“She also suggested the anti-masking law would be constitutional if it were broadened to cover state law enforcement as well.”
Looks like it will be resubmitted with those guidelines in mind.
“She also suggested the anti-masking law would be constitutional if it were broadened to cover state law enforcement as well.”
Looks like it will be resubmitted with those guidelines in mind.
I feel like we typically see these sorts of completely outraged opinions from federal judges a couple times a year across the whole country, maybe a little more often in last few years. Now, in cases stemming from Trump's immigration crackdown, judges are ringing the alarm bell several times a week.
03.03.2026 21:00 — 👍 1473 🔁 429 💬 18 📌 5
Even NPR slinging (imputed) obscenities now
03.03.2026 19:00 — 👍 122 🔁 22 💬 15 📌 3
JUST IN: 9th Cir. panel seems likely to keep block on CA state law requiring ICE/other police to display ID during most ops. All 3 judges, Nguyen (Obama), Bennett & Collins (Trump), appeared to view law as unconstitutional intrusion on fed govt. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
03.03.2026 18:50 — 👍 59 🔁 30 💬 2 📌 4
JUST IN: Trump admin reverses course again in litigation of Trump executive orders targeting major law firms. 1 day after moving to drop appeals aimed at reviving the orders, DOJ asks to keep going with the appeals. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
03.03.2026 17:33 — 👍 49 🔁 30 💬 6 📌 6
Screenshot of excerpt from opinion that reads: "Despite this, the New York courts refused to stay the trial court’s order. After that highly questionable injunction was issued, the applicants filed appeals in both the Appellate Division (the State’s intermediate appellate court) and the Court of Appeals (its highest court) challenging the trial court’s order on federal constitutional grounds. At the same time, applicants asked both courts to stay the trial court’s order. The Appellate Division refused to issue a stay, and by order issued on February 11, the Court of Appeals sent the appeal filed in that court to the Appellate Division and dismissed applicants’ motions for a stay."
![With nowhere else to turn, the applicants asked us to issue a stay, and we have jurisdiction to entertain their application. Title 28 U. S. C. §1257(a) gives us jurisdiction to review “[f]inal judgments or decrees” that are rendered by a State’s highest court and adjudicate federal constitutional claims, and the Court of Appeals’ February 11 order falls
within that category.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreibhhdcymq4dbg2pzqxsntooytqznjfgrztweju4jb5kdbqpsy6okq@jpeg)
With nowhere else to turn, the applicants asked us to issue a stay, and we have jurisdiction to entertain their application. Title 28 U. S. C. §1257(a) gives us jurisdiction to review “[f]inal judgments or decrees” that are rendered by a State’s highest court and adjudicate federal constitutional claims, and the Court of Appeals’ February 11 order falls within that category.
1/9: In the New York redistricting case, Justice Alito's justification for why #SCOTUS even had *jurisdiction* to issue a stay is based upon a remarkably misleading portrayal of the state court proceedings.
I realize this is technical, but I wanted to write a short thread to explain the shadiness:
Non-politician Trump mimics politicians' classic tell when their prior statements have led to confusion www.politico.com/story/2009/0...
03.03.2026 15:12 — 👍 18 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Matt Walsh is having an absolute public meltdown today.
03.03.2026 00:20 — 👍 2819 🔁 422 💬 171 📌 207
Said-to-be-departing DOJ official downplays threats to judges, suggests "60 Minutes" missed the real story.
02.03.2026 13:19 — 👍 41 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 0
War! War! It’s the Department of War! Don’t be so afraid to say war, you beta cucks!
Is this a war?
No.
NEW: An FBI operative gone rogue fueled an epic ACLU lawsuit over post-9/11, federal government snooping at southern California mosques. Now, that operative has gone rogue again, roiling the case's second trip to #SCOTUS www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
01.03.2026 18:35 — 👍 39 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 0
Plaintiffs continue their outreach and report here on “the number of Plaintiffs who wish to travel independently to a U.S. port of entry or who wish to be flown from a third country to the United States for their court proceedings, understanding that in both scenarios they will be detained upon arrival.” ECF No. 247 at 7. There are nineteen (19) such Plaintiffs as of the date of this filing. Further details are submitted separately under seal, as ordered by the Court.
Incredible.
19 of the 137 Venezuelans whom Trump sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act, & who were swapped back to VZ & then escaped to 3d countries, seek to come back to the US to contest their Tren de Aragua designation—knowing they'll be detained (& God knows what else) by the Trump Admin.
This is why SNL should always be hosted by people who only got famous like 20 minutes ago. They know how to WORK and they COMMIT to the BIT.
01.03.2026 05:58 — 👍 282 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 1
JUST IN: Trump admin says tariff refund process will proceed but may take long time, opposes speeding up court process. DOJ doesn't say it plans to seek #SCOTUS rehearing, but suggests Congress may act although Trump said flatly last week he would not. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
28.02.2026 02:10 — 👍 72 🔁 49 💬 4 📌 3
NEW: Judges in MN challenge Bondi over her X posts featuring names and photos of people arrested for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement. One judge says Bondi "violated a court order" on sealing & undercut DOJ bid to protect agent identities www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
28.02.2026 00:32 — 👍 635 🔁 283 💬 39 📌 14we already know who was arrested bsky.app/profile/tayl...
27.02.2026 16:27 — 👍 25 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0Hasn't been argued yet
27.02.2026 18:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0JUST IN: #SCOTUS announces it is likely to release opinion(s) next Wednesday, March 4
27.02.2026 16:34 — 👍 32 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 1
DEVELOPING: Superseding indictment returned in Don Lemon Minnesota church protest case. Local press says more defendants added and arrested. Awaiting more details. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... Report: www.kare11.com/article/news...
27.02.2026 16:16 — 👍 340 🔁 147 💬 17 📌 10
NEW: Judge turns down bid to halt Trump's White House ballroom project. President falsely claims lawsuit 'thrown out,' but Judge Richard Leon (GWBush) gave preservationists a roadmap to renew litigation www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
26.02.2026 18:59 — 👍 76 🔁 25 💬 3 📌 3Ready to kiss Judge Richard Leon because, somehow, his latest ruling includes his hand-jotted notation AND is native PDF/searchable! ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
26.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0FLASH: Judge denies bid to block Trump construction of ballroom atop former site of White House's East Wing. But preservationists might have more traction if they amend their suit, says Judge Richard Leon (GWBush) ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
26.02.2026 17:26 — 👍 55 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 2
A planned change to Amazon means that if people buy items on your wishlist, it could expose your address. Definitely a threat to people who have public wishlists.
www.404media.co/amazon-wishl...
New: the government just made it harder to see what spy tech it buys. This includes ICE, the FBI, essentially any agency. Why? Because they decided to retire the perfectly good system for searching contracts and replaced it with one that fucking sucks
www.404media.co/the-governme...
I was just thinking yesterday that it's been a minute since the last #SCOTUS emergency application from DOJ.
(This is number 33, for those scoring at home...)
JUST IN: 9th Circuit green lights Trump's attempt to strip some federal workers of union recognition on national security grounds. Judges Bress (Trump)/Bade (Trump)/Owens (Obama). Owens concurs but says case could turn out differently when fully litigated cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
26.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 23 🔁 19 💬 4 📌 0
JUST IN: SCOTUS again postpones consideration of Trump bid to overturn $5 million verdict E. Jean Carroll won for sexual abuse/defamation. Trump petition was set for justices' private conference tomorrow but, again, scratched. No reason given. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
26.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 390 🔁 155 💬 40 📌 12
JUST IN: Another #SCOTUS emergency appeal from Trump admin. This one seeks to lift a block a judge in SDNY put on Noem's move to end temporary protected status for Syria. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
26.02.2026 14:54 — 👍 64 🔁 40 💬 2 📌 5
Kudos to NPR for mentioning in lead-in to this interview the indictment of Bolton for mishandling classified info, as well as Bolton's denial of those charges. Seen a number of op-eds elsewhere that didnt mentioned those facts
www.npr.org/2026/02/26/n...
CO AG candidate highlights #SCOTUS win in private prison case filed over 11 years ago
26.02.2026 12:50 — 👍 37 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0