David Duvall

We're on the Unfuck Stage of Trump's Abuse of Power - emptywheel The Supreme Court hearing on tariffs increases my optimism that at least five Justices will reverse the tariffs. A more interesting moment of the hearing, though, came when Amy Coney Barrett asked how...

I shared my thoughts on my predates-Substack-by-13-years own site!

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Here's the transcript of today's tariff hearing in SCOTUS.

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Holy shit. Reading the transcript, Sauer sounds about 10X more batshit that he did listening live.

FWIW, I said ... I don't know, 6 days ago, I thought we were within two days or two months of Trump's people starting being held in contempt.

I was thinking Bovino in the very short term.

I stand by that.

Video: Armed agents drive off with child after detaining her father Federal immigration agents detained a man in Cypress Park whose toddler was strapped into the back seat of his vehicle. Two agents toting weapons climbed into his car and drove off, video showed.

Yup, that's here.

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@emptywheel.bsky.social on Nicole Jacob Soboroff showed a video texted 2 him by Newsom of a detention of a US citizen father pulled from vehicle & taken away WHILE his toddler was in back seat & armed masked dt troops got in the car & drove the child in the car away from the father dt's AMERICA 2025

A text, dated Sun, Oct 5, at 4:03 PM They read: Cool. I'm up for another round of "fuck around and find out." there's a redacted response Lmao

This is what the CBP agent who shot Miramar Martinez on October 4 texted the next day.

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In addition, based on my review of the grand jury proceedings in United States v. Corney and United States v. James, I hereby exercise the authority vested in the Attorney General by law, including 28 U.S.C. § 509, 510, and 515, to ratify Ms. Halligan’s actions before the grand jury and her signature on the indictments by the grand jury in each case.

But that means Pam Bondi's ratification of Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer's actions could not have reviewed her actions at all.

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The government files this notice of compliance with the Court’s Order at Docket Entry 148. The Court had previously Ordered the government to provide, for in camera review, all documents relating to the indictment signer's participation in the grand jury proceedings, along with complete grand jury transcripts. [DE 95]. In response, the government provided the transcript of the Grand Jury proceedings that was previously provided to the government by the transcription service. The Court’s subsequent Order at Docket Entry 148 additionally requested the recording from the Grand Jury presentation. Upon receiving this order, the government immediately contacted the transcription service and requested the complete recording. Further, the government requested that the transcription service transcribe the entire recording, which had not been done previously. This new transcript was provided to the government on November 5, 2025. The above items have now been provided to the Court in compliance with the Court’s Orders.

In a filing saying he had/will comply with Judge Currie's office, Loaner AUSA describes that the parts Currie wanted -- the parts where Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer spoke -- had not previously been transcribed.

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I had a substantive post on Comey started while listening to John Sauer but I can't write it bc other mini-scandals on the same case. keep coming up.

And I want to make a very important distinction here. We don't contend that what's being exercised here is the power to tax. It's the power to regulate foreign commerce. These are regulatory tariffs. They are not revenue-raising tariffs. The fact that they raise revenue is only incidental. The tariffs would be most effective, so to speak, if no -- no -- no person ever paid them. They -- they achieve their goals if they -- and so forth.

Everyone has already commented on this, but SG Sauer can say this all he likes, but it is self-evidently not what the President thinks or says, and I do not understand why courts have to pretend Trump's statements have to ignored like the embarassing uncle at Thanksgiving. /4

Say @mollyroberts.bsky.social?

Am I right that so far DOJ has paid for 40 lunches for the jury in their bid to convict sandwich guy?

Note: I stand corrected.

The COURT, which has run out of money to pay staff, had to pay for 40 lunches so far.

Tyler Lemons Narcs out Pam Bondi: She Couldn't Have Ratified Lindsey Halligan's Actions - emptywheel According to a new filing from Loaner AUSA Tyler Lemons, Pam Bondi couldn't have ratified the things Lindsey Halligan did in the Jim Comey grand jury on September 25, because the only transcript that ...

Tyler Lemons Narcs out Pam Bondi: She COULDN'T Have Ratified Lindsey Halligan's Actions

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Marcy has a point. ⚖️🤨

Little man Johnson tells big lies 👇

His work with the war on weak shower sprays was magnificent

Truly inspiring stuff

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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Fortunately, there's no big holidays in November. Or anything... 🤔

This is remarkable.

EVERY COUNTY in Virginia, which is blurple, went blue. Wow.

Not a communist. Indeed, after the Intel thing, Donnie is more of a communist.

They lose their minds when we accurately call them fascists, but they sling inaccurate crap all the time, no pushback.

📢 FRIDAY, Nov.7th, 9am come join @refusefascism.bsky.social in DC at SCOTUS.

‼️TRUMP MUST GO‼️
#Pinks

More info⬇️

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I, too, am going to go enjoy the weather (and possibly some soup). With you again tomorrow!

Courts & Litigation Criminal Justice & the Rule of Law The Situation: Where's the Lie? Benjamin Wittes, Anna Bower Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 4:20 PM Share On: f X in & G B The government's response to James Comey's vindictive prosecution raises one very big and important question.

NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”

@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️

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Lettuce pray for the defendant, who is in quite a pickle

Release the Epstein Files 🤬

ICE Needs To Be Reined In Immediately….

BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot a Chicago woman five times and then fled to Maine in the ICE vehicle now has a WARRANT out for his arrest for the incident. He is facing up to 20 years in prison. 👏 GOOD. But he should get locked away for life.