
Appellate lawyer; author, How Appealing blog; appellate columnist, The Legal Intelligencer; described as "very esteemed appellate lawyer" by @pcntv commentator
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The president is considering mass pardons for his enablers. But they’d be foolish to assume the next administration will honor them. lawyeroyer.com/p/buyer-bewar…
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JUST IN: 9th Circuit will hear arguments remotely at 1PM PT tomorrow (Sunday) on the Trump DOJ bid to segregate ballots from 20K suspected foreigners registered in CA. Judges Bennett (Trump), Bumatay (Trump), Sanchez (Biden). Doc:
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It’s transition day in the USS Cole bombing case at Guantanamo Bay. Some court staff are heading home and others are inbound ahead of Monday’s closing arguments on the question of the prisoner’s competency to face trial. Meantime, the judge has been getting ready for jury selection on Nov 2.
Read all three opinions here: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datasto…
Can President Trump deploy the National Guard to help with civil unrest in Los Angeles? No, per Judge Sung (Biden). He doesn't meet the Supreme Court test established after briefing in Illinois v. Trump. She is joined by Judge Miller (Trump). Judge Bennett (Trump) dissents)
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A senator asked me during my confirmation hearing to be a federal judge: "What's the most important characteristic in a federal judge?"
I said, "Rachmanus," and I explained that Rachmanus is a Yiddish word, and it means that but for the grace of God, I could be in that person's shoes who is appearing before me today.
One misstep, one different parent, one different experience as a youngster and I could be sitting where that defendant is sitting today with my whole life on the line, in front of somebody, a judge I've never met and would never otherwise interact with.
And I have to remember that every day.
I've got two hundred cases on my docket, but each one of them is—for the person living through it—the most important thing by far going on in that person's life right now.
What happened was that Senator Blumenthal from Connecticut, who is a Democrat, he asked for some time as a result of my answer.
He said, "Let me tell you, I've been in this chamber for eight years, and I have never heard an answer like that. And I've never heard Yiddish spoken in this chamber." And I think he said something like, "I wasn't going to vote for you, or I haven't voted for many Trump appointees," or something like that. And he said, "But based on that answer, your parents should be so proud of you."
And he said, "I'm going to vote for you." And there was like a collective gasp in the audience.
This was right at the beginning of the first Trump administration, where most of the judges were getting through with, like, 51, 52, 55 votes. And so rachmanus has a special place in my heart.
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BREAKING: The 5th Circuit has ruled that ICE detainees with pending immigration proceedings have no constitutional right to a bond hearing, regardless of the length of their detention.
The en banc ruling appears to be 10-7.
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Partisanship isn't the main problem with the Supreme Court's conservative majority, says @profnoahfeldman, it's apathy about the real-world consequences of its rulings (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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[Josh Blackman] NYT Interviews Me About "A Double Standard For 'Conservative' and 'Liberal' Labels? ift.tt/60myBrc
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The attorneys most successful at winning certiorari for a private client, OT2017-25
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Justice Samuel Alito got attention last spring for verbally clashing with Justice Sonia Sotomayor after she read a dissent aloud on the bench
There was no stream. But, the recording was recently turned over to the National Archives
You can now listen to the moment for yourself:
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's order to end hormone treatments for transgender prisoners latimes.com/politics/story/2…
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DOJ’s internal watchdog refuses to probe the sunk Reflecting Pool case:
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The Supreme Court keeps Trump’s policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners on hold on.wsj.com/4seEadQ
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Read @pkcapitol on Durbin, the longest serving party whip in Senate history, who wanted to end his career walking out the front door "rather than be carried out the back.”
On Harry Reid going nuclear:
“He was warned ahead of time there would be retribution. It all occurred and we’re still suffering from that."
And on why Dems shouldn't follow McConnell rule on SCOTUS: washingtonsun.com/congress/d…
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Journalists and other observers shouldn’t face arbitrary arrest when Tennessee police clear public areas during official business, Gannett and other national media outlets argued Wednesday before a Sixth Circuit panel. @kkoeninger44 courthousenews.com/media-out…
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Breaking news: The Trump administration must continue providing transition care to inmates with gender dysphoria, at least for now, the Supreme Court ruled. wapo.st/4855WjF
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BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump admin’s request to end trans-related care in prison.
The request to immediately end gender-affirming medical care for trans people in prison was based on an extreme anti-trans argument. Only Thomas and Alito sided with the admin.
New, at Law Dork: lawdork.com/p/supreme-court-…


























