A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court ...

If the Justice Department declines to prosecute the matter, District Judge James E. Boasberg said he will appoint another ...

James Boasberg was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Barack Obama in 2011 and became its chief judge in 2023.

The Trump administration used a rarely used wartime law to deport people the administration claimed were members of a ...

Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday morning saying he would seek to meet with senior officials from the Central American country to secure the release of Kilmar ...

One way is a process known as civil contempt. That involves a judge issuing an order holding either the government writ large or an officer of the government in contempt. The judge could impose daily ...

A federal judge said there is “probable cause” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt of court for ...

Boasberg, appointed to the bench by former President Obama, has been at the center of a legal standoff with the Trump admin.

A federal judge found "probable cause" to hold the administration in contempt for violating his order halting deportations ...