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District Court Judges Are Unimpressed By the Fifth Circuit’s “Precedential Stay” StuntAt the White House’s request, America’s Trumpiest appeals court attempts to issue an order that does not exist.ballsandstrikes.orgAs if states needed another reason to move beyond the bar exam
Wi-Fi Fiasco Transforms Washington Bar Exam Into an Even Bigger Waste of Time Than UsualYet another reason to move beyond the legal profession’s annual hazing ritual.ballsandstrikes.orgTodd Blanche needs the support of every Republican senator on the Judiciary Committee. They know it.
Republicans Senators Are Turning Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Fight Into an Anti-Abortion Free-For-AllBlanche needs the support of every Republican senator on the Judiciary Committee. They are taking full advantage.ballsandstrikes.org"The specific legal question of whether characterizing FBI Director Kash Patel as a 'googly-eyed Kremlin bitch' is defamatory or mere rhetorical hyperbole protected by the First Amendment remains, for now, unresolved."
Kash Patel’s Ambitious Defamation Lawsuit Foiled By Basic Civil Procedure DoctrineThe litigious FBI director’s case against a blogger who called him a “blatantly incompetent chud” is no match for International Shoe.ballsandstrikes.org"At around 11:30 AM, proctors announced that they would try starting the test in waves: Examinees who had managed to get online (and stay online) could begin, and the remaining two-thirds of test-takers would try again in 15 minutes. Examinees rejected this idea with booing and protests."
Wi-Fi Fiasco Transforms Washington Bar Exam Into an Even Bigger Waste of Time Than UsualYet another reason to move beyond the legal profession’s annual hazing ritual.ballsandstrikes.orgIf you're a law student and you miss the first Civil Procedure lecture, this is what happens to you years later
Kash Patel’s Ambitious Defamation Lawsuit Foiled By Basic Civil Procedure DoctrineThe litigious FBI director’s case against a blogger who called him a “blatantly incompetent chud” is no match for International Shoe.ballsandstrikes.org"Presumably, the administration could also reduce the number of unconstitutional detention lawsuits it has to deal with by reducing the amount of people it unconstitutionally detains, but I digress."
District Court Judges Are Unimpressed By the Fifth Circuit’s “Precedential Stay” StuntAt the White House’s request, America’s Trumpiest appeals court attempts to issue an order that does not exist.ballsandstrikes.orgWe regret to inform you that the Fifth Circuit is doing Fifth Circuit things again
District Court Judges Are Unimpressed By the Fifth Circuit’s “Precedential Stay” StuntAt the White House’s request, America’s Trumpiest appeals court attempts to issue an order that does not exist.ballsandstrikes.orgThere is basically no limit to what the Trump White House will do to deny people their legal rights
A Brief Guide to “Mega Master” Hearings, the Engine Powering Trump’s Deportation MachineThe White House keeps finding new ways to push immigrants’ due process rights further out of reach.ballsandstrikes.orgTodd Blanche keeps saying yes to the anti-abortion demands that Republican senators are making of him
Republicans Senators Are Turning Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Fight Into an Anti-Abortion Free-For-AllBlanche needs the support of every Republican senator on the Judiciary Committee. They are taking full advantage.ballsandstrikes.orgSenate Republicans know that Todd Blanche needs their votes. They are taking full advantage of the opportunity.
Republicans Senators Are Turning Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Fight Into an Anti-Abortion Free-For-AllBlanche needs the support of every Republican senator on the Judiciary Committee. They are taking full advantage.ballsandstrikes.org"Earlier this month, an immigration judge in Seattle held a mega master hearing with the cases of 106 immigrant children on the docket. Several dozen children didn’t show up, and were ordered deported."
A Brief Guide to “Mega Master” Hearings, the Engine Powering Trump’s Deportation MachineThe White House keeps finding new ways to push immigrants’ due process rights further out of reach.ballsandstrikes.orgEvery judgeship matters. These Senate Democrats don't seem to understand that
I Am Begging Senate Democrats to Do Anything Other Than Help Confirm Trump JudgesFour months before the 2026 midterms, three Democratic lawmakers have decided to give a historically unpopular president a little boost.ballsandstrikes.substack.comThe Constitution guarantees due process of law. The Trump administration is holding hearings on 100 immigration cases at a time, often on just a few days' notice
A Brief Guide to “Mega Master” Hearings, the Engine Powering Trump’s Deportation MachineThe White House keeps finding new ways to push immigrants’ due process rights further out of reach.ballsandstrikes.orgAt the federal level, your Miranda rights are getting weaker. But this ruling in Michigan is a reminder that state courts can still protect them.
State Court Judges Can Protect the Rights the Supreme Court Won’tAt the federal level, Miranda rights are weaker than they've been in decades. But state courts have a role to play, too.ballsandstrikes.orgBehind every horrific news story is a Supreme Court decision that made it possible
Unhoused People Are Paying the Price For the Supreme Court’s CrueltyThe Grants Pass decision allowed more cities and states to impose criminal penalties for the offense of being poor in public.ballsandstrikes.orgOnly Senate Democrats could decide that refusing to help a historically unpopular president who is fighting a failing war is a savvy political choice
I Am Begging Senate Democrats to Do Anything Other Than Help Confirm Trump JudgesFour months before the 2026 midterms, three Democratic lawmakers have decided to give a historically unpopular president a little boost.ballsandstrikes.substack.comBrett Kavanaugh says that sports are just “different.” The anti-trans activists he’s emboldening do not see things that way.
Anti-Trans Activists Know What the Supreme Court Will Let Them Do NextBrett Kavanaugh says that sports are just “different.” The anti-trans activists he’s emboldening do not see things that way.ballsandstrikes.substack.com