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A win! A judge in Oregon ruled that the Trump administration may not withhold emergency preparedness funding from states that declined to submit updated population counts accounting for deportations, because population estimates are the responsibility of the U.S. Census Bureau; not the states.
December 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A win! A judge in Oregon ruled that the Trump administration may not withhold emergency preparedness funding from states that declined to submit updated population counts accounting for deportations, because population estimates are the responsibility of the U.S. Census Bureau; not the states.
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NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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We need to remember what’s important in life: Friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We need to remember what’s important in life: Friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.
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EN BANC: On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit voted to rehear DOJ’s Oregon National Guard TRO stay request en banc by an 11-judge panel, wiping out last week’s 2-1 order that sided with Trump.
Here’s my report at Law Dork on what we know and what’s coming next:
Here’s my report at Law Dork on what we know and what’s coming next:
Full Ninth Circuit keeps Trump's Oregon National Guard efforts blocked for now, tossing order that sided with Trump
The appeals court voted to vacate last week's 2-1 order, which had sought to allow Trump to send troops to Portland during litigation.
www.lawdork.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
EN BANC: On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit voted to rehear DOJ’s Oregon National Guard TRO stay request en banc by an 11-judge panel, wiping out last week’s 2-1 order that sided with Trump.
Here’s my report at Law Dork on what we know and what’s coming next:
Here’s my report at Law Dork on what we know and what’s coming next:
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The Seattle Mariners are now 8-0 and tied for the AL West lead since someone paid an Etsy witch to unfuck their season.
I definitely believe in witchcraft now 🪄
I definitely believe in witchcraft now 🪄
September 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The Seattle Mariners are now 8-0 and tied for the AL West lead since someone paid an Etsy witch to unfuck their season.
I definitely believe in witchcraft now 🪄
I definitely believe in witchcraft now 🪄
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SEATTLE -- A career-night from Bryan Woo and timely hitting led the Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
#Mariners #TridentsUp
#Mariners #TridentsUp
Seattle Mariners Stay Hot, Win 8th-Straight in 5-3 Victory Against Los Angeles Angels
SEATTLE — A career-night from starting pitcher Bryan Woo and timely hits from several of the Seattle Mariners' biggest contributors provided the catalyst in a 5-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels on...
roundtable.io
September 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
SEATTLE -- A career-night from Bryan Woo and timely hitting led the Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
#Mariners #TridentsUp
#Mariners #TridentsUp
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n this post, I summarize key points from the Federal Circuit ruling against Trump's massive IEEPA tariffs, in our case against them: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Federal Circuit Rules Against Trump's Massive IEEPA Tariffs in Our Case Challenging Them
NA Today the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled against President Trump's massive "Liberation Day" tariffs in…
reason.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
n this post, I summarize key points from the Federal Circuit ruling against Trump's massive IEEPA tariffs, in our case against them: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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Good morning. Today we celebrate Loving Day—honoring the 1967 Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on interracial marriage.
It’s a powerful reminder that love can change the law—and the world. Here’s to progress, unity, and love in all its forms. ❤️
It’s a powerful reminder that love can change the law—and the world. Here’s to progress, unity, and love in all its forms. ❤️
Loving Day – Loving Day is the anniversary of a historic court decision for interracial marriage. Every year on June 12th, it’s a global day of visibility, education, and community.
lovingday.org
June 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good morning. Today we celebrate Loving Day—honoring the 1967 Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on interracial marriage.
It’s a powerful reminder that love can change the law—and the world. Here’s to progress, unity, and love in all its forms. ❤️
It’s a powerful reminder that love can change the law—and the world. Here’s to progress, unity, and love in all its forms. ❤️
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The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.
June 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.
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Trump’s executive order is a major step backward for civil rights in America. Let’s break it down: it eliminates a key protection called “disparate impact,” which has been used for decades to fight discrimination in schools, housing, and other areas.
April 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Trump’s executive order is a major step backward for civil rights in America. Let’s break it down: it eliminates a key protection called “disparate impact,” which has been used for decades to fight discrimination in schools, housing, and other areas.
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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📌"He's betrayed our national security. He will do so again. He's compromised our elections. He will do so again. You will not change him. You can't constrain him. He is who he is. Truth matters little to him. What's right matters even less. Decency matters not at all."
-Adam Schiff to GOP in 2020
-Adam Schiff to GOP in 2020
April 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
📌"He's betrayed our national security. He will do so again. He's compromised our elections. He will do so again. You will not change him. You can't constrain him. He is who he is. Truth matters little to him. What's right matters even less. Decency matters not at all."
-Adam Schiff to GOP in 2020
-Adam Schiff to GOP in 2020
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🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
thegriffinlist.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
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The SAVE Act is designed to make it more difficult for people to vote…Including women whose married name does not match the name on their birth certificate. www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/n...
Attorney General Rayfield and Coalition Oppose Federal Legislation That Would Create Substantial Barriers to Voting - Oregon Department of Justice
Married women who have changed their names among those who would be affected Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 17 attorneys general, sent a letter to congressional leadership opposing H...
www.doj.state.or.us
April 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The SAVE Act is designed to make it more difficult for people to vote…Including women whose married name does not match the name on their birth certificate. www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/n...
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BREAKING: SENATOR CORY BOOKER BREAKS RECORD FOR LONGEST SPEECH ON FLOOR OF U.S. SENATE
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
BREAKING: SENATOR CORY BOOKER BREAKS RECORD FOR LONGEST SPEECH ON FLOOR OF U.S. SENATE
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
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Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
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We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.
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I don’t see how, unless our entire profession stands shoulder-to-shoulder in unity, we successfully push back against this effort to break our profession and our democracy.
Cowering & compromising won’t work. He is attacking us for the success of our work.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Cowering & compromising won’t work. He is attacking us for the success of our work.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court Lawyers
www.whitehouse.gov
March 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I don’t see how, unless our entire profession stands shoulder-to-shoulder in unity, we successfully push back against this effort to break our profession and our democracy.
Cowering & compromising won’t work. He is attacking us for the success of our work.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Cowering & compromising won’t work. He is attacking us for the success of our work.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman has denied the Trump administration's motion to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to his arrest by immigration authorities.
Judge Denies Trump's Motion To Dismiss Mahmoud Khalil Petition
Another court loss for the Administration
meidasnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman has denied the Trump administration's motion to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to his arrest by immigration authorities.
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NEW: 21 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump after the Education Department fired around half of its workforce. The attorneys general argue the cuts will “incapacitate” the department while causing “immense” damage to the education system.
21 States Sue Trump to Block Education Department Demolition
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
NEW: 21 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump after the Education Department fired around half of its workforce. The attorneys general argue the cuts will “incapacitate” the department while causing “immense” damage to the education system.