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Props to the first blue state governor who says that if the government has concluded that Supreme Court decisions are no longer binding, they do not feel bound by Texas v. White.

submitted 1 hour ago • 1 comment

Remarkable story—a whistleblower claims DOGE operatives appeared to delete records of their activity on NLRB systems, that he observed network traffic consistent with data exfiltration, and that drone photos of him walking his dog were taped to his door after he raised concerns

submitted 3 hours ago • 7 comments

This is what judges should be doing right now. If the Trump administration is going to insist that it can’t bring back anyone once they’re removed, then federal judges should put the brakes on any and all removals until the full legal process—to ensure the removals are valid—has run its course.

submitted 5 hours ago • 28 comments

MIT following Harvard's lead here

submitted 15 hours ago • 539 comments

There we go.

submitted 15 hours ago • 363 comments

Cowardice and courage are contagious

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

I am sorry to say it, but this is probably one of the most important things you can repost today.

submitted 16 hours ago • 10 comments

Reposting with alt text

submitted 16 hours ago • 22 comments

if they knuckle under for this their legitimacy is shattered, to the point that I'm not sure that district judges will still be bound in practice. If SCOTUS starts seesawing every which way in a web of contradictory John Robertsian evasions it effectively makes federal law Choose Your Own Adventure.

submitted 18 hours ago • 3 comments

They need to start ending these threads with actions. Ones they’re taking. Ones they will take. Ones we should take. People want action. Be a leader!

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

master class in headline accuracy

submitted 21 hours ago • 42 comments

If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring all removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

submitted 22 hours ago • 1313 comments

every protest or march or action shows people that if they act, others will have their back. it may not be a 100% credible signal or guarantee, but it's a signal.

submitted 22 hours ago • 6 comments

There we go. Support this man.

submitted 22 hours ago • 1015 comments

Today the Trump administration is openly defying two court decisions (at least) — SCOTUS in the Abrego Garcia case and Judge McFadden (a Trump appointee) in the Associated Press case. There was a stay pending appeal in the AP case, but it ended yesterday. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 22 hours ago • 11 comments

when fucking Ritchie Torres is capable of doing this...

submitted 22 hours ago • 12 comments

going to need to start hearing from governors what they intend to do to protect residents of their states from the federal government

submitted 23 hours ago • 188 comments

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

submitted 1 day ago • 658 comments

Yes. Defeatist = complying in advance = appeasement = cowardice.

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

An attempt to annotate this excellent thread of excerpts from the Declaration of Independence with recent headlines.

submitted 23 hours ago • 2 comments

Trump wants to send citizens merely accused of crimes to foreign prisons where he can claim the U.S. has no jurisdiction to bring you back, even after the judiciary orders it. Once that happens even a single time, nothing will stop ICE from doing the same thing to you that they did to Abrego Garcia

submitted 23 hours ago • 11 comments

DC Bar members: I am supporting Diane Seltzer for DC Bar President when voting opens tomorrow April 15 - she is running against Pam Bondi’s brother Brad Bondi. Please make sure you vote for the rule of law and for Diane Seltzer.

submitted 23 hours ago • 2 comments

It's cowardice, full stop.

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

Someone found a spine? *HARVARD REJECTS PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

submitted 23 hours ago • 11 comments

I’m curious what Ross Douthat and Bari Weiss are up to. I’m sure they’re deeply concerned.

submitted 23 hours ago • 34 comments

The Supreme Court might want to clearly establish it still has some power by explicitly ordering Trump to return people from El Salvador before its rulings becoming polite suggestions

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

To every large law firm that has made or is contemplating making a “deal” with this administration: These are the kinds of actions and policies your nearly $1 billion in free legal counsel will be supporting. This is what your firms will be known for.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

I feel like “President of the United States suggests he would deport American citizens to prisons in El Salvador” should be fairly big news

submitted 1 day ago • 77 comments

We are beyond a constitutional crisis at this point. Roberts #SCOTUS needs to clearly spell out how the Trump regime must put on a full court press to bring back Garcia. Otherwise, we are looking at a constitutional collapse in the United States.

submitted 1 day ago • 40 comments

The proposed Senate budget resolution would add almost 4x more to the debt than the first TCJA and 3x more than Biden’s covid-relief bill.

submitted 7 days ago • 16 comments

"If you were Chris Krebs, would you flee the country?" Would you answer change if Trump faces no consequences for disappearing Kilmar Abrego Garcia? www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

Despite a Supreme Court order directing the US to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia The Trump administration apparently refuses to take any action When does the judge order Secretary of State Marco Rubio into court to explain why he won’t obey How long before he’s held in contempt

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

MAGA terrorists have struck again, not content to just send pipe bombs to try to carry out mass political assassinations, or to simply settle for their traitorous assault on the capitol. This is why they need to be treated like the violent fascist enemies they are.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

Also very strange - I haven’t read a lot of statement from elected and/or political elites today expressing concern about anti semitism today. Wonder why?

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

Normally if someone tries to kill a governor, the president is briefed, calls the governor, and issues a statement committing resources to bringing perps to justice. It’s not just that we don’t expect Trump to be kind—we have to wonder if he’ll allow a real investigation at all.

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

Yesterday they refused to answer two of the three questions ordered. Today's refuses to address, in any way, all three. None of this has anything to do with the order. This is open defiance of a district court backed by a unanimous three-judge circuit ruling and a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court ruling.

submitted 1 day ago • 231 comments