O'Connor has been very receptive to the Trump admin and its anti-trans efforts, but an FTC request to him is now on hold after "consultation" with Judge James Boasberg in D.C.
Well, of course! Once we penalize trans people for the wrong gender, we can move up to Islam being the wrong religion; African Americans, the wrong color.
Or in Crim Pro. Most judges are not amused by the game of forum shopping. There have always been exceptions of course. The ED TX gave a real gift to the patent bar in taking cases that had no legitimate connection to the venue but one and only one judge who was very pro-plaintiff. Funny how it almost always seems to be TX as if they did not have enough of their own work to do. But, oh yeah. Political calculation wins out there over judicial integrity.
Civil Procedure was a snoozer of a topic, the latest development in any topic being a 1934 opinion of the Court of Curds and Whey. Not anymore… casebook editors must go through 20 revisions in a month.
Your coverage is impressive and so vital to our understanding. Thank you for writing about this in such a timely manner (!! you're the only one so far !!) and making it so clear.
My mind is still trying to come to grips with this and I'm still laughing and saying, repeatedly, W.T.F??? Thank you, thank you.
When this nightmare ends - hopefully in 3 years - a way must be found and implemented to put an end to such egregious, manipulative forum shopping. (Really, "judge shopping".) That may impair Ds, such as if a case is appropriately filed in S FL. But this overt perversion of the judicial system cannot continue.
Do you have any suggestions on ways to address this?
Thank you for identifying the DOJ lawyers who did this. It was such naked bad faith that even O’Connor spotted it. Though he might have pretended not to if WPATH hadn't acted as they did.
I am so grateful for individuals as yourself who follow this administration for us. I am a non- lawyer civilian and it is so hard to keep up with this chaos. This article is a highlight in my personal sad celebration of Independence Day . I know you do this coverage for professional reasons. But people like you are the patriots that might get us our 300 anniversary. Happy 250th !! Thank you very much .
Maybe I'm just trying to entertain a dream, but I can't help but wonder of O'Connor, after hearing from WPATH and Boasberg, decided he was kinda tired of being treated like The Orange Overlord's legal errand boy. He may be a right-wing nutzoid, but he could still have some measure of self-respect.
Well, of course! Once we penalize trans people for the wrong gender, we can move up to Islam being the wrong religion; African Americans, the wrong color.
Things you will never see in Civ. Pro. class.
Or in Crim Pro. Most judges are not amused by the game of forum shopping. There have always been exceptions of course. The ED TX gave a real gift to the patent bar in taking cases that had no legitimate connection to the venue but one and only one judge who was very pro-plaintiff. Funny how it almost always seems to be TX as if they did not have enough of their own work to do. But, oh yeah. Political calculation wins out there over judicial integrity.
Civil Procedure was a snoozer of a topic, the latest development in any topic being a 1934 opinion of the Court of Curds and Whey. Not anymore… casebook editors must go through 20 revisions in a month.
Your coverage is impressive and so vital to our understanding. Thank you for writing about this in such a timely manner (!! you're the only one so far !!) and making it so clear.
My mind is still trying to come to grips with this and I'm still laughing and saying, repeatedly, W.T.F??? Thank you, thank you.
When this nightmare ends - hopefully in 3 years - a way must be found and implemented to put an end to such egregious, manipulative forum shopping. (Really, "judge shopping".) That may impair Ds, such as if a case is appropriately filed in S FL. But this overt perversion of the judicial system cannot continue.
Do you have any suggestions on ways to address this?
This whole thing sounds like a kid not liking one parent's answer, then going to the more permissive one in hopes of getting what they want.
This person thought there were rules against Officers of the Court acting like 5-year-olds.
One would hope that there are very painful penalties in the future.
So the lawyers were being sneaky and got caught, and then the one branch of the govt that is mostly working behaved appropriately.
This is such a terrible time for our community and many others.
Would this be the same Reed O'Connor who sentenced several people to absolutely draconian sentences for thought crimes?
And who openly stated he did so in order to discourage people of that "ideology"
Yup, that's the one. I would hope that such a blatantly unconstitutional statement would go pretty far on appeal.
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-07-01/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendant-prison-sentence-guilty-pleas-antifa-texas
Thank you for identifying the DOJ lawyers who did this. It was such naked bad faith that even O’Connor spotted it. Though he might have pretended not to if WPATH hadn't acted as they did.
I am so grateful for individuals as yourself who follow this administration for us. I am a non- lawyer civilian and it is so hard to keep up with this chaos. This article is a highlight in my personal sad celebration of Independence Day . I know you do this coverage for professional reasons. But people like you are the patriots that might get us our 300 anniversary. Happy 250th !! Thank you very much .
It’s clearly Trans Derangement Syndrome
Evidently laws are needed to prevent the government (and maybe judges) from doing a lot of what they have been doing of late.
Glen is Goldis, a lesbian who thinks her ideas of gender norm should be codified of people who are transgender. The sole reason she was hired. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gay-lawyer-who-thinks-trans-rights-are-homophobic-says-letitia-james-fired-her-for-her-views/
Glenna is Goldis, a lesbian who thinks her ideas of gender norm should be codified of people who are transgender. The sole reason she was hired. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gay-lawyer-who-thinks-trans-rights-are-homophobic-says-letitia-james-fired-her-for-her-views/
Maybe I'm just trying to entertain a dream, but I can't help but wonder of O'Connor, after hearing from WPATH and Boasberg, decided he was kinda tired of being treated like The Orange Overlord's legal errand boy. He may be a right-wing nutzoid, but he could still have some measure of self-respect.
Did you ever write up the venue squabble between TX and CA federal courts over an NLRB case against SpaceX?
Several times. Put "SpaceX" in the search bar.
Aaah... Two judges identified trickery/deceptive practices employed by the Dt's lawyers. Let's see who wins? 🤔