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Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole…
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Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA said it was completing its process for making full payments. Update: Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Nov 8
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SCOTUS lets Trump administration implement anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
The Democratic appointees, led by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented. The ruling, which applies during litigation, effectively reverses two lower…
Nov 6
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Trump's tariffs face a skeptical SCOTUS as Gorsuch warns of a "one-way ratchet" in presidential powers
Kavanaugh stood out in defense of the administration, but even his questions started lagging as the day wore on.
Nov 5
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Dick Cheney, who died Monday, was an early GOP voice for treating same-sex couples fairly
"Freedom means freedom for everybody," Cheney said at the 2000 vice presidential debate. It doesn't change his legacy, but it is something we should…
Nov 4
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SCOTUS holds off ruling on Trump's Nat'l Guard request, leaving troops blocked from Illinois for now
Court orders briefing about a part of the law the Trump admin is using to federalize National Guard troops. Also in Illinois: Protesters indicted and an…
Oct 29
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Talking about “Kavanaugh stops” with law prof Anil Kalhan, who coined the term
“Okay, well, you’re co-creating what we all are experiencing. You’re doing so in a way that is, in fact, at odds with reality. You should own it.”
Oct 28
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The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later
"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
Oct 26
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A guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts
Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming weeks. Also: The Supreme Court won't stop an eighth execution…
Oct 23
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The Ninth Circuit's 2-1 Oregon National Guard order was just the start of getting to an answer
Monday's order granting the Trump admin a stay pending appeal in the Oregon case changed nothing on the ground immediately. But, it did crystallize…
Oct 21
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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…
Oct 17
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Supreme Court likely to further diminish — but not end — Voting Rights Act cases
A majority of the justices didn't appear willing to hold that all "race-based redistricting" is unconstitutional, as Louisiana wanted. But how they'll…
Oct 15
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