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Tesla fails to end Florida lawsuit over fatal Model S crash www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Two quick reacts: 1. A lot more emergency class-action proceedings in our future. Every constitutional lawyer gets to be a class-action lawyer now. 2. A lot more litigation over whether particular plaintiffs have standing. One-plaintiff-is-enough isn't enough anymore.

Justice Jackson's big picture view -- A Martian arriving here from another planet would see these circumstances and surely wonder: “what good is the Constitution, then?” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p... #injunctions

Exclusive: DOJ coordinated with Texas AG to kill Texas Dream Act, Trump official says www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Law partner at Cadwalader, a firm that struck deal with Trump White House, leaves to join Roberta Kaplan's firm www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

Three former FTC lawyers and a Biden-era US attorney launch a plaintiffs-side competition and antitrust firm www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

NAACP threatens to sue Elon Musk's xAI over Memphis air pollution www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

[email protected]'s lawsuit over his revoked security clearance set for preliminary injunction hearing on June 27 before Judge Amir Ali in DC, per order today www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Judge temporarily bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles www.reuters.com/world/us/mar...

Some French Tesla drivers file lawsuit over harm allegedly caused by Musk's behavior www.reuters.com/business/aut...

US Attorney General Bondi's brother loses election to lead DC bar www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to Washington, DC's high-capacity gun magazine ban www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Around the time that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in the Middle District of Tennessee, the chief of the criminal division in that district posted this on LinkedIn: “Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”

JUST IN - Damian Williams, former Manhattan US attorney, is leaving Paul Weiss for Jenner www.reuters.com/world/us/for...

SCOOP: A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained by immigration agents inside the federal building that houses Tucson's immigration court, U.S. Marshals Service officials confirmed on Thursday. @tucson.com tucson.com/news/local/b...

Musk’s Tesla seeks to guard crash data from public disclosure www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The Paul Weiss alum law firm is growing - still. A 5th partner this week - www.reuters.com/legal/legali... Now an associate -->

Fifth partner leaves Paul Weiss to join new firm reut.rs/4kyLZGs

Harvard seeks end to US funding cuts, says national security, public health research in peril www.reuters.com/world/us/har...

Trump administration must bargain with TSA officers' union, for now - US judge www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Fifth Paul Weiss partner leaves for new law firm Dunn Isaacson Rhee -- www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

Trump vs Federalist Society

Judge Leon striking down Trump EO against WilmerHale -- 'This gumbo gives the court heartburn.' www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US judge strikes down Trump order against law firm Jenner & Block www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Trump administration must restore health articles scrubbed for transgender mentions, judge rules www.reuters.com/business/hea...

FTC is targeting Media Matters for internal docs - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

"I have a strong indication that my preliminary injunction order has been violated," Judge Murphy said after learning the Trump administration had swiftly deported a group of migrants to South Sudan. www.reuters.com/world/immigr...

Trump's mass layoff threat drives US government workers to resign www.reuters.com/business/wor...

David Boies and Bill Barr team up... FinCEN sued over a new reporting rule for some real estate transcactions / 'Millions of perfectly lawful transactions are swept into FinCEN’s dragnet'

Trump administration fined this low-income migrant $1.8 million www.reuters.com/world/us/low...

Lawyers seek to force Trump to return Guatemalan deportee www.reuters.com/world/us/law...

OpenAI defeats radio host's lawsuit over allegations invented by ChatGPT www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

US judge in Huawei criminal case questions Trump order against law firm, after senior lawyer at Jenner law firm hit with security clearance suspension www.reuters.com/legal/us-jud...

Ed Martin, ousted top federal prosecutor in DC, facing ethics probe www.reuters.com/world/us/ous...

CFPB cancels 2023 settlement with financing arm of Toyota www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

US court official recommends sanctions against CFTC, dismissal of suit against forex company // "Rather than be upfront, direct and transparent, the CFTC took deliberate steps down a path of obfuscation and avoidance." fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...

Trump administration's arrest of judge stirs debate over immigration courthouse arrests www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Latest Trump emergency request at SCOTUS Trump asks SCOTUS to intervene in bid to revoke the temporary legal status granted by his predecessor Joe Biden to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

US Chief Justice Roberts underscores defense of judiciary amid Trump's attacks www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Chief Justice John Roberts tonight spoke about how an independent judiciary has to "check the excesses" of the president: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Ed Martin, Trump pick for DC federal prosecutor, won't get Senate vote before deadline www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

News media outlets ask US judge in Abrego Garcia case to unseal records - filing /// ‘This unexplained sealing of court records is especially concerning in such a closely watched case’ tmsnrt.rs/3EHK3vY

US judge orders North Carolina to certify Democrat winner of court election www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

President Trump says he is ending federal funding of NPR and PBS. They say he can't. I'll join NPR's Here and Now at 1.34p to chat with Scott Tong Tune into your local station or stream wbur.org My earlier story: www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...

US Supreme Court Justice Jackson criticizes Trump's attacks on judges www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...