There are two cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that represent Republican efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act aka “Obamacare.” Today the U.S. Supreme Court overwhelmingly rejected that Republican effort in the lesser of the two cases, which I believe it is fair to read, in light of tens of thousands of Americans … Read more
Update to Tradition over technology? SCOTUS delays its April oral arguments for no justifiable reason. Today the U.S. Supreme Court finally yielded to accepting “modern” technology — telephonic hearings — and begin hearing oral arguments again in May. I guess video conferencing is still a bridge too far (probably for reasonable security reasons). Telephonic hearings … Read more
Above: Image courtesy of Demand Justice. (Oh no, now I have the Brady Bunch theme song ear worm in my head). Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reported that the U.S. Supreme Court announced on March 16 that it would postpone the scheduled March oral arguments in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The justices did not set a … Read more
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
Jonathan Swan at Axios has an Exclusive: Trump’s “Deep State” hit list (excerpts): The Trump White House and its allies, over the past 18 months, assembled detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust — and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them — according to more than a dozen sources familiar with the effort who … Read more