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244. The End of the Alien Enemies Act Litigation?
Portrayed by some as a “win” for President Trump, the Fifth Circuit’s dismissal of the key Alien Enemies Act appeal drives home how much the government…
Aug 17
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Bonus 243: A Vacation-Inspired "Top Ten" List
Have you ever wondered about which of this newsletter's posts have drawn the widest readership? Well, even if you haven't, here's a list of the top ten…
Aug 13
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243. Birthright Citizenship, Redux
President Trump's new attempt to cabin birthright citizenship is a lot narrower than the one the Supreme Court struck down in June. Its key provisions…
Aug 10
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Bonus 242: How Quickly They Forget...
Every procedural complaint about today's judges describes something that was *worse* during the Biden administration—when the critics said nothing and…
Aug 6
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242. The "Independent Court" Narrative
Efforts to defend the Supreme Court *because* of its independence from President Trump miss both the real-world impacts of its recent behavior and the…
Aug 3
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Bonus 241: The Mail-In Voting Applications
What the Supreme Court was asked to do on Monday is narrower than much of the coverage suggests, and a grant of relief would be far less significant…
Jul 30
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240. The Rise and Fall of the Alien Tort Statute
It wasn't the most important or visible ruling of the term, but the Court's evisceration of the Alien Tort Statute struck a significant (and…
Jul 27
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Bonus 239: The Fifth Circuit's "Precedential Stay" in Sosnava Rodriguez
The New Orleans-based court of appeals once again did the Trump administration's bidding on immigration detention—this time through an unexplained…
Jul 23
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