@chrisgeidner

Promoting to #SupremeCourt and #ConstitutionalCrisis

Judge: I don't understand why these questions can't be answered today. But maybe you can answer them for me by 5PM tomorrow.

And we'll go ahead and set a follow up hearing for the day after govt files the declaration I previously requested

Ensign repeats that deadlines are impracticable but that they intend to comply w/ #SCOTUS order.

And that's it. Hearing over. Judge will enter written order in due course.

Judge: I hope you will in good faith comply & we'll take it from there. But I know I want daily updates until this is resolved. Do you have any alternative suggestions for me, Mr. Ensign?

Ensign wants a declaration due by Monday close of business, not daily.

Judge: My order is daily updates

Garcia's counsel says daily status updates would be appropriate and they would respond as needed very quickly to each update.

Ensign [#DOJ] says government intends to comply with #SCOTUS order, but court deadlines not practicable

Judge: Then you can tell the public that every day in status updates

Now plaintiff's counsel up...

Says court's order was sufficiently clear, defendants did not comply, leave the remedy in the discretion of the court.

"It quite clear...the defendants are playing a game with their own lawyers."

Court should order people w/ personal knowledge before court.

Judge: "We're not gonna slow walk this. We're not re-litigating what #SCOTUS put to bed."

Ensign: We believe due regard requires our to hear from us before any amended order be issued.

Judge: I disagree with you.

Judge: Easy way to combat that is to communicate what they've done to you. And if they can't, they need to put that in writing.

Judge to Ensign: That you don't know suggests you don't have a full and effective relationship with your client. So can you explain why you don't have personal knowledge?

Ensign repeats line about needing to evaluate the SCOTUS order...

Xinis: Ok, so they've done nothing? This is a yes or no question. This is a direct question that is yes or no. I'm not asking what yet...just WAS THERE anything done to facilitate return?

Ensign: I'm unable to answer, don't have knowledge of that

Judge: Communicate this to your client: If they don't communicate any evidence to you as their representative that you can communicate to the court, then there is no evidence.

Ensign: Plaintiffs have said he was known to be in #ElSalvador, no evidence to contradict that

Judge: So there's no evidence where he is today, that's extremely troubling

Judge moves on: What steps has the govt taken thus far to facilitate return? Notes there was a period of several days in which her order to return him was in effect. What have the defendants done?

Ensign: Not prepared to share that info, still evaluating

Xinis: It's quite basic information. I'm asking a very simple question: Where is he?

Xinis: Filing about an hour ago talks about prospective info. You're saying you haven't had time to think of next steps. but this question isn't about prospective next steps. I'm asking simply: WHERE IS HE?

Ensign repeats that he doesn't have that info.

In a filing ~45 mins after the deadline had passed, #DOJ lawyers wrote:

“In light of the insufficient amount of time afforded to review the Supreme Court’s Order following the dissolution of the administrative stay in this case, Defendants are not in a position where they 'can’ share any information requested by the Court. That is the reality.”

This is another escalation of the #Trump admin’s refusal to acknowledge the #equal #power of the #JudicialBranch.

...So... Today, the trump regime suspended Reuveni. AG Pam Bondi saying “At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States. Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences.”

But they didn't stop there... August Flentje, who was Reuveni's supervisor, was placed on administrative leave Saturday by officials at Main Justice for "failure to supervise a subordinate"

So to recap, they sent a man to a foreign torture prison by 'mistake.' The judge has ordered the admin to return him. The admin says tell it to the President of El Salvador. The DOJ lawyer said he's trying to get the admin to comply, give me more time. Judge says no, bring him back by Monday. The admin fires the lawyer AND the lawyers boss for not being "zealous" enough.