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'Patience is wearing thin': Experts send Trump's DOJ a warning amid clash with judge

U.S. District Court Judge Boasberg took issue with President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday. "After the DOJ once again failed to fully answer his questions, Judge Boasberg has filed an order describing their response as 'woefully insufficient' and requiring them to show cause as to why they haven't violated his TROs on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act," said reporter Jordan Fischer from WUSA. Lawfare's Roger Parloff pointed out, "Rather than provide Judge Boasberg the flight details he sought or invoke state secrets privilege, Trump Adm jerked him around again. The Atlantic's Joshua J. Friedman noted, "Judge Boasberg issues a show-cause order on why he shouldn't find that the gov't defied his orders. "For all of the focus on the contretemps in the Alien Enemy Act litigation before Chief Judge Boasberg, don't sleep on the Justice Department's appalling behavior in the Perkins Coie litigation before Judge Howell.

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