OA1253 - It’s spring cleaning time in this week’s news, in which we answer patron questions on everything from DOJ lying to a federal judge about ICE’s policy on arresting immigrants in courthouses to DOJ lying about violating court orders. Also: the Trump administration’s unbelievable gift to some of the worst of the worst J6rs, the D.C. Circuit’s inexplicable termination of Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against the administration for violating his orders, and a major ruling in one of the most important deportation cases in US history. We chase these shots of 200-proof reality out with a chaser: Did the 5th Circuit really just legalize bathtub gin?  Find out in today’s boozy footnote!

1. “DOJ admits ICE courthouse arrests relied on erroneous information,”  Sergio Martinez-Beltran (NPR, 3/26/2026)

2. Email in which ICE revised its policy to exclude arrests at immigration court, filed March 24, 2026 in the Southern District of New York

3. Appeals court again blocks Boasberg contempt probe into Alien Enemies Act deportations (Politico, 4/14/2026)

4. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus, In Re: Trump et al, D.C. Cir (April 14, 2026)

5. Unopposed Motion to Vacate Convictions and To Remand For Dismissal With Prejudice filed April 14, 2026 

6. Order in National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service, et al. filed April 11, 2026 in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

7. Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Home Alcohol Distilleries (Reason, 4/11/2026)

8. Decision in McNutt et al. v. United State Department of Justice, Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau filed April 11, 2026 in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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