Justices Gorsuch, Sotomayor, and Jackson concur in Hunter v. US to get pretty close to saying that plea bargaining is unconstitutional. Worth a read.
SCOTUS announces an additional opinion day on Tuesday. I expect 4-5 opinions then.
I didn’t think the flying saucer could be funnier but I was so wrong. The comic timing is 100% pitch perfect
Many immigrants who have been detained for months or years in Louisiana are filing habeas petitions, which in turn has swamped federal judges’ dockets and made it nearly impossible for judges to act quickly on these emergency pleas for release.
The Trump administration’s effort to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender people in federal prison is blocked again after a short lapse in protections on Wednesday.
Read the full report at Law Dork:
After killing one person without warning or trial, the US government let two other survivors die a horrible death by drowning after clinging to wreckage.
Despite knowing this was a possible outcome, the US government appears to have deliberately chosen not to stage search and rescue ahead of time.
First up is United States v. Hemani. SCOTUS says federal law that bans gun ownership for illegal drug users violates the Second Amendment. 9-0 by Gorsuch. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof
