Brynodc

Attorney covering the federal cases reshaping America.

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I look forward to seeing Senator Kennedy drag Markwayne Mullins in front of his committee like he did Jack Smith to explain why DHS was invading Congresswoman Omar’s Privacy.

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Judge Tolls end of Fiscal Year pending challenge to Trump pocket rescission. https://t.co/41wXgQjXP5

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A new round of tariff cases just hit the federal trade court. On 8/3, 25 states led by Oregon sued at the U.S. Court of International Trade over the new Section 301 tariffs, the third attempt at sweeping tariffs after IEEPA and Section 122 fell short. #tariffs #civics
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Civics 101: The Emoluments Clauses https://t.co/CJG4MY9EVG

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“It is not within the purview of a corporate executive to question how its technology is being used” - DOJ Attorney, Anthropic v DOW - live now. https://t.co/Ziehd20bvb

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Live Anthropic hearing TOMORROW (not today) at 1 PM E/10AM PST on whether Hegseth violated first amendment by cancelling Anthropic contracts when they refused to allow unmanned lethal drones piloted by their product. Link at https://t.co/XxB60yKdZi

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DC Court asks for briefs explaining the basis for treating trans men and other service members differently in Hegseth’s new TRT policy.

May set the stage for intermediate scrutiny debate on transgender service ban. Briefs due Aug 7.

https://t.co/mIsj2l3nL2

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Denies motion to dismiss in case of Transgender career service members whose retirement agreements were rescinded after the agreed to a forced retirement under new Trump policies. https://t.co/OXRfDmOv4S

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The Second Circuit just sent Mahdawi v. Trump back to district court with orders to dismiss. The ruling: habeas corpus is the wrong vehicle. The 1996 zipper clause (§ 1252(b)(9)) is the only path to challenge removal. Is that constitutional? I'm not sure.

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Federal judge grants Hennepin County's motion to dismiss in DOJ's challenge to Minnesota sanctuary laws. County and Sheriff Witt are out. Suit against the State, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and AG Ellison continues. 0:25-cv-03798 (D. Minn.) https://t.co/v6DIzOQ0Hv

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A federal court dismissed Trump Media's defamation suit against The Washington Post. WaPo admitted parts of the story were wrong and issued a correction, but no actual malice, no case. #defamation #firstamendment

Order: https://t.co/2QEkTrqO7v

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Judge Bosberg halts executive order on immigration based on speech. https://t.co/rDpiW7wA6G

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The DC Circuit ruled Post Office changes must go to the Postal Advisory Board.

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Trump transferred $5.6M to E Jean Carroll after SCOTUS denied his appeal in the defamation case.

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The Second Circuit upheld NYC's congestion toll, rejecting arguments from Rockland and Orange Counties. https://t.co/GkgM2uFlj8

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The court dismissed Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, ruling it was invalid due to lack of a real controversy. https://t.co/GkgM2uFlj8

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7/10 update on American Oversight v. DOJ: Judge Friedrich denied the preliminary injunction today. Here is what that means and what comes next. https://t.co/ypDpXj2YnW

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Judge Friedrich heard arguments today on whether DOJ must rush-release Acting AG Todd Blanche's communications about the Epstein files and Jack Smith Report -- one week before his confirmation hearing. Today's Aloha Friday breakdown: https://t.co/8qGsIGOaey

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The DC Circuit has ordered Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center. https://t.co/rDpiW7wA6G

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Declaration of Independence #july4th