Trump says he’s designating “antifa” a terrorist group and launching a probe into finding of antifa activities. The FBI has long said antifa doesn’t really have a centralized structure or leadership.
#OTD September 17, 1939, Justice David Souter was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, Justice Souter served until his retirement in 2009.
Happy Birthday!
#scotushistory#ConstitutionDay
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Justice Ginsburg’s trainer told me that he and the 87-year-old are still doing their workout sessions at the Supreme Court’s private gym, while taking precautions. “The only reason why I didn’t shut the justice down is because, hey, she ain’t having it.” https://t.co/YM0Fr4uepb
In honor of Justice John Paul Stevens's passing, a thread on my favorite opinion of his: the dissent in Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U.S. 1, 4 (1992). https://t.co/Zwgd5raaEY 1/
You know that embarrassing moment when you’re parallel parking in a tight spot and the owner of the car behind walks up and sees you inches from their bumper. Now imagine it’s Justice Neil Gorsuch. Well, that just happened.
For those who have been losing sleep over the vacatur / reversal distinction, I decided it was time to call in the big guns - the Article III big guns, that is.
Me, starting Internet Law class w/a joke: Guys, the last time this course was taught here the cutting edge case was Napster!
[blank stares]
Me, horrified: Wait. DO YOU KNOW WHAT NAPSTER IS?
[sheepish shaking of heads]
Me: I'M ONLY 34 I CAN'T ALREADY BE THAT PROFESSOR
.@SenatorDurbin criticizes nomination of Brian Allen Benczowski, nominee to head DOJ criminal division for representation of Alfa Bank and ties to Vladimir Putin. Also criticizes DOJ Civil Rights Division nominee Eric Dreiband.
Senate Judiciary now gaveling in, @ChuckGrassley presiding with an actually surprisingly sparsely attended meeting considering the amount of people on the agenda