{"id":39640,"date":"2026-01-22T17:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=39640"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:49:37","slug":"federal-court-just-redrew-the-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=39640","title":{"rendered":"Federal Court Just Redrew the Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The blow landed before dawn. In the dead of night, Donald Trump\u2019s legal team made a last-ditch move to freeze his federal election interference case. Hours later, a powerful answer came back: no. What followed was a stunning declaration from a top court, calling his post-2020 actions \u201cunprecedented,\u201d and hinting at conseque\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a terse but devastating order, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump\u2019s emergency bid to halt the criminal case probing his efforts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election. The three-judge panel moved with unusual speed, issuing a unanimous per curiam ruling before most of Washington woke up. No oral arguments, no extended briefing, no sign of hesitation. 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