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Roger Parloff

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Senior Editor, Lawfare. Practiced law a long time ago. Email: roger.parloff@lawfaremedia.org ; signal rparloff.61

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Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 18h ago

Ed Vallejo, convicted of seditious conspiracy for manning Oath Keepers' quick reaction force, moves to strike Judge Mehta's description of his role in light of post-conviction dismissals forced by Trump's DOJ. "[H]e is innocent now," his attys write. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1/2

Strike – #982 in United States v. RHODES, III (D.D.C., 1:22-cr-00015) – CourtListener.com

MOTION to Strike Unconstitutional Dicta from Order Dismissing Indictment with Prejudice (ECF No. 981) by EDWARD VALLEJO. (Hermansen, Kurt) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

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Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · yesterday

Judge Mehta's J6 Requiem "That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and ... officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy ... to buckle."

This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of January 6. That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle. The court cannot write a different ending.
Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · yesterday

Judge Mehta's J6 Requiem "That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and ... officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy ... to buckle."

This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of January 6. That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle. The court cannot write a different ending.
Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · yesterday

Peter Navarro petitions for en banc review of his crim contempt conviction. Presses same issues DC Cir rebuffed in Bannon's case. But Navarro's case is weaker. Bannon followed (bad) legal advice. Navarro was too arrogant to even seek legal advice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Petition Filed – #1208875781 in United States v. Peter Navarro (D.C. Cir., 24-3006) – CourtListener.com

PETITION [2186647] for hearing en banc filed by Appellant Peter K. Navarro [Service Date: 08/04/2026 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: This petition complies with the type-volume limitation of Fed....

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Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 2d ago

Judge Edelman has cancelled the Thursday morning hearing in the prosecution of Reflecting Pool defendant Davey Hearn. He has (not surprisingly) vacated the scheduled trial date and set a status hearing for 9/11.

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Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 3d ago

Judge Boasberg determines that Venezuelan Neiyerver Leon Rengel, suing under the Fed Tort Claims Act for his unconst'l removal to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act, where he was allegedly tortured, must sue in SD Texas, where he was arrested & detained. Boasberg transfers the case.

True, the high-ranking federal officials who designed and directed the implementation of the Proclamation were physically located in D.C. See MTD Opp. at 8-9. But each directive was aimed at Texas, the staging ground for the Government's AEA-based removals. See J.G.G. v. Trump, 778 F. Supp. 3d 24, 31 (D.D.C. 2025). In the months leading up to the Proclamation, federal officials ordered that purported members of Tren de Aragua be transferred to a facility near Harlingen, not far from the Mexico border. Id.; see Compl., 1 58. Those officials likewise directed that planes be staged at an airport in Harlingen, where they would await the order that the detainees be jetted out of the country. See J.G.G., 778 F. Supp. 3d at 31; Compl., 11 15, 58. Bove, meanwhile, directed that officials needed to do everything in their power to ensure that those planes took off from Texas. See Compl., 11 90-91. True to plan, when Proclamation day came, federal officials ordered that the detainees — among them Rengel — be loaded onto buses from their South Texas detention facility, carted to the Harlingen airport, and hustled onto the awaiting planes. See J.G.G., 778 F. Supp. 3d at 31; Compl., 11 76- 78. Texas was thus plainly the target of each of the major directives issued to implement the Proclamation, and it is "where the foreseeable harm" to Rengel and his companions would occur. See Reuber, 750 F.2d at 1047. The Executive Branch officials' conduct therefore "occurred" for FTCA venue purposes in Texas.
Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 5d ago

A few hours before Jeanine Pirro moved to dismiss the Reflecting Pool prosecution of Olympian Davey Hearn (but "without prejudice"), Michael Bromwich joined Hearn's team. Bromwich is a former DOJ inspector general, SDNY prosecutor, & Iran-Contra special prosecutor. Could be interesting.

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Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 6d ago

On July 30, Judge Lin held a hearing on cross-motions for summary judgment in Anthropic's challenge of the Department of Defense’s designation of the AI company as a supply chain risk. @rparloff.bsky.social live-blogged the hearing:

Anthropic v. U.S. Department of War: A Hearing Diary

A live-blog of the summary judgment hearing over whether the U.S. Department of Defense designated Anthropic a “supply chain risk” to punish it for First Amendment protected speech.

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Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 7d ago

More info from @seamushughes.bsky.social now available on the 1st Alien Terrorist Removal Court case: a woman alleged to be an ISIS supporter whose son & son-in-law were arrested while allegedly buying ammunition & firearms for an attack:

Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · last wk.

Breaking — First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed The Justice Department seeks to remove a Texas woman linked to ISIS plot. www.courtwatch.news/p/first-alie...

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: First Circuit issues order allowing DHS to proceed with ending Ethiopia TPS protections. The First Circuit, after briefing following the SCOTUS opinion in other TPS cases, reverses the district court order that had blocked DHS's effort as to Ethiopia. The mandate was issued immediately here.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit _____________________ No. 26-1376 AFRICAN COMMUNITIES TOGETHER; SAMUEL DOE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; STEPHEN DOE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; ABAL DOE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. MARKWAYNE MULLIN, in the official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES; UNITED STATES, Defendants - Appellants. __________________ Before Rikelman, Aframe, and Dunlap, Circuit Judges. __________________ JUDGMENT Entered: July 29, 2026 Previously, upon the government's "Motion to Lift Abeyance and for Stay Pending Appeal, Immediate Administrative Stay, and Summary Reversal," we lifted the abeyance of this appeal and denied an administrative stay of the district court's order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") for Ethiopia. Upon further briefing, we now reverse the postponement order in light of Mullin v. Doe, 609 U.S. ___, 2026 WL 1825840 (U.S. Jun. 25, 2026). Mullin held that "the TPS statute's judicial-review bar applies to all non-constitutional claims" challenging the Secretary of Homeland Security's determination with respect to the termination of a TPS designation. Id. at *7, 10. Claims of that nature were the only basis for the postponement order on appeal. Accordingly, the government's request for summary reversal is allowed. Its additional request for a stay pending appeal is denied as moot. The matter is remanded for further proceedings in light of and consistent with Mullin. Mandate shall issue forthwith.