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Trump asks Supreme Court to permit firings on consumer safety board
Trump asks Supreme Court to permit firings on consumer safety board

Politico

time7 hours ago

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  • Politico

Trump asks Supreme Court to permit firings on consumer safety board

Last month, a federal judge in Baltimore concluded that the firings were illegal and ordered the trio reinstated. On Tuesday, a panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down the Trump administration's request to proceed with the firings, prompting the new appeal to the Supreme Court. In the high court appeal, Solicitor General John Sauer says actions by the three reinstated commissioners have demonstrated 'hostility to the President's agenda' by seeking to reverse decisions made following their firing. Boyle, Hoehn-Saric and Trumka have 'thrown the agency into chaos and have put agency staff in the untenable position of deciding which Commissioners' directives to follow,' Sauer wrote. The main legal issue in the fight is the validity and scope of a 90-year-old Supreme Court case known as Humphrey's Executor that upheld Congress' power to limit the president's ability to remove officials at some federal agencies. The justices have narrowed the sweep of that precedent in recent years, relying on a legal theory of broad presidential power known as the 'unitary executive,' although they have not formally overturned the 1935 decision. In May, over the objection of all the liberal justices, the high court granted Trump's emergency request to fire two Biden-appointed members of federal panels that handle labor issues, the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board. The court's majority said the panels exercise 'considerable executive power,' which supported Trump's arguments that he could dismiss their members without cause. Sauer argued that the district court and the 4th Circuit essentially defied the Supreme Court's ruling in the labor board cases and he urged the Supreme Court to end what he called a 'court-ordered take-over of the CPSC.' The administration's request will go, at least initially, to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees emergency matters arising from the 4th Circuit. In a filing submitted shortly after Sauer's request, lawyers for the board members Trump is trying to fire urged Roberts not to issue an administrative stay putting them out of office again, saying doing so 'would disrupt the status quo.'

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit product safety agency firings
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit product safety agency firings

The Hill

time9 hours ago

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  • The Hill

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit product safety agency firings

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow President Trump to fire three Democratic appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). It's the administration's latest emergency bid at the high court to greenlight the president's efforts to remake agencies that have traditionally operated with a degree of independence from the White House. In May, the Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling paving the way for Trump to fire leaders at the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board as litigation proceeds. Court watchers took it as the latest sign that the justices are prepared to overrule its precedent that for decades has allowed certain independent agency leaders to be protected from termination without cause. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices that the district judge overseeing the CPSC case 'chose a different path' when he weeks later blocked Trump's CPSC firings. Arguing that the ruling has 'sown chaos and dysfunction,' Sauer told the justices they should not only issue an emergency ruling, but they should also go ahead and take up the issue in full for their next term. 'This Court should step in to stop lower courts from treating Wilcox like the proverbial excursion ticket—good for one day and trip only,' Sauer wrote, referring to the earlier case. It marks the Trump administration's 20th emergency appeal at the high court since taking office. Trump purported to fire the three commissioners appointed by former President Biden, Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Richard Trumka Jr., in May despite federal law protecting them from removal without cause Represented by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, the commissioners soon sued. U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox, a Biden appointee who serves in Baltimore, agreed their terminations were unlawful and blocked them in a ruling last month. The administration's effort at the highest court comes after a three-judge panel on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday declined to halt Maddox' ruling. 'The district court's order effectively transfers control of the CPSC from President Trump to three Commissioners who had been appointed by President Biden,' Sauer wrote.

Administration asks Supreme Court to clarify order allowing deportations to 3rd countries

time24-06-2025

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Administration asks Supreme Court to clarify order allowing deportations to 3rd countries

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to clarify its order allowing migrants to be deported to third countries after a federal judge in Boston said that eight migrants being held in the African country of Djibouti are protected from immediate removal. In an order Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said the eight men in Djibouti remain protected from immediate removal despite the Supreme Court's ruling, referencing another order he had issued last month that was separate from the one put on hold by the Supreme Court. That ruling required migrants scheduled for deportation to a country other than their place of origin to have the opportunity to assert if they face " grave danger or death because of such a deportation" and gave them a "minimum of 15 days" to seek to reopen immigration proceedings challenging their potential removal. The eight men in question, who were convicted of violent crimes, were given notices of removal from the U.S. to the East African country of South Sudan -- but after Judge Murphy blocked the administration's attempt to deport the group to South Sudan without giving them a sufficient chance to contest their removal, the group disembarked in Djibouti, where they remain on a military base under perilous conditions. The Supreme Court's order on Monday allows the Trump administration to restart expedited removals of migrants to countries other than their own. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, in the motion filed on Tuesday to the Supreme Court, called Judge Murphy's ruling "a lawless act of defiance" that "slams the brakes on the Executive's lawful efforts to effectuate third-country removals." "This Court should immediately make clear that the district court's enforcement order has no effect, and put a swift end to the ongoing irreparable harm to the Executive Branch and its agents, who remain under baseless threat of contempt as they are forced to house dangerous criminal aliens at a military base in the Horn of Africa that now lies on the borders of a regional conflict," Sauer said. In his motion, Sauer argued that the May 21 order Judge Murphy issued protecting the men in Djibouti from imminent removal is "not a separate injunction" and that it "merely enforced the original April 18 injunction" that the Supreme Court stayed. "The district court's injunction has created an unstable and dangerous situation at the military base in Djibouti -- a situation that has become all the more dangerous given current events in the Middle East," Sauer argued.

U.S. Supreme Court to rule over Rastafarian inmate hair religious exempts
U.S. Supreme Court to rule over Rastafarian inmate hair religious exempts

UPI

time23-06-2025

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  • UPI

U.S. Supreme Court to rule over Rastafarian inmate hair religious exempts

1 of 2 | On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took on a new religious case regarding a former Louisiana inmate of Rastafarian belief whose dreadlocks were forcibly cut off by prison officials. The court will hear oral arguments in the case and issue a ruling during its next term starting October and ending next year in June. File Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took on a new religious case regarding a former Louisiana inmate of Rastafarian belief whose dreadlocks were forcibly cut off by prison officials, but only after after a lower court "emphatically" condemned the ex-inmate's treatment as he seeks financial relief. Damon Landor served all but three weeks of a five-month jail sentence in 2020 on a drug-related criminal conviction when he was transferred to Raymond Laborde Correction Center in Avoyelles Parish roughly 30 miles south of Alexandria in east-central Louisiana. He took with him a copy of a 2017 decision by the state's 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying Louisiana's policy of cutting the hair of Rastafarians violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and Landor then showed the intake guard. The federal act forbids regulations that impose a "substantial burden" on the religious exercise of jailed persons, but a prison official rebuffed his concern. He was eventually handcuffed to a chair held down by two guards while a third shaved him bald on the warden's instructions order, according to Landor's legal appeal. Landor's lawsuit pointed to a number of claims such as the issue at play under the federal RLUIPA. The appeal noted the Supreme Court's 2020 ruling that government officials can be sued in their individual capacity for damages for violations of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and that relevant language in the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act was identical. In court papers, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the state did not disagree that Landor was mistreated and noted how the prison system had reportedly switched its policy to accommodate Rastafarian prisoners, but Murrill added that Landor's lawsuit didn't qualify for compensation as relief. However, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said that to deny Landor the option to seek damages as a remedy in a purported violation of RLUIPA would "undermine that important purpose." "And the circumstances precluding relief here are not unique," Sauer wrote in a court filing. Landor's legal team noted in a legal petition how more than one million people are incarcerated in state prisons and local jails. "Under the prevailing rule in the circuit courts, those individuals are deprived of a key remedy crucial to obtaining meaningful relief," the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Casey Denson wrote in its agreement with Sauer, adding that the broad implications warrant court review. Meanwhile, the nation's high court is expected to hear oral arguments in the case and issue a ruling during its next term starting October and ending June 2026.

Dodgers Dugout: Examining the Padres series, previewing the Giants series
Dodgers Dugout: Examining the Padres series, previewing the Giants series

Los Angeles Times

time13-06-2025

  • Sport
  • Los Angeles Times

Dodgers Dugout: Examining the Padres series, previewing the Giants series

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. Two days, two editions of Dodgers Dugout. It's like 'Groundhog Day.' The Dodgers won two of three from the Padres, dropping San Diego to third place in the NL West. Several readers were unhappy with the second game of the series, which the Dodgers lost 11-1, feeling they left Matt Sauer in for way too long and brought in Kiké Hernández in too soon, in effect giving the game away. And you are absolutely right. The Dodgers did give the game away. By choice. Don't get me wrong. The Dodgers didn't go into the game wanting to lose. But, the Dodgers' bullpen is exhausted. The hope was that Sauer would pitch well and keep them in the game, or heck, even leave with the Dodgers leading. But once the Padres started scoring, Dave Roberts had two choices: Go to his already tired bullpen in hopes they could stop the surge, knowing coming back against a Dylan Cease who was on top of his game was unlikely, or, let Sauer take a beating in order to save the bullpen for Wednesday's game. The Dodgers went with the second option, and it worked. Because Wednesday, they were able to use seven rested relievers to preserve a 5-2 victory and a series win over San Diego. Roberts, to reporters after Tuesday's loss: 'You just got to look at where our 'pen is at, and appreciating what we have the next couple days, it wasn't smart to chase and redline guys. A guy that was available tonight, [Michael] Kopech, I'm not going to pitch him down six or 7-0 in the sixth inning, to then not have him available tomorrow. As the rules are, we abided. That's kind of what you do to essentially move forward and win the ensuing games.' Heck, the Dodgers used this strategy in the World Series last season, letting Brent Honeywell get rocked in Game 4, their only loss, to preserve the bullpen. Of course, most of us grew up in the days of Tommy Lasorda, who wanted to win every game at all costs. If it meant Orel Hershiser or Fernando Valenzuela pitching 10 innings, or Jay Howell pitching five days in a row, that's what happened. Those days are over. There will come a time again this season where the Dodgers let a reliever get rocked. That's just the way they approach things. And considering they win more than 95 games every year and have won two titles, it seems to work pretty well for them. The rest of the series went well. Teoscar Hernández broke out of his slump. Even Michael Conforto played well, going two for seven with a homer. Ben Casparius pitched so well Wednesday (four innings, one run, three hits, two walks, two strikeouts) that Roberts said he is now part of the starting rotation. And the Padres fell to third place. Of course, there's still 93 games left in the season, so let's not get too carried away. Major League Baseball has got to do something about position players pitching. In Tuesday's loss, Kiké Hernández started pitching in the sixth inning and finished the game. I'm sorry, but that's ridiculous. I don't blame the Dodgers for using the rules to their advantage, but there needs to be some addition to the current rules that state a position player can't pitch before the ninth inning. What if you are a fan who saved his money to go to one game this season, and that was the game you picked? You stopped seeing real competition in the sixth inning, as it was a farce after that. If you are a Padres fan, it wasn't so bad probably, but what if it had been at Dodger Stadium? You would have shelled out around $500 or so to see two-thirds of a real game. It shouldn't happen. The fans shouldn't be punished because relievers can't pitch more than one inning nowadays. The Dodgers got some good news on three pitching fronts this week: Shohei Ohtani took part in another live batting practice session, throwing 44 pitches over three simulated innings, striking out six. Ohtani was so impressive that Roberts said he could return before the All-Star break. Tyler Glasnow threw a bullpen session, felt OK, and could face live hitters soon. Blake Snell threw 15 pitches, his first session since suffering a setback in his recovery. Of course, seeing is believing, and we are a bit away from seeing any of these guys in a real game yet. And for those asking, the Dodgers do not plan to send Ohtani out on a minor-league rehab assignment. He will continue to do what he's doing now, facing hitters in simulated game situations, until he's ready to be activated. The NL West's new second-place team, the San Francisco Giants, are in town for three games starting tonight, followed by four more games against the Padres. These are the first three of 13 games against the Giants this season, so let's take a look at them. The Giants have won seven in a row and are only a half-game behind the Dodgers for first place. You can see all the stats on the Giants team page at CatcherPatrick Bailey (.185/.246/.272, 50 OPS+) Bailey is a mediocre hitter (although not usually as bad as this season so far), but won the Gold Glove last season. His career high in home runs is eight, so he's not a power threat. He was put on the IL Wednesday because of a strained neck and will be replaced by Sam Huff or Logan Porter, neither of whom hit well either. Bonus fact: Bailey has a cannon for an arm, and once was timed throwing the ball to second base in 1.71 seconds, a record since that started being recorded in 2015. He also has the record for fastest throw to first base (1.39 seconds). First baseDominic Smith (.238/.250/.286, 55PS+) The Giants designated LaMonte Wade Jr., who had started 41 games at first, for assignment and then traded him to the Angels. Wade was hitting .167. Smith was released by the Yankees on June 2 and signed by the Giants on June 4. His last good season was 2020. Bonus fact: Smith led Junipero Serra High in Gardena to a CIF title in 2013. Second baseTyler Fitzgerald (.248/.315/.346, 91 OPS+) Fitzgerald was the Giants' shortstop last season, switching to second when they acquired Willy Adames. He hit well last season (.280/.334/.497). Bonus fact: His father, Mike, played in 13 games with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1988. Third baseMatt Chapman (.243/.360/.452, 133 OPS+) Finally, someone in the Giants infield who can hit. Chapman is one of the best third basemen in the game, finishing 11th in MVP voting and winning the Gold Glove last season. He is in his ninth season overall, second with the Giants, and has won five Gold Gloves. He's a big reason why the Giants are in second place. However, he was put on the injured list Wednesday because of a sprained right hand. Casey Schmitt will probably get most of the starts in his absence. Schmtt is hitting .224, but hit better than that with moderate power last season. Bonus facts: Chapman has Tourette's syndrome. 'I'm pretty comfortable with it now, but it was definitely something I was embarrassed about when I was younger,' he told the Orange County Register. 'I wanted nobody to know about it because of how kids are. But now that I look back on it, it was a blessing in disguise because it made me who I am today. It gave me that drive and that chip on my shoulder.' ShortstopWilly Adames (.203/.288/.339, 81 OPS+) Adames left Milwaukee to sign a seven-year, $182-million deal with the Giants before the season. He finished 10th in MVP voting last season, but has not gotten on track this season at the plate. His defense slipped last season, which is one reason the Brewers let him go. If his bat is slipping as well, that will be an ugly contract for the Giants. Bonus fact: In 2024, Adames homered in five consecutive games, tying the record for a shortstop shared by Eddie Miller, Alex Rodriguez, Corey Seager, Trea Turner and teammate Tyler Fitzgerald, who also did it last season. Left fieldHeliot Ramos (.295/.365/.484, 143 OPS+) Ramos was an All-Star last season and has been even better this season. He's one of those guys like AJ Pollock, who provided steady play for three seasons for the Dodgers but drew few headlines. Bonus fact: He is the first homegrown Giants outfielder to make the All-Star game since Chili Davis in 1986. Center fieldJung Hoo Lee (.275/.332/.446, 123 OPS+) Lee came to the Giants last season from the Korean League, and his season ended in May because of an injured left shoulder. He has blossomed so far this season. He was a Rookie of the Year and an MVP award winner in the Korean League, so he has tremendous talent. Bonus fact: Lee played on the South Korean team at the 2020 Olympics and the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Right fieldMike Yastrzemski (.239/.332/.376, 104 OPS+) A fan favorite who puts up steady, if not spectacular, numbers, which describes almost the entire Giants team. He led the Giants in home runs during his rookie season and has been a GoldGlove finalist in right. Bonus fact: His grandfather, Carl, was apparently a decent ballplayer too. Designated hitterWilmer Flores (.256/.323/.412) Flores is on pace for a career high 26 homers, but only nine doubles. Bonus fact: Remember the 2015 NLDS, when the Dodgers were playing the Mets and Chase Utley slid hard into Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, breaking his leg? Flores replaced Tejada at short. Starting pitchingWe will focus on the three pitchers scheduled to start against the Dodgers. Logan Webb (5-5, 2.58 ERA, 148 ERA+)Landen Roupp (4-4, 3.29 ERA, 116 ERA+)Kyle Harrison (1-1, 4.56 ERA, 85 ERA+) Webb is one of the best pitchers in the game, finishing sixth in Cy Young voting last season and second in 2023. Webb and Robbie Ray give the Giants an outstanding 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation. Roupp is in his second season in the majors and first as a full-time starter. He is averaging five innings a start, so expect to see the Giants' bullpen a lot on Saturday. Harrison also doesn't go much past five, so if the Dodgers can get to Roupp early Saturday, it will set them up for success Sunday too. Bonus facts: Webb wears contact lenses and without them is considered legally blind due to severe astigmatism.... Roupp played in the minors for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, which I bring up only because I love that nickname.... In his high school career, Harrison went 21-1 and held batters to a .137 average. CloserCamilo Doval (3-1, 1.69 ERA, 10 saves) Doval lost the closer job to Ryan Walker last season. This season, Walker got off to a shaky start and Doval won the job back. In 2023, he led the league with 39 saves. Bonus fact: Doval has 23 siblings and half-siblings. You look at all of the above, and you notice the Giants have no superstars, like the Dodgers and Padres do. They just have a bunch of guys who do all the little things needed to win games. That's why they've won seven in a row and why they are in second place. Everyone talks about whether L.A. or San Diego will win the West. It could be San Francisco. It's a big mistake to overlook them. There is a curfew in downtown L.A. because of the violence, looting and vandalism that sometimes accompanied the protests against federal immigration enforcement in the downtown area. Dodger Stadium is not in the curfew area; however, Union Station is, and that's where fans headed to the stadium take the Dodger Stadium Express bus. The bus will still run during the curfew, according to Metro officials. But it's best to check Metro or via X at @metrolaalerts. for and updates before you leave for the game. You can read more here. Who are your top 10 Dodgers first basemen of all time (including Brooklyn)? Email your list to top10firstbasemen@ and let me know. Many of you have asked for a list of players to consider for each position. Here are the 40 strongest first baseman candidates, in alphabetical order: Del Bissonette, Jack Bolling, Ken Boyer, Greg Brock, Dan Brouthers, Enos Cabell, Dolph Camilli, Hee-Seop Choi, Jake Daubert, Frank Dillon, Jack Doyle, Jack Fournier, Dave Foutz, Freddie Freeman, David Freese, Nomar Garciaparra, Steve Garvey, Adrián González, Buddy Hassett, Gil Hodges, Hughie Jennings, Tim Jordan, Eric Karros, Ed Konetchy, Norm Larker, Sam Leslie, George LaChance, James Loney, Dan McGann, Eddie Murray, Dick Nen, Dave Orr, Wes Parker, Bill Phillips, Albert Pujols, Olmedo Sáenz, Ed Stevens, Dick Stuart, Franklin Stubbs and Tommy Tucker. A reminder that players are listed at the position in which they played the most games for the Dodgers, which is why Garciaparra is listed here and not at shortstop. No Dodgers Dugout this Monday. Instead, we'll be back Thursday with the top first baseman and Friday looking at what happened against the Giants and Padres. Will the Dodgers be in first place, second or third by then? Friday: San Francisco (Logan Webb, 5-5, 2.58 ERA) at Dodgers (Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 6-4, 2.20 ERA), 7:10 p.m., Sportsnet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Saturday: San Francisco (Landen Roupp, 4-4, 3.29 ERA) at Dodgers (*Clayton Kershaw, 1-0, 4.35 ERA), 7:10 p.m., Sportsnet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Sunday: San Francisco (*Kyle Harrison, 1-1, 4.56 ERA) at Dodgers (Dustin May, 3-4, 4.46 ERA), 4:10 p.m., ESPN, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 *-left-hander Hernández: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is always the calm center during the storm Shohei Ohtani (and Glasnow and Snell) could be back on Dodgers' mound sooner than expected Shaikin: Despite a quiet offseason, Padres are still making noise in competitive NL West Andy Pages is used to beating the odds, and he's doing it again with the Dodgers From 1988, Kirk Gibson scores from second on a wild pitch (this link should work). Watch and listen here. Have a comment or something you'd like to see in a future Dodgers newsletter? Email me at and follow me on Twitter at @latimeshouston. To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here.

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