Kate Riga
@kateriga.bsky.social
Covering the Supreme Court (especially reproductive rights) etc at TPM & co-hosting the Josh Marshall Podcast; Philly-born Mystics diehard 🚴♀️🏃♀️. Call me/beep me: [email protected]. 📸 Leah Miessler, Anna Moneymaker
Breaking: Judge rules deployment of National Guard into DC is illegal (puts her order on pause until 12/11 for appeals). "The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards," she writes.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Breaking: Judge rules deployment of National Guard into DC is illegal (puts her order on pause until 12/11 for appeals). "The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards," she writes.
Mass repudiation of Trump...Trump's much ballyhooed realignment seems fragile...GOP redistricting suddenly very risky...DOGE/Russ Vought shutdown punishments coming back to bite him...shot in the arm for congressional Dems on the shutdown...and more: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/electio...
In First Chance For Voters to React to Trump II, All Kinds of Democrats Steamrolled Republicans
All kinds of Democrats won all kinds of races Tuesday night, as...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mass repudiation of Trump...Trump's much ballyhooed realignment seems fragile...GOP redistricting suddenly very risky...DOGE/Russ Vought shutdown punishments coming back to bite him...shot in the arm for congressional Dems on the shutdown...and more: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/electio...
absolute bloodbath for Republicans. One easy takeaway: maybe don't send Virginia specifically sliding towards a recession if you're hoping to win there
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
absolute bloodbath for Republicans. One easy takeaway: maybe don't send Virginia specifically sliding towards a recession if you're hoping to win there
Took .2 seconds for Schumer to be asked if he voted for Mamdani. He would not say that he voted for the Democratic candidate: "I voted and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City" ...
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Took .2 seconds for Schumer to be asked if he voted for Mamdani. He would not say that he voted for the Democratic candidate: "I voted and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City" ...
Wow - in new filing Trump admin tells judge it intends to give eligible recipients 50% of the SNAP benefits they'd usually get for the month of November — with the massive caveat that it might take some states "a few weeks to up to several months" to disburse the reduced money
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wow - in new filing Trump admin tells judge it intends to give eligible recipients 50% of the SNAP benefits they'd usually get for the month of November — with the massive caveat that it might take some states "a few weeks to up to several months" to disburse the reduced money
After a 3-day trial, Judge Immergut grants preliminary injunction blocking the National Guard from Portland: "Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control..."
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After a 3-day trial, Judge Immergut grants preliminary injunction blocking the National Guard from Portland: "Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control..."
Hello from Judge Immergut's (virtual) courtroom in the Portland National Guard case. DOJ's Jean Lin started by explaining that some National Guard were briefly deployed while TROs were being circulated. Immergut says she'll later consider whether this was "contempt"
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hello from Judge Immergut's (virtual) courtroom in the Portland National Guard case. DOJ's Jean Lin started by explaining that some National Guard were briefly deployed while TROs were being circulated. Immergut says she'll later consider whether this was "contempt"
New: Full 9th Circuit votes to vacate a Trumpy panel's decision allowing National Guard to deploy into Portland. It'll rehear the case, following a successful vote requested by one of the judges. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/9th-cir...
9th Circuit Vacates Trump Judges’ Ruling Allowing National Guard Troops To Deploy To Portland
The full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted Tuesday night to vacate...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
New: Full 9th Circuit votes to vacate a Trumpy panel's decision allowing National Guard to deploy into Portland. It'll rehear the case, following a successful vote requested by one of the judges. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/9th-cir...
Breaking: AZ AG + Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva are suing the House to compel her swearing in. Mike Johnson has delayed it for weeks; Grijalva has promised to be the last member needed to force a vote on the Epstein files
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Breaking: AZ AG + Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva are suing the House to compel her swearing in. Mike Johnson has delayed it for weeks; Grijalva has promised to be the last member needed to force a vote on the Epstein files
New: 9th Circuit Judge Thomas requests a vote for a full court rehearing of the Portland Nat'l Guard case.
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New: 9th Circuit Judge Thomas requests a vote for a full court rehearing of the Portland Nat'l Guard case.
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
As expected, 9th Circuit panel rules for Trump, allowing deployment of the Oregon National Guard to Portland.
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As expected, 9th Circuit panel rules for Trump, allowing deployment of the Oregon National Guard to Portland.
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
probably the most critical piece of information in the great Mills-Platner debate www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/16/p...
Janet Mills would support keeping filibuster if elected to the Senate
The Democratic governor’s stance is shared by Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican whom Mills entered the race to defeat earlier this week.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
probably the most critical piece of information in the great Mills-Platner debate www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/16/p...
The unanimous 7th Circuit panel - of Trump, Obama and Bush appointees - made once banal, now profound comments about the legitimacy of political protest, as Republicans regularly call peaceful protesters "terrorists."
It's worth a read ⤵️
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It's worth a read ⤵️
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7th Circuit: ‘The Administration Remains Barred From Deploying the National Guard of the United States Within Illinois’
A 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Thursday to maintain...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The unanimous 7th Circuit panel - of Trump, Obama and Bush appointees - made once banal, now profound comments about the legitimacy of political protest, as Republicans regularly call peaceful protesters "terrorists."
It's worth a read ⤵️
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/7th-cir...
It's worth a read ⤵️
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/7th-cir...
7th Circuit denies Trump admin request to stay district court's block of the Guard deployment: "The facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois under § 12406, even giving substantial deference to his assertions"
October 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
7th Circuit denies Trump admin request to stay district court's block of the Guard deployment: "The facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois under § 12406, even giving substantial deference to his assertions"
Judge Immergut in Portland National Guard case says she intends to extend her order blocking any Guard deployments into the city for another two weeks
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Judge Immergut in Portland National Guard case says she intends to extend her order blocking any Guard deployments into the city for another two weeks
In the story the GOP justices told Wed, Louisiana’s cracking and packing of black voters to decrease their electoral power isn't racial discrimination - but remedying that theft is. Against white voters. It's the central grievance of Republican politics.
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In Supreme Court Land, Fixing Discrimination Against Black Voters Is The Real Racism
A central grievance motivating today’s conservative legal movement — and the Republican...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In the story the GOP justices told Wed, Louisiana’s cracking and packing of black voters to decrease their electoral power isn't racial discrimination - but remedying that theft is. Against white voters. It's the central grievance of Republican politics.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
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Flagging that both Mike Johnson and Tom Emmer have now referred to the No Kings protest scheduled for 10/18 as a "hate America rally." Both singled out the one planned for DC - Johnson said it'll feature "pro-Hamas" people and "antifa," and Emmer said it'll appease the "terrorist wing" of the party
October 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Flagging that both Mike Johnson and Tom Emmer have now referred to the No Kings protest scheduled for 10/18 as a "hate America rally." Both singled out the one planned for DC - Johnson said it'll feature "pro-Hamas" people and "antifa," and Emmer said it'll appease the "terrorist wing" of the party
Two Trump judges (Nelson, Bade) on 9th circuit panel really trying to outperform each other in their eagerness to give Trump the ability to deploy the Guard to unwilling states based on events that occurred months earlier. Lotttt of beating up on Oregon's Judge Immergut, who blocked deployments
October 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Two Trump judges (Nelson, Bade) on 9th circuit panel really trying to outperform each other in their eagerness to give Trump the ability to deploy the Guard to unwilling states based on events that occurred months earlier. Lotttt of beating up on Oregon's Judge Immergut, who blocked deployments
The political right's greatest project is discrediting experts. Only in a "do your own research" world can their cultural preferences - anti-abortion, anti-gender affirming care - claim equal legitimacy to the left's medically-backed positions on those issues. SCOTUS is a full partner in that effort
The Supreme Court's conservatives advanced the right's greater project of discrediting experts Tuesday, feigning that there is no medical consensus against conversion therapy.
The Medical Science Is Always ‘Uncertain’ When It Pushes Against Supreme Court’s Bias
If you came into Tuesday’s oral argument over Colorado’s conversion therapy ban...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The political right's greatest project is discrediting experts. Only in a "do your own research" world can their cultural preferences - anti-abortion, anti-gender affirming care - claim equal legitimacy to the left's medically-backed positions on those issues. SCOTUS is a full partner in that effort
1) Trump-appointed judge rules admin cannot deploy Oregon National Guard to Portland 2) Trump admin deploys California Guard there instead, circumventing her ruling 3) CA joins Portland/Oregon in filing for a second temporary restraining order 4) judge schedules emergency hearing (about to start)
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
1) Trump-appointed judge rules admin cannot deploy Oregon National Guard to Portland 2) Trump admin deploys California Guard there instead, circumventing her ruling 3) CA joins Portland/Oregon in filing for a second temporary restraining order 4) judge schedules emergency hearing (about to start)
Trump DOJ successfully pressed the Obama-appointed judge assigned to the Portland National Guard case to recuse himself, and the case got reassigned to a Trump appointee. But based on some of her questions today, it might not be the advantage the admin hoped for:
October 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trump DOJ successfully pressed the Obama-appointed judge assigned to the Portland National Guard case to recuse himself, and the case got reassigned to a Trump appointee. But based on some of her questions today, it might not be the advantage the admin hoped for:
was surprised that Kacsmaryk allowed the big mifepristone case out of his clutches, as clearly flawed as the jurisdictional arguments were — but a look at who appointed the active judges at the court he sent it to cleared it up
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
was surprised that Kacsmaryk allowed the big mifepristone case out of his clutches, as clearly flawed as the jurisdictional arguments were — but a look at who appointed the active judges at the court he sent it to cleared it up
In unrelated hearing on DC with DC leadership, Rep. Ro Khanna is introducing a motion to subpoena FCC Chair Brendan Carr to come testify before Oversight Committee after the Jimmy Kimmel cancellation
September 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In unrelated hearing on DC with DC leadership, Rep. Ro Khanna is introducing a motion to subpoena FCC Chair Brendan Carr to come testify before Oversight Committee after the Jimmy Kimmel cancellation
while Republicans howl about DC being a den of iniquity, worth remembering that House GOP still refuses to let the district use $1B of its own taxpayers' money. That plus the economic hobbling from the DOGE layoffs have left the district in a much more damaged state than it was pre-January 20th
August 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
while Republicans howl about DC being a den of iniquity, worth remembering that House GOP still refuses to let the district use $1B of its own taxpayers' money. That plus the economic hobbling from the DOGE layoffs have left the district in a much more damaged state than it was pre-January 20th
Scoop from me & @joshkovensky.bsky.social: After receiving a subpoena and being threatened with criminal/civil investigations by Trump's DOJ, the University of Michigan's statewide hospital system will stop providing gender-affirming care to patients under 19
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The University of Michigan Will End Gender Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught
The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital system...
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August 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Scoop from me & @joshkovensky.bsky.social: After receiving a subpoena and being threatened with criminal/civil investigations by Trump's DOJ, the University of Michigan's statewide hospital system will stop providing gender-affirming care to patients under 19
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