It seems like a tale fit for a movie—but this high-stakes series of smackdowns is playing out in Washington, D.C., itself.

The decision clears the way for Judge Boasberg to consider the fate of hundreds of CECOT migrants, now in Venezuela.

If I'm reading the opinions correctly, Judge Boasberg on remand would have jurisdiction to proceed with some form of criminal contempt, minus the "purge" option that Judge Rao objected to.

A federal judge moved the Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit to a new court and dismissed claims over immigration hearings, citing changed circumstances.