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The Posse Comitatus Act comes for Trump's authoritarianism
Trump's efforts to go after U.S. cities — first Los Angeles and D.C., with, it appears, Chicago next — are alarming. A lot happened, as to all three…
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This weekend in Trump's effort to make fascism happen
The Trump administration tried to illegally send children to Guatemala as troops walked aimlessly around Dupont Circle. And, for paid subscribers…
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Federal judge signs off on DOJ and Oklahoma's sham anti-immigrant lawsuit
Judge Ronald White did not even consider a brief arguing the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter before issuing an order striking down a…
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Trump's SCOTUS appointees each shared alarming views in allowing NIH grant cuts
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of…
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Law Dork talks with California A.G. Rob Bonta
The president, Bonta said, "is probably the most powerful person in the world with their actual given official power ... but he regularly attempts to…
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AG Rob Bonta
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How a Lafufu in a shot glass tells a stark story about the dangers of this moment
It's a serious story about the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, truly. Also: Tuesday at Law Dork, a discussion with California A.G. Rob Bonta.
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Chris Geidner
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Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism
The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
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Update: D.C. police chief remains in control, but new Bondi order "directs" immigration enforcement support
The new order from A.G. Bondi followed a Friday hearing in response to D.C.'s lawsuit.
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Trump takes on D.C., sort of, in a rambling news conference full of lies
It's bad. But there are limits to the steps Trump actually took on Monday — and reasons why he could take these steps — that are worth noting.
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Judge Karen Henderson is standing up for our divided system of government
She might be the only appellate Republican appointee in D.C. willing to do so regularly these days, but the D.C. Circuit judge has kept it up — for…
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D.C. Circuit Trump appointees shield Trump admin from accountability over March 15 flights
The 2-1 vote would cut off the contempt proceedings that followed the admin's Alien Enemies Act flights to CECOT. Full review by all 11 D.C. Circuit…
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DOJ manufactures another lawsuit to block in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants
A little-noted lawsuit in Oklahoma could block a state law with no actual adversarial litigation. Also: My Thursday reading, as I started catching up…
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