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Trump’s steel tariffs are unlikely to have a big impact on Australia. But we could be hurt by what happens globally

Just one day after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the Trump Administration’s Liberation Day tariffs of between 10% and 50% on nearly every country in the world, Trump announced tariffs on all US imports of steel and aluminium will increase from 25% to 50%.

The Conversation

Cocaine Hippos, Monkey Copyrights, and a Horse Named Justice: The Debate Over Animal Personhood

Are human courts the best venue to protect wild animals?

Reason

A Federal Judge Says New Mexico Cops Reasonably Killed an Innocent Man at the Wrong House

U.S. District Judge Matthew Garcia rejected the argument that the officers "recklessly created the need to apply deadly force by going to the wrong address."

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A Major Property Rights Case Idles on Supreme Court Docket

The Court has been punting for months on whether it will take up a legal challenge brought by Los Angeles landlords alleging their city's COVID-era eviction ban was a physical taking.

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Supreme Court Enjoins Summary Removal of Alleged Tren de Aragua Members under Alien Enemies Act

A majority of the justices seem unconvinced the Administration was prepared to provide the process that was due. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent.

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Supreme Court Stays District Court Injunction Against Trump Administration Policy on Transgender Individuals in the Military

The Trump Administration will be able to exclude transgender individuals from the military pending the outcome of litigation challenging the policy.

Reason

Trump plays favorites with Title X funds

The Biden administration in 2023 cut off funding to Tennessee and Oklahoma, saying they violated federal rules

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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.

Roll Call

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.

Roll Call

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.

Roll Call

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.

Roll Call

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.

Reason

Where Did All the Summary Reversals Go?

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

Reason

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

Reason

Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Courts block laws regulating algorithms and online porn.

Roll Call

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.

Reason

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

A recent website "upgrade" is not an improvement.

Roll Call

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

International Business Times

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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