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Court Rejects Effort to Halt Immigration Judges’ Case

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 22, 2025
News Type: U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from the Trump administration to immediately halt a free speech lawsuit filed by immigration judges over restrictions on their public speaking engagements. According to the Associated Press, an order from the high court on Friday denied the request to dismiss the suit but left open the possibility for the government to seek relief later as the case proceeds. The judges sued over a policy implemented during the Biden administration that barred them from making statements about immigration, saying the restrictions violated their First Amendment rights and interfered with their ability to lecture at universities or speak to community groups. The justices did not rule on the free speech claims of the suit, instead focusing on the proper venue for resolving complaints by government employees. “At this stage, the Government has not demonstrated that it will suffer irreparable harm without a stay,” the order states.

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