{
  "id": 806310,
  "title": "Appeals court rules key Alien Enemies Act lawsuit moot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/appeals-court-rules-key-alien-enemies-act-lawsuit-moot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T20:27:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6028655-alien-enemies-act-challenge-moot-trump-deportations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal appeals court on Thursday sidestepped major questions on whether President Trump lawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act last year to conduct swift deportations, finding a key challenge moot. The case had boomeranged from the Supreme Court after Trump began deportations under the rarely used law in the early months of his administration’s immigration crackdown. The jurists on...",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Appeals court dismisses case challenging Alien Enemies Act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/appeals-court-dismisses-case-challenging-alien-enemies-act",
        "published": "2026-08-13T22:44:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}