Lawrence Hurley

Of note: The Trump administration's lawyer conceded that if the court rules against CO that would also stop states from banning talk therapy focused on encouraging youths to embrace their gender identity or sexual orientation, an issue Justice Kagan appeared eager to nail down.

I don't quite understand Bondi's outrage here. She has made it very clear that her role as AG is to carry out the Trump agenda, including in the law enforcement space.

Does this recent trend of Republicans being really belligerent in congressional hearings all flow from the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation, or is there more to it than that?

Supreme Court skeptical of state bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids The court heard arguments in a case brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, who argues that the state's ban violates her First Amendment rights.

NEWS: Supreme Court looks likely to back a conservative challenge to Colorado law that bans conversion therapy in a case that will have national implications:
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Supreme Court weighs challenge to bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, argues that the state's ban violates her rights under the Constitution's First Amendment.

Today at the the Supreme Court:
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District Court, Circuit Court, Supreme Court

Assistant Attorney General Office of Legal Counsel

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Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

Head of OLC is a former Alito clerk
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Texas once feared a phantom federal occupation. Now Gov. Abbott’s troops are helping carry it out under Trump. And Houston may be next, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board. bit.ly/48Q3D5C

Nonsense

As justices confront harassment, death threats and an assassination attempt, Barrett declares "I'm not afraid" In an interview with CBS News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of the Supreme Court's emergency orders in the Trump cases, "This isn't the final decision."

I'm a bit confused by Barrett's reasoning here. The will of an elected body (Congress) was that the president shouldn't be able to fire members of independent agencies without cause. Should that be a factor when considering irreparable harm?
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AI in action again:
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Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88 The author of 18 ‘bonkbuster’ novels including Riders, Rivals and Bella has died following a fall

RIP. When I worked at the Citizen newspaper in Gloucester, it seemed like Jilly Cooper was on speed-dial for whenever we needed a local celeb to weigh in on something in the news.
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This Judicial Complaint Could Have Been An Email But it would still be missing the attachment.

Remember that judicial complaint against Judge Boasberg with the mystery Attachment A?

Turns out it was never there!

with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social

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It seems like a dumb question. If someone thought it was going to be really bad and they think it is really bad, then that would count as Trump doing as expected.

Supreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

NEWS: Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's challenge to her criminal convictions:
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Ten years and five months apart

The new Supreme Court term starts today, meaning that -- in a novel twist -- the justices will hear oral arguments in some cases before they issue rulings that actually explain what they are doing.

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

NEW: Judge Immergut's says Trump's assessment of "war-ravaged" Portland was not made in "good faith" Even under a legal standard that gives the president "great deference," she said, there's no basis for "ignoring the facts on the ground."

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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Stephen Miller again lashes out at the judiciary, suggesting federal judges are aiding and abetting domestic terrorism:

fwiw, Alito said this yesterday:

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Amazing quote:
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No.

Alito made his comment at an academic conference as an aside before launching into his often-repeated criticism of the Obergefell ruling, in which he dissented.

Justice Samuel Alito says he is not calling for same-sex marriage ruling to be overturned An appeal currently pending at the court is asking for the landmark decision, in which the conservative justice dissented, to be cast aside.

NEWS: Conservative Justice Samuel Alito said today he is not seeking to overturn the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling.

There is currently an appeal pending asking the court to do exactly that.

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Sophie Roske, who pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Justice Kavanaugh, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison, per @nbcnews.com.