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Trump at 100 days, with Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman
"[B]eing able to get in [to court] early and ... show to the American people, who are fundamentally fair-minded people, what was happening really turned…
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The education of Judge Gregory Katsas
The latest in the CFPB litigation tells an important story of what one Trump appointee has seen over the past month. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
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The horrors are not aberrations. This is the Trump administration's plan.
This is their plan. But the plan is just that — a plan. It can and must be stopped.
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A.G. Bondi reverses Garland policy against subpoenaing journalists
Stating that leaks "undermine President Trump’s policies," Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that "the news media ‘must answer subpoenas’ when…
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The pushback against Trump's lawlessness is real — and making a difference
Sen. Van Hollen from Maryland met with Abrego Garcia, while Judge Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, explained how wrong the Trump admin is here.
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Judge finds "probable cause" the Trump admin is in contempt over March 15 flights
In Chief Judge Boasberg's opinion in the Alien Enemies Act case, his next steps include possible prosecution of Trump officials by a court-appointed…
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DOJ ends a key racial discrimination case, signaling an end to the Civil Rights Division as it existed
The lawsuit alleged a brazen pattern of racial discrimination against a Black woman, but AAG Harmeet Dhillon ended the case. Also: A look at the bigger…
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Trump told us the horrifying reason why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not back in the U.S.
The Trump administration wants to send anyone it wants, including U.S. citizens, to foreign prisons. Keeping Abrego Garcia in El Salvador is key to that…
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Luigi Mangione's lawyers: Bondi's actions should prevent DOJ from seeking death penalty
The AG's own words are being used against her. Also: More law firms capitulate to Trump's authoritarian shakedowns. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
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SCOTUS says Trump admin must "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
The Trump admin fought the order — over a man it sent to a prison in El Salvador in an "administrative error" — and lost at all three levels of federal…
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What happened this week in Trump's authoritarianism speed-run
Aggressive and often unconstitutional immigration policies are testing the law and the courts. At the same time, the Trump administration is testing …
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Law firms and the rule of law remain under attack; Jenner and WilmerHale fight back
Skadden's Jeremy London, though, tried to explain the firm's capitulation. Also: A law firm partner provided Law Dork with a "parable" of two paths for…
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