A split Seventh Circuit panel has thrown out a Chicago federal judge’s injunction on use of force by immigration agents, which it previously paused pending appeal in a case that now “appears to be moot.”
“Vacatur is the best way to wipe the slate clean,” Thursday’s unsigned decision says, noting the underlying case was dismissed without prejudice.
The injunction was “overbroad” and “constitutionally suspect,” and if it isn’t formally thrown out, the plaintiffs could “refile in federal court tomorrow and try to reimplement the injunction anew,” the majority wrote.
The opinion also formally dismissed the appeal.
Chief Judge Michael Brennan ...