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The Daily Docket

The Daily Docket

A newsletter by Reuters and Westlaw

By Caitlin Tremblay

Good morning. The first-ever case at the little-known Alien Terrorist Removal Court could reshape deportation law. Plus, SCOTUS is expected to respond to President Trump’s emergency appeal asking the court to allow his mail-in ballot restrictions; a federal judge will weigh whether to block Rhode Island from pursuing an enforcement action against Kalshi; and an Illicit Iranian gambling network helped pull off a $4 billion sanctions dodge. Welcome to August, here’s a look back at July in photos. Hope you had a nice weekend, let’s dive into Monday.

Secretive U.S. court meant to deport alleged terrorists hears first case

 

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Today we have a look at a little-known court created to deport suspected terrorists. Thirty years after Congress established it, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court held its first-ever hearing last week as the Trump administration seeks to remove a lawful permanent resident accused of supporting ISIS using evidence that is largely classified and hidden from public view.

Why it matters: The case could test the limits of due process, executive power and the government's ability to use secret evidence in deportation proceedings.

Read more here.

 
 

Coming up today

  • SCOTUS: The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a response to an emergency appeal by President Trump to allow him to implement changes to mail-in voting ahead of midterms.
  • Sports betting: U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island will consider whether to prevent the state from pursuing an enforcement action against prediction market operator Kalshi for violating state gaming laws.

Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.

 

More top news

  • Acting U.S. Attorney General Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization' fund before confirmation vote
  • Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission fines George Santos for alleged manipulative trading
  • U.S. says contractor caused Reflecting Pool damage, drops case against former Olympian 
  • ICE detains Johns Hopkins researcher as airport arrests surge 
  • U.S. bank regulators propose fair-lending rule update
 

Industry insight

  • Prominent appellate lawyer Tom Goldstein filed a notice of appeal on Friday, one week after he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for tax and financial crimes tied to his side ‌career as a high-stakes poker player. 
 

"In short, uttering the words 'Fifth Amendment' in response to a concededly legitimate subpoena is not the magic forgo-testifying-and-go-to-court-instead card that Dr. de la Torre imagines."

—U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett, writing for a D.C. Circuit panel that ruled the former CEO of Steward Health Care cannot sue members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The lawsuit stemmed from the committee’s decision to subpoena Ralph de la Torre in 2024 to testify about the hospital operator's collapse and to then hold him in criminal contempt when he refused to appear. Read more here.

 

Special report: Illicit Iranian gambling network helped pull off a $4 billion sanctions dodge

A Dubai-based crypto exchange serves as a hub for moving illicit Iranian money. The exchange, Shelbit, links a vast gambling network fronted by two globetrotting influencers, bitcoin mining and Iran’s central bank. Shelbit has sent hundreds of millions in crypto to Binance, the world’s biggest exchange. Read more.

 

In the courts

  • Gaming: New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Kalshi claiming that its prediction market platform violates ‌state laws against illegal gambling. Read the petition.
  • IP: U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan