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Eighth Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, sides with Trump admin's mandatory immigration detention policy

The dissent, from a Trump appointee, highlighted the extreme nature of the Trump admin's policy, which has been rejected by district court judges across the country.
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Trans West Virginians ask full appeals court to revisit alarming ruling in Medicaid coverage case
"Left to stand, the panel’s reasoning could amount to judicially-endorsed regulation of transgender people’s liberty to be themselves," lawyers for the…
 • Chris Geidner
Immigrants ask Fifth Circuit to revisit ruling on “historically unprecedented” mandatory detention policy
A 2-1 panel of the Fifth Circuit sided with the Trump admin — splitting with the vast majority of judges to consider the matter. Now, an attempt to…
 • Chris Geidner
SCOTUS right imagines ways to fight a Mississippi law that allows more people to vote
The right's hypotheticals were a MAGA-infused morning. The decision on whether states can count ballots received after Election Day will likely come…
 • Chris Geidner
DOJ Civil Rights Division hire resigned from Alabama firm over Facebook post following George Floyd's murder
Daniel Flickinger was one of the DOJ lawyers who sued Harvard on Friday. As recently as last June, he was still fighting in court over the fallout from…
 • Chris Geidner
Federal judge slows Voice of America return-to-work order; 70 people due back each week
Judge Royce Lamberth issued the order on Friday night, eliminating the Monday morning deadline he had set for the Trump admin to bring all affected…
 • Chris Geidner
Appeals court set to review a key, harsh Trump administration deportation policy this spring
The First Circuit stayed a lower court ruling over third country removals, but also set quick merits review. Also: A mid-week legal round up. And, for…
 • Chris Geidner
SCOTUS takes up cases over efforts to end protections for immigrants from Syria, Haiti
DHS Sec. Noem's efforts to end temporary protected status designations for those from Syria and Haiti will remain blocked for now — an important win for…
 • Chris Geidner
DOJ is barely even a functional law firm at this point. Each day there is more proof.
Jeanine Pirro's effort to subpoena the Fed hit a wall. At the same time, DOJ was also forced to "clarify" arguments made in court about the Pentagon's…
 • Chris Geidner
A sharp warning in an ordinary news release: "President Trump’s Justice Department"
Attorney General Pam Bondi has made clear since day one her view that DOJ's lawyers are "his lawyers." On Thursday, DOJ went further, claiming it's…
 • Chris Geidner
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