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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…

Jul 7 •

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…

Jul 7 •

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…

Jul 3 •

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…

Jun 30 •

11 key allegations made in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower disclosure about DOJ

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attacked the claims as "falsehoods," but many of the fired longtime DOJ lawyer's allegations are already backed up…

Jun 25 •

Trump admin continues its destructive path, but groups, judges keep pushing back

Chief Justice Roberts might not be clear on when to “check the excesses" of Trump's presidency, but the ABA and two very different district court judges…

Jun 17 •

Federal judge says Trump's National Guard activation was illegal, but appeals court stays order

UPDATE: Judge Charles Breyer issued the ruling in a case brought by California officials, but the Ninth Circuit issued an "administrative stay" Thursday…

Jun 13 •

D.C. Circuit's Trump appointees issue another administrative stay to block justice

DOJ exploited the "administrative stay" regime that Justice Amy Coney Barrett set into overdrive last year in its effort to keep those sent to CECOT in…

Jun 11 •

Conservatives on SCOTUS give DOGE the go-ahead

A one-two punch: DOGE gets access to your data, but the public is restricted from getting information about DOGE.

Jun 7 •

DOJ rushes to SCOTUS in dispute over people it is trying to send to South Sudan

Also: SCOTUS conservatives back Trump on firings, as Roberts protects DOGE records for now. And: Law Dork, out and about.

May 27 •

The ruling against Trump's law firm order shows how to respond in this moment

Judge Howell's decision striking down the order targeting Perkins Coie can serve as a framework for addressing Trump. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…

May 4 •

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…

Apr 29 •

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