Judiciary
Anti-ICE federal judges | Power Line
Bill Melugin of Fox News reports, NEW: @FoxNews has learned that Patrick J. Schiltz, the Minnesota federal judge who is threatening to hold ICE Director Todd Lyons in contempt of court & is ordering him to appear in court…
Lawfare and habeas corpus | Power Line
Perhaps the most successful front of the resistance against ICE in Minnesota has been inside federal courthouses in the state. As quickly as ICE agents can take illegal aliens off the streets in Minnesota, lawyers run to…
Minnesota revolution in the courtroom
I hope that everyone understands that what is going on in Minnesota is not just a spicier example of politics as usual. The underlying issues of the present situation are ones of kind, and not degree. I had time this morning…
DOJ appeals anti-ICE ruling | Power Line
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is appealing a federal district court decision that seeks to handcuff ICE operations in Minnesota. The decision was issued Friday by Judge Kate Menendez, a Biden appointee. Scott posted…
State of MN v. USA [Updated With Opinion by John]
That’s not exactly how the case is captioned, but the State of Minnesota, and the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, have sued the federal government, asking for the removal of ICE agents from the state, or something. The…
Justice Sotomayor Authors First Opinion of Supreme Court’s October 2025 Term
This morning the Supreme Court issued its first decision of the October 2025 term in an argued case. Contrary to widespread speculation, today's decision was was not in Learning Resources v. Trump (the challenge to the…
Judge “Displayed Poor Judgment by Wearing His Elvis Presley Costume … During Court Proceedings on or Around Halloween”
The Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal, and Discipline of Judges charged Judge Matthew Thornhill with committing misconduct: That Respondent engaged in a course of conduct in which he failed to maintain order and…
Missouri Judge Removed from Bench for In-Court Political Activity
The Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal, and Discipline of Judges charged Judge Matthew Thornhill with misconduct:That such conduct is violative of Supreme Court Rule 2-1.2, requiring a judge to promote confidence in…
Does the Supreme Court Favor the Rich?
Today's New York Times reports on a new study by three economists purporting to show that the Supreme Court's decisions are increasingly tilted toward the interests of the rich, and suggesting that this may play a…
3 areas where courts resisted Trump’s attempts to avoid judicial review in 2025
In December, CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss provoked internal and external criticism by postponing a 60 Minutes segment about President Donald Trump's deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members to Centro de…
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