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150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse

Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
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The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that…
 • Chris Geidner
"The system sucks," or what a federal lawyer's comments really tell us about the Trump admin
Julie Le's comments are shocking, but they are a problem of the Trump admin’s own making. And it goes way beyond one lawyer new to the Minnesota U.S…
 • Chris Geidner
Judge blocks Noem's second attempt to keep members of Congress out of immigration facilities
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb issued a temporary restraining order on Monday morning. Also: For paid subscribers, closing my tabs.
 • Chris Geidner
Minnesota's effort to end the surge is rejected as journalists are arrested, but pushback continues
A judge denied Minnesota's ambitious request — a day after Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested. But, in Texas, a judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos…
 • Chris Geidner
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Talking with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty about Trump, Operation Metro Surge — and FAFO
Watch now (47 mins) | "[T]he people of Minneapolis are looking around, and this is what they’re saying to their electeds too, is, ‘Who is here…
 • Chris Geidner and Mary F Moriarty
Challenging the "unprecedented" Operation Metro Surge — as the ground shifts by the hour
A morning hearing over Minnesota's lawsuit, an alarming Eighth Circuit afternoon order, and news that Bovino is set to leave town. And, for paid…
 • Chris Geidner
The ICE killing of Alex Pretti, the second in Minneapolis, prompts quick legal action
After ICE agents killed the nurse on Saturday, lawyers took quick action in cases challenging the Trump administration's increasingly deadly efforts.
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ICE's Fourth Amendment-free search policy, Minnesota church protest charges, and more
The Trump administration's cruel, lawless immigration enforcement efforts were on full display this week. So was the pushback.
 • Chris Geidner
DOJ's defense of Trump's Fed firing effort falls flat at SCOTUS
Fed Governor Lisa Cook looks safe in her job for now. No justice was eager to back Solicitor General John Sauer's arguments for Trump on Wednesday.
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