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Sep 6 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Alito continued, as of the end of 2023, to own shares of more than 25 companies' stocks.
Under our "financial disclosure" system, we learned of Alito's 12/31/23 stock holdings in a delayed report not filed until 8/13/24 and not posted until today. documentcloud.org/documents/2510…
As you might recall, Law Dork reported on two of Alito's stock trades earlier this year, when a "Periodic Transaction Report" revealed that he sold at least some of his stock in Anheuser-Busch and bought stock in Molson Coors on 8/14/23. lawdork.com/p/alito-bud-li…
NEWS: The ACLU has filed their brief at the Supreme Court on behalf of the plaintiffs challenging Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Background at Law Dork: lawdork.com/p/scotus-takes…
Here's the ACLU brief, calling on the Supreme Court to vacate the Sixth Circuit's ruling from last year holding that the Tennessee ban is likely constitutional: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…
Aug 23 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
lmaoooooo these quotes from ag garland's announcement of the realpage antitrust lawsuit
*serious voice*
BREAKING: SCOTUS, on a 5-4 vote, allows Arizona to enforce AZ law requiring "documentary proof of citizenship" to register to vote on state forms, but, over 3 noted dissents, keeps other parts of the law blocked applying that requirement to those registering w/ the federal form.
Here's the SCOTUS docket:
BREAKING: The Eighth Circuit blocks the Biden administration from implementing the SAVE student loan forgiveness program. The court previously issued an administrative stay blocking the program. media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/24/08/2…
This three-judge panel was all Republican appointees (but that's not really a surprise, given the fact that there's only one Democrat on the Eighth Circuit).
Jul 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: The full Fifth Circuit, on a 13-6 vote, upholds Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting by those convicted of any of a number of felonies. A prior three-judge panel had held that the ban violates the 8th Amendment. The full court rejected that. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Judge Edith Jones, a Reagan appointee, writes the court’s opinion upholding Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution. Here is that provision, which lists the convictions subject to lifetime disenfranchisement.
Jun 20 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
It's a two-box day at SCOTUS, meaning we're expecting three or four opinions (or two very long opinions). Decisions starting at 10a.
First up, Moore v. US. Kavanaugh has the opinion affirming the Ninth Circuit. The Moores lose. The Mandatory Repatriation Tax is constitutional.
Breaking: Booksellers' challenge to Texas's book-ban regime succeeds at the Fifth Circuit.
Today, the full Fifth Circuit announced that the far-right judges of the court LOST a vote for rehearing en banc 8-9 after a 3-judge panel had previously upheld the dist ct's injunction.
Surprising no one, Ho wrote to express his dissent. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Mar 4 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
There is highly questionable action from the Fifth Circuit this weekend, flagged to me by @steve_vladeck. On Saturday, the Fifth Circuit issued "a temporary administrative stay," allowing Texas S.B. 4 — the challenged Texas immigration law — to go into effect in 7 days.
Here's my thread on the preliminary injunction ruling from Feb. 29:
BREAKING: Fifth Circuit holds that fed'l emergency room protections (EMTALA) do not mandate that physicians provide abortions when that is the "stabilizing treatment" needed, upholding an injunction issued in a lawsuit brought by Texas. More to come: lawdork.com
Here's the opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Dec 28, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
"What do you want me to say about slavery?" should be the end of Nikki Haley's political career.
Video:
Dec 11, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Supreme Court will NOT hear case over Washington's conversion therapy ban, over the objection of Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh. Thomas and Alito write.
Supreme Court also DENIES RFK Jr.'s request to intervene at SCOTUS in Murphy v. Missouri, the case over Biden administration social media influence out of the Fifth Circuit. Thomas notes his dissent.
Oct 11, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
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: lawdork.com/p/florida-anti…
Jordan and Rosenbaum, both Obama appointees, hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting an injunction prohibiting all enforcement of the ban, given its underlying finding that the law is likely overbroad and this likely facially unconstitutional.
Oct 10, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Oh my god, y'all. I wrote last night about how out of control the Fifth Circuit is — — but I had NO IDEA what was coming down the pike ...lawdork.com/p/the-supreme-…
Today, Judge Jerry E. Smith published a mock opinion as an attachment to a dissent in a death penalty case, writing that it's "the Fifth Circuit panel opinion that should have been issued." He literally published it, putting other judge's names on it! I am losing my mind here.
Sep 26, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s attempts to use its new congressional maps that a lower court ruled illegal or stop that lower court from redrawing the state’s congressional maps to conform with the Voting Rights Act. There were no noted dissents.
Alabama passed a map this summer with just one majority-Black district after the Supreme Court affirmed a lower-court ruling that two “opportunity districts” were required. Alabama was asking #SCOTUS to let it use the one-district map. The court resoundingly said no this morning.
Sep 25, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
The Fifth Circuit granted panel rehearing in the social-media case against the Biden administration one business day after LA/MO requested it, before the government responded, and while the injunction is administratively stayed by SCOTUS pending a ruling on a stay request.
The Fifth Circuit is not a court of law, exhibit 893507.
Sep 14, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Breaking: As a result of the Georgia court severing the speedy trial cases, and the 11th Circuit setting an expedited briefing schedule on Mark Meadows’s appeal in his removal action, Meadows moves to *withdraw* his motion for a stay pending appeal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
As a part of that motion, Meadows notes that tomorrow’s scheduled arguments mightn’t be necessary.
Sep 11, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
In his federal court removal effort, Mark Meadows asked the district court for a stay pending appeal this morning. In it, his lawyers say he'll be filing at the 11th Circuit this afternoon. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
The district court expedited Meadows's request, asks Willis's office to respond in less than 24 hours, by noon Tuesday. (But, again, Meadows said he's going to the 11th Circuit today, so, now they have a choice to make.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Sep 8, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit, in an unsigned opinion, upholds aspects of the injunction against the Biden administration relating to social media companies. It ultimately narrows the injunction to one provision, which it alters to the following: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
The people covered by the injunction is also limited further, as detailed on pp. 72-72.
Aug 30, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: Tennessee prosecutor threatens pride event, warning he will enforce anti-drag law. A lawsuit against the prosecutor, Blount County's Ryan Desmond, is expected on Wednesday.
A Law Dork exclusive: lawdork.com/p/tennessee-pr…
The prosecutor literally sent a letter to cops and the pride event organizers *together* saying that the pride event "may violate" the anti-drag law struck down by a judge hearing a case elsewhere and that he would still prosecute alleged violations. lawdork.com/p/tennessee-pr…