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Trump admin triggers showdown with furious judge
What happened
AlterNet reports that the Trump administration asked a federal appeals panel to condemn U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino’s use of civil contempt against Justice Department attorney Matthew Isihara. In February, Provinzino ordered Isihara to pay $500 a day until the government returned identification documents taken from a Minnesota man, after federal officials repeatedly failed to comply with her order.
The government returned the documents before any fines accrued, purging the contempt. Justice Department lawyers nevertheless argued that Provinzino improperly tried to…
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