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13th San Francisco immigration judge fired,
leaving the court decimated
San Francisco’s immigration court,
which started with 21 judges this year,
will soon have just four left
https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-immigration-judges-fired-a…

13th S.F. immigration judge fired. Court will soon have just 4 judges left. 
San Francisco’s immigration court will lose three more judges in the coming weeks, two of them to retirement and a third who was fired on Friday.

https://ground.news/article/lindsey-halligan-steps-down-as-virginia-us-attorney-after-judges-rule-appointment-unlawful

Lindsey Halligan Steps Down as Virginia U.S. Attorney After Judges Rule Appointment Unlawful
Lindsey Halligan, a Trump administration lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia last year with instructions to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, left her post at the Justice Department on Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

MAGA-oriented voices say that they want fearless judges
— but many of them seem really to want judges who will do Trump’s bidding,
Mike Davis, the founder of the Article III Project,
a legal nonprofit that, like the Federalist Society, also espouses originalism,
but is more closely aligned with the MAGA movement, said too many of the Federalist Society’s leaders were “missing in action” during the Biden years,
when Trump faced criminal investigations and a length…

The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
Guided by Leonard Leo, the society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges. But that might not be enough for President Trump in his second term.

Federal judges move to oust Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/20/halligan-judges-standoff-virginia-prosecutor/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p91#a260120p91

So, now ICE says that it can enter homes without a warrant.
The article below says "The change is almost certain to meet legal challenges and stiff criticism"
Gee, I would also expect "The change is almost certain to meet the barrel of a gun".
I fully anticipate that this is going to introduce ICE agents to the sensation of buckshot - or a bullet - at short range.
So yet another section of our Constitution dies at the hands of trump and his minions…

ICE officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.

Lindsey Halligan out as U.S. attorney following pressure from judges
Lindsey Halligan,
a Trump administration lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia last year
with instructions to seek criminal charges against Donald Trump’s perceived political adversaries,
left her post at the Justice Department on Tuesday.

Halligan’s departure followed a pair of extraordinary moves by two federal judges
who issued court orders hours earlie…

Federal judge moves to replace Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney
The actions signal a breaking point for the federal bench in the Eastern District of Virginia after Lindsey Halligan was disqualified as U.S. attorney there.

'I'm for it': Johnson endorses impeachment for judges who rule against Trump (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/21/congress/johnson-backs-judicial-impeachment-00739286
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p91#a260121p91

Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map judges held is likely racially biased (Mark Sherman/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-texas-redistricting-trump-republicans-discrimination-c1bbf88e2a1f7d49cda512b8ef165750
http://www.memeorandum.com/251121/p129#a251121p129

The Trump administration faced a string of four significant legal defeats this week
as federal and state courts pushed back on a range of initiatives spanning immigration enforcement,
deportation authority,
voting policy,
and the use of the National Guard.
The rulings, delivered in quick succession, highlight the extent to which judges across multiple jurisdictions are scrutinizing the administration’s procedural compliance,
statutory interpretations,

Donald Trump Suffers Four Legal Setbacks in a Week
A string of four court setbacks this week highlighted growing judicial pushback on Trump’s use of executive power.

Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President, Congress and Judges (Reid J. Epstein/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/rahm-emanuel-age-limit-75.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFA.i8Vx.HIQr1OzKXO0X&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p148#a260121p148