Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation flights

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How did the left and right cover Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation…?

Of the 49 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 12% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 76. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 49 rated outlets on this story, 57% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 12% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation… biased?

Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation flights is one event reported by 76 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Appeals court hears bid to end contempt probe into Trump deportation…?

76 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is the Justice Department asking the appeals court to do?

The Justice Department is asking the appeals court to end a federal judge's investigation into whether the Trump administration ignored a court order. The department argues that the judge overstepped his authority by initiating such a probe.

What order was allegedly ignored?

The order in question was a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge that barred the Trump administration from transferring groups of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. Two planeloads of migrants departed the U.S. for El Salvador after this order was in place.

What are the consequences for the migrants?

The American Civil Liberties Union stated that the government's decision to ignore the order had devastating consequences for the migrants. These included being held for months in a prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) and allegedly subjected to abuse, deprivation of food, water, and medical care.

What is the Trump administration's stance on responsibility?

The Trump administration has stated that then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was responsible for the transfer decision. The Justice Department also argues that the government complied with the order as it was best construed.