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District judge presses forward with mass-firings challenge following SCOTUS's order
Judge Susan Illston provided a great example on Friday of how to deal with the current Supreme Court in an order that the Trump admin turn over its…
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District judge presses forward with mass-firings challenge following SCOTUS's order
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The future of the Voting Rights Act is at the Supreme Court
A fight over whether individuals can sue under the key civil rights law has been percolating in the Eighth Circuit for the past two years. Also: The…
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The future of the Voting Rights Act is at the Supreme Court
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The Roberts court allows Trump's gutting of the Education Dep't in a lawless ruling
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it." Also: In two Sunday essays, a contrasting…
Jul 14
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The Roberts court allows Trump's gutting of the Education Dep't in a lawless ruling
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Trans, nonbinary passport protections remain in effect, judge rules
Judge Kobick denied DOJ's request to allow State to enforce Rubio's anti-trans/anti-nonbinary passport policy after the SCOTUS Skrmetti decision, but…
Jul 11
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Trans, nonbinary passport protections remain in effect, judge rules
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Evidence challenging the Trump admin's immigration moves is now out in the open
The question now is what courts will do to hold the administration accountable for its lawless actions regarding the Alien Enemies Act and other…
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Evidence challenging the Trump admin's immigration moves is now out in the open
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume mass-firing plans
"[T]his Court sees fit to step in now and release the President’s wrecking ball at the outset of this litigation," Justice Jackson wrote in dissent.
Jul 8
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume mass-firing plans
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Bombshell report alleges El Salvador disclaimed responsibility for those U.S. sent to CECOT
Challengers filed the document, from a U.N. investigation, in court on Monday. An update on the rule of law: Alien Enemies Act, birthright citizenship…
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Bombshell report alleges El Salvador disclaimed responsibility for those U.S. sent to CECOT
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The Fourth in Beyoncé's America, where the message was bright and clear
Also: The Fifth Circuit keeps Texas’s criminal immigration law on hold for now. And: Law Dork in the media. Finally, for paid subscribers: Closing my…
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The Fourth in Beyoncé's America, where the message was bright and clear
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After earlier judicial action, courts allow Trump admin to send men to South Sudan
An administrative stay issued Friday morning will last until 4:30 p.m. Further action would have to come from Massachusetts. Read the new claims at Law…
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After earlier judicial action, courts allow Trump admin to send men to South Sudan
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SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process
Sotomayor, joined by Jackson, dissented, calling their colleagues' actions in the case "indefensible." It was one of several alarming signs for the…
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SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process
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SCOTUS's parental rights messages: Protect anti-LGBTQ views, ignore LGBTQ people
The court protected religious parents' rights in a case over LGBTQ-related books in classrooms. Days later, the court turned away requests from parents…
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SCOTUS's parental rights messages: Protect anti-LGBTQ views, ignore LGBTQ people
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John Roberts puts off deciding where he stands on fascism
Has the "conservative institutionalist" gone full MAGA? He won't say, but his votes suggest he's at least willing to let the Supreme Court flirt with…
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John Roberts puts off deciding where he stands on fascism
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