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BumRushDaShow

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35. It's expected to be filed in multiple district courts

Reply to Volaris (Reply #17)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:48 AM

10 hrs ago

but the D.C. district is an obvious venue given the national scope of the order.

And Boasberg already is "promoted" - he is the Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court (he had replaced Beryl Howell, who was eligible to move to "Senior" status in that court, and was rotated out, where she was another "rock star" during a lot of litigation in that court).

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