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Bonus 192: The Court vs. the Circuit Justice
Tuesday's ruling in the SNAP case appears to be the second example in seven months (and for quite some before that) of the full Supreme Court taking an…
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Steve Vladeck
192. "One First" Turns Three!
A look back on the first three years of "One First"; a note of gratitude; and some thoughts on what's next for the newsletter
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Karen Vladeck
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191. Taking Stock After a Wild Week
It's getting increasingly difficult to keep tabs on even the Supreme Court-related (and Court-adjacent) news. Today's issue looks at where things stand…
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Steve Vladeck
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
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Steve Vladeck
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
The Supreme Court's latest grant of emergency relief to the Trump administration illustrates in technicolor the direct (and ugly) consequences of the…
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Steve Vladeck
188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"
There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and…
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Steve Vladeck
Bonus 187: Previewing the Tariffs Cases
The Solicitor General's substantive defenses of President Trump's tariffs are remarkably weak, but there's still a reason why *these* were the first…
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Steve Vladeck
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