Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Chat
SCOTUS
Trump Admin
LGBTQ
Criminal Justice
Post-Roe
Immigration
Democracy
Archive
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
DOJ has escalated its attack on trans care for minors. Where could it be headed next?
As Rhode Island Hospital begins turning over documents to a far-right judge in Texas, a number of grand jury subpoenas have been issued and DOJ settled…
19 hrs ago
•
Chris Geidner
116
15
35
Read Trump's "settlement" with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Frank Bisignano, the chief executive officer of the I.R.S., signed Monday's “settlement agreement.”
May 19
•
Chris Geidner
185
62
62
The Supreme Court allowed Texas to kill a man the state earlier said it was not permitted to kill
Justice Jackson: "I cannot understand the Court’s rush to extinguish [life], much less in the circumstances of this case." And, for paid subscribers…
May 17
•
Chris Geidner
127
11
37
SCOTUS keeps mifepristone available on current terms, including mailing of the abortion drug
Thomas and Alito each authored a separate dissent.
May 14
•
Chris Geidner
179
16
49
After a string of losses in its anti-trans project, DOJ turns to grand jury subpoenas in Texas
At least seven judges have blocked invasive administrative subpoenas targeting gender-affirming care for minors, so DOJ appears to be trying a new…
May 13
•
Chris Geidner
136
19
39
SCOTUS majority gives Alabama GOP a chance to use a map already found to be unconstitutional
Justice Sotomayor, for the three Dem appointees, noted in dissent that the majority acted "without regard for the confusion that will surely ensue." The…
May 12
•
Chris Geidner
158
14
47
John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it.
Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as "political actors." They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world…
May 7
•
Chris Geidner
299
38
81
The many problems with and caused by Monday's Supreme Court voting-case order
The rush to act in the wake of last week's Voting Rights Act decision has meant stretching, if not ignoring, the ordinary rules. And, for paid…
May 5
•
Chris Geidner
111
8
37
Rhode Island's Child Advocate sues to block DOJ subpoena on Rhode Island Hospital
A federal judge in Texas ordered the hospital to turn over information about gender-affirming care provided to minors by May 14. Another in Rhode Island…
May 4
•
Chris Geidner
134
6
31
The Fifth Circuit would like to run the United States
The far-right federal appeals court and the district court judges below them are taking actions to control and influence what happens outside of…
May 4
•
Chris Geidner
160
17
47
Mifepristone is back at the Supreme Court in case over mailing the medication abortion drug
After a Fifth Circuit ruling Friday that would end mailing of the mifepristone, a drugmaker asked the justices to act immediately to keep the FDA policy…
May 2
•
Chris Geidner
146
16
45
Chris Geidner on life after the VRA
A recording from Chris Geidner and David Nir's live video
May 1
•
Chris Geidner
,
David Nir
, and
Aaron Rupar
68
6
14
47:25
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
