U.S. Supreme Court allows ‘remain in Mexico’ policy to continue pending appeal

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms two nationwide injunctions against Trump asylum policies (updated): On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the … Read more

Democratic Primary: ‘It’s Over’

The Democratic primary election is no longer about the nuanced policy details and differences between the candidates positions on a broad range of issues, if it ever really was (who is best able to beat Donald Trump was always the defining issue). We are now in a global coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is … Read more

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules for House on grand jury materials and unredacted Mueller Report

Last week Judge Reggie B. Walton sharply criticized Attorney General William P. Barr’s handling of the report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, saying that Mr. Barr put forward a “distorted” and “misleading” account of its findings and lacked credibility before the court. The judge ordered the Department of Justice to privately show … Read more