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The D.C. Circuit's realpolitik orders in the foreign aid funding case

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Trump's SCOTUS appointees each shared alarming views in allowing NIH grant cuts
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of…
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Judge blocks State's use of Trump's travel ban to reject visa applications
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan's preliminary injunction is good for the rule of law, but only provides limited relief to those targeted by the…
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Chris Geidner
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Judge orders DOJ to give more info on subpoenas targeting trans minors' medical care
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia staff warned of "traumatic" effects if forced to provide patient information to the Trump admin. DOJ called the…
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Law Dork talks with California A.G. Rob Bonta
The president, Bonta said, "is probably the most powerful person in the world with their actual given official power ... but he regularly attempts to…
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How a Lafufu in a shot glass tells a stark story about the dangers of this moment
It's a serious story about the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, truly. Also: Tuesday at Law Dork, a discussion with California A.G. Rob Bonta.
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Chris Geidner
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Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism
The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
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Update: D.C. police chief remains in control, but new Bondi order "directs" immigration enforcement support
The new order from A.G. Bondi followed a Friday hearing in response to D.C.'s lawsuit.
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Appeals court reverses course, upholding Arkansas's ban on trans medical care for minors
The law has been on hold since 2021, but, after June's Supreme Court ruling addressing a similar Tennessee law, the Eighth Circuit upheld Arkansas's…
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Trump takes on D.C., sort of, in a rambling news conference full of lies
It's bad. But there are limits to the steps Trump actually took on Monday — and reasons why he could take these steps — that are worth noting.
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