proceedings…must be channeled into #immigration court,” DOJ atty Paul Stone said. “There isn’t any remedy that the court can offer.”“You’re telling me there is no remedy?” an astonished Young replied.“That’s what the statutes require,” Stone said.#law #judiciary
(DIR) Post #B2LVtHGluCuMzx1vlo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T15:03:29Z
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Just seconds into his presentation, Stone cited an appeals court ruling earlier on Thursday that backed the #government in the case brought by Columbia University protester #MahmoudKhalil challenging his arrest & attempted #deportation. The Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, whose rulings are not binding on Young, found #Congress has forbidden district court judges from issuing orders that impact deportation proceedings.#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #immigration #Trump
(DIR) Post #B2LW1A9wE0ztGMasVc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-16T15:04:55Z
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As the hearing concluded, Young added that he plans to make public much of the yet-undisclosed #evidence in the case, rejecting the #Trump admin’s arguments to seal the documents. The judge plans to issue his formal ruling next week.#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #dissent #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #Despotism #Fascism #MafiaState
(DIR) Post #B2LWMgrfp2cYmJJdsu by starlily@mastodon.social
2026-01-16T15:08:47Z
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@NonilexI hope he stays away from any high windows and does not eat out.
(DIR) Post #B2LXVaLPXAq97G1wum by aka_quant_noir@hcommons.social
2026-01-16T15:21:33Z
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@Nonilex Young has become a personal hero of mine. He taught a class I took in law school in the 90s, and was very thoughtful and kind. His conduct, unlike that of another judge who taught at BUSL, is beyond reproach.
(DIR) Post #B2LdBaij1evcDQmjBY by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2026-01-16T16:25:09Z
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@Nonilex this does my heart good
(DIR) Post #B2LecNuQriGeFtbJDc by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2026-01-16T16:41:07Z
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@Nonilex CONSPIRACY
(DIR) Post #B2MPQBIqbYlVWphggK by SearingTruth@infosec.exchange
2026-01-17T01:25:41Z
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@Nonilex "Until the last voice of freedom was silenced.That's how long they had to wait."SearingTruth