@chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3w ago

BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. More to come at Law Dork. https://www.lawdork.com/

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 1w ago

NEW: QueerDoc is seeking en banc review by the Ninth Circuit of the 2-1 decision from earlier this month siding with DOJ's invasive administrative subpoenas probing gender-affirming medical care provided to minors. https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-348394506

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NEW: QueerDoc is seeking en banc review by the Ninth Circuit of the 2-1 decision from earlier this month siding with DOJ's invasive administrative subpoenas probing gender-affirming medical care provided to minors.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 1w ago

NEW: Trump's lawyers filed their Eleventh Circuit brief fighting the sanctions order in Trump v. IRS tonight. Background: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-irs-sanctions-settlement-order The best way I can describe the brief is showing you their statement regarding whether they believe the court should hold oral arguments:

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Federal judge finds Trump's IRS case and "settlement" was "improper," sanctions lawyers

Judge Williams: "[T]his was an attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the President."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 1w ago

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Here is the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a388_q86b.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3w ago

BREAKING: Judge Cooper, again, says the Kennedy Center board can't put Trump's name on the building. Also, Cooper says they can't name it Trump Plaza. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.77.0_4.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 1w ago

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Here is my report at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-third-time-missouri-map-order

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Breaking: SCOTUS, for a third time, rejects efforts to upend Missouri’s congressional map

Criticizing the Eighth Circuit’s actions, the Supreme Court’s order stated, “Given this Court’s two prior orders in this litigation, our conclusion that this was error should come as no surprise.”

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 4w ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

NEW: The Supreme Court will choose soon whether Trump can illegally take over elections. Election law expert Rick Hasen said it’s an “easy” question and Trump should lose. And yet. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/the-supreme-court-will-choose-soon

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The Supreme Court will choose soon whether Trump can illegally take over elections

Election law expert Rick Hasen said it’s an “easy” question and Trump should lose. Also: A New York health care provider folded to Trump’s anti-trans aims. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2w ago

NEW: The cameras pull back as ousted outlets sue over Trump’s media-ban attack on the free press. CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s ban of the outlets from the White House. Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/ousted-outlets-sue-cameras-pull-back

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The cameras pull back as ousted outlets sue over Trump’s media-ban attack on the free press

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s White House ban. A hearing is set for Wednesday. Also: It’s SCOTUS Term preview time. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

BREAKING: Federal judge questions Hegseth's "High-T" military plan in light of Trump's anti-trans ban. Judge Ana Reyes wants to know "the Department’s basis for treating trans men and other service members differently." New, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/reyes-hegseth-high-t-plan-vs-anti-trans-ban

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll got paid. https://www.lawdork.com/p/despite-trump-stalling-this-case

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 1mo ago

NEW: One year in, Trump's troop deployment in D.C. is ongoing, unending, pointless — and very bad. The "America 250" flags are a particularly empty emblem on the uniforms of troops deployed on the streets of the nation's capital. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/one-year-in-trump-dc-troop-deployment

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One year in, Trump's troop deployment in D.C. is ongoing, unending, pointless — and very bad

The "America 250" flags are a particularly empty emblem on the uniforms of troops deployed on the streets of the nation's capital. And for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEW: Thursday was the worst day for DOJ.

The worst day for DOJ ... so far.

Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/thursday-was-the-worst-day-for-doj-so-far

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NYT on the Blanche vote delay that’s the result of Cornyn and Tillis not being on board due to where things stand with the IRS audit immunity provision. “‘I can see why he wants it, because it provides immunity from audits no other taxpayer would get,’ Mr. Cornyn added.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/todd-blanche-senate-vote-irs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.grBz.TQqDSyThZtCk&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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UPDATE: James Comey also filed a motion Tuesday night seeking "disclosure of the transcript and audio recordings of the grand jury proceedings in this case."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Fourteenth Amendment protects birthright citizenship, blocking Donald Trump's executive order to end it. Roberts has the opinion for the court, which is 5-4 on the constitutional question and 6-3 on whether federal law protects birthright citizenship.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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UPDATE 2: James Comey is also seeking the suppression of evidence obtained via two warrants in his case — one involving his Apple iCloud account and the other involving two Google accounts. In the same motion, Comey is also seeking a Franks hearing — to challenge the underlying affidavits seeking the warrants — because, Comey argued, the warrants were "issued on the basis of affidavits designed to mislead the issuing magistrates."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEW: In the Democracy Forward challenge to the Anti-Weaponization Fund — Floyd v. DOJ — they have filed an amended complaint today adding in a challenge to the immunity order. This is the case before Judge Brinkema, who previously blocked the fund itself: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.596617/gov.uscourts.vaed.596617.123.0.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

"[D]espite Trump’s dreams of intimidation and control, he can only do so much in our system unless the other branches help him along the way." https://www.lawdork.com/p/donald-trump-florida-lawsuits-nyt-bbc-irs

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

NEW: John Roberts's 5-4 opinion saving the Fed should have saved all independent agencies. In a 6-3 opinion over the Federal Trade Commission, however, SCOTUS ended the independence of the FTC and other agencies, sowing "chaos" across the federal government. Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/john-robertss-5-4-opinion-saving

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

LAW DORK: Thursday was the worst day for DOJ. So far.

DOJ withdrew its subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters, but the hearing that preceded that decision showed just how degraded DOJ has become.

https://www.lawdork.com/p/thursday-was-the-worst-day-for-doj-so-far

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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Duckett’s execution was the 11th by Florida this year. If Occhicone is also executed, his will be the 12th this year by Florida and the 19th in the nation in 2026. Yes, Florida has killed more people than every other state combined.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

NEW: John Roberts's 5-4 opinion saving the Fed should have saved all independent agencies. In his 6-3 opinion over the Federal Trade Commission, however, Roberts ended the independence of the FTC and other agencies, sowing "chaos" across the federal government. Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/john-robertss-5-4-opinion-saving

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

Introducing the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which had never convened a hearing because DOJ never brought a case to it for its first 30 years. That changed on July 15. Here’s the story, with thanks and credit to Seamus Hughes for catching the filing: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-doj-secret-deportation-court-atrc

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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Florida killed an 80-year-old man tonight. https://apnews.com/article/florida-execution-duckett-occhicone-4c313a84631ad20a62998f7dd061dbcf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca11.80813/gov.uscourts.ca11.80813.11014486517.1.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEW: Donald Trump's effort to run his lawsuits out of Florida has hit a snag: the law.

Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/donald-trump-florida-lawsuits-nyt-bbc-irs

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

BREAKING: DOJ asks the Second Circuit for an order that would allow it to proceed with its N.D. Texas grand jury subpoena effort against NYU Langone and any other NYC providers of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.

Background: https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-trans-care-grand-jury-subpoena-tro

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEW: Following SCOTUS ruling on Trump admin moves to end immigration protections, harm and fear spreads.

An appeals court on Wednesday allowed DHS's ending of TPS for Ethiopia to proceed. Immigrant communities affected, meanwhile, are facing impossible choices and a hateful DHS.

Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tps-fallout-ethiopia-haiti-syria-springfield

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 1mo ago

NEW: Three examples of how Trump's lawlessness is spreading — and how the other branches are failing. Todd Blanche is confirmed as attorney general, Stephen Miller is backing a new birthright citizenship executive order, and Judge Emily Marks won't dismiss the SPLC indictment. https://www.lawdork.com/p/three-examples-of-how-trumps-lawlessness

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

BREAKING: The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O'Connor put a case on hold. O'Connor has been very receptive to the Trump admin and its anti-trans efforts, but an FTC request to him is now on hold after "consultation" with Judge James Boasberg in D.C. Now, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/ftc-wpath-oconnor-boasberg-consultation

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

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Here’s my full report at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/john-robertss-5-4-opinion-saving

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

NEW: Despite Trump "stalling this case for years," it appears that E. Jean Carroll is about to get paid. More than three years after a jury's verdict, Trump is running out of options to avoid paying the woman who, a jury found in 2023, he had sexually abused and defamed. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/despite-trump-stalling-this-case

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

Have you heard about how the Trump administration is going after law enforcement? They are. In defense of AR-15s, of course. https://www.lawdork.com/i/202337959/the-trump-admin-is-going-after-law-enforcement

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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Report at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/donald-trump-florida-lawsuits-nyt-bbc-irs

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, holds that federal coordinated party expenditure campaign-finance limits violate the First Amendment. Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court. Kagan has the dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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Prior coverage of the NYC/NYU Langone case here: https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-trans-care-grand-jury-subpoena-tro

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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Prior coverage of the Packard (Stanford) case here: https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-grand-jury-subpoena-trans-care-stanford-blocked

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

NEW: The six opinions in the birthright citizenship ruling have a lot to teach us about the U.S. today. The 5-4 decision was the least the court could do to keep the United States of America on a constitutional path. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/six-opinions-scotus-birthright-citizenship

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court will consider next term whether the Second Amendment protects the right to own an AR-15 or other semiautomatic rifle. That is one of three new cases the justices agreed to hear next term before leaving for the summer recess. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/063026zor_3f14.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

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As detailed in the above-linked Law Dork note, an injunction relating to New York City and NYU Langone Health will be appealed to the Second Circuit and a second injunction relating to Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford will be appealed to the Ninth Circuit.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEWS: The Supreme Court will not stop Florida from killing Dennis Sochor today. There were no noted dissents. If the state proceeds, it would be Florida’s 10th execution this year and the 17th execution in the U.S. in 2026.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 3mo ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds West Virginia and Idaho's laws banning trans girls and women from women's sports. Justice Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court, holding that states "may" make sports eligibility based on "biological sex." https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @z_everson@journa.host

NEW: Todd Blanche should not be attorney general. That won't likely stop Republican senators. Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/todd-blanche-should-not-be-attorney-general

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEW: Fifth Circuit to consider whether the federal ban on firearm possession violates the Commerce Clause. The order came a month after Justice Thomas asked for just such a case. This evening, along with much more, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circuit-firearm-ban-commerce-clause

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner@journa.host

· 2mo ago

NEWS: In Trump's IRS lawsuit, DLA Piper's Chris Oprison and Tal Aburos entered appearances on behalf of Donald Trump, the other plaintiffs, and Trump's sanctioned lawyers a week after Judge Williams's sanctions order. This suggests an appeal is coming. Background: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-irs-sanctions-settlement-order

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Federal judge finds Trump's IRS case and "settlement" was "improper," sanctions lawyers

Judge Williams: "[T]his was an attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the President."

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