The Many Problems with and Caused by Monday's Supreme Court Voting-Case Order
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on Monday that put its recent voting‑rights ruling into effect immediately, slashing the usual 32‑day waiting period to just five days. The expedited mandate enabled Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to suspend the congressional primary elections and set the stage for a new district map ahead of the 2028 cycle. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing the Court was overstepping by influencing how the decision would be implemented. The rush left more than 42,000 absentee ballots in limbo and sparked legal challenges to recall the order.
Breaking: DOJ's Leaders Just Filed What Amounts to a Truth Social Post as a Legal Filing in the Ballroom Case
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward unusually entered an appearance and filed a motion in the National Trust’s lawsuit challenging former President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom plan. The filing, written in a tone reminiscent of Trump’s Truth Social posts, asks...
Immigrants Ask Fifth Circuit to Revisit Ruling on “Historically Unprecedented” Mandatory Detention Policy
Lawyers for immigrants have filed a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to rehear en banc a 2‑1 panel decision that upheld the Trump administration’s 2025 mandatory detention policy. The panel, led by Judges Edith...
DOJ Civil Rights Division Hire Resigned From Alabama Firm over Facebook Post Following George Floyd's Murder
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division appointed Daniel Flickinger as senior counsel, despite his 2020 Facebook post that referenced George Floyd’s murder and sparked a protracted Alabama Supreme Court dispute. Flickinger’s post, deemed “apparently” about Floyd, led to his resignation...