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1 day agoFederal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants' race
A federal judge halted data collection efforts by the Trump administration regarding race in college admissions, citing rushed implementation and potential privacy risks.
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2 days agoFederal judge allows parts of discrimination lawsuit against NYC agency to proceed
The lawsuit was filed by Deshanae L. Brown, who alleges she was subjected to discrimination based on her race, sex, and disability, citing violations of federal and state laws including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Philosophy
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks agoYou Can't Salvage A Bad Judge By Calling Them Postmodern - Above the Law
Postmodern analysis offers useful concepts for understanding contemporary disenchantment with traditional meaning systems, exemplified by judicial figures like Lawrence VanDyke who adopt unconventional approaches to legal writing.
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4 weeks agoU.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America
Lake satisfies the requirements of neither the statute nor the Constitution. He declared all of Lake's actions over the past year to be null and void. That includes the layoffs of more than 1,000 journalists and staffers at the U.S. Agency for Global Media and the Voice of America.
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fromAbove the Law
6 days agoBiglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn't Just About Us - It's About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash - Above the Law
The fight over Trump-era executive orders targeting Biglaw firms intensifies as firms argue these orders threaten constitutional independence and the rule of law.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoThe Supreme Court Just Heeded One of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Sharpest Dissents
The Supreme Court unanimously refused to immediately revoke Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 immigrants from Haiti and Syria, instead allowing full judicial review while maintaining their legal protections.
fromABA Journal
2 weeks agoFederal judges speak out about threats becoming 'ordinary'
"What's most problematic is that the extraordinary has become ordinary. It's just a matter of course now that when you issue an opinion that some people don't like, you're going to get threats, you're going to get death threats, and that is obviously problematic on many levels."
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fromABA Journal
4 weeks agoNearly 200 former judges denounce claim that courts are ignoring Supreme Court orders
Over 175 former federal and state judges denounce Trump administration claims that district courts are ignoring Supreme Court orders, calling such attacks an extraordinary assault on the judiciary.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks agoThe Rule Of Law Joins America's Dead Pets On The Rainbow Bridge - Above the Law
Trump attorney John Lauro claimed the DOJ improved under Attorney General Pam Bondi, contradicting legal observers who view current conditions as a constitutional crisis threatening prosecutorial independence.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month agoOp-Ed | The Trump administration believes that it has the right to decide what the rule of law is | amNewYork
A federal judge invalidated the Trump administration's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants to third countries rather than their home countries, ruling it violates U.S. law protecting against torture and persecution.
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago'We Are Better Than This,' Say Ninth Circuit Judges Despite All Evidence To The Contrary - Above the Law
Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit has authored inflammatory and unprofessional dissents using crude language and personal attacks against colleagues, contradicting the ABA's initial assessment of his qualifications.
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frompatentlyo.com
3 weeks agoJudge Newman Asks the Supreme Court to Intervene: Framing Judicial Independence as a Constitutional Imperative
Judge Pauline Newman, barred from judicial duties since 2023 without impeachment or disability finding, petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act's bar on reviewing judicial council orders.
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks agoLegalweek's Annual Judicial Panel: A Clear And Present Danger To Our Judges - And The Rule Of Law - Above the Law
Federal judges face escalating threats, harassment, and violence from those who disagree with their rulings, creating a crisis threatening judicial independence and the rule of law.
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoDOJ Attacks Judge, Claims Judicial Immunity For Itself - Above the Law
If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me. We need good prosecutors. And DOJ is hiring across the country. Now is your chance to join the mission and do good for our country.- Chad Mizelle (@chad_mizelle) January 31, 2026
US politics
fromemptywheel
2 months agoThis Is Not A Constitutional Moment - emptywheel
This script is based on a theory proposed by Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. Ackerman's idea is laid out in his 1991 book We The People: Foundations, and is discussed in the second of his Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures of 2006. It's gained prominence since the 2024 election and the wholesale assault on our governmental system by Trump.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 months agoHas the constitutional order failed? Experts suggest U.S. is witnessing institutional collapse at New York state bar summit amNewYork
The U.S. has shifted from a constitutional crisis to systemic constitutional failure characterized by institutional breakdown across all three branches.
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