:bounce: NEW: Judge Reyes has called a 2pm hearing on D.C.'s emergency bid to reclaim control of its police department.

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Kyle Cheney
‪@kyledcheney.bsky.social‬


. NEW: Judge Reyes has called a 2pm hearing on D.C.'s emergency bid to reclaim control of its police department.

A restraining order could be in place within hours.

w Nicole Markus

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

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1. k&r

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2. Wont they just appeal like they did in LA?

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3. probably

...but the Constitution clearly gives Congress the power over D.C. not the president.

All he's allowed to do, under the law, is order the MPD to assist his federal forces, not usurp them.

It was Congress who gave the President that authority to invoke emergency powers, and this is the FIRST time ANY president has done so.

There's going to have to be more than just pointing to a crime that occurred (big balls, who's minor assault was used by the WH as justification; that statement cited in the filing) which local authorities routinely responded to with arrests.

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4. Here is a good report on this hearing

Reyes: We've been going for an hour and I want to give court reporter a 15 minutes break. During recess, I want counsel to try to work something out for sections 2, 3, and 4...

She warns DOJ that if they don't work something out and she enters a TRO that is then violated, that's contempt of court.

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T19:04:45.715Z

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5. K&R

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6. Here is another good report on this hearing

Link to tweet

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7. Judge: D.C. police chief remains in command, but Trump can likely demand help on immigration

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said the order by Attorney General Pam Bondi was unlawful and suggested they would not comply.

Judge: D.C. police chief remains in command, but Trump can likely demand help on immigration
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said the order by Attorney General Pam Bondi was unlawful and suggested they would not comply.

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

— Linda💙🌊🆘🐕🐿️🕊️🇺🇦 (@lindaworkerbee.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T21:51:25.331Z

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/14/bondi-police-chief-dc-cole

A federal judge convinced the Justice Department to walk back President Donald Trump’s efforts to assert control over the D.C. police department and signaled that she would issue a temporary restraining order if the changes are not complete by Friday evening.

After hearing arguments on an emergency request from D.C. officials to block the Trump administration’s takeover of the 3,100-member Metropolitan Police Department, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes forged a compromise of sorts between the two sides — without issuing a ruling — on the key question of who runs the police department.

But the court did not rule on another key aspect of the case: Whether Trump can commandeer D.C. police officers to enforce immigration violations. That issue is likely to be resolved next week, Reyes said.

In an order issued this week that caught District officials including Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and the police chief by surprise, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi named the top official in the Drug Enforcement Administration as the head of the police department, while rescinding local police policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement.