Federal Judge Blocks Pseudonymous Lawsuit Against Trump in W.M.M. v. Trump Case In a significant development in the ongoing W.M.M. v. Trump case, a federal appeals court has ruled that plaintiffs contesting their alleged membership in Venezuela's Tren de Aragua and seeking to invoke the Alien Enemies Act cannot sue pseudonymously. The decision, made by Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod in an en banc order, has sparked controversy and raised questions about the balance between national security and individual privacy rights. The Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law, allows the government to detain and prosecute foreign nationals deemed a threat to national security, and the plaintiffs in this case are seeking to challenge their alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan militia group linked to the country's authoritarian government. With this ruling, the plaintiffs' ability to bring their case forward while protecting their identities is now in jeopardy.
From yesterday's published order in W.M.M. v. Trump (en banc), by Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod: In response to questions… The post Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Can't Sue Pseudonymously appeared first on Reason.com.
