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4:55 PM ET, April 19, 2025

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Steve Vladeck / One First:
144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an (increasingly frequent) newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to all of us.  If you're not already a subscriber, I hope you'll consider becoming one (and …
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court blocks Alien Enemies Act deportation of Venezuelan men  —  The Trump administration was planning to deport at least 30 Venezuelan men under a rarely invoked wartime statute before the court ruled to temporarily halt it.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration early Saturday …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Late-Night Rebuke to Trump Is Extraordinary in More Ways Than One  —  Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Supreme Court issued an emergency order halting the Trump administration's reported efforts to fly Venezuelan migrants to an El Salvador prison before they could challenge their deportation.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case  —  A little before 1 a.m. Saturday, the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the Trump administration from removing people from the United States who the administration has claimed or will claim are subject …
Discussion: Washington Times
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court signals it might be losing patience with Trump  —  In an unusual overnight order, most of the justices voted to halt several illegal deportations. … According to that application, the government started moving Venezuelan immigrants around the United States …
Discussion: Townhall and ACLU
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court orders Trump administration not to deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act for now
Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
Ryan Holiday / New York Times:
The Naval Academy Thinks Midshipmen Can't Handle the Truth  —  For the past four years, I have been delivering a series of lectures on the virtues of Stoicism to midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and I was supposed to continue this on April 14 to the entire sophomore class on the theme of wisdom.
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
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ABC News:
Naval Academy cancels speech by podcaster amid cultural turmoil
Discussion: KRDO
New York Times:
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard  —  An official on the administration's antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.  —  Harvard University received an emailed letter from the Trump administration …
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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
White House claims letter to Harvard with demands was an ‘unauthorized’ mistake: NYT
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Vance engages in ‘exchange of opinions’ with Vatican over immigration  —  The vice president and Pope Francis have publicly disagreed over the Trump administration's mass deportations.  —  Vice President JD Vance met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Saturday morning …
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Reuters
New York Times:
Losing International Students Could Devastate Many Colleges  —  Students could bypass the United States for friendlier countries as the Trump administration attacks universities and revokes visas.  Their loss could hurt schools and the economy.  —  Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer …
Discussion: WTOP News, Asia Times and KDFX-TV
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government
Jp Lawrence / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Indonesian man details surprise ICE arrest in Minnesota hospital; judge denies release  —  Critics condemn the “silent” nature of his arrest as part of an aggressive new trend in immigration enforcement. … Eight-month-old Adalet Harsono listens to the voice of her father, Aditya Harsono …
NBC News:
FSU shooting suspect's complex past comes to light — yet motive remains a mystery  —  In recent years, Phoenix Ikner became known for far-right, white supremacist rhetoric, classmates said.  It's unclear if that had any tie to the violence.  —  Years before he was named a suspect …
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Washington Post:   FSU shooting suspect had extremist views, access to gun. What to know.
Alana Wise / NPR:
White House solicits corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll event  —  The White House is for the first time soliciting corporate sponsors for the annual Easter Egg Roll event to be held Monday on the South Lawn.  This comes as billionaire tech executives have faced growing criticism for cozying up to the Trump administration.
Discussion: CNN and RedState
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Ben Johansen / Politico:   Companies vying for Trump's attention are sponsoring the Easter Egg Roll
The Guardian:
Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda  —  Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend's effort to ‘protect democracy’  —  Protesters poured into the streets of cities and towns across the United States again on Saturday …
Discussion: New York Times, Al Jazeera, UPI and NPR
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Tom Joscelyn / Just Security:
Three Ways Abrego Garcia's Rights Violated — Two of Which the Government Admits  —  As the controversy over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Maryland to El Salvador has raged, the Trump administration has sought to focus the public's attention on Abrego Garcia's alleged membership in MS-13, a violent international gang.
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Jessica Lowell / KSLNewsRadio:
BYU doctorate student's visa reinstated after unexpected revocation  —  SALT LAKE CITY — A Japanese doctorate student at Brigham Young University will now be able to stay in the U.S. after his visa was revoked earlier this month.  —  BYU student Suguru Onda is a year away from finishing his doctorate.
Discussion: Deseret News
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Former Trump Staff Members Liken His Actions to Those of ‘Royal Despot’  —  In an open letter, prominent Republicans criticized President Trump for using his power to punish two former administration officials who criticized him.  —  A number of prominent Republicans, including several former members …
Discussion: Raw Story
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
The Trump Billionaires Who Run the Economy and the Things They Say  —  “You have to laugh to keep from crying,” one Republican pollster said about recent comments by the billionaires on the stock market, retirement funds and Social Security.  —  Sometimes the billionaires running …
Jason Sattler / THE FARCE:
Why is no one talking about the millions of Americans the House GOP wants to uninsure?  —  Let's say you're a House Republican in a losable district.  And you're also a member of the smallest House majority in a century.  How do you announce that you're planning on uninsuring millions …
 
 
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