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Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena

The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
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Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, rejects Trump's effort to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now
More than two months after DOJ asked for "immediate" relief, the Supreme Court said no on Tuesday. Also: A Kavanaugh note on Kavanaugh stops.
 • Chris Geidner
Zero minutes, or journalism on the chopping block at CBS News
Bari Weiss's CBS News makes a last-minute decision to pull a 60 Minutes CECOT report. Also: The latest on the National Guard. And, for paid subscribers…
 • Chris Geidner
The Sixth Circuit jumps out ahead of SCOTUS to block Michigan's conversion therapy ban
In doing so, the appeals court also shows how conveniently standing law is used. Also: SCOTUS rejects DOJ's stay request in a case about immigration…
 • Chris Geidner
A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
 • Chris Geidner
100 days of Kavanaugh stops and the justices who silently allowed them — and a bill to change that
The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act is being introduced on Wednesday. And, Justice Kavanaugh still isn't saying if he's having second thoughts on his…
 • Chris Geidner
Florida's year of executions masks broader discontent with the death penalty
Beneath an alarming number of executions in 2025, there are signs of continued growing opposition. Also: USA Today's ICE propaganda. And, for paid…
 • Chris Geidner
D.C. Circuit's Trump appointees again block Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry
DOJ keeps going to the D.C. Circuit, where Trump appointees on the court have repeatedly stopped the district court's effort to hold the Trump admin…
 • Chris Geidner
The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to…
 • Chris Geidner
Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and…
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