The Boasberg File https://jamesboasberg.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. A TRO is not a Supreme Court holding. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 The Senate Confirmed Him 96–0. That Vote Is Not a Lifetime Shield. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/senate-confirmation.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/senate-confirmation.html Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0600 James E. Boasberg confirmed 96–0 to D.D.C. PN12, 112th Congress. Commission March 17, 2011. Roberts Put Him on the FISA Court. Then He Became Presiding Judge. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/fisc-term.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/fisc-term.html Mon, 19 May 2014 12:00:00 -0600 FISC term from May 2014; presiding judge January 2020–May 2021, per the court bio and FISC roster. March 2020: His FISC Opinion Said the Government Breached Candor on Page. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/fisc-accuracy.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/fisc-accuracy.html Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0600 FISC Misc. 19-02: Boasberg wrote that the government breached candor on the Page applications. March 17, 2023: He Became Chief Judge of D.D.C. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/chief-judge.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/chief-judge.html Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0600 Official bio: chief judge of D.D.C. as of March 17, 2023. Grassley-Released Notes Flagged a Mid-March 2023 Meeting With Boasberg. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/smith-notes.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/smith-notes.html Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0600 JTN and Fox: Garland briefing notes referenced a forthcoming meeting with Boasberg. Reporting, not a finding. March 15, 2025: He Enjoined Alien Enemies Act Removals. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/aea-tro.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/aea-tro.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 J.G.G. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00766-JEB: March 15 TROs on Alien Enemies Act removals. Later vacated. H.Res. 229 Filed Articles of Impeachment. Filing Is Not Removal. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/impeachment-articles.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/impeachment-articles.html Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 H.Res. 229 introduced March 18, 2025. A filing is not a conviction. April 7, 2025: The Supreme Court Vacated His Alien Enemies TROs. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/scotus-vacatur.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/scotus-vacatur.html Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Trump v. J.G.G., No. 24A931: SCOTUS vacated the March 15 TROs and March 28 extension. April 16, 2025: He Found Probable Cause for Criminal Contempt. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/contempt-pc.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/contempt-pc.html Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 ECF 81: probable cause for criminal contempt. Not a conviction. Later terminated on mandamus. June 4, 2025: He Certified a CECOT Class and Ordered Facilitation. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/cecot-class.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/cecot-class.html Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0600 ECF 147: CECOT class certified; government ordered to notice how it would facilitate habeas. DOJ Filed a Misconduct Complaint. Sutton Dismissed It. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/doj-complaint.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/doj-complaint.html Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0600 DOJ § 351 complaint; Sutton dismissed it December 19, 2025. Allegation, then dismissal. April 14, 2026: The D.C. Circuit Ordered the Contempt Inquiry Ended. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/circuit-mandamus.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/circuit-mandamus.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0600 In re Trump, No. 25-5452: mandamus; terminate criminal contempt proceedings. The Columns Called Him Anti-Trump. That Label Is Commentary. https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/commentary-file.html https://jamesboasberg.com/posts/commentary-file.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0600 JTN, Examiner, RCP, Daily Caller columns. Not findings. TGP/CTH/OANN/Deep Capture: no URL retrieved.