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I mentioned the spinelessness of Chief Justice John Roberts on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social last week, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head. So, I wrote about it today at
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"When it needs to decide a matter for the right, it can and does accept questionable, if not false, claims as facts. If the result would benefit the left, however, there are virtually never enough facts to reach a decision."
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social on the immunity ruling and the Roberts court:
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In today's orders and as expected, SCOTUS GVR'ed — granted, vacated, and remanded — a bunch of cases for reconsideration, mostly in light of Loper Bright (Chevron), Rahimi (Second Amend.), or Erlinger (ACCA). This is what those look like:
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The Supreme Court granted five new cases on Tuesday in its “clean-up” orders. I’ll have more on the rest of the orders in a bit. Here’s the full orders list: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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One line from Roberts’s immunity opinion was particularly galling: “Our dissenting colleagues exude an impressive infallibility,” Roberts wrote of Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson.
Is Roberts not aware of his decision on Monday?
Tonight, from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social —>
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Today’s SCOTUS immunity ruling was a political ruling more than a legal ruling, as is seen by the lack of law in Chief Justice John Roberts’s 6-3 opinion for the conservatives.
My Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/robertss-m...
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As to Trump: - Absolutely immune from prosecution for DOJ discussions. - Presumption of immunity for efforts to pressure Pence, but could be rebutted on remand. - Discussions w state actors and Jan. 6 comments must be determined if they are official or not on remand.
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Roberts has the opinion for the court. Thomas concurs. Barrett concurs in part. Sotomayor dissents for the Democratic appointees. Jackson also writes her own dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds, 6-3, that a former president is absolutely immune from prosecution for actions within their "conclusive and preclusive" authority and presumptively immune from prosecution for all official acts.
More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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This morning, we get the final SCOTUS opinions of the term at 10a. Remaining cases include Trump immunity, the NetChoice cases, and the APA accrual rule case.
Catch me here, at @lawdorknews.bsky.social, on PBS NewsHour at noon, and at Georgetown Law at 1:25p.
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The Supreme Court's cold ruling criminalizing homelessness: Justice Gorsuch's horrifying opinion in the Grants Pass case recalls an earlier heartless dissent. www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
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NEW: On the ignominy of Grants Pass. And the heartlessness of Neil Gorsuch.
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📺 SET YOUR ALARMS, FOLKS! It's @lawdorknews.bsky.social on C-SPAN I'll be on Washington Journal at 9:15a ET Saturday (tomorrow) to talk about Law Dork, SCOTUS, and more! www.c-span.org/video/?53660...
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“Chief Justice John Roberts announced the latest — and biggest — step in a continued judicial aggrandizement project on Friday.”
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social’s report on Friday at SCOTUS —>
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What happened at SCOTUS today?
Tonight, from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social: In SEC and EPA decisions at SCOTUS, the conservatives are on a "power grab," Justice Sotomayor told us in dissent. Also: We got the EMTALA disposition.
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NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch made it more difficult for the federal government to operate on Thursday. Law Dork, on Thursday at SCOTUS —>
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Here is @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's thread on today's SCOTUS opinions. In addition to the EMTALA decision coming down as yesterday's errant posting suggested, we also learned the court will *NOT* be finishing its opinions this week. We will be going into July, but we don't know when or how long.
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Eleven SCOTUS decisions remain:
- Trump immunity
- EMTALA and abortion care
- Chevron
- NetChoice cases (2)
- Jan. 6 obstruction charges
- Purdue bankruptcy
- homelessness criminalization
- SEC enforcement
- EPA emissions rule
- APA claim accrual
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Here's my report at Law Dork on today's SCOTUS corruption decision: www.lawdork.com/i/146021474/...
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NEW: On the documents posted on the Supreme Court's website briefly relating to the EMTALA abortion care case — and the actual decision in the Snyder v. U.S. corruption case.
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Here is @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's thread on today's two SCOTUS decisions. More to come at Law Dork.
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We don't know yet whether SCOTUS will issue all of the remaining decisions and finish this week, but it is a very real possibility. So, get ready for a lot over the next three days. And subscribe to Law Dork to support my independent legal journalism today!
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In the morning, we have the first of three days in a row of Supreme Court decisions. Thirteen decisions remain — cases involving abortion, Trump immunity, Jan 6 charges, Chevron, social media, homelessness, and more. I'll be at the Court, so subscribe to Law Dork now to keep up. www.lawdork.com
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The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to change reality with just a few words — or, here, a case name’s inclusion on a list — was on full display in Courtroom 2F of the U.S. Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday.
New tonight, from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social —>
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NEW: SCOTUS’s Monday order agreeing to hear the appeal in the case over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors prompted immediate “what now?” questions in the similar Alabama challenge — likely the first of similar questions all over.
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What happened at SCOTUS on Monday, what happened in Alabama, and how they both show the importance of this moment for the treatment of transgender people in this country. My report at Law Dork —>
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NEW: SCOTUS takes up trans care case — as key LGBTQ civil rights lawyers face scrutiny Alabama.
My report at Law Dork on what happened Monday: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tak...
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I came down to Alabama yesterday for this, because, despite it being June, I thought it was essential that someone who does national coverage be here. Honestly shocked I only saw one or two Alabama reporters in the room. Subscribe to Law Dork now. www.lawdork.com/subscribe
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Here's a note at Law Dork with more on this breaking news out of SCOTUS: substack.com/profile/2269...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will review whether bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors violate equal protection guarantees, hearing the appeal brought by the Biden administration in response to Tennessee's law. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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Today's Law Dork Nine is with Chai Feldblum, the former EEOC commissioner who is now the vice chair at the AbilityOne Commission. I've known Chai for what feels like forever, and I'm excited to share a bit of her spirit and brains with Law Dork subscribers.
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I just finished up The Law Dork Nine — my monthly paid-only bonus feature interview — and I think folks are going to really love it. I know I’m excited! If you don’t have a paid Law Dork subscription yet, get one now to get The Law Dork Nine on Monday:
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Here is Chris’s thread on today’s five SCOTUS opinions —>
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The big takeaway from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on Moore v. US at SCOTUS: "In short, the Moores lost, but, on the issue the Wall Street Journal editorial board was most concerned about — a hypothetical wealth tax — the editorial board all but explicitly won."
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Here is this altogether as a Law Dork note: substack.com/@chrisgeidne...
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NEWS: In a 2-1 ruling, the DC Circuit denies Steve Bannon's request to stay out of prison pending appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Yes, that’s Friday, as in, tomorrow, so, subscribe now if you’re not signed up for Law Dork yet! www.lawdork.com/subscribe
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The watchword was “narrow” at the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday — at least from the justices. Just beneath that surface, though, is the reality that all four decisions left key questions unresolved.
Tonight’s SCOTUS report, from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social —>
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I'm still reading and writing about today's SCOTUS opinions. For the afternoon crew, though, while I'm doing that, check out all that I accomplished in year two of Law Dork! And, while you're there, get a paid subscription to invest in year three! www.lawdork.com/p/im-off-to-...
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He'll have more at Law Dork, so subscribe now! www.lawdork.com
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Here is the thread from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social of today's four SCOTUS decisions —>
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Shock! The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is treated substantially differently by today's federal court system than families with trans kids.
Tonight, from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social —>
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NEWS: The Fifth Circuit issued a writ of mandamus against Judge Mark Pittman—again—rejecting his transfer of the Chamber’s challenge to the CFPB credit card late fee rule and protecting the right to forum shop.
But then there’s Alabama.
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social: www.lawdork.com/p/two-courts...
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Federal judges are all but ignoring 2020's Bostock SCOTUS decision — holding that sex discrimination includes gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination in Title VII — and the 15+ years of cases that preceded it when deciding whether the Biden admin's Title IX rule can do the same.
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There’s a lot going on with the challenges to the Biden admin’s Title IX policies. @chrisgeidner.bsky.social explains what’s happening, why, and how it fits into the bigger judicial picture today at Law Dork.
Read and, if you don’t already, subscribe here —>
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Here is the full order from Burke, a Trump appointee whose complaint prompted this two-year investigation into LGBTQ civil rights lawyers: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING: Judge Liles Burke gives four lawyers in the Alabama judge-shopping inquiry until 5p Tuesday to turn over a Q&A document that they say is privileged. I expect a filing at the Eleventh Circuit well before then.
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/i/145471662/...
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It's been a busy week at Law Dork. If you subscribe, consider supporting this work with a paid subscription — we've still got a lot of June left to go! And, if you don't already subscribe, don't miss out. Sign up now! www.lawdork.com
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The mifepristone decision was a rare good opinion from the Supreme Court yesterday.
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social joined me to explain if attempts to ban abortion pills could resurface, the fight for a code of ethics at SCOTUS & the looming Trump immunity case.
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