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2:40 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 …
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
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The Supreme Court bestirs itself
Discussion: Raw Story and NPR
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
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
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.
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ABC News:   Naval Academy cancels speech by podcaster amid cultural turmoil
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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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Trump White House Lashes Out At Senator Who Visited Wrongly Deported Man In El Salvador
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color  —  Campus mentors.  Move-in events.  Scholarships.  Diversity offices that made them feel welcome on predominantly white campuses.  —  As U.S. colleges pull back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices …
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New York Times:
How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government
Discussion: Convulsions
Tunku Varadarajan / Wall Street Journal:
Harvard and the View From Hillsdale
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Marc Caputo / Axios:   Inside Trump's tariff brain
D'Angelo Gore / FactCheck.org:
Trump Expands on Dubious Daily Tariff Revenue Claim
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Robert Tait / The Guardian:
More than 400 anti-Trump rallies planned in another wave of US protests  —  Organizers have called for 11 million people across country to participate this weekend in effort to ‘protect democracy’  —  The US will witness its second wave of protests in a fortnight on Saturday as organizers seek …
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CBS News:
Anti-Trump rallies held across the U.S. to protest administration's policies
Discussion: Mercury News, NPR and New York Post
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
‘There Is a Complete Meltdown in the Building’: Pentagon Reportedly in ‘Chaos’ as Hegseth Loses Four Staffers in One Day  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is losing his chief of staff, Joe Kasper, in the coming days, according to a report published by Politico on Friday night.
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican  —  SUNDAY SCHOOL  —  Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said.  —  Pope Francis skipped the Vatican's official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday …
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Reuters
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance
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
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 …
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 …
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
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Next Terrorist Attack  —  Thirty years ago today, I was driving a moving van across the country, from the west coast to the east.  The hold was packed well; the ride was wobbly, and I kept the heavy vehicle between the lines, mile after mile.  Driving carefully, I was surprised to be stopped by state troopers.
 
 
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Kenneth Schrupp / Washington Examiner:
California bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid: lawmaker
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office
Washington Post:
FSU shooting suspect had extremist views, access to gun. What to know.
Discussion: Associated Press
Patrick Djordjevic / The Hill:
Nearly 70 percent of CEOs disapprove of Trump's tariffs: Survey
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