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The Evening Docket (April 17, 2025) – RedState

Alright — we’re back for more fun with court cases. Thursday wasn’t quite as busy a day in terms of rulings and new case filings, aside from a rather overwrought opinion issued by the Fourth Circuit denying a stay in the Abrego Garcia case (detailed further below). 





There was also one Supreme Court decision handed down on Thursday — Cunningham v. Cornell University, involving ERISA claims. (I’ll provide a full breakdown of that one in my Skinny on SCOTUS series. Eventually — I promise!)

So, here’s the Thursday round-up: 

  • Abrego Garcia v. Noem – 8:25-cv-00951 – (case challenging removal of plaintiff — a/k/a “Maryland father” — to El Salvador) — Both the district court (Judge Xinis) and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals have now denied the administration’s motion to stay Xinis’ orders (preliminary injunction and expedited discovery) pending…

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