Judiciary
Lawfare update | Power Line
From the New York Post, Appeals court blocks order demanding Border Patrol provide daily updates on Chicago immigration enforcement operations. I wrote about this case earlier. A federal district judge based in Chicago had…
Lawfare will continue until morale improves
From ABC News, Border Patrol chief ordered to meet with judge daily on Chicago immigration crackdown. We now have a federal district judge micromanaging the day-to-day operations of an executive branch agency. Apparently, she…
Maryland Man in limbo | Power Line
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia could be winging his way to Liberia by the end of the week, or perhaps not. From the Associated Press (AP), Judge seeks assurances that Abrego Garcia won’t be deported to Liberia in violation of…
Listening to Justice Barrett
I reviewed Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and the Constitution for Civitas Outlook. My bottom line: the book is a worthwhile contribution to the shelf of books by sitting…
Judicial insurrection | Power Line
From Newsweek, ICE agents can be arrested over unlawful actions, Chicago judge rules. To be clear, the judge in question is a federal district judge, not a local one. A federal court in Chicago has ordered sweeping new limits…
Misplaced modifer
From the U.K. Guardian, ‘Rogue president’: growing number of US judges push back against Trump. The adjective “rogue” is modifying the wrong noun in the above sentence. The Guardian‘s point, to the extent…
Appeals court backs Trump | Power Line
From The Oregonian, Appeals court sides with Trump on troop deployment to Portland. Details, A federal appellate court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain federal control over the Oregon National Guard and…
Still the Stare Decisis Court (At Least For Now)
The Roberts Court has attracted headlines overturning longstanding and high-profile precedents, including Roe v. Wade and Chevron v. NRDC. This term, the Court appears poised to topple another, Humphrey's Executor, if…
SCOTUS keeps issuing emergency orders in Trump’s favor
The New York Times published a big story over the past weekend featuring anonymous quotes from multiple federal judges who are worried about how the U.S. Supreme Court is seemingly going out of its way to grant emergency…
Trump’s art of the deal for peace in the Middle East
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch celebrate the release of over 2,000 hostages, political prisoners, and detainees, while considering whether President Donald Trump's…
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