On this page you can find dispatches by Anna Bower, Molly Roberts, and Roger Parloff from court hearings in the litigation challenging actions from the Trump administration.
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Trial Dispatch: The Comey Hearing of Nov. 5, 2025
A judge ordered grand jury minutes turned over to James Comey, as well as information from five-year-old searches of Professor Dan Richman. -
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time. -
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 10
A live-blog of the evidentiary hearing on whether Abrego is being unlawfully detained for punitive and political reasons. -
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 6
A play-by-play account of a status conference that turned into a hearing on whether Abrego is entitled to release. -
Emergency Hearing on Sending California and Texas National Guard to Oregon
A live-blog of the Oct. 5 temporary injunction hearing over whether to block President Trump from sending federalized troops to Oregon. -
Oregon v. Trump: A Hearing Diary
A live-blog of the temporary injunction hearing over whether to block federalization of 200 National Guard troops in Portland. -
L.G.M.L. v. Noem: A Hearing Diary
A play-by-play of the preliminary injunction hearing in the suit to prevent the removal of hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala. -
Emergency Hearing over the Removal of Unaccompanied Minors to Guatemala
A play-by-play of Judge Sooknanan’s hearing where she blocked the Trump administration's plans to send hundreds of unaccompanied children to Guatemala. -
What Happened During Fed Governor Cook’s Hearing?
A play-by-play of Judge Cobb’s hearing in Cook v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors -
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary
A play-by-play of the scheduling conference in Abrego Garcia's suit challenging the government’s effort to remove him to Uganda. -
Judge Xinis Holds Status Conference in Abrego Garcia. v. Noem et al
Anna Bower reported from the conference, where Xinis barred the government from removing the defendant until briefing is complete. -
District of Columbia v. Trump: A Hearing Diary
A play-by-play of the temporary restraining order hearing in D.C.'s suit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department
