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In Chicago, U.S. District Judge April Perry in Chicago will consider whether to block President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to the city. Perry allowed the federal government to continue the deployment in Chicago while the government responded to the lawsuit. The hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT.
- On Wednesday Trump called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy troops. Neither Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson nor Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been accused of criminal wrongdoing.
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On the West Coast, a 9th Circuit panel is scheduled to hear arguments over whether to uphold or reverse a TRO barring National Guard troops from being sent to Portland, Oregon. While arguments are set for 9 a.m. PT, the court also suggested it might opt to instead issue a decision based on the briefs.
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U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut in Portland ruled on Sunday that there was no evidence that recent protests necessitated the presence of National Guard troops.
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Some 58% of Americans - including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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The 11th Circuit will hear arguments in a class action lawsuit filed by immigration advocacy groups challenging a Florida law that allows law enforcement to arrest people based on their suspected immigration status. In June, the court declined to allow the state to enforce the law (read that ruling here). In July, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid to lift a preliminary injunction.
- The 9th Circuit will hear arguments from a nonprofit and an anti-abortion pregnancy center accusing the California AG of violating their First Amendment rights by barring them from telling patients that they can help reverse the effects of the abortion pill mifepristone. Read the complaint.
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The 2nd Circuit will hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by a conservative student group at the University at Buffalo alleging free speech violations and discrimination by university officials and the undergraduate student association. Last year, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo in Manhattan dismissed the lawsuit. Read the decision here.
- U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in D.C. will hold a motion hearing in a lawsuit filed last month against Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ challenging a federal statute that allows the AG to speed up federal habeas corpus appeals in death penalty cases. Read the complaint.
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U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson in Seattle will hear arguments over a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by several U.S. states challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate mental health funding to elementary and secondary schools. Read the complaint.
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on whether to advance the nominations of seven of President Trump's picks to be federal judges, including Rebecca Taibleson, a federal prosecutor in Wisconsin tapped to join the 7th Circuit who previously testified in 2018 in support of her former boss Brett Kavanaugh being confirmed to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Harvey Weinstein is due in court in Manhattan as the disgraced Hollywood producer awaits sentencing after a jury there found him guilty of sexually assaulting a production assistant in 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison.
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