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Senior Judge #BerylHowell has issued an emergency injunction to force Trump and his DC forces from using checkpoints set up in Latin neighborhoods to make civil arrests without warrants of residents allegedly who are violating immigration policy @mspopok.bsky.social explains
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Judge #BerylHowell struck down yet another attempt by #DonTheCon's administration to reshape the federal government, issuing an order ruling that the administration’s #DOGE led “unilateral actions” were a “gross usurpation of power” that properly belonged to Congress.
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The Constitution makes clear that the President's constitutional authority only extends as far as Article II, but even Article Il does not grant him absolute removal authority over his subordinates, under current binding caselaw precedent. Outside of Article II, he has little constitutional authority to act at all. The President's efforts here to take over an organization outside of those bounds, contrary to statute established by Congress and by acts of force and threat using local and federal law enforcement officers, represented a gross usurpation of power and a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership and employees of USIP, who deserved better.
DECLARED that plaintiff Board members who were purportedly terminated remain members of the USIP Board & may be removed by the President only pursuant to the terms of 22 USC §4605(f); …the purported removal of Amb. George Moose as acting president of the Institute by a resolution adopted by less than a majority of the duly appointed Board of Directors of USIP was invalid, & therefore null, void, & w/o legal effect; it…the purported appointments of Kenneth Jackson & Nate Cavanaugh to the positions of president of USIP pursuant to resolutions adopted by less than a majority of the duly appointed Board of Directors of USIP were invalid & therefore null, void, & w/o legal effect; …Amb. Moose therefore remains president of USIP & may be removed only by a duly constituted Board of Directors, under 22 USC §4606; …all actions taken or authorized by Jackson or Cavanaugh as acting presidents of USIP were invalid & therefore null, void, & w/o legal effect; …given the illegitimate appointment of Cavanaugh to the position as USIP president, the actions & documents by which he purportedly transferred USIP's headquarters…to the GSA were invalid & therefore null, void, & w/o legal effect; …the transfer of USIP's other financial or physical assets to the GSA was likewise invalid, null void, & w/o legal effect; it is further
![DECLARED that the resolution adopted by 2 ex officio Directors of USIP's Board purportedly appointing Adam Amar as president of the Endowment of the USIP Fund & authorizing & instructing him to transfer any & all of the Endowment's assets to USIP was invalid, null, void, & w/o any legal effect; …plaintiff Board members duly appointed under 22 USC §2605(b)(4) shall continue to serve in accordance w/ §4605(e) & may not be removed or treated in any way as having been removed, or otherwise obstructed from carrying out their duties…; …USIP Acting President Amb. Moose shall continue to serve in accordance w/ §4606(a) & may not be removed or treated in any way as having been removed, or otherwise obstructed from carrying out his duties…; …defendants, except for the ex officio members of USIP's Board of Directors to the extent their official positions allow, are ENJOINED from further trespass against the real & personal property belonging to the Institute & its employees, contractors, agents, & other representatives; …[&] are ENJOINED from maintaining, retaining, gaining, or exercising any access or control over the Institute's offices, facilities, computer systems, or any other records, files, or resources, & from acting or purporting to act in the name of Institute, & from using the Institute's name, emblem, badge, seal & any other mark of recognition of the Institute; it is further](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z5dcgwxgfgqj72dyuzkp6nu2/bafkreif3bfr7rbsvzycypjuzso67rtzjihgzgnm44cxuftpn2fcq2oehfm)
DECLARED that the resolution adopted by 2 ex officio Directors of USIP's Board purportedly appointing Adam Amar as president of the Endowment of the USIP Fund & authorizing & instructing him to transfer any & all of the Endowment's assets to USIP was invalid, null, void, & w/o any legal effect; …plaintiff Board members duly appointed under 22 USC §2605(b)(4) shall continue to serve in accordance w/ §4605(e) & may not be removed or treated in any way as having been removed, or otherwise obstructed from carrying out their duties…; …USIP Acting President Amb. Moose shall continue to serve in accordance w/ §4606(a) & may not be removed or treated in any way as having been removed, or otherwise obstructed from carrying out his duties…; …defendants, except for the ex officio members of USIP's Board of Directors to the extent their official positions allow, are ENJOINED from further trespass against the real & personal property belonging to the Institute & its employees, contractors, agents, & other representatives; …[&] are ENJOINED from maintaining, retaining, gaining, or exercising any access or control over the Institute's offices, facilities, computer systems, or any other records, files, or resources, & from acting or purporting to act in the name of Institute, & from using the Institute's name, emblem, badge, seal & any other mark of recognition of the Institute; it is further
ORDERED that the defendants who are ex officio members of USIP's Board of Directors may not act unilaterally or in any combination of the three of them together, without additional consent constituting a majority of members of the duly constituted USIP Board of Directors, to transfer any of USIP's assets; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED. Date: May 19, 2025 This is a final and appealable order. BERYL A. HOWELL
Judge #BerylHowell rules that #Trump / #DOGE's *entire takeover* of the U.S. Institute of Peace #USIP was unlawful—including the removal of board members & termination of programs.
Her order is very long—she not only reinstates the true board members but also boots […]
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Thinking how critical #WilliamShakespeare is/was to my understanding of the world #Henry6th 'Kill all the lawyers'
Judge #BerylHowell issues a permanent injunction> #trumpregime to stop them fm making 'deals' w law firms The judge says this 'harms society' Exe orders nixed
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You’ve heard about #BerylHowell but never seen her in action — but you can now!
SHE’S AN AMERICAN HERO!
Watch this!
#Attorney #MarkZaid has filed a lawsuit against the White House, saying the suspension of his #security clearance, which has disrupted his clients' #legal representation, is #unconstitutional retaliation by #Trump.
Given Judge #BerylHowell’s ruling Friday, I like his chances […]
Jennifer Rubin: Putting tRump’s threats in writing doesn’t make them #law: A judge demolishes Trump’s assault on law firms
#TheContrarian #BerylHowell #PerkinsCoieLLP #Harvard #trump #executiveorder #ruleoflaw #university #education […]
Thank you again, Judge Howell.
#BerylHowell #JudgeBerylHowell #JudgeHowell #AThreadOfHope #Resistance #Democracy
Upon consideration of plaintiff Perkins Coie LLP’s Motion for Summary Judgment & Declaratory & Permanent Injunctive Relief, ECF No. 182; the government’s Renewed Motion to Dismiss & for Expedited Judgment…; the memoranda, declarations, & exhibits submitted in support & opposition; the arguments in support & opposition presented at the motions hearing held on April 23, 2025, & the entire record herein, it is hereby: (1) ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment & Declaratory & Permanent Injunctive Relief…, is GRANTED; it is further (2) ORDERED that the government’s Renewed Motion to Dismiss & for Expedited Judgment…, is DENIED; it is further (3) DECLARED that Executive Order 14230, 90 Fed. Reg. 11781 (Mar. 11, 2025), issued by the President on March 6, 2025, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” is unlawful because it violates the First, Fifth, & Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution & is therefore null & void;
Judge #BerylHowell struck down in its entirety #Trump's punitive #ExecutiveOrder targeting #LawFirm #PerkinsCoie as a violation of the US #Constitution's protections for #FreeSpeech & #DueProcess […]
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@msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com,Keeping tab on illegal activity of #ElonMusk using #violence & #force to enter #USIP. Judge #BerylHowell said was #terrorist activity.Whitehouse only said they could replace board members,noting else.Judge didn't authorize #ElonMusk access,will hold hearing on judgement.
Jennifer Rubin: Undaunted: Judge Beryl Howell holds the line: She not only reaches the indisputably right results but also educates other lawyers and the public at large about tRump’s authoritarian actions.
#BerylHowell #trump #maga #TheContrarian #law #uspol […]
Bravo to federal Judges #BerylHowell and #TanyaChutkan who refused to dismiss pending J6 insurrectionists cases with prejudice. This means that prosecutors in the future will be able to open up these cases and try these criminals. Double Jeopardy is not an issue if Statute of Limitations hasn’t run.
Judge #BerylHowell's statement came through her dismissal of a case against two violent #Jan6 *rioters*, Nicholas DeCarlo & Nicholas Ochs, who admitted to throwing smoke bombs at officers trying to protect the Capitol building.
Howell refused to dismiss the case "with prejudice," as requested […]
Judge #BerylHowell added, "That merely raises the dangerous specter of future lawless conduct by other poor losers & undermines the rule of law. Yet, this presidential pronouncement of a 'national injustice' is the sole justification provided in the government's motion to dismiss the pending […]
"No 'national injustice' occurred here, just as no outcome-determinative election fraud occurred in the 2020 presidential election," Judge #BerylHowell …said in an order Wednesday. "No 'process of national reconciliation' can begin when poor losers, whose preferred candidate loses an election […]
It’s “outrageous and shameful that Mr. Giuliani suggests that he is the one being treated unfairly,” U.S. District Judge #BerylHowell said in court, according to reporters in the room. “This takes real chutzpah, Mr. Giuliani” 1/2
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