## Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations

Authored by theguardian.com

Donald Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the US.

Civil liberties organizations have accused Trump of invoking the 1798 act unlawfully during peacetime to accelerate mass deportations and sidestep immigration law.

Hours later, a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s administration from using the act to carry out its intended deportations of the Venezuelans.

Boasberg’s decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed the same day by the American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward.

The organizations charge that the Trump administration unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act.

The 227-year-old law is designed to primarily be used in wartime, and only Congress has the authority to declare a war.

Trump has been building his case for invoking the act for years by characterizing the influx of migrants at the southern border as an “invasion”. »

### Starbucks Hit with $50M Verdict After Scalding Tea Burns Man’s Genitals

Authored by lawyer-monthly.com

Starbucks Hit with $50M Payout After Scalding Tea Burns Man’s Genitals!.

Delivery driver Michael Garcia left permanently disfigured after Starbucks’ dangerously hot tea spilled in his lap—jury slams coffee giant with massive verdict!.

A Los Angeles County jury has hammered Starbucks with a $50 million verdict after delivery driver Michael Garcia suffered excruciating burns to his genitals from a scalding-hot tea spill at a California drive-thru. »

### Report: Bobby Kotick Files Defamation Suit Against Gizmodo And Kotaku

Authored by aftermath.site

Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick has filed a defamation suit against G/O Media over a pair of 2024 articles.

Courthouse News, which first reported on the suit, writes that Kotick is “seek[ing] damages to be determined at trial” regarding articles on former G/O Media site Gizmodo and current G/O Media site Kotaku about Kotick’s reported interest in buying TikTok.

As context into Kotick, the articles both discussed a California Civil Rights Department investigation into Activision Blizzard that was settled in 2023. »

### Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later

Authored by apnews.com

El Salvador already agreed this week to take up to 300 migrants that the Trump administration designated as gang members.

“This order disregards well-established authority regarding President Trump’s power, and it puts the public and law enforcement at risk,” Bondi said.

Boasberg halted deportations for those in custody for up to 14 days, and scheduled a Friday hearing in the case. »

### Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here'

Authored by nbcnews.com

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”.

The other says that everyone in the classroom is “welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued” and “equal.”.

“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here or not everyone is welcome here,” she says. »

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