These emergency motions go to a single justice first. That justice then forwards the matter to the full court (usually).

In this case, Any Coney Barrett ordered a quick opposition response to the government’s motion, but she didn’t put down an administrative stay right away, like in some of these other cases. This means that the NG deployment is still b blocked while ACB collects the paperwork and presents it to the full court.

I think it’s more likely they struggled really hard to find any flattering angle, and this is the best they came up with.

The Virginia Senate is getting on about states’ rights again. They issued UVA an ultimatum: if UVA accepts the Trump compact, they lose all state funding.

The charge is aggravated second degree harassment with hate crime enhancement.

The complaint is that the defendant took pictures of the vandalism of the NYT building, where red paint was splashed on the building along with messages protesting NYT’s coverage of Gaza. Think along the lines of, “you’re complicit. Etc etc.”

The defendant didn’t do any vandalising, just “harassed” whom? The NYT? By posting photos or messages to a social media account.

The hate crime part is presumably charged as some kind of antisemitism angle.

Overall this seems like a pretty slam dunk first amendment deal, but I didn’t get all the facts. In order to stand up against the 1A, the harassment case has to look more like “yelling fire in a crowded theater” than it does now.

Ah, you misunderstand. Venezuela is both a stable country that these 300k people can return to and a narco-state run by Tren de Aragua that regularly sends drug shipments into the Caribbean Sea on ordinary fishing boats.

You just have to develop a knack for holding onto both of these ideas at the same time.

Guys, gals, and non-binary pals, I present to you the Kavanaugh Stop:

Moreover, as for stops of those individuals who are legally in the country, the questioning in those circumstances is typically brief, and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U. S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States.

He has the kind of legal defense where they file a motion challenging the constitutionality of the entire federal death penalty because, hey, it’s worth a shot.

This is absolutely the best representation that can be had at any price.

And the new US attorney has a background in insurance law, this is her first felony prosecution ever, and she presented the case to the grand jury herself.

She might just be way out of her depth here and in for a rude awakening. Comey is bringing some pretty high powered legal representation.

Yep. McCabe and Comey corroborate each other, and there’s nothing else on the public record to contradict.

For reference, PERSON 1 is Hillary Clinton, and the “FBI investigation” was the buttery males shit.

It was also super important to get this indictment done this week, because on September 30, 2025, the 5 year statute of limitations would have run out.

False statements under oath to Congress. It’s a weak case.

On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the Government of the United Stales, by falsely stating to a U.S. Senator during a Senate Judiciaiy Committee hearing that he, JAMES B. COMEY JR., had not “authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports" regarding an FBI investigation concerning PERSON 1.

The case is weak because Comey’s deputy Andrew McCabe testified under oath that he (McCabe) decided to leak, and only told Comey about it afterwards. This shit, both Comey’s statements and McCabe’s, are all on the public record. It’s not hard to run down, unless you live in Fox News cuckoo land.

This guys a pedophile and plays porn from his work computer at the school board meeting, and it “accidentally” ends up on the public feed.

Hey, Teacher! Leave them kids alone.

Why would Trump need to meet with democrats to avoid a government shutdown? Democrats are not in control of any chamber of Congress. Is Trump admitting that he does not command the loyalty of the Congressional Republicans that do control Congress?

The North Atlantic area is defined in an expansive, but not unlimited, manner. The treaty defines the North Atlantic area as:

• all of North America
• The Atlantic ocean, including islands, north of the Tropic of Cancer
• the “home” territory of any European member.

So, Turkey is at the extreme flank of the area, by having a bit of core territory in Europe. All of Turkey’s territory is covered, though, even the parts not in Europe.

Palestine is not eligible to join the alliance, because its territory is not in Europe or North America.

Some other tidbits: Guam, Hawaii, the Falkland Islands, Reunion, and the British Indian Ocean Territory are all examples of member territories that are not protected because they fall outside the North Atlantic area.

No. This isn’t a NATO thing. NATO is pretty much only concerned with the security of the North Atlantic area.

After recognising the state of Palestine, these countries can proceed to exchange ambassadors with Palestine.

I think they previously announced it would happen on a deadline if certain conditions were not met. And now it appears that those conditions were not met.

UPDATE: An anonymous white house official told the New York Times that the situation is not as fast moving as the above interpretation suggests. The administration intends to apply the fee to new applications only, regardless of what the stupid proclamation actually says.

This goes into effect in around 24 hours. It looks like it’s gonna be as chaotic as the Muslim travel ban. You’re gonna have some H1Bs that have already started their air travel right now. And they’re gonna show up on Sunday after a long flight, and customs is gonna ask them to pony up 100 grand on the spot at the airport or get deported.

The judge gave them a page limit, too.