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Leaked Supreme Court Memos Reveal Why Court Stayed Clean Power Plan (Setting Important "Shadow Docket" Precedent in the Process)

A New York Times scoop reveals that Chief Justice Roberts was concerned that the EPA would (again) get away with imposing unlawful burdens on utilities.

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Supreme Court returns Bannon contempt of Congress case to lower court

The Supreme Court sent Stephen Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction back to lower courts Monday to address the Trump administration’s attempt to wipe out the case against the president’s former adviser. Bannon had appealed his conviction to the justices after both a federal trial judge and the U.S. Court of…

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Would John Roberts Have Become Chief Justice If He Was Confirmed To The D.C. Circuit in 1992?

Roberts suspects that if he was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit at the age of 37, he probably "wouldn't have ended up" as Chief Justice.

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Is Judge Pauline Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court?

Her cert petition to the Supreme Court presents the important jurisdictional question of whether the Judicial Disability Act bars all judicial review of a decision by her fellow judges to remove her from active service.

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Virginia's Impending 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Logically and Constitutionally Dubious

The ban, which targets guns based on criteria that make little sense, seems vulnerable to a challenge under the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.

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A Conversation about the Endangerment Finding Rescission

A couple of lawyers and a couple of scribes discuss the legal challenges to come.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

An empty whiskey bottle, a rat in the crosshairs, and the nightmares of HR managers

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Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Dismissed

Judge Sutton concludes there was not much to the complaint submitted by the Department of Justice.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Sensitive places, reasonable arguments, and volcanic fiduciary relationships.

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Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation Drops Suit Against Inter-American Development Bank, After Court Holds It Can't Sue as "Doe Corporation"

The case helps illustrate why the legal rules surrounding when parties can litigate under pseudonyms are so important.

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The New York Times's Latest Analysis of Trump Judges

The truth may be that the judges actually believe what they are writing. For the left, that truth is too hard to process, so they rely on the "auditioning" charge.

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Lawmakers, Capitol Police still pursuing Trump in Jan. 6 lawsuits - Roll Call

The lawsuits face a critical test before a judge who is to decide just how much a president can do without anyone being allowed to sue him.

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3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025

The president asserted broad powers to deport people, impose tariffs, and deploy the National Guard based on his own unilateral determinations.

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When Courts of Appeals Decide Issues Pending Before the Supreme Court

The practice is not consistent.

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Legislative Vetoes for Independent Agencies

Congress tried to claw back the FTC's powers in 1980 through a legislative veto, but Chadha rendered that "bargain" unconstitutional.

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D.C. Circuit Upholds Energy Department Ban on Non-Condensing Furnaces and Water Heaters

After this decision, rescinding this Biden Administration rule may be more difficult.

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Trump ally appeals contempt of Congress case to Supreme Court - Roll Call

Steve Bannon asked the Supreme Court to overturn his contempt of Congress convictions related to a House panel, his attorneys said Friday.

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Trump's 'Firing' of Lisa Cook Is Headed for SCOTUS

Plus: Pam Bondi flunks free speech 101.

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US asks Supreme Court to allow halt on some foreign aid spending - Roll Call

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the government to not make about $4 billion in foreign aid payments.

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What are the Precedential Values of Wilcox and Boyle?

Judge Rao explains how to read emergency docket orders on stay applications.

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The EPA Can Terminate Climate Change Grants to Nonprofits

A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacates a district court injunction barring clawback of climate grants.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

A rescinded diploma, a brown seer stone, and a pointless waste of time.

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Judge Newman Loses Her Effort to Undo the "Temporary" Bar on Receiving Cases

The D.C. Circuit declines to reach the merits of many of the serious underlying constitutional questions.

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No Sealing of Opinion Related to Guantanamo Detainee (Now Released to Oman)

From Abdullah v. Trump, decided in March by Judge Emmet Sullivan (D.D.C.), and reaffirmed Sunday (with a comment that "in… The post No Sealing of Opinion Related to Guantanamo Detainee (Now Released to Oman) appeared first on Reason.com.

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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.

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