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Florida ban on trans care for minors is likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules
"The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset. Gender identity is real," U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in barring the state from…
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Chris Geidner
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Twenty years of Law Dork
From June 4, 2003 to today. Lawrence v. Texas was the case that started Law Dork. The case is all the more relevant today.
Jun 5
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Chris Geidner
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Federal judge rules Tennessee drag restrictions unconstitutional after trial
The anti-drag law lost on all fronts. "[L]aws infringing on the Freedom of Speech must be narrow and well-defined." This "is neither," the Trump…
Jun 3
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Chris Geidner
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Jackson defends "the right to strike" in her first big dissent
For those wanting to understand Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson better in her new role, her solo dissent in Thursday's labor law decision is "a feature…
Jun 2
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Chris Geidner
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May 2023
Clarence Thomas's vote matters, as thirty cases and ethical questions remain
Also: Two executions are scheduled to take place in the U.S. in June. And: A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Uganda's new Anti-Homosexuality Act…
May 31
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Chris Geidner
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Brute force and the reactionary SCOTUS majority's assault on clean water
Justice Sam Alito’s five-justice majority, including Chief Justice John Roberts, upended 45 years of agency and court interpretations of the Clean Water…
May 26
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Chris Geidner
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Harlan Crow thinks he is the law
The billionaire and his lawyer apparently believe they get to stop congressional investigations if they so choose. Also: Hamburger Mary's sues DeSantis…
May 23
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Chris Geidner
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The importance of Sotomayor and Kagan's dueling Warhol case opinions
A willingness from the justices to speak plainly, forcefully, and almost directly to the public about why Supreme Court's decisions matter is exactly…
May 22
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Chris Geidner
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Federal judge hears arguments over Florida's new trans care ban, ruling expected "quickly"
An ongoing lawsuit allowed lawyers to take the minor care ban in S.B. 254 to court quickly. The adult care restrictions are already causing harm as…
May 19
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Chris Geidner
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Congress, again with Dem support, blocks D.C. from governing itself
Biden is, though, expected to veto this disapproval measure. Also: SCOTUS rejects a request to halt Illinois's AR-15 ban — for now.
May 17
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Chris Geidner
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The Law Dork Q&A with The Shadow Docket author Steve Vladeck
Why the SCOTUS shadow docket matters, and when everything changed.
May 15
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Chris Geidner
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Waiting, or, some recurring end-of-Supreme-Court-term questions
When is [fill-in-the-blank] going to be decided? We don't know.
May 15
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Chris Geidner
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