Lawyers for Adams, meanwhile, continued to push for the case to be dismissed, arguing the DOJ moved to toss the case because of the weakness of the evidence, rather than "policy determinations" related to immigration. ????? ???????  

Ho ordered the DOJ and Clement to argue whether the legal standard has been met to dismiss the case, the consequences of not dismissing the case and what additional steps the court should take. ????????????  

"Normally, courts are aided in their decision-making through our system of adversarial testing, which can be particularly helpful in cases presenting unusual fact patterns or in cases of great public importance," he added. ?????  

"Here, the recent conference helped clarify the parties' respective positions, but there has been no adversarial testing of the Government's position generally or the form of its requested relief specifically," Ho wrote. ????? ???????

"The continuation of this prosecution is interfering with national security and immigration enforcement," Bove said in court Wednesday. "The mayor cannot communicate with federal authorities responsible for immigration enforcement, such as the U.S. attorney's office." ????????????