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Pam Bondi is out — and that is a good thing. She was Trump's lawyer, and DOJ paid the price.
Also: Florida will not kill James Duckett this week. And: What's next for conversion therapy bans after Tuesday's SCOTUS decision? Lastly: Law Dork in…
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Supreme Court likely to reject Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship
As Trump sat on watching, Solicitor General John Sauer faced skeptical questions from almost all of the justices — including all three justices Trump…
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Supreme Court holds that Colorado's conversion therapy ban "censors" talk therapists
Justice Gorsuch wrote for the 8-1 court that the law is presumptively unconstitutional as to talk therapy. Justice Jackson dissented, writing that the…
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Immigration in the Trump era, with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
On the birthright citizenship case being heard at the Supreme Court on April 1: "I continue to believe that this is an easy case. The 14th Amendment…
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SCOTUS right imagines ways to fight a Mississippi law that allows more people to vote
The right's hypotheticals were a MAGA-infused morning. The decision on whether states can count ballots received after Election Day will likely come…
Mar 23
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Appeals court set to review a key, harsh Trump administration deportation policy this spring
The First Circuit stayed a lower court ruling over third country removals, but also set quick merits review. Also: A mid-week legal round up. And, for…
Mar 18
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SCOTUS takes up cases over efforts to end protections for immigrants from Syria, Haiti
DHS Sec. Noem's efforts to end temporary protected status designations for those from Syria and Haiti will remain blocked for now — an important win for…
Mar 16
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SCOTUS conservatives block California gender-identity student protections, N.Y. map change
The two Monday night orders were issued over the objections of the three liberal justices.
Mar 3
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DOJ is [not?] dropping its appeals of losses in the law firm order cases. What is going on?
Update: DOJ reverses course, seeking to keep the appeals going. And: SCOTUS heard arguments over a federal law banning firearm possession by users of…
Mar 2
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SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability
A long-delayed lawsuit challenging GEO Group's treatment of people in immigration detention can proceed again. A unanimous decision that matters …
Feb 26
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Maine immigration observers sue over Trump admin "domestic terrorist watchlist" threats
The First Amendment lawsuit will seek class-action relief. Also: The Supreme Court will be hearing an important climate case next term. And, for paid…
Feb 24
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Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, blocks Trump's IEEPA tariffs
Chief Justice John Roberts found that there actually are structural limits on the president's powers.
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