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President Trump Makes First Judicial Nomination of Second Term

President Trump's first judicial nomination of his second term clerked for Justices Alito and Barrett (and then-Judge Kavanaugh)

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US asks Supreme Court to allow transgender service ban - Roll Call

The U.S. asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to pause a lower court ruling that blocks its effort to ban transgender service members.

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US urges appeals court to allow military transgender ban - Roll Call

The Trump administration urged an appellate court on Tuesday to allow the U.S. military to enforce a ban on transgender people serving.

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Supreme Court weighs where ‘good neighbor’ pollution lawsuits go - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to allow challenges to EPA rules on air pollution in local courts across the country.

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Mel Gibson Controversy Highlights a Bigger Scandal: Many Americans Lose Their Gun Rights for No Good Reason

Millions of people are barred from owning firearms even though they have no history of violence, and they have essentially no recourse under current law.

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Judges warn against impeachments for rulings against Trump - Roll Call

Two members of a judiciary advisory body warned Congress about trying to impeach judges when lawmakers are unhappy with their decisions.

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Divided Fourth Circuit Denies Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Against Executive Order Curtailing Birthright Citizenship

If nationwide injunctions were okay against other administrations, the Fourth Circuit see no reason they are not okay now.

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A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.

Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and address of his target house before raiding it is thus still up for debate.

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Where Did All the Summary Reversals Go?

Why is the Supreme Court issuing fewer summary reversals? Is Justice Barrett the reason?

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The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional

The government failed to persuade the appeals court that 18-to-20-year-olds are not part of "the people" or that the age restriction is consistent with the "historical tradition of firearm regulation."

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The Law That Disarmed Trump Is Unfair, Illogical, and Constitutionally Dubious

The president-elect lost his Second Amendment rights thanks to a nonsensical gun ban.

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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Becerra v. Braidwood Management

Another significant administrative law grant of certiorari (and a dog that didn't bark).

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Hail to the Chief!

Texas welcomes Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock and Justice James P. Sullivan

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Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Courts block laws regulating algorithms and online porn.

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Democrats push judicial nominations through GOP delays - Roll Call

Republicans have employed a series of procedural tactics to slow confirmations of judicial nominees during the lame-duck session.

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Why Has the D.C. Circuit Made It More Difficult to Find Opinions?

A recent website "upgrade" is not an improvement.

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The Supreme Court faces a handful of election-related cases, but experts say the justices are unlikely to upset the status quo.

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Southwest Airlines Faces Lawsuit From Pilot Union After Federal Court Ruling

In the Monday ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a previous decision by a lower court that had dismissed Southwest Airlines Pilots Association's case.

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Supreme Court to Tackle Who Can Sue Agencies Where and for What

With today's cert grants, the Court now has four cases that address the issue of where suits can be filed against federal agencies and who can file them.

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Supreme Court to decide cases on nuclear fuel storage, gun lawsuit - Roll Call

The Supreme Court announced on Friday it will decide disputes about the scope of Nuclear Regulatory Commission power and more.

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A Prosecutor Allegedly Told a Witness To Destroy Evidence. He Can't Be Sued for It.

Absolute immunity protects prosecutors even when they commit serious misconduct on the job.

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Judges wrestle with latest Supreme Court gun rights opinion - Roll Call

The Supreme Court’s latest opinion on gun rights has not eliminated the disagreement among judges in those challenges, legal experts say.

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The Goal Of The "Architects of the Supreme Court" Was Always Overruling Chevron, and not Overruling Roe

McConnell: "Dismantling the administrative state and empowering people who are actually elected to make decisions has been the motivating force" for nearly every "Federalist Society-type lawyer."

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Sotomayor Is Right: The Supreme Court Should Reevaluate Absolute Immunity for Prosecutors

The doctrine makes it nearly impossible for victims of prosecutorial misconduct to get recourse.

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Florida S. Ct. Reads Florida Anti-Riot Statute as Narrowly Focused on Violence

In this, the court agrees with the Florida Attorney General and the Governor’s office, and disagrees with the challengers who are trying to get the statute struck down on First Amendment grounds.

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