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Four years ago this weekend, I published this blockbuster report: Nancy Reagan Turned Down Rock Hudson's Plea For Help Nine Weeks Before He Died buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
“Mrs. Reagan ... did not feel this was something the White House should get into ...” buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
As the world found out during that summer of 1985 that Rock Hudson was gay and had been diagnosed with AIDS, this happened behind the scenes. buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
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In the 5th Circuit today, Judge James Ho wrote a concurring opinion to his own majority opinion in order to opine (unnecessarily to the ruling) on why he thinks LGBT people should not be protected by existing federal sex discrimination bans. documentcloud.org/documents/5729…
Ho, a Trump appointee to the 5th Circuit, has been on the appeals court bench for just over 13 months. In the majority opinion, which resolves the case on other grounds, Ho wrote about a 5th Circuit opinion from 1979, which he insists is still good precedent in the circuit.
Judge Patrick Higginbotham, a Reagan appointee to the 5th Circuit, wrote separately to note — albeit without ~quite~ saying it — how ridiculous that is.
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Another filing from Mueller's office at the DC Circuit in the mystery grand jury case. It's sealed, so we have no clue what it's about. (Here's Tuesday's thread: )
Tonight, @rcfp filed a reply responding to the government's response (which we have not seen) to RCFP's motion to unseal the DC Circuit proceedings of the mystery grand jury case involving the foreign country-owned company.
Notably, in tonight's filing, @rcfp argues the name of the corporation/country should be made public: "Where, as here, a grand jury witness subjected to contempt proceedings does not object to the disclosure of its identity to the public, that information should not be sealed."
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So, not clear what this is or if it is in any way related to Cohen's postposed testimony.
That said, "SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault." ... is clearly one of the hottest docket entries. #appellatetwitter #lawdork
SEALED DOCUMENT erroneously placed in vault? Or at least not placed in there as part of the Cohen SCO case. So ... stand down?
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