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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.1000677/gov.uscourts.cacd.1000677.8.0.pdf

Order – #8 in Sonik Manaserian v. Fereti Semaia (C.D. Cal., 5:25-cv-03542) – CourtListener.com ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (ECF NO. 1) by Judge R. Gary Klausner: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. Respondents must release Petitioner from custody immediately and must file a notice of compliance with this order, notifying the Court that Petitioner has been released, no later than three calendar days from the date of this order. 2. Respondents are ENJOINED from:a. re-detaining Petitioner unless they have individualized evidence that herremoval is reasonably foreseeable; b. re-detaining Petitioner without providing her a determination by an impartial adjudicator that her detention is justified based on danger or flight risk, which cannot be sufficiently addressed by alternative conditions of release or supervision, at which hearing Respondents will bear the burden of proof of demonstrating that Petitioner is a flight risk or a danger to the community;c. removing Petitioner to a third country without sufficient notice and opportunity to demonstrate that she faces a specific risk of torture or persecution in that third country; and d. taking retaliatory or otherwise unlawful adverse action against Petitioner on account of Petitioner' filing or maintaining this action, or for the purpose of circumventing or undermining this Court's orders, including but not limited to the use of unnecessary delay, bad-faith denials or revocations of release, and denying the right to employment authorization documents. 3. Petitioner is the prevailing party in this action and may seek an award of reasonable attorneys fees and costs as provided in the Local Rules of this Court; and 4. The Court retains jurisdiction over this matter for the limited purpose of (a) enforcing this Court's orders herein, ensuring Respondents' timely and good-faith compliance with such orders, and (b) adjudicating any issues arising from Respondents' actions in implementing this Courts orders, including any alleged retaliatory or otherwise unlawful adverse actions taken against Petitioner. (lc) (Entered: 01/23/2026) courtlistener.com

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HAPPENING NOW: U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols (a Trump appointee) reluctantly postponed a Jan. 6 felony trial today but sent a clear message to Trump: "“Blanket pardons for all Jan. 6 defendants would be beyond frustrating and disappointing." Details TK

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NEW: Judge Nichols criticism of a blanket J6 pardon came as he and federal prosecutors struggled at length over how factor Trump's election into their efforts to efforts to bring Jan. 6 cases to trial. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/19/trump-judge-january-6-pardons-00190477

Trump-appointed judge opposes ‘blanket pardons’ for Jan. 6 defendants The incoming president has repeatedly said he will pardon many of the people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol. politico.com

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MORE: Prosceutors also offered their most extensive comments yet about their desire to move forward with Jan. 6 trials. "There is value in letting the public see that evidence and make its own conclusion as to if there has been justice" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/19/trump-judge-january-6-pardons-00190477

Trump-appointed judge opposes ‘blanket pardons’ for Jan. 6 defendants The incoming president has repeatedly said he will pardon many of the people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol. politico.com

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Lindsey Graham says on Meet the Press that Trump’s pardon of violent Jan. 6 defendants will encourage future violence and was a “mistake.” Says continued abuse of pardon power — including Biden’s pardons to family — could force revisiting the constitutional power altogether. https://t.co/bk6QRuMQoP

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JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's rate change to NIH grants. https://t.co/6KIVlfkz63

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BREAKING: John Eastman should be disbarred, a California judge ruled Wednesday, issuing her final report after months of hearings and testimony about his fringe legal effort to keep Donald Trump in power. Eastman will lose his ability to practice law in three days. Details TK

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NEWS: John Eastman's wrongdoing in 2020 was so extensive — his refusal to accept responsibility so pervasive — that the only remedy for is disbarment, a California judge ruled today. The 128-page opinion was a thorough rebuke of the Trump ally. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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MORE: State bar investigators proved that Eastman conspired with Trump to violate criminal laws and derail the transfer of power, Roland ruled. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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Read the full 128-page opinion recommending Eastman's disbarment: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24521265-sbc-23-o-30029-decision-trial

SBC-23-O-30029 - Decision - Trial documentcloud.org

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ROLAND did reject one of the charges against Eastman, finding that the investigators did not prove that his Jan. 6 rally speech directly incited the crowd. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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IMPORTANTLY: Though Roland's decision is a "recommendation" to the state Supreme Court, it automatically triggers a process to put Eastman on "inactive" status as an attorney, prohibiting him from practicing law. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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That "inactive" status for Eastman takes effect in 3 days and remains in effect until the Supreme Court either affirms his disbarment or orders a different penalty. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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Though Eastman cannot practice law anymore, he is NOT technically disbarred yet. This is the start of a process leading to the CA Supreme Court. Eastman can (and surely will) appeal Roland's ruling. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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UPDATE: John Eastman plans to appeal the disbarment ruling to a panel of California’s State Bar Court. His lawyer says it’s unfair Eastman should have to fight criminal charges in GA without being able to earn money as a lawyer to pay his legal bills. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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EASTMAN's attorney status in California has been updated to reflect that he's both charged with felonies in Georgia and marked for "inactive" status beginning Saturday as a result of his disbarment ruling.

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FACTUAL FINDINGS: The judge who ordered Eastman's disbarment spent the first 75 pages of her ruling explaining why Eastman's claims about election fraud were based on data that he did — or should have — known were unreliable, with even miminal due diligence. A sampling:

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1) Deceased voters in Georgia: The data Eastman used to claim 10,315 dead people voted did not account for high likelihood of false positives. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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2) Convicted felons voting: Eastman relied on data showing 2,560 felons voting but also failed ot account for high likelihood of false positives. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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3) Underage registrations: Eastman relied on data claiming 66,247 underage registrants, but it turned out to be based on an error and revised down to 778. It's not clear whether any of these 778 actually voted in 2020. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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4) Eastman relied on a claim that 1,043 voters improperly registered with nonresidential addresses, but the data failed to account for some voters who live in commercial facilities or simply misunderstood registration forms. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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5) Eastman claimed in his infamous 6-page memo that Michigan mailed out absentee ballots to every registered voter, eliding the fact that what was maield were *applications* for absentee ballots, not ballots themselves. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules "The most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public," Judge Yvette Roland wrote. politico.com

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6) Eastman's Jan. 6 remarks on the Ellipse implied Dominion voting machine fraud even though he had seen no "conclusive" evidence that such fraud occurred. As she repeatedly noted, Judge Roland said Eastman simply accepted favorable claims and ignored more persuasive rebuttals.

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UPDATE: John Eastman's official status with the California bar has been updated to reflect his inability to practice law in California: https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/193726

John Charles Eastman # 193726 - Attorney Licensee Search Attorney Licensee Search - The State Bar of California apps.calbar.ca.gov

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Mike Lee warned one of Trump’s lawyers that the Jan. 6 plan was “dangerous” for the republic. On the night of Jan. 6, he called Rudy “walking malpractice” in a text pleading with NSA O’Brien not to resign to preserve stability of government during Trump’s final weeks. https://t.co/HzLnWXGtvM

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BREAKING: Maine Secretary of State rules Trump is ineligible to appear on 2024 ballot. 34-page decision: https://maine.gov/sos/news/2023/Decision%20in%20Challenge%20to%20Trump%20Presidential%20Primary%20Petitions.pdf…

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As in Colorado, Secretary Bellows stayed the effect of her decision pending court rulings. https://t.co/Aqb7IqpKnh

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Here is her conclusion. And here is the Trump camp's response. https://t.co/RhPHkXSRLC

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Here is Secretary Bellows' response to Trump's demand (yesterday) that she recuse herself due to political bias: https://t.co/oZeRM1LFwC

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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan, as she's done for every outsider filing so far in the Trump case, has denied the ACLU's effort to submit an amicus brief related to the gag order (which the ACLU has publicly opposed) https://t.co/L6U42Ntxs3

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Trump campaign out this AM with a particularly brazen attack on Judge Chutkan that is likely to reverberate in his criminal case. Among other things, it claims she defended riots over summer of 2020 (she didn’t, she just said J6 was worse). But note the deceptive ellipsis.