Cali v. Trump: When a Judge Blocked a Presidential Sanction on a UN Investigator

In May 2026, a single federal trial judge in Washington did something trial judges almost never do. He blocked a presidential sanction on a United Nations investigator, not just for the family that sued, but for the entire world. Then, at the eleventh hour, a federal appeals court carved the order back. Trial Tapes traces the legal fight between executive power and judicial review in one of the most unusual sanctions cases in recent memory.