From bbc.com

Trump makes first Supreme Court appeal in test of his power to fire officials

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The leader of an independent whistleblowing agency sued after he was fired by email this month.

#bbc #coup #news #legal #purge #trump #uspol #scotus #politics #americancoup

on Feb 17

From box.com

Bessent v Dellinger Vacatur Application.pdf | Powered by Box

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#coup #doge #elon #musk #trump #uspol #reddit #fednews #activism #subreddit

on Feb 16

From theintercept.com

The Supreme Court Just Imperiled the Rights — and Lives — of All Trans People

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The court let a military trans ban go into effect — potentially setting a precedent to accept the anti-trans myth behind Trump’s executive order.

#vsn #scotus #uspoli #intercept #humanrights #leftistnews #lgbtqrights

9h ago

From flipboard.com

Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says | Flipboard

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The New York Times - The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the independence of the judiciary and denounced any attempt to impeach judges over disagreements with their rulings...

#choice #scotus #nogilead #impeachthomas #overturncitizensunited

4h ago

From wildhunt.org

Analysis: Oak Flat and "Substantial Burden" - Indigenous Land, News, Paganism, Politics, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.S., World

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Witchcraft & Pagan News - Our correspondent, Sean Little, who has been following the story for years, offers analysis and a final round-up of the Oak Flat case, examining the critical legal battles over sacred land, the evolving interpretation of "substantial burden," and what this precedent...

#scotus #oakflat #religion #riotinto #nativeamerican #apachestronghold #religiousfreedom #chichilbildagoteel

8h ago

From arstechnica.com

After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access

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Trump admin appeals to SCOTUS after two courts ruled DOGE can’t access data.

#doge #scotus #privacy #politics #socialsecurity

on Tue, 5PM

From lawandcrime.com

Lawsuit takes aim at Elon Musk's DOGE using a familiar Justice Thomas argument

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"Musk’s officer-level governmental actions to date, including those of his subordinates and designees, are ultra vires and shall have no legal effect."

#doge #musk #press #scotus #lawsuit #jacksmith #clarencethomas

on Feb 14

From newsweek.com

50501 organizers launch "Not My President's Day" nationwide day of action

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The 50501 organizers behind the nationwide "anti-Trump" protest at U.S. state capitols are back again with a day of action planned for President's Day.

#us #GQP #gop #dies #gain #most #musk #nazi #among #court

on Feb 12