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They're so much weaker than they want us to think they are
Orbán's out. J.D. Vance's weekend of shame. And a rant from the man at the White House. Also: The ballroom and the D.C. Circuit. And, for paid…
Apr 13
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The dangers of the Trump admin targeting journalists' sources, with Heidi Kitrosser
The Espionage Act, Kitrosser warns, could become "just another tool that gives the president huge discretion to go after people that he just doesn’t…
Apr 10
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Pentagon "in violation of" court order in case over press restrictions, federal judge rules
After some press pass restrictions were blocked, the Pentagon adopted an "interim policy" with similar restrictions. Also: The latest on the Trump…
Apr 10
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We have the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Now is the time to use it.
It's past time for Trump to be removed from office. This is a global crisis. It's time for J.D. Vance and the Cabinet to invoke the Twenty-Fifth…
Apr 7
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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…
Apr 3
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Chris Geidner
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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…
Apr 1
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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…
Mar 28
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Eighth Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, sides with Trump admin's mandatory immigration detention policy
The dissent, from a Trump appointee, highlighted the extreme nature of the Trump admin's policy, which has been rejected by district court judges across…
Mar 25
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Immigrants ask Fifth Circuit to revisit ruling on “historically unprecedented” mandatory detention policy
A 2-1 panel of the Fifth Circuit sided with the Trump admin — splitting with the vast majority of judges to consider the matter. Now, an attempt to…
Mar 24
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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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DOJ Civil Rights Division hire resigned from Alabama firm over Facebook post following George Floyd's murder
Daniel Flickinger was one of the DOJ lawyers who sued Harvard on Friday. As recently as last June, he was still fighting in court over the fallout from…
Mar 21
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Federal judge slows Voice of America return-to-work order; 70 people due back each week
Judge Royce Lamberth issued the order on Friday night, eliminating the Monday morning deadline he had set for the Trump admin to bring all affected…
Mar 21
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