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Pair of lawsuits challenging Trump's targeting of Chicago get first hearings
The lawsuits challenge the Trump administration's military deployment efforts and harsh treatment of protesters and journalists. More hearings are set…
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Chris Geidner
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It's already time for a new SCOTUS term. Or, the summer that wasn't.
A look back, a look ahead. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
Oct 5
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Chris Geidner
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Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard mobilization in and to Oregon
"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is…
Oct 5
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Chris Geidner
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Supreme Court lets Noem end legal status for many Venezuelans in the U.S.
The majority gave virtually no reasoning. The Democratic appointees objected, but only Justice Jackson wrote: "[Y]et another grave misuse of our…
Oct 4
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Chris Geidner
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DOJ's recusal effort in the Portland case worked. Now a Trump appointee will hear it.
Also: In response to widespread DOJ requests for stays in civil litigation due to the shutdown, some plaintiffs are pushing back — and some judges are…
Oct 3
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Chris Geidner
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Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court…
Oct 1
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Chris Geidner
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September 2025
A rather blustery day at Pam Bondi's DOJ
In a new ICE-focused memo implementing Trump's "domestic terrorism" directive, the attorney general says a lot of nothing.
Sep 30
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Chris Geidner
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SCOTUS's Republican appointees let Trump ignore Congress, cut foreign aid
Justice Kagan, dissenting for the Democratic appointees, noted the majority's "preliminary" order means $4 billion in aid allotted by Congress will be…
Sep 26
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Chris Geidner
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Trump the tyrant is on full display — but his acting out highlights how weak he is
Trump got his Comey indictment Thursday and issued a memo directing "domestic terrorism" investigations. And yet, both provided more evidence that Trump…
Sep 26
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Chris Geidner
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Bondi's DOJ knows how to slow walk the bad cases
With a trio of examples already this week, some insights into the other end of the spectrum from DOJ's higher-profile practice of rushing to the Supreme…
Sep 24
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Chris Geidner
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SCOTUS majority says Trump can ignore precedent if the majority doesn't like it
This is no way to run a court, let alone a country.
Sep 23
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Chris Geidner
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A sharp picture of the personal nature of Trump's disregard for the rule of law
Allegations against Trump's "border czar" and DOJ, TikTok shenanigans, and Trump's Virginia federal prosecutor manipulations. And, for paid subscribers…
Sep 22
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Chris Geidner
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