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(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States grants presidents immunity from criminal prosecution under many circumstances. This is good news for Donald Trump, but great news for Joe Biden: Not only is it now impossible for Trump to prosecute Biden if Trump wins the election, but Biden…
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) SCOTUS’s plan to ratfuck all the Trump prosecutions at once is already coming to fruition, as his sentencing in the New York trial is postponed until September. Within hours of the Court’s conservatives legalizing bribery, Trump’s lawyers fired off a letter to Justice Juan Merchan seeking leave to file…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jul 3, 2024 at 10:40 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, July 3, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 3, 2024, 10:40 AM),…
* Rudy’s disbarment put in perspective. [Vanity Fair] * Data breach reveals federal judge signed up for a foreign spy service. Totally normal behavior. [Reason] * Biglaw closing offices in China makes sense, but Chicago? [Law.com International] * Meanwhile, Armstrong Teasdale retreats from Silicon Slopes. [American Lawyer] * Judge Xavier Rodriguez runs pilot AI test…
On June 25, 2024, changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule aimed at supporting reproductive health care privacy went into effect. Last week, I published a blog post about these changes, including the creation of three new types of prohibited uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI). This post addresses another major change to the…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jul 2, 2024 at 6:34 pm The justices ruled on Monday in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a North Dakota truck stop can bring a challenge to a regulation issued 13 years ago…
When Do They Sleep?: This Sullivan & Cromwell partner’s billables are double take worthy. Why Do They Say These Things Out Loud?: People have a lot to say about Presidential Immunity. Not all of it is smart. How Many Times Did They Lie?: We ran the numbers on some Supreme Court justice under-oath fibbing. What…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which House of Representatives member announced on X (formerly Twitter) they intend to file (largely symbolic) articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court when they return from the break? Hint: Though the unofficial announcement didn’t specify exactly which members of the Court would…
Image courtesy of NetDocuments. “You can’t put too much water in a nuclear reactor.” That was the advice from a retiring power plant supervisor played by Ed Asner in a vintage “Saturday Night Live” skit. Asner’s character exits the plant for a final time, leaving behind a new team to debate whether his parting words…