Statutory Interpretation
Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate
The Supreme Court yesterday declined to let President Donald Trump deploy federalized National Guard members in the Chicago area to protect immigration agents and facilities from protests that have sometimes turned violent.…
What If Congress Limited Birthright Citizenship and Nobody Noticed?
One of President Trump's first actions in his second term was an Executive Order purporting to limit birthright citizenship to the children of citizens and permanent residents. The Supreme Court will consider the…
Trump tries to cut Congress out of U.S. attorney appointments
Alina Habba said she was the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi agreed. All three were wrong, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled this week. That…
Judge dismisses Comey indictment, says Trump appointment was illegal
On September 20, President Donald Trump announced that he had picked Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump defense lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, to replace Erik Siebert as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern…
Trump’s economic fallacies are legally relevant in his tariff case
In April, President Donald Trump announced stiff tariffs on goods from nearly every country on the planet, saying they were necessary to "deal with" a "national emergency" involving an "unusual and…
Trump could use the Insurrection Act to avoid legal challenges to troop deployments
On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, saying there was "no credible evidence" that conditions there met the terms of…
9th Circuit overturns Montana man’s conviction for holding shotgun on sidewalk outside his home
A couple of years ago, Gabriel Metcalf was charged with a federal felony because he stepped onto the sidewalk in front of his house in Billings, Montana, while holding a shotgun. Metcalf, who had armed himself because of a…
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