The file
The Chuang File
United States District Judge, District of Maryland, Greenbelt. Obama nominee. Confirmed 53–42. Then the travel-ban injunctions, a proclamation the Supreme Court later upheld, a nationwide mifepristone order the Court stayed, a churches memo put back on listed pulpits, a USAID/DOGE injunction the Fourth Circuit stayed, and — sitting in Greenbelt — a judgment handing Maryland the FBI headquarters fight. This is not a biography. It is the episodes. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. A preliminary injunction is not a Supreme Court holding. A stay is not optional reading.
Compiled as a critical briefing, in the voice of a packet. Identity: About. Not a court. Not a White House product. No invented quotes, crimes, or recusal order.
FBI HQ · documented
August 17, 2026
Maryland v. Patel, 8:25-cv-03644-TDC. Forty-seven pages. Reagan Building selections set aside as not in accordance with law. Reprogramming called arbitrary and capricious. Notice of appeal two days later. Not dumped again as a photo card below.
The rest of the file
Confirmation
2014-05-01
Obama nominee. Cloture 54–43 the same day. Commission May 2, 2014. Greenbelt duty station.
Career
2014-05-02
FJC: DOJ trial attorney, AUSA, House investigative counsel, DHS deputy GC.
IRAP · EO-2
2017-03-16
Nationwide PI on EO 13,780 § 2(c). Official opinion PDF.
Commentary
2017-03-21
Recusal argument from prior DHS service. Commentary — not an ethics finding.
IRAP · Proclamation
2017-10-17
Nationwide PI on most of Proclamation 9645 § 2, with stated exceptions.
SCOTUS
2018-06-26
Trump v. Hawaii: the proclamation stood. A Greenbelt PI is not a SCOTUS holding.
ACOG v. FDA
2020-07-13
Nationwide PI July 13, 2020. Supreme Court stay January 12, 2021.
Reporting
2025-03-19
FEC/OpenSecrets rows 2004–2013. Column dollar totals are their arithmetic.
ICE · churches
2025-02-24
Plaintiff-limited PI. 2021 memo back on listed houses of worship.
USAID · DOGE
2025-03-18
Appointments Clause / SOP PI. Fourth Circuit stayed it March 28.
Fourth Circuit
2025-03-28
No. 25-1273. Strong showing of likelihood of success, the panel said.
The columns
2026-08-19
Preferred-outlet coverage exists. Several always-check outlets had no URL.
