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YouTube video by Bloomberg Live David Ellison Lays Out Paramount Skydance Vision

"We're an entertainment company first. And we have the viewpoint of 'If you're breathing, you're our audience.'" -David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance at Bloomberg Screentime Conf.

Conversion Therapy Ban Case Tests Traditional State Police Power A therapist’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on treatment the state says harms LGBTQ+ youths may seem like just the next battle in the culture wars, but the case presents the US Supreme Court with an opp...

"The case presents the US Supreme Court with an opportunity to reexamine the lines between a state’s regulatory authority and the First Amendment." news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...

Trump’s Trans Athlete Stance Clashes With States’ Rights Claim The Trump administration’s position that federal antidiscrimination law bars transgender women and girls from female sports teams has sparked legal fights with states that allow students on teams that...

States are pushing back on Trump admin’s position that federal antidiscrimination law bars transgender women and girls from female sports teams.

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Treasury’s Bessent Names Social Security Chief as CEO of IRS (1) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today that Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, will be the CEO of the IRS.

The IRS has had seven different commissioners or acting commissioners since January (Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is Acting Commissioner rn). Now it has a new position: CEO. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-tax-re...

YouTube video by Bloomberg Law Trump's Executive Orders: How Much Legal Authority Do They Have?

How much power does President Trump's executive order declaring Antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" hold? Consult the pyramid of power in this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/uROGDDnQo8g?...

DOJ Rethinks Reorganization Tied to Gender-Affirming Care Probes The Justice Department’s civil division is retaining criminal authority on healthcare statutes being used to probe children’s hospitals on gender-affirming care, backtracking from an April plan to tra...

"The civil branch has been subpoenaing hospitals nationwide for vast patient and employee data on youth gender care services, in one instance causing a federal judge to block the demand for records by finding DOJ was “motivated only by bad faith.'"

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Trump Must Face State-Led Challenge to Elections Executive Order Federal officials failed to escape a lawsuit brought by Democrat-led states challenging provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, including his directive to require proof of...

"Federal officials failed to escape a lawsuit brought by Democrat-led states challenging provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, including his directive to require proof of citizenship to register to vote." @bloomberglaw.com

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Prosecutors Work Overnight in Trump-Directed DC Anti-Crime Surge Federal prosecutors at the Washington US attorney’s office have been required to work overnight shifts and pushed to charge more cases during a Justice Department law enforcement surge.

Prosecutors working overnight in DC: "Four assistant US attorneys, a supervisor, and paralegal have had to be on call starting at 5:30pm every night for a 24-hour shift to handle the influx of arrests stemming from federal agent patrols that began last month." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Justice Sotomayor Looks For The Good In Her SCOTUS Colleagues Despite Their Grave Differences

Some interesting context here about how the emergency docket at SCOTUS works from Justice Sonia Sotomayor:
"The emergency docket is just sort of a weigh station [...] It's not the final end of the case." WATCH: @colbertlateshow.bsky.social youtu.be/xKSzq4keAx8?...

Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown

In June DC prosecutors wanted a judge to keep a search warrant secret:

“Blind deference to the government?” [Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui] wrote. “That is no longer a thing. Trust that has been earned over generations has been lost in weeks.”

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“He was the sixth IRS leader since the start of the year.”

Supreme Court Upholds Curbs on Care for Transgender Minors (3) A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh bl...

"A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh blow to LGBTQ rights."

Loper Bright: How a Little Boat Made Big Waves by UnCommon Law Inside Loper Bright: How Fishermen and Conservative Groups Shaped a Supreme Court Ruling and Redefined Regulatory Power

I am certainly not a lawyer. But, I did get to play a fictitious lawyer in a fictitious courtroom making fictitious arguments on a very real award-winning legal podcast called UnCommon Law for @bloomberglaw.com about the Loper Bright case. Take a listen here: megaphone.link/BL2917456147

Law Firms Thread Needle on Trump Pledges With Minimal Change Nine big law firms that promised President Donald Trump $940 million in free legal services are changing little to meet their commitments, a strategy enabled by the deals’ vagueness and judges strikin...

"The agreements lack deadlines, definitions or processes, giving firms wide latitude in interpreting them. Firm leaders realize the president has less leverage to punish them for how they follow the deals after three judges struck down Trump orders."
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I’ve ridden said train and I wish there were at least some disco playing.

Judicious, of course.

I got a little gassed last week running two 5k races on little training. But the good news is I got to race against a bunch of fancy lawyers, judges, journalists, politicians and SCOTUS Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. A very fun way to explore DC.

Trans student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first Marcy Rheintgen, 20, faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge punishable by up to 60 days in jail and is due to appear in court in May.

“If I’m a criminal, it’s going to be so hard for me to live a normal life, all because I washed my hands. Like, that’s so insane.”

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YouTube video by Bloomberg Law Donald Trump & MAGA Target Transgender Rights: Culture Wars, Executive Orders, and Bathroom Bills

SCOTUS said it would allow the Trump admin to discharge 1000s of transgender service members. The discharge was from an EO saying armed forces must prioritize military excellence and readiness. For more on the state of transgender rights check out this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...

Puppy rescue day at the office is absolutely as wonderful as you think it might be.

YouTube video by Bloomberg Law How Republicans Can Muscle Through Trump’s Agenda Without Compromise

How will GOP pass their agenda? Compromise with Dems? Maybe. But GOP led Congress will most likely use the brute force method of budget reconciliation.

Here is a guide to that *rollercoaster of a process from @bgov.com and @bloomberglaw.com.

*Rollercoaster featured in video.

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YouTube video by Bloomberg Law Transgender Rights Under Trump: Policy Battles and Legal Fights

The team here at @bloomberglaw.com & @bgov.com is out with a new vid on the state of transgender rights. It’s a survey of reporters covering the rights from different beats. Watch! youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...

Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, naturally.

She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex. The Daily · Episode

The production on this episode of The Daily is incredible. The story has so many great twists and deep analysis. Worth. Every. Second. open.spotify.com/episode/09YM...

A Political History of Country Music | On the Media | WNYC Studios Although country music is now synonymous with the Republican Party, it wasn't always so.

As it’s rumored that more country music is headed for the Kennedy Center under President Trump’s directive, I am reminded of this @onthemedia.bsky.social piece about the evolution of country among the right and left. Listen: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

*Legal comedy maybe. They should have given an Oscar to Joan Cusack for almost anything but especially for her nominated performance in “In & Out.”

“But you got in the shower?”

Damn, Ted’s Bulletin is scrambling my pocket book.

If you learn anything from the first episode of White Lotus S3 let it be: Call reporters back.

I was kinda glad the Dad in Parker Posey’s family disobeyed the White Lotus’ rule to hand over their phones and tablets for the week. I felt a lot of relief for that fake WSJ reporter.