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Judicial Courage Upholds Constitutional Protections Against Political Retribution

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation's highest security federal prison, warning officials cannot employ a sham process for deciding their incarceration. This ruling powerfully affirms that even the most notorious prisoners deserve constitutional protections against politically-motivated punishment that violates due process rights.