Politics● ElevatedSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 9:00 AM
Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT US · North America
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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