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First One: June 8, 2025
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156. Federalizing the California National Guard
President Trump's Saturday night "memorandum" federalizing 2000 California National Guard troops is a tentative step toward abusing authorities for…
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Bonus 155: The Six-Hour Settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Attorney General's Office turned the legal system on its head on Wednesday—and all because the Texas…
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155. What District Court Critics Aren't Telling You
The increasingly loud claim that district courts are abusing their powers by blocking Trump administration policies depends upon a series of…
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154. The Government's Unclean Hands in D.V.D.
The Trump administration's latest request for emergency relief from the Supreme Court hides the government's deeply problematic litigation behavior…
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Bonus 153: Hurtling Into June
The unusually chaotic month that the justices have in front of them raises questions about whether the Court should continue to be committed to what is…
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153. Living by the Ipse Dixit
A constitutional principle like the "unitary executive theory" isn't worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions…
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