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chrisgeidner, 9 days ago to random

I'm 2,000 words into a story involving hundreds of pages, in dozens of documents, over multiple years.

It's an important story — worth the time and money I'm putting into it. But I can only do this b/c of you.

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chrisgeidner, 10 days ago to random

The Supreme Court grants one new case, Delligatti v. U.S., a criminal law statutory interpretation case. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/060324zor_6537.pdf

chrisgeidner, 13 days ago to random

Important and horrifying news here from @ErinInTheMorn about the consequences of anti-trans activity in the UK: The criminalization of possession of puberty blockers. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/uk-secretary-uses-emergency-powers

chrisgeidner, 13 days ago to random

Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in New York, per @KlasfeldReports.

chrisgeidner, 14 days ago to random

BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts responds to Sens. Durbin and Whitehouse, writes that Justice Alito responded regarding recusal questions and that a meeting with Durbin and Whitehouse “would be inadvisable.”

Background on Alito’s letter: https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-believes-you-and-perhaps

chrisgeidner, 14 days ago to random

Alito is insistent it is his wife who flies flags used by Jan. 6 insurrectionists, even though it fits with all we know about his worldview. And, oh, he adds that she wasn’t flying the second flag aware of its insurrectionist usage. The first, though? https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-believes-you-and-perhaps

chrisgeidner, 14 days ago to random

Sam Alito believes you — and, perhaps, his colleagues — are stupid.

Late-night Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-believes-you-and-perhaps

chrisgeidner, 15 days ago to random

BREAKING: Justice Sam Alito refuses to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases or Trump cases in letter to Congress.

"My wife is fond of flying flags. I am not," he writes.

Background at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-is-a-problem

chrisgeidner, 16 days ago to random

OK. A lot happened over the long weekend, if you were blessedly off with a job of beach or something similar.

First up, The Washington Post acknowledged that it knew about the (first) Alito flag story since Jan 2021, and I had some questions. https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

chrisgeidner, 16 days ago to random

SCOTUS grants one new case, San Francisco v. EPA (No. 23-753), this morning. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/052824zor_i425.pdf

chrisgeidner, 16 days ago to random

Over the long weekend, I’ve published two posts: a look into the Post’s Alito story and a video discussing this June at SCOTUS.

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Thanks, and be well.

chrisgeidner, 17 days ago to random

Last Sunday, I published my exclusive about Alito's beer stock sales. Since then, I've had important reports out of Alabama, Congress, and SCOTUS, along with some SCOTUS and media analysis. And we're not even in June yet.

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chrisgeidner, 18 days ago to random

On Saturday, the Washington Post revealed that it had known about the Alito upside-down flag but had not reported it.

The revelation raises many questions. I went into them over at Law Dork. https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

chrisgeidner, 18 days ago to random

I cannot get over how many times in recent years the Washington Post had to decide not to share that they knew the Alito household flew an upside-down flag in the immediate aftermath of Jan 6 before reporting it today. https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

chrisgeidner, 18 days ago to random

Saturday's Washington Post report raises many questions — several relating to the fact that the Post, at least passively, made the decision not to reveal the (first) Alito flag story many times since 2021. https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

chrisgeidner, 20 days ago to random

BREAKING: Sens. Durbin, Whitehouse request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over Alito ethics scandal, call for Alito’s recusal in Jan. 6 cases. https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-23-Letter-to-CJ-Roberts.pdf

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chrisgeidner, 20 days ago to random

Justice Sam Alito — fresh off the latest report of his apparent support for insurrectionists — wrote the court’s majority opinion Thursday, severely limiting the power of the Civil War Amendments to protect voters from lawmakers’ racial gerrymanders. https://www.lawdork.com/p/the-roberts-court-conservatives-erode

chrisgeidner, 20 days ago to random

The next five weeks are going to include a lot coming out of the Supreme Court — and the other courts aren’t going to stop, either. Subscribe to Law Dork now to support my independent legal journalism and keep up with the news. https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 20 days ago to random

NEW: What happened at SCOTUS today in the South Carolina racial gerrymandering case decision? A lot — but the bottom line is that this is another step in the Roberts Court's long-term project to erode voting rights protections.

Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/the-roberts-court-conservatives-erode

chrisgeidner, 21 days ago to random

OK, I'm at SCOTUS, where we're expecting one or more opinions in argued cases at 10a. Subscribe to Law Dork now: https://www.lawdork.com/

chrisgeidner, 21 days ago to random

Sam Alito is a problem.

The real question now is what the court does about it.

If that makes things awkward at the court, so be it. It is more important than that.

At Law Dork. Read and subscribe now: https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-is-a-problem

chrisgeidner, 21 days ago to random

Justice Sam Alito actually is, to turn the phrase on its head, a politician in robes.

On Alito, Roberts, and the latest crisis his court is facing — whether he likes it or not: https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-is-a-problem

chrisgeidner, 21 days ago to random

Anyway, Alito and his eight SCOTUS colleagues are due to take the bench in less than 12 hours. They are expected to issue opinions in one or more argued cases.

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chrisgeidner, 21 days ago to random

Two hundred judges is already two hundred and one, btw. https://www.lawdork.com/p/two-hundred-judges-shadow-docket-bill

chrisgeidner, 21 days ago to random

NEW from me, on Blumenthal's shadow docket bill: "No, it’s not going to become law this year. Yes, it is good that he’s doing it — and is something that Democrats should be doing more of this year, for several reasons."

Check it out: https://www.lawdork.com/p/two-hundred-judges-shadow-docket-bill