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NEWS: Several Senior Republicans Just Told The Supreme Court That Trump's Asylum Ban Is Illegal buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg… #SCOTUS
Former FBI and CIA director William Webster and former acting attorneys general Peter Keisler and Stuart Gerson are joined by Ray LaHood, Christie Todd Whitman, and Chris Shays, as well as Carter Phillips, on the brief, written by Richard Bernstein. buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
The ACLU, which brought the challenge, also filed its opposition to DOJ's stay request today, which is also included in the story —> buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Incidentally, Peter Keisler, who signed on to the amicus brief opposing Trump's asylum ban (buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…), was the person who became acting AG b/c of this OLC opinion that we've all read in light of Whitaker: justice.gov/file/451576/do…
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#SCOTUS, Jan. 7, 2019.
Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg is not at #SCOTUS today for arguments, the public information office announced, but will be participating in the cases on review of the filings and transcripts from today’s arguments.
Here are this morning's orders from #SCOTUS: supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…
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Before the night ends, I wanted to thank three Broadway shows that closed today for the incredible stories — and backstories — they brought to the stage and the larger world: Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, Once on This Island, and Head Over Heels. Thank you, all. 😊
I am a ridiculously privileged, white cis gay man who gets to see a ton of theater — in part, though, because I’ve prioritized that. I don’t drink, I don’t do much in terms of expensive travel, but I love theater, so that’s where I spend a good deal of my free time and money.
So, when you see me going off to shows, please understand that this is something I care about. I think it’s important, and I love being able to support the incredible people out there doing such amazing work. 💜 Keep it up.
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WALKING HOME. SORRY I AM LATE. #GoldenbGlobes
OK. I’m home. Just in time to see Gaga/Cooper. (I’m not sure I’m in the mood for this tonight, so, I might not be tweeting a lot.)
I’d be totally happy just rewatching The Favourite tonight, tho.
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New: This morning the DC Circuit vacated an injunction that had blocked the Trump admin's ban on transgender military service — this doesn't change the status quo, since injunctions issued by other courts still stand, but it's still noteworthy assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5674…
This is the first win for the administration in litigation over the transgender military service policy — judges in DC, WA, and CA issued injunctions. The cases went up on appeal, but DOJ then petitioned SCOTUS before the circuits ruled, which was unusual: buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
SCOTUS hasn't weighed in yet, and now in the meantime the DC Circuit has issued a ruling. It's a per curiam judgment, and not "published," which means it's not precedent for the circuit and no one judge on the panel is the named author, it's just on behalf of the court
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📌Ming’sWokSays:”Do not be surprised when you learn Trump specifically authorized/directed Flynn to commit treason w/ Russia.”

📌EG:”Trump hired an unregistered agent of a dictator to run our NATIONAL SECURITY. Trump must be impeached, and the GOP held to account.”
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There's never been a scandal of this level in U.S. military history.”

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Yet another federal judge, this time in Maryland, has rejected the Trump administration's effort to get litigation challenging a citizenship question in the 2020 Census tossed out — motion to dismiss denied
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Judge: "Plaintiffs state a plausible claim that Defendants’ decision to reintroduce the citizenship question on the 2020 Census was motivated by discriminatory animus and will result in an adverse effect on immigrants of color" assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5032…
This are multiple lawsuits out there challenging the citizenship Q on the 2020 Census, this is one of three (that I'm aware of) filed in Maryland alone. A trial in SDNY began this week after #SCOTUS declined to stop it from happening buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
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Day three of Brett Kavanaugh's #SCOTUS confirmation hearing is set to begin in about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, protesters have taken over Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley's office
Here's Kavanaugh coming in. Grassely has gaveled in to start the hearing, and begins by addressing the controversy over the public release of confidential documents, saying Dems "only have themselves to blame if they didn't get the documents they wanted"
Grassley said that in order to accomodate last-minute requests to release committee confidential documents, they're working with the Justice Dept. to get those out. Grassley says that before the day is over, members will have the docs they want to ask Qs
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh's #SCOTUS hearings kick off this morning. Dems are furious at the number of docs being withheld re: his time in the White House under W. Bush. Republicans are defending the extent of disclosures. @chrisgeidner has been on it -->
The Kavanaugh hearing just got started and there's already chaos. Dems are interrupting Grassley as he starts to read his opening statement to protest the latest production of docs right before the hearing. Blumenthal is moving to adjourn. Grassley says they will proceed.
It began with Sen. Harris jumping in as soon as Grassley began, to say they had not been given the opportunity to review documents. Sen. Blumenthal pressed to adjourn. Now Sen. Booker is calling for time to debate the process.
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#SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh says the White House first called him hours after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he was stepping down. That and more in Kavanaugh's newly released Senate questionnaire buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Kavanaugh membership as an undergrad in Yale's Truth and Courage Society isn't listed in his Senate questionnaire, which only asks for memberships since he started law school (it was in his DC Circuit questionnaire). Previously from @mollyhc on this: buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyh…
@mollyhc Since becoming a judge in 2006, Kavanaugh's newer memberships included coaching youth basketball teams, volunteering with Catholic Charities, and joining the John Carroll Society (for Catholic professionals) and the Lawyers Club of Washington
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