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DOJ lawsuit tossed, Fed gov. vs Trump, Swift-Kelce engaged & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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We start with the Justice Department’s bid to limit court power in fast-moving immigration cases. The Federal Reserve’s governor is challenging President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her. The DOJ is responding to a lawsuit filed by the Proud Boys. We have the latest on protests across Israel. Plus, a new chapter in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, from CNN, I'm Afoma DK, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, August 26th.

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A federal judge throughout the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's 15 federal judges.

0:45.2

The DOJ sued the lower-level district court judges of Maryland in late June.

0:50.0

After the court's chief judge put a rule in place that would automatically and temporarily block

0:55.2

the government from removing an immigration detainee from the U.S. if the detainee went to court to

1:00.3

challenge their removal. The rule was on full display yesterday in Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia's case,

1:06.0

the Maryland man who was unlawfully deported to El Salvador in mid-March and eventually returned to the U.S.

1:13.0

The Trump administration has indicated it was to deport him immediately, but Abrago-Garcia

1:17.9

filed a new case in Maryland that triggered the protection from the court against immediate deportation.

1:23.7

In today's opinion, Judge Thomas Cullen, a Trump appointee, wrote that the DOJ couldn't

1:28.7

pursue a quote, constitutional free-for-all.

1:32.2

He also said the government lacked the legal right to bring the challenge, and that judges

1:36.8

are immune from such lawsuits brought by the executive branch.

1:40.7

CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.

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