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Donald Trump-picked conservative justices turn on him in a public hearing, so the president decides to lie through his teeth

Someome didn’t take the humiliation well.

We Got This Covered

It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced

We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule

The Guardian - US

National Guard troops are in L.A. Here’s what they can and can’t do, for now, as Trump deploys them in response to protests

“All that these troops will be able to do is provide a form of force protection and other logistical support for ICE personnel.”

Fortune

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Can Trump Fire Powell?

"Can Trump fire Powell?" may not matter anymore as the White House uses its power to get what the president wants from the Fed: lower interest rates.

Kiplinger

Trump’s defiance of court orders is ‘testing the fences’ of the rule of law

Administration’s ‘unprecedented degree of resistance’ to judiciary undercuts its authority and weakens democracy

The Guardian - US

Trump and guns loom large as scandal-hit supreme court gets back to work

Battered by ethics scandals, the court shows no signs of reining itself in – and it could play a key role in the election

The Guardian - US

Stephen Vladeck Replies to Judge Reed O'Connor on Forum Selection and Judge-Shopping

A different take.

Reason

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NYT Round Table on the Supreme Court Term

Over at the New York Times opinion page, I participated in a fun roundtable conversation with Professors Kate Shaw and Stephen Vladeck about the recent Supreme Court term. We discussed the Trump immunity case, my recent op-ed, the state of the Supreme Court's shadow docket, and more. Here's one exchange:…

Reason

McConnell and Schumer Offer Dueling Approaches To Judicial Reform

McConnell's bill would ensure that no one can benefit from nationwide injunctions. Schumer's bill would ensure that liberal litigants still benefit from nationwide injunctions.

Reason

Will the timing of the Supreme Court's Trump case mean no trial before the election?

The court could have moved faster. It has historically done that in other big cases with political ramification.

WEKU

Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA's 'good neighbor' rule that limits pollution

The justices will consider whether to hit pause on a federal rule designed to reduce air pollution that drifts across states and can cause health troubles.

WEKU

Abortion, guns, democracy: US rights at stake as supreme court term begins

As rightwing supermajority starts third term, legal experts ask how far it will go in reconfiguring the legal landscape of US

The Guardian - US

The Shadow Docket review: how the US supreme court keeps sunlight out

Steve Vladeck offers a closely argued, detailed case against the justices’ use of procedure to advance a rightwing agenda

The Guardian - US

The Supreme Court and 'The Shadow Docket'

A relative rarity until the Trump administration, in just four years, his Trump Justice Department asked the court for emergency relief an astounding 41 times.

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The Guardian - US

US supreme court pursuing rightwing agenda via ‘shadow docket’, book says

Steve Vladeck says conservative majority is bypassing public scrutiny with unsigned orders on religion, abortion and more

WEKU

Biden's student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the justices will hear expedited arguments in a challenge to the Biden plan brought by six states — Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas and South Carolina.

The Guardian - US

The ‘rogue’ Trump-appointed judge with abortion pill’s future in his hands

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has amassed a litany of contentious rulings in less than four years

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court wrestles over Biden’s immigration enforcement policy

The Biden administration instructed immigration agents to focus on deporting undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of felonies or pose a danger to public safety. Texas filed a lawsuit saying the change was illegal.

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The Independent UK

Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center

The Guardian - AU

Nuclear or not, classified or not, Mar-a-Lago files spell out jeopardy for Trump

President says he declassified secret and sensitive documents – but that may not matter for him to be prosecuted

The Independent UK

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals

ABC News

Why Cassidy Hutchinson's January 6 testimony may be bad news for Donald Trump

An unscheduled Capitol riots hearing is sparking a lot of questions. What key evidence could push criminal charges against Donald Trump a step closer?

The Independent UK

Trump painted in testimony as volatile, angry president

A former Trump White House aide has painted a portrait of a volatile commander-in-chief who lashed out at advisers as his grasp on power was extinguished

WEKU

On immigration, advocates say a 'shadow Trump administration' is tying Biden's hands

A federal judge in Louisiana holds a hearing today about the future of Title 42. Immigrant advocates say it's the latest attempt by Republican-led states to block Biden's immigration agenda in court.

Axios

Texas woman faces murder charge for alleged "self-induced abortion"

She was arrested Thursday and freed from jail tonight, a local abortion assistance group that's campaigning for her said.

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