Judge Robert Wilkins
Coverage of Judge Robert Wilkins in the Nexus archive.
- Trump administration in court win allowed to conduct nationwide fast-track deportations
An appeals court allowed the Trump administration to expand fast-track deportations nationwide, permitting the removal of immigrants without an immigration judge hearing. The 2-1 decision upheld the policy, which applies to immigrants who cannot prove two years in the U.S., with dissenting judge Robert L. Wilkins opposing the ruling.
- Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules
A federal appeals court panel ruled that the Trump administration's policy banning transgender troops from military service was illegal, upholding a prior injunction against the policy. The court narrowed the injunction to apply only to current transgender service members, not those seeking to join. The policy, based on an executive order claiming transgender identity harms military readiness, was criticized as targeting a 'politically unpopular group.'