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  NEW: The Supreme Court will choose soon whether Trump can illegally take over elections. Election law expert Rick Hasen said it’s an “easy” question and Trump should lose. And yet. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/the-supreme-court-will-choose-soon

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  NEW: One year in, Trump's troop deployment in D.C. is ongoing, unending, pointless — and very bad. The "America 250" flags are a particularly empty emblem on the uniforms of troops deployed on the streets of the nation's capital. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/one-year-in-trump-dc-troop-deployment

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  NEW: Three examples of how Trump's lawlessness is spreading — and how the other branches are failing. Todd Blanche is confirmed as attorney general, Stephen Miller is backing a new birthright citizenship executive order, and Judge Emily Marks won't dismiss the SPLC indictment. https://www.lawdork.com/p/three-examples-of-how-trumps-lawlessness

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  NEW: In the Democracy Forward challenge to the Anti-Weaponization Fund — Floyd v. DOJ — they have filed an amended complaint today adding in a challenge to the immunity order. This is the case before Judge Brinkema, who previously blocked the fund itself: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.596617/gov.uscourts.vaed.596617.123.0.pdf

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  BREAKING: DOJ asks the Second Circuit for an order that would allow it to proceed with its N.D. Texas grand jury subpoena effort against NYU Langone and any other NYC providers of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors. Background: https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-trans-care-grand-jury-subpoena-tro

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  NEW: Thursday was the worst day for DOJ. The worst day for DOJ ... so far. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/thursday-was-the-worst-day-for-doj-so-far

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  LAW DORK: Thursday was the worst day for DOJ. So far. DOJ withdrew its subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters, but the hearing that preceded that decision showed just how degraded DOJ has become. https://www.lawdork.com/p/thursday-was-the-worst-day-for-doj-so-far

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  NEW: Donald Trump's effort to run his lawsuits out of Florida has hit a snag: the law. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/donald-trump-florida-lawsuits-nyt-bbc-irs

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  NEW: Following SCOTUS ruling on Trump admin moves to end immigration protections, harm and fear spreads. An appeals court on Wednesday allowed DHS's ending of TPS for Ethiopia to proceed. Immigrant communities affected, meanwhile, are facing impossible choices and a hateful DHS. Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tps-fallout-ethiopia-haiti-syria-springfield

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  NYT on the Blanche vote delay that’s the result of Cornyn and Tillis not being on board due to where things stand with the IRS audit immunity provision. “‘I can see why he wants it, because it provides immunity from audits no other taxpayer would get,’ Mr. Cornyn added.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/todd-blanche-senate-vote-irs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.grBz.TQqDSyThZtCk&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  BREAKING: On Tuesday, James Comey filed a motion to dismiss the Trump administration’s seashells indictment against him, arguing that the indictment is an unconstitutional vindictive and selective prosecution. https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-303806851

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  SCOTUS did not stop Florida from killing James Duckett and will not stop the state from killing Dominick Occhicone today. There were no noted dissents. The state carried out Duckett’s execution earlier this afternoon and is set to kill Occhicone at 6p.

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  BREAKING: Trump's trust is ordered to turn over financial documents "from the date of January 1, 2023, to the present" responsive to a subpoena issued in Trump's defamation case against the BBC. The first production is due in 10 days. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382.104.0.pdf

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  "[D]espite Trump’s dreams of intimidation and control, he can only do so much in our system unless the other branches help him along the way." https://www.lawdork.com/p/donald-trump-florida-lawsuits-nyt-bbc-irs

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  BREAKING: Federal judge questions Hegseth's "High-T" military plan in light of Trump's anti-trans ban. Judge Ana Reyes wants to know "the Department’s basis for treating trans men and other service members differently." New, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/reyes-hegseth-high-t-plan-vs-anti-trans-ban

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  NEWS: In Trump's IRS lawsuit, DLA Piper's Chris Oprison and Tal Aburos entered appearances on behalf of Donald Trump, the other plaintiffs, and Trump's sanctioned lawyers a week after Judge Williams's sanctions order. This suggests an appeal is coming. Background: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-irs-sanctions-settlement-order

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  NEW: Fifth Circuit to consider whether the federal ban on firearm possession violates the Commerce Clause. The order came a month after Justice Thomas asked for just such a case. This evening, along with much more, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circuit-firearm-ban-commerce-clause

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  Introducing the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which had never convened a hearing because DOJ never brought a case to it for its first 30 years. That changed on July 15. Here’s the story, with thanks and credit to Seamus Hughes for catching the filing: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-doj-secret-deportation-court-atrc

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  Have you heard about how the Trump administration is going after law enforcement? They are. In defense of AR-15s, of course. https://www.lawdork.com/i/202337959/the-trump-admin-is-going-after-law-enforcement

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  NEW: Todd Blanche should not be attorney general. That won't likely stop Republican senators. Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/todd-blanche-should-not-be-attorney-general

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  NEWS: The Supreme Court will not stop Florida from killing Dennis Sochor today. There were no noted dissents. If the state proceeds, it would be Florida’s 10th execution this year and the 17th execution in the U.S. in 2026.

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  BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll got paid. https://www.lawdork.com/p/despite-trump-stalling-this-case

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  BREAKING: DOJ filed notices on Thursday night that it will be appealing the preliminary injunctions issued in New York and California barring it from seeking private patient information via grand jury subpoenas about transgender people who received gender-affirming medical care as a minor. https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-291629130

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  NEW: Despite Trump "stalling this case for years," it appears that E. Jean Carroll is about to get paid. More than three years after a jury's verdict, Trump is running out of options to avoid paying the woman who, a jury found in 2023, he had sexually abused and defamed. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/despite-trump-stalling-this-case

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  BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca11.80813/gov.uscourts.ca11.80813.11014486517.1.pdf

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  BREAKING: The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O'Connor put a case on hold. O'Connor has been very receptive to the Trump admin and its anti-trans efforts, but an FTC request to him is now on hold after "consultation" with Judge James Boasberg in D.C. Now, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/ftc-wpath-oconnor-boasberg-consultation

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  NEW: The six opinions in the birthright citizenship ruling have a lot to teach us about the U.S. today. The 5-4 decision was the least the court could do to keep the United States of America on a constitutional path. Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/six-opinions-scotus-birthright-citizenship

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  BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Fourteenth Amendment protects birthright citizenship, blocking Donald Trump's executive order to end it. Roberts has the opinion for the court, which is 5-4 on the constitutional question and 6-3 on whether federal law protects birthright citizenship.

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  BREAKING: The Supreme Court will consider next term whether the Second Amendment protects the right to own an AR-15 or other semiautomatic rifle. That is one of three new cases the justices agreed to hear next term before leaving for the summer recess. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/063026zor_3f14.pdf

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  BREAKING: The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, holds that federal coordinated party expenditure campaign-finance limits violate the First Amendment. Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court. Kagan has the dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf