The extraordinary criminal case against deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is headed before a 92-year-old judge with a stubborn streak and an often unorthodox approach to running his courtroom.

The DOJ told Judge Boasberg that Nicolas Maduro's capture has created a "fluid" situation that could impact "remedies" in Alien Enemies Act litigation. The post 'Substantial changes on the ground': DOJ alerts judge to Nicolas Maduro's arrest and pleads for more time to come up with 'remedies' in Alien Enemies case first appeared on Law & Crime.

Former Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro appeared in federal court on narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges after weekend capture by U.S. forces.

Earlier this week the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided to grant an en banc rehearing in W.M.M. v. Trump. The panel decision in that case ruled that Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was illegal, because illegal migration ...

In a decision closely watched by legal and political experts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today vacated a district court's probable cause order, effectively halting potential criminal contempt proceedings against senior Trump ...

Judge Alvin Hellerstein, one of the longest-serving sitting judges in the U.S., is set to oversee the high-profile case for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.  Hellerstein has had a career spanning

Judge Leslie Southwick dissented, saying en banc rehearing would only delay a final resolution from the U.S. Supreme Court. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday said it would reconsider a challenge to President Donald Trump’s ...

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered lawyers for the Trump administration and for a class of deported Venezuelan migrants to come to court Wednesday to discuss the case's status and the long-stalled question of whether the administration willfully ...