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chrisgeidner, 5 months ago to random

"What do you want me to say about slavery?" should be the end of Nikki Haley's political career.

chrisgeidner, 9 months ago to random

HUGE: "DeSantis has rendered 3.3 million Floridians without their elected choice of prosecutor. That means that more than 15% of the people of the state of Florida have had one of their elections nullified unilaterally by the governor."

Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/ron-desantis-is-running-for-president

chrisgeidner, 3 months ago to random

Nex Benedict's death in Oklahoma is a story of the hate that has been unleashed in recent years. Following ongoing bullying because they were nonbinary, Nex was severely injured in a fight at school on Feb. 7 and died a day later. This story, and their life, matters. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nex-benedict-dead-oklahoma-b2499332.html

chrisgeidner, 8 months ago to random

BREAKING: After trial, federal judge declares Texas's anti-drag law, SB12, unconstitutional and issues a permanent injunction barring — through AG Paxton — all state officials from enforcing it. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 5 months ago to random

BREAKING: The Colorado Supreme Court holds, 4-3, that Trump "is disqualified" to be president under the Fourteenth Amendment, and "it would be a wrongful act" for him to be listed on the Colorado presidential primary ballot. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 7 months ago to random

BREAKING: On a 2-1 vote, the 11th Circuit DENIES Florida’s request that it be allowed to enforce its anti-drag law against everyone in the state except the plaintiffs during the appeal.

tl;dr: The law remains wholly blocked.

Background at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/florida-anti-drag-law-likely-unconstitutional

chrisgeidner, 2 months ago to random

Trump will get nearly every break the system can give him because he is an elite with money (if a questioned amount) and power (if a questioned amount). Each time you see a result like this for him, know that many others do not and cannot get this treatment. https://eddsa.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/public/2024_01134_PEOPLE_OF_THE_STATE_OF_v_PEOPLE_OF_THE_STATE_OF_ORDER_21.pdf

chrisgeidner, 4 months ago to random

The anti-transgender bill passed by the Utah House today is so expansive in its criminal bathroom ban that lawmakers had to make clear how cisgender people can defend themselves against criminal charges under the bill. https://www.lawdork.com/p/utah-house-passes-invasive-bathroom-ban

chrisgeidner, 4 months ago to random

BREAKING: The Supreme Court lets a lower-court ruling stand siding with a transgender student challenging an anti-trans bathroom policy. The justices denied the school district’s request to hear an appeal. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 6 months ago to random

BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES Florida's request to let it enforce its anti-drag law during its appeal. Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have granted the state's request, to allow enforcement against non-parties during the appeal. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 11 months ago to random

BREAKING: Federal judge rules Florida is barred from enforcing the state's new anti-drag law (SB 1438), granting a preliminary injunction in the case brought by Hamburger Mary's. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 4 months ago to random

BREAKING: Supreme Court, on 5-4 vote, grants DOJ request to enforce immigration policy over Texas decisions to install razor wire fencing along the border. The 5th Circuit had sided with Texas. The Chief Justice and Justice Barrett joined the three Dem appointees.

chrisgeidner, 4 months ago to random

Alabama is trying to experiment on Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday. They want to kill him with nitrogen gas, something that has never been done before in an execution. Thus far, no courts are willing to stop them from trying.

Here's my full report at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/alabama-nitrogen-execution-challenges-smith

chrisgeidner, 11 months ago to random

BREAKING: Federal court rules against Florida's administrative and regulatory bans on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming medical care for minors (puberty blockers and hormones) following a trial. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.443916/gov.uscourts.flnd.443916.246.0.pdf

defendants from applying the professional standards that would apply to use of the same substances to treat patients with other medical conditions. 3. This injunction binds the defendants and their officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys—and others in active concert or participation with any of them—who receive actual notice of this injunction by personal service or otherwise. 4. The clerk must enter judgment and close the file. 5. Jurisdiction is retained to award costs and attorney’s fees. SO ORDERED on June 21, 2023. s/Robert L. Hinkle United States District Judge

chrisgeidner, 7 months ago to random

In less than two weeks, the Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments over whether the Second Amendment makes it unconstitutional for the federal government to pass a law banning people under a domestic-violence restraining order from having a gun.

chrisgeidner, 5 months ago to random

BREAKING: SCOTUS grants expedited review of Special Counsel’s petition filed earlier today seeking immediate review of Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim and related constitutional claims. Trump’s response is due by 4p Dec. 20. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 8 months ago to random

BREAKING: After Alabama's legislature refused to create a congressional map with two majority-Black districts following SCOTUS ruling, a federal court today blocks Alabama from using its new, one majority-Black congressional district map and directs Special Master to make a map.

Based on the evidence before us, including testimony from the Legislators, we have no reason to believe that allowing the Legislature still another opportunity to draw yet another map will yield a map that includes an additional opportunity district. Moreover, counsel for the State has informed the Court that, even if the Court were to grant the Legislature yet another opportunity to draw a map, it would be practically impossible for the Legislature to reconvene and do so in advance of the 2024 election cycle. Accordingly, the Special Master and cartographer are DIRECTED to commence work forthwith on a remedial map. Instructions shall follow by separate order.

chrisgeidner, 9 months ago to random

BREAKING: A three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit allows enforcement of Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors — reversing a trial court's injunction. The appeals court panel was all Trump appointees. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

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chrisgeidner, 1 month ago to random

BREAKING: SpaceX LOSES its attempt to prevent the transfer of its challenge to an NLRB proceeding out of Texas.

On an 8-8 vote, with Judge Ho not participating, the full Fifth Circuit DENIES SpaceX's request for en banc review of a decision allowing transfer to C.D. Cal.

chrisgeidner, 4 days ago to random

BREAKING: Sens. Durbin, Whitehouse request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over Alito ethics scandal, call for Alito’s recusal in Jan. 6 cases. https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-23-Letter-to-CJ-Roberts.pdf

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chrisgeidner, 4 months ago to random

The effort to end Chevron “is an unworkable power grab that would upend federal administrative law — pushing power to the courts now that conservatives and business interests believe they are most likely to regularly find support from that branch.” https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-chevron-deference-arguments

chrisgeidner, 1 month ago to random

"Chief Justice John Roberts displayed a alarming lack of humanity throughout the arguments on Monday, strongly fighting the idea that being homeless could ever be a status because a person can get a home at any point." https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-grants-pass-homelessness-arguments

chrisgeidner, 9 days ago to random

Justice Sam Alito, who has considered cases over anti-trans laws this year, may have participated in an anti-trans boycott last August.

New tonight, exclusively at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/alito-bud-light-stock-sale-anti-trans-boycott

chrisgeidner, 3 days ago to random

Saturday's Washington Post report raises many questions — several relating to the fact that the Post, at least passively, made the decision not to reveal the (first) Alito flag story many times since 2021. https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

chrisgeidner, 16 hours ago to random

OK. A lot happened over the long weekend, if you were blessedly off with a job of beach or something similar.

First up, The Washington Post acknowledged that it knew about the (first) Alito flag story since Jan 2021, and I had some questions. https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington