The GOP Is Warning About Socialism While Quietly Embracing It
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The GOP Is Warning About Socialism While Quietly Embracing It
Federal ownership of private companies has become routine. And it's happening on the right, even as conservatives point fingers at the left for socialism.
Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship
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Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship
While less sweeping than the one invalidated by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, it still denies birthright citizenship to
Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship
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Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship
What will Justice Barrett do?
Review: Feuding Neighbors Snoop on Their Enemies
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Review: Feuding Neighbors Snoop on Their Enemies
In HBO's 'Neighbors' docuseries, nearly every dispute is recorded and shared.
Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010
8/7/2010: Justice Elena Kagan takes oath.
Twin Falls Shooting Underlines the Need for Taking Self-Defense Seriously
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Twin Falls Shooting Underlines the Need for Taking Self-Defense Seriously
A gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, only to be driven off by people at the spot who were willing to fight back
Can You Imagine a Future Where Adults Don't Believe in Socialism?
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Can You Imagine a Future Where Adults Don't Believe in Socialism?
The DSA promises debt-free living, government-funded benefits, and a future without capitalism. The numbers don't add up.
Errors Involving Posting of Escort's Photos by Escort Service Aren't Subject to Federal Nonconsensual Porn Statute
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Errors Involving Posting of Escort's Photos by Escort Service Aren't Subject to Federal Nonconsensual Porn Statute
From Doe v. T.T., II, Inc., decided yesterday by Judge Dale Kimball (D. Utah.): Defendant T.T. … is an escort...
Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat
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Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat
From Judge Carlos Mendoza (M.D. Fla.) in U.S. v. Joudeh: Defendant is charged with one count of transmission of an...
Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself Leads to Recommended Default Judgment Against Her
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Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself Leads to Recommended Default Judgment Against Her
From today's Report and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Staffordt (E.D. Mich.) in yesterday's Evans v. Robertson: Plaintiff Sybrena...
Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shooting and Allegedly Addictive Design
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Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shooting and Allegedly Addictive Design
From Jane Bambauer's and my brief in Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., pending now before New York's highest court (for...
North Dakota Court Upholds Rejection of Sudanese Triple-Talaq Divorce
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North Dakota Court Upholds Rejection of Sudanese Triple-Talaq Divorce
From Ali v. Osman, decided yesterday by the N.D. Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers:...
Trump Says He Took Venezuela's Oil. Here's What Actually Happened.
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Trump Says He Took Venezuela's Oil. Here's What Actually Happened.
Trump put Venezuelan revenues in a secretive bank account overseen by the U.S. government. It's a display of the Treasury's unaccountable power.
Trump Administration Will Pay $1.2 Billion To Cancel More Offshore Wind Projects, Calling It 'Common Sense'
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Trump Administration Will Pay $1.2 Billion To Cancel More Offshore Wind Projects, Calling It 'Common Sense'
German energy company RWE decided "there is no path forward to permit these projects in the U.S. for the foreseeable future."
AI "Combines the Illusion of Thorough Review and Analysis with the Temptations of Speed and Low Cost"
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AI "Combines the Illusion of Thorough Review and Analysis with the Temptations of Speed and Low Cost"
"Attorneys now have the power to violate Rule 11 in embarrassing ways within minutes."
North Carolina Citizen Files Damages Claim After Border Patrol Arrested Him, Then Left Him on the Roadside
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North Carolina citizen files damages claim after border patrol arrested him, then left him on roadside
A viral video showed immigration officers uncuffing Fernando Vasquez and then dumping his papers onto the ground before driving off.
Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Upholds Injunction Against White House Ballroom Construction; Next Stop, One First Street
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Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Upholds Injunction Against White House Ballroom Construction; Next Stop, One First Street
Justice Rao writes a powerful dissent that is likely to find a receptive audience at One First Street.