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Adam Klasfeld
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Editor-in-chief of @AllRiseNews. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change in the Trump era.
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Oct 28 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
"It's the human cost that cannot be tolerated."

That's what Judge Illston said in court last time before blocking shutdown-related mass layoffs. A follow-up hearing to extend that order is about to begin.

Check out this video for background "All rise. Court is now in session."

Judge Illston enters the courtroom.
Oct 27 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
STARTING NOW

A federal judge convenes a quick hearing after feds announce plans to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia by Oct. 31.

If they fail, Todd Blanche could be on the hot seat in Abrego's case next week.

Background allrisenews.com/p/gregory-bovi… Judge Xinis presiding

For Abrego: Simon Sandoval Moshenberg, Andrew Rossman and others

For DOJ: Drew Ensign and Jonathan Guynn
Oct 17 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
A hearing has begun over the enforcement of a federal judge's order protecting journalists, protesters and clergy from attacks by ICE agents.

Listening live. Judge Ellis specifying the type of testimony that she wants to hear on Monday:

"I want somebody with knowledge from ICE and somebody with knowledge from Customs and Border Patrol."
Oct 14 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/… The ex-U.S. Attorney was a GOP state legislator before taking on that role.

The case "appears to have petered out, at least for the moment," per the Times.
Oct 10 • 47 tweets • 6 min read
Good morning from Greenbelt, Md.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys will argue in federal court for his release from immigration detention. Now feds want to send Abrego to Ghana.

Reporting live. "All rise."

Court is now in session.

The attorneys register their appearances.
Oct 6 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
Trump tried to end-run a federal judge's ruling blocking the deployment of the Oregon National Guard by sending the *California* National Guard to Portland.

A hearing is about to start for a judge to decide whether to block him again.

Background allrisenews.com/p/constitution…Image FYI:

The public dial-in line has not been operative since the start time of the hearing: 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.

It's unclear whether the proceedings were delayed or the remote access system is down.
Aug 13 • 26 tweets • 5 min read
The final day of the Posse Comitatus Act trial against the Trump admin is underway.

Recap a general's damaging — then walked back — testimony against the admin on @Allrisenews.

Inside: A video breakdown with on @MeidasTouch's Legal AF.

allrisenews.com/p/general-scot… At the start of DOJ lawyer Eric Hamilton's arguments, Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer already gives him a hot bench.

Hamilton's arguments: the Posse Comitatus Act is a criminal statute with no civil application.

Breyer peppers him with questions.
Jun 17 • 22 tweets • 4 min read
Trump’s appeal of a federal judge’s ruling finding his federalization of the National Guard illegal heads to court minutes from now (noon Pacific Time).

Follow along for analysis, and watch live on the court’s YouTube page.

Background on the lower court's ruling allrisenews.com/p/trump-troops… The Ninth Circuit arguments will be streamed on the court's YouTube page here.
Jun 12 • 30 tweets • 4 min read
A federal court hearing is about to begin soon in California's lawsuit challenging Trump's deployment of troops in Los Angeles.

I'm listening in virtually for All Rise News.

The Zoom room now seems to be at capacity.

Background allrisenews.com/p/rob-bonta-mi… "All rise."

Court is now in session. The Hon. Charles Breyer is presiding.

Nicholas Green for the office of the AG
Jun 3 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Trump admin must process education grants "without delay"

A federal judge preserved his ability to enforce the ruling even if the Senate passes a budget bill restraining his contempt power. @AllRiseNews allrisenews.com/p/linda-mcmaho… A quick thread on this:

This is the first time I personally have seen a court proactively address the possibility of Congress restraining the enforcement power of the federal judiciary.

(There are a lot of cases out there, and perhaps it's come up elsewhere.)
May 22 • 21 tweets • 2 min read
Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. Kid Cudi, takes the stand in the case against Sean Combs.

He's wearing a leather jacket on this rainy Thursday, and his testimony has just begun. Mescudi says that Combs broke into his house, spooking his dog so much that he was "very jittery, kind of like on edge all the time."

When Combs tried to contact him later, he said: "I told him, 'No, you broke into my house. You messed with my dog. I don’t want to talk to you.'"
May 13 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
NEWS:

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura has taken the stand in the racketeering trial of Sean Combs.

The prosecution's preview of her testimony, @AllRiseNews allrisenews.com/p/sean-combs-r… Prosecutors immediately show her a still frame of the surveillance video from the hotel.

Q: Who introduced you to the term "freak off"?
A: Sean did.
May 13 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Happening soon:

Trump's tariffs face their first legal test before the Court of International Trade — and the public can connect remotely.

Background @AllRiseNews allrisenews.com/p/mothers-day-… Find the link to the court's YouTube page in the story at the top of the thread.
May 12 • 21 tweets • 3 min read
As the afternoon session begins, witness testimony in the Sean Combs trial begins with Israel Flores, an LAPD officer who was a guard with Securitas in 2016.

On March 5, 2016, Flores worked at the InterContinental Hotel when there was an "incident" on the 6th floor. Flores describes going up the elevator to the 6th floor and seeing Combs in "a towel and some colored socks" and Cassie "in the corner, like covering her face."

Q: "How did you recognize Mr. Combs?"
A: "He's like a rapper, producer."
May 12 • 31 tweets • 4 min read
Good morning from New York.

P. Diddy's long anticipated sex trafficking trial is about to begin, and I'm here live in the courthouse.

Find else what else is on the docket this week, @AllRiseNews allrisenews.com/p/mothers-day-… "All rise!"

Assistant U.S. Maurene Comey for the government.

Marc Agnifilo for Diddy.

Peremptory strikes of jurors before opening statements.
May 9 • 64 tweets • 7 min read
HAPPENING SOON:

Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk has a bail hearing coming up in roughly 20 minutes, on the heels of her Second Circuit victory.

I'll be covering it in real time for @AllRiseNews. Background allrisenews.com/p/boasberg-hab… Note:

The court provided remote access to the press and public by Zoom.

Information is at the top of the docket. courtlistener.com/docket/6984553…
May 7 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
"ALL RISE!"

Court is now in session. Chief Judge James Boasberg is presiding.

The hearing is taking place in person, and I am covering it virtually, with periodic live updates and coverage on @AllRiseNews. The ACLU's Lee Gelernt registers his appearance for the plaintiffs.

For the DOJ: Abhishek Kambli, Drew Ensign, and Tiberius Davis.
May 1 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Sometimes, judges craft their rulings to capture a historical moment.

That's what happened after a federal judge compared Trump's targeting of students to the Red Scare.

Click the 🔗, @AllRiseNews
Read the 🧵 allrisenews.com/p/mohsen-mahda…The court also considers the extraordinary setting of this case and others like it. Legal residents not charged with crimes or misconduct are being arrested and threatened with deportation for stating their views on the political issues of the day. Our nation has seen times like this before, especially during the Red Scare and Palmer Raids of 1919-1920 that led to the deportation of hundreds of people suspected of anarchist or communist views. In Colyer v. Skeffington , 265 F. 17 (1920), Judge Anderson of the District of Massachusetts granted habeas relief to multiple immigrants detained fo... U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford granted bail to Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi yesterday, but he also said more.

"Our nation has seen times like this before," he wrote citing the Red Scare and the Palmer Raids of 1919-1920 leading to thousands of deportations.
Apr 28 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
HAPPENING SOON:

Law firm Jenner & Block urges a federal judge to put Trump's order targeting it in the dustbin of history. You can listen in!

Find out about how and where to attend historic court cases every week at @AllRiseNews allrisenews.com/p/rising-this-…When the Trump administration arrested a Wisconsin judge last week, hundreds went to the courthouse to protest. The demonstration generated national coverage about the public outcry, including in the Washington Post. Imagine if no one showed up. Here are court cases this week that you can attend in person or virtually. Jenner & Block v DOJ (Mon., April 28): A major law firm asks a federal judge to permanently block Trump’s executive order targeting it for political retribution. How to tune in: Court audio line: 833-990-9400; meeting ID: 367524674. In-person: E. Barrett Prett... The court officer says: "All Rise!"

Judge Bates enters the courtroom at the start of the proceedings.
Apr 3 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Judge Boasberg begins his hearing to determine whether he will find the Trump admin violated his temporary restraining order to turn back Venezuelan immigrant flights.

I'll be listening in and providing periodic updates. Boasberg puts DOJ lawyer Drew Ensign on the defensive, highlighting the limited scope of his order:

The Trump admin can still deport TdA members under any other number of authorities — other than summary expulsions under the Alien Enemies Act.

Ensign agrees.
Feb 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
A federal judge adjourned the Eric Adams trial indefinitely — but appointed former solicitor general Paul Clement as a friend-of-the-court.

Judge Ho will have an “adversarial” process on whether to dismiss the case. buff.ly/3QuVmtBImage Explainer:

This is a significant setback for Trump's ex-defense lawyer and acting DAG Emil Bove, who wanted dismissal of Adams case without adversarial proceedings.

Tapping Paul Clement, who argued for the US before SCOTUS, Judge Ho seems mindful of a ruling surviving appeals.