Chief Justice Slams Trump for Impeachment Call, 'Not Appropriate'

 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-administration-politics-us-live-updates-2046345

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts made a rare critique of Donald Trump on Tuesday, after the president called for the impeachment of a judge who ruled against his administration's deportation policies.

"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose," Roberts, a conservative judge, said in a statement.

Musk demoted as markets crash in ‘Trump Slump’! Ari talks oligarchs, trust & Poli-Sci with Fukuyama

‘We’re Not Stopping’: Trump Border Czar Vows to Ignore Judges

https://www.thedailybeast.com/were-not-stopping-trump-border-czar-vows-to-ignore-judges/

 Border czar Tom Homan pledged to openly defy judges who get in the way of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

“We’re not stopping,” Homan said on Fox & Friends Monday morning. “I don’t care what the judges think. I don’t care what the left thinks. We’re coming.”

Homan’s remarks come as the Trump administration stands accused of violating judicial orders halting deportations. On Saturday, a federal judge blocked the president from deporting suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without a hearing. But two planes carrying more than 250 migrants landed in El Salvador nonetheless.

Trump escalates fight with federal courts over deportation authority

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/17/trump-court-orders-defy-deportations/

The Trump administration’s battle with the federal court system escalated sharply on Monday, with government lawyers calling for the removal of a judge who blocked the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members and refusing to answer some questions in court.

Some legal experts describe the pushback as a breakdown in the fragile balance of powers between the branches of government, which includes lower courts making initial rulings about executive initiatives that can be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.

Other experts offered more modulated assessments of the Trump administration’s aggressive legal posture, while acknowledging the judicial system was being put under intense strain.

Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/business/economy/trump-recession-tariffs-inflation.html

President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.

New York Post says Musk is ‘way out of his lane’ in calling for impeachment of Judge Boasberg

 https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5199813-new-york-post-elon-musk-impeachment-judge-boasberg/

The editorial board of The New York Post went after tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday, stating that he is “way out of his lane” in calling for the impeachment of a judge who temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. 

“Elon Musk is way out of his lane in cheering a bid to impeach federal Judge James Boasberg, who’s put a temporary hold on deportation flights of illegal migrant gangbangers,” the editorial board wrote in their Sunday piece, which was highlighted by Mediaite.

“The case seems destined to go all the way to the Supreme Court. Can the feds simply declare anyone a TdA member before putting them on a plane off to an El Salvadoran prison?” the Post editorial board questioned in their piece.

“Which makes it just plain silly for Musk to tweet ‘necessary’ of a Texas rep’s plan to file to impeach the judge: It’s nothing of the kind, and cheering it only makes Musk look reckless — a reputation he doesn’t need when many DOGE actions also face court challenge,” they added.

White House escalates fight over deportations- Trump is the state no need for laws!

 https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5200059-white-house-escalates-fight-deportations/

President Trump and his advisers are ratcheting up their fight over his immigration policy, seeking to muscle past court orders aimed at pumping the brakes.

They expect the president’s efforts to secure borders to wind up in the conservative-majority Supreme Court, the sooner the better. And they’re willing to challenge the judiciary to secure what Trump and many Americans say they want: fewer immigrants who lack legal status and less crime.

Conservatives who support the president cheer his efforts to circumnavigate lower courts. Democrats and legal institutionalists, however, argue that Trump’s unprecedented approach to statutes and the Constitution further politicize the judiciary and risks pushing the nation into a destructive clash. 

White House immigration czar Tom Homan on Monday told Fox News he did not care what District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled, adding, “We’re not stopping.”

Judge gives DOJ Tuesday deadline in Venezuelan deportations case

 https://www.axios.com/2025/03/17/trump-judge-deportation-venezuelans-el-salvador

A federal judge gave the Justice Department a Tuesday deadline to provide additional information on the Trump administration's defiance of a court order halting deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members, according to a court docket.

The big picture: The Trump administration's decision to disregard the judge's order sets up a high stakes battle between the power of the executive and judicial branches.

Driving the news: The Department of Justice on Monday asked to cancel a hearing in the case scheduled for later that afternoon, stating it would not be providing any more information about the flights, but U.S. District Judge James Boasberg denied the request.

Judge Questions Trump Administration Over Deportation Flights:

 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-administration-politics-us-live-updates-2046345

Alegal standoff is unfolding today as the Trump administration faces intense scrutiny over its recent deportation of over 200 individuals, including suspected members of a Venezuelan criminal gang. The deportations, which took place over the weekend, have sparked a heated courtroom battle, with Judge James E. Boasberg demanding answers about whether the administration violated his court order.

Will live only a few days and has a new medical problem is there an obligation to treat new problem?

Igros Moshe (Choshen Mishpat II #75.4) Question A very sick person whom the doctors think will live  only at most another week has now developed a new illness such as pneumonia, is it permitted or even obligatory to treat the new illness? Answer It is certain and obvious that there is an obligation to try and cure him from the second condition even if the first condition is incurable.  I have no understanding why this is even a question as long as it doesn’t worsen the original issue.  If the doctors say they don’t know whether the treatment of the second problem will make the first worse it depends on the reason for their uncertainty. If they simply say they don’t know and this is not even discussed in the medical literature then it is not even considered a doubt against those who say it will help. Even if this is not the view of expert doctors but of ordinary people who say they know of cases that it has worked.  Until you find a doctor to treat him he needs to be properly fed if he is hungry.  The best should be done for the patient according to the view of the doctor and if there is no doctor one needs to follow the best advice of non doctors. This is why it is prohibited to live in a place without a doctor 

Psychiatric care irreligious psychiatrist

Igros Moshe (YD II #57) Question Treating mental illmess with therapist who is a heretic or irreligious? Answer In my opinion one should not go to them for treatment since the treatment is not through drugs but through speaking to determine what bad thoughts the person is suffering from. The therapist gives advice based on that evaluation. Consequently there is concern that he will say to do things which are against the Torah or modesty. The reason they are typically used in medical issues is because there drugs are used for treatment which are not related to ideology and beliefs. The prohibition to be cured by heretics is only because of the concern that they will utilize the name of idolatry. The concern here is that they will say heresy and nivul peh. However in the case of a professional that the parents are confident that he won’t say anything against religion then it might be possible to trust him not to lie. Consequently it is best to find a religious therapist but if there isn’t one to have him promise not to talk about religion.

Very old person treating

Igros Moshe (Choshen Mishpat II #75.7) Question Concerning treating a very old person who is sick. Answer There is no question there is the same obligation to treat him as with a younger person. even if he doesn’t want to live anymore and it is prohibited to even think that he should not be treated similarly in terms of treatment, age is not a factor in deciding priority of treatment. 

Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights

 https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5199572-judge-lashes-out-at-trump-admin-over-deportation-flights/

A federal judge lashed out at the Trump administration Monday for refusing to answer questions about flights deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act after he ordered them to turn around the planes.

It was a remarkable hearing in which a Justice Department attorney repeatedly declined to provide details about the flights that landed in El Salvador on Saturday evening, saying he was “not authorized” to do so, a rare instance of an attorney rebuffing a judge’s questions.

Federal Judge Calls Trump Admin’s Legal Argument a ‘Heckuva Stretch’

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-judge-calls-trump-admins-latest-legal-argument-a-heckuva-stretch/

A federal judge berated attorneys for the Department of Justice on Monday after they claimed an oral order he gave over the weekend was “not enforceable.”

“These weren’t statements. This was an order,” U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg exclaimed during the hearing.

“An oral directive is not enforceable as an injunction,” a document from the DOJ filed Monday reads.

“That’s a heckuva stretch,” Boasberg said at the hearing on Monday.