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Frustrated judge blasts Trump team over deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘Like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall’

ICE plans to arrest and deport the Salvadoran dad, again, if he’s released from pretrial detention in criminal case

The Independent UK

Gun Rights Groups Welcome the Demise of Illogical and Constitutionally Dubious Federal Firearm Taxes

The taxes on sound suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, originally enacted in 1934, were meant to be prohibitive, imposing bans in the guise of raising revenue.

Reason

Either Repeal or Enforce—but Ideally Repeal—the TikTok Ban

The ban is a bad law. But leaving it on the books and willfully ignoring it sets a potentially more dangerous precedent.

Reason

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‘God chose you, Jair Bolsonaro!’ Is Brazil now in the grip of evangelicals?

From TV soaps to the supreme court to the top job, Christian fundamentalists are on a power-grab in the country. We meet the director of Apocalypse in the Tropics, a new film charting their rise

The Guardian - UK

Justice Kagan Rejects "Combination Theory" Claims For Separation of Powers Cases

"A meritless public non-delegation challenge plus a meritless private nondelegation challenge cannot equal a meritorious 'combination' claim."

Reason

SCOTUS Holds, In A Footnote, That The "Capable Of Repetition, Yet Evading Review" Doctrine Can Apply Even When Plaintiff Does Not Seek A Preliminary Injunction

Justice Kagan mows down many circuit precedents without much explanation.

Reason

What Is A "Liberty Interest" And Why Does The Due Process Clause Protect It?

Once again, Justice Thomas raises questions the other Justices simply do not wish to answer.

Reason

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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan

The Independent UK

Eight people lose appeal in US against deportation to South Sudan

The men are immigrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar and Vietnam. One man is of South Sudanese origin.

Al Jazeera

What Is "Speed Dial"?

Justice Sotomayor used a catchy line in her dissent that most law students today will not understand.

Reason

Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way

A federal judge in Washington is briefly blocking the deportation of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court permitted it to go forward

The Independent UK

‘This ruling is condoning lawlessness’: Supreme Court hands Trump disturbing new authority – the precedent this creates is chilling

Supreme blessing for supreme cruelty.

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9 Things the Police Can Now Confiscate Without a Warrant

The principle that law enforcement needs a warrant to seize your property is a cornerstone of American freedom. However, the legal landscape is riddled with exceptions that have expanded over time, granting police significant power to confiscate assets on the spot. A particularly potent tool is civil asset forfeiture, which…

Budget and the Bees

Voices: Right now, Trump can do no wrong – except in Washington DC

COMMENT: The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing into law is the crowning achievement of the president’s first six months in the White House, a time marked by more wins than losses. But, says Mary Dejevsky, the US capital remains baffled by the president’s ability to get what he wants – and…

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Scapegoat vs systemic change: Why governments can’t just blame a top cop after a crisis

Recently, the Bengaluru bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal quashed the suspension of an IPS officer following the RCB stampede. Police officers are only human, the tribunal said, and not “bhagwan”.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties

Reason

Government Employees May Generally Be Disciplined for Sufficiently Controversial Public Political Speech

From the Eleventh Circuit, a reminder that First Amendment protections against government employer action are much weaker than the protections against the government as sovereign (especially, but not only, when the speech is also "disrespectful, demeaning, rude, and insulting").

Reason

A Broad Ruling Against Trump's Immigration Policies Illustrates Alternatives to Universal Injunctions

Class actions and Administrative Procedure Act claims can achieve much the same result as the nationwide orders that the Supreme Court rejected.

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International Business Times

US Supreme Court To Weigh Transgender Athlete Bans

The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to wade into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls and women's sports.

Reason

Federal Prison Guards Allegedly Beat an Inmate to a Pulp. The Supreme Court Says He Can't Sue.

The ruling tells an interesting story about how the very body that created a cause of action for victims of federal abuse has since worked to undermine that right.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court takes blockbuster case on trans student athletes

Attorneys for trans teen who challenged state-level bans say she ‘just wants to play sports with her friends and peers’

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana

The Guardian - US

US supreme court to weigh transgender student sports bans in key rights case

Justices will hear Idaho and West Virginia appeals on laws barring trans girls from female public school teams

The Conversation

US Supreme Court ponders the balance of power – and sides with President Trump

Since his second inauguration in January, Donald Trump has issued more than 160 executive orders. These orders permit the US president to make directives concerning the workings of the federal government without the need to pass laws in Congress. All US presidents have used them, including George Washington, but Trump…

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Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender sports bans - Roll Call

The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will decide the legality of bans on transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports.

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