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Published: May 16, 2025 21:53
âś…Clean holding that Trump violated due process
âś…Classwide relief for targeted migrants
âś…Bristling skepticism that this administration can be trusted to keep its word
âś…Frustration that the conservative lower courts failed to intervene
Yes, this ruling is a…
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Published: May 16, 2025 19:51
BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants last month in its rushed effort to expel them to El Salvador in the middle of the night (which SCOTUS blocked). Alito and Thomas dissent.…
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Published: May 16, 2025 18:36
The Trump administration has settled on One Weird Trick to avoid judicial review: Kill nationwide injunctions, refuse to respect lower court rulings, and keep cases away from the Supreme Court indefinitely.
Oddly, it was Kagan and BARRETT who hammered…
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Published: May 16, 2025 02:42
For those of you who love late night SCOTUS (analysis, not unsigned orders), I’ll be discussing today’s Supreme Court arguments on the @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social with @symonedsanders.bsky.social around 11:30 pm!
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Published: May 16, 2025 00:53
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Published: May 15, 2025 20:48
The biggest divide on the Supreme Court today was between justices who assume Trump will follow the law in good faith and justices who are increasingly fearful that his administration can't be trusted to abide by court orders.
Guess which faction…
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Published: May 15, 2025 19:03
Going on MSNBC in a few minutes to talk about this!
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Published: May 15, 2025 16:46
I find it very, very difficult to anticipate where the Supreme Court will come down on the universal injunctions currently protecting birthright citizenship from Trump's assault.
I do think it's already pretty clear that WHEN the court reaches the…
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Published: May 15, 2025 14:09
The Supreme Court's first and only decision today is Barnes v. Felix. Per Kagan, the court unanimously rejects the 5th Circuit's narrow approach to deadly force claims against police, holding that a proper analysis looks to the "totality of the…
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Published: May 14, 2025 23:05
Senate Republicans promised to keep the filibuster after winning back the chamber in November.
Now they’re rapidly moving to kill it—shattering a precedent they defended vociferously for four years under Biden. And once they’ve crossed the Rubicon,…
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Published: May 14, 2025 19:40
RFK Jr. brought a disgraced anti-vaxxer, William Archer, to help lead HHS. Now Archer is reportedly preparing to roll back recommendations for several vaccines, a move that could limit insurance coverage and access to the shots.…
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Published: May 13, 2025 23:10
A Montana court has struck down the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, finding that it violates the rights to privacy, equal protection, and free expression guaranteed by the Montana Constitution.…
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Published: May 13, 2025 14:30
It’s publication day for LAWLESS by @leahlitman.bsky.social! A book so good I just had to blurb it. Buy it here:…
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Published: May 12, 2025 20:47
It is bracing to reread the Framers’ bone-deep fears about foreign corruption of the presidency and realize Trump is exactly what they were trying to prevent. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/qatar-air-force-one-scandal-trumps-corruption.html
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Published: May 12, 2025 13:52
Going on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social at 10 a.m. to talk about the endless avalanche of legal news. Happy Monday!
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Published: May 9, 2025 17:46
This was a really great, enlightening discussion! I invite all SCOTUS watchers to check it out the recording👇 if you missed the live event last week.
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Published: May 9, 2025 13:07
From the Supreme Court: Retired Justice David Souter died yesterday at the age of 85.