President Donald Trump has just secured a major legal win in his battle against an Obama-appointed activist federal judge who is seeking to undermine his presidential authority.
Trump had plenty of legal issues leading up to his election.
While he managed to navigate most of those just fine, he faces a new challenge of judicial activism regarding his bold and decisive border policies.
One of those issues deals with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg.
Boasberg attempted to halt the Trump administration’s deportation flights last month, specifically the flights transporting violent and dangerous illegal aliens to El Salvador for imprisonment.
According to The Hill, after Boasberg called for contempt proceedings against the president and his administration, a divided appeals court shot down that notion.
The ruling is a major win for Trump and his lawyers.
Judge Boasberg is one of several federal judges, all of whom were appointed by Democrat presidents, who have attempted to interfere with Trump’s executive powers to manage the Southern Border crisis as he sees fit.
The federal appeals court released its decision this week, essentially saying the Trump administration has a right to the appeals process before legal actions can be taken.
The Hill reported: