Democracy

Trump admin asks SCOTUS for an order allowing it to deploy troops in Chicago immediately

Four judges — two Republican and two Democratic appointees — have rejected the Trump administration's arguments in the Illinois case. So, DOJ ran to the…

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The trials of litigating against Trump

As Trump troop deployments are blocked in Chicago, Trump appellate appointees push back on the order blocking deployments in Portland. And, another…

Oct 10 •

State attorneys general and Trump, featuring N.J. A.G. Matthew Platkin

"The Supreme Court has seemed like almost overeager to jump into these fights," Platkin says of recent shadow docket rulings. "That is not the way this…

Oct 8 •

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Pair of lawsuits challenging Trump's targeting of Chicago get first hearings

The lawsuits challenge the Trump administration's military deployment efforts and harsh treatment of protesters and journalists. More hearings are set…

Oct 7 •

It's already time for a new SCOTUS term. Or, the summer that wasn't.

A look back, a look ahead. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Oct 5 •

Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard mobilization in and to Oregon

"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is…

Oct 5 •

Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era

Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court…

Oct 1 •

SCOTUS's Republican appointees let Trump ignore Congress, cut foreign aid

Justice Kagan, dissenting for the Democratic appointees, noted the majority's "preliminary" order means $4 billion in aid allotted by Congress will be…

Sep 26 •

Trump the tyrant is on full display — but his acting out highlights how weak he is

Trump got his Comey indictment Thursday and issued a memo directing "domestic terrorism" investigations. And yet, both provided more evidence that Trump…

Sep 26 •

Bondi's DOJ knows how to slow walk the bad cases

With a trio of examples already this week, some insights into the other end of the spectrum from DOJ's higher-profile practice of rushing to the Supreme…

Sep 24 •

SCOTUS majority says Trump can ignore precedent if the majority doesn't like it

This is no way to run a court, let alone a country.

Sep 23 •

A sharp picture of the personal nature of Trump's disregard for the rule of law

Allegations against Trump's "border czar" and DOJ, TikTok shenanigans, and Trump's Virginia federal prosecutor manipulations. And, for paid subscribers…

Sep 22 •

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