Alina Habba Breaks New Jersey Court System

Alina Habba cares deeply about the rule of law. She just cares about her career more. Yesterday, the New York Times ran a three-byline piece detailing the chaos in New Jersey thanks to President Trump’s insistence that his personal lawyer serve as the top prosecutor in the Garden State. The shenanigans have been extensive, but […]

Federal Court Protecting Mail-In Ballots

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which federal circuit court recently ruled that a state law requiring election officials toss mail-in ballots if they contain missing or incorrect dates was unconstitutional? Hint: The judges found the law violated voters’ 1st and 14th Amendment rights. See the answer on the […]

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “With Louisiana Essentially Flipping Sides in Callais Case Before Supreme Court and Arguing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is Unconstitutional, […]

Trump Admin Goes Full McCarthy, Will Decide Whether Migrants Are Pro-USA Enough To Stay Here

This was pretty much inevitable. While the Trump’s band of bigots struggled mightily to expel brown people from this country, the rest of his sycophants are doing everything they can to prevent non-white foreigners from entering the country. It’s counterproductive, especially when the end goal is at least 3,000 ICE arrests per day. If you don’t let enough […]

Morning Docket: 08.29.25

* Trump takes a chainsaw to a bunch of federal unions. [Bloomberg Law] * Bar exam scores are sky high. [Reuters] * More petty Trumpian retribution: Kamala Harris’s Secret Service detail nixed. [Huffington Post] * The legal fight over the abortion pill is ramping up in disturbing ways. [Slate] * Trump’s approval rating is down, […]

Lawyer Derails Questioning To Ask About Wigs — See Also

How Many Scalps Do You Have?: Attorney asks Cardi B about her hair in between assault allegations. Biglaw Firm Sues Former Partner For Over $1.5M: Fair game or airing dirty laundry? You decide! Those Treats Aren’t For Kids!: Election official charged for drugging children’s ice cream. Gotta Try Harder To Get Maryland Judges: Better luck […]

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