Lyle Denniston
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One of the most reviled decisions by SCt on Indian law, the 1886 decision in US v. Kagama, withstands a challenge today. Only 2 JJ voted to hear it. SCt also refused to reconsider same-sex marriage precedent. Details at:
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November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
One of the most reviled decisions by SCt on Indian law, the 1886 decision in US v. Kagama, withstands a challenge today. Only 2 JJ voted to hear it. SCt also refused to reconsider same-sex marriage precedent. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/11/10/o...
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/11/10/o...
SCt Justice Jackson getting lot of the blame for temporary shut down of food stamp program for needy families. There were others with roles, too. Details at:
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November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SCt Justice Jackson getting lot of the blame for temporary shut down of food stamp program for needy families. There were others with roles, too. Details at:
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lyldenlawnews.com/2025/11/09/d...
SCt's July 2024 ruling on presidential immunity returns to aid Pres. Trump again. 2d Circuit panel cites it in ordering new look by trial judge at Trump plea to get his state crim case moved to fed court, where dismissal is a chance. Details at:
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
SCt's July 2024 ruling on presidential immunity returns to aid Pres. Trump again. 2d Circuit panel cites it in ordering new look by trial judge at Trump plea to get his state crim case moved to fed court, where dismissal is a chance. Details at:
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Trump's boisterous but meandering policy of imposing high tariffs on foreign-made goods did not appear to fare well today in a historic SCt hearing. Impressions at:
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November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump's boisterous but meandering policy of imposing high tariffs on foreign-made goods did not appear to fare well today in a historic SCt hearing. Impressions at:
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Not joining the chorus that can only remember Dick Chaney's bad side, I choose to thank him and his wife for giving us a daughter with profound courage.
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Not joining the chorus that can only remember Dick Chaney's bad side, I choose to thank him and his wife for giving us a daughter with profound courage.
Were there no orders from SCt today? Are they trying to save $ during shutdown?
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Were there no orders from SCt today? Are they trying to save $ during shutdown?
For 12 days, SCt had done nothing with Trump plea to allow him to send NatGuard troops to Chicago. But tonight it asked lawyers to file legal briefs on a key question in this dispute; a law prof may have stirred this response. Details at:
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October 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
For 12 days, SCt had done nothing with Trump plea to allow him to send NatGuard troops to Chicago. But tonight it asked lawyers to file legal briefs on a key question in this dispute; a law prof may have stirred this response. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/10/29/c...
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President Trump and associates appear to still be planning ways he could get a third term in White House. Time to revive an earlier post on the issue. See:
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October 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
President Trump and associates appear to still be planning ways he could get a third term in White House. Time to revive an earlier post on the issue. See:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/10/27/n...
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Does anybody on this venue have a copy of the first Trump claim for money damages for the Russia interference probe? NYTimes had the second one, re Mar a Lago search, etc. Eager to see full scope of his claims. Thanks in advance.
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Does anybody on this venue have a copy of the first Trump claim for money damages for the Russia interference probe? NYTimes had the second one, re Mar a Lago search, etc. Eager to see full scope of his claims. Thanks in advance.
SCt considering Trump Admin plea to let it send National Guard troops to Chicago, contending city is in rebellion, justifying the deployment to protect ICE agents during immigration roundups. Court will have to sort out old laws to decide what to do. Details at:
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October 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
SCt considering Trump Admin plea to let it send National Guard troops to Chicago, contending city is in rebellion, justifying the deployment to protect ICE agents during immigration roundups. Court will have to sort out old laws to decide what to do. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/10/19/i...
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Re Nebraska football's thoroughly embarrassing loss to Minnesota Friday: must we wait til the over-rated QB turns pro for him to learn how to throw the ball away to avoid being sacked? 9 sacks in one game? Guffaw.
October 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Re Nebraska football's thoroughly embarrassing loss to Minnesota Friday: must we wait til the over-rated QB turns pro for him to learn how to throw the ball away to avoid being sacked? 9 sacks in one game? Guffaw.
There is something spectacularly amusing about the statute of limitations having run on Comey's alleged crime and the very real possibility that his indictment is irreversibly flawed. Irony has nine lives.
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
There is something spectacularly amusing about the statute of limitations having run on Comey's alleged crime and the very real possibility that his indictment is irreversibly flawed. Irony has nine lives.
It did not get front-page notice, but SCt has set up a test of whether to overrule Humphrey's Executor precedent from 1935 curbing presidential power to fire government officials. Hearing will be in December. Details at:
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September 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It did not get front-page notice, but SCt has set up a test of whether to overrule Humphrey's Executor precedent from 1935 curbing presidential power to fire government officials. Hearing will be in December. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/09/24/p...
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The SCt, apparently entirely willing to take on one of history's biggest fights over presidential power, agreed Tuesday to decide if Pres. Trump has the power to set tariffs on imported goods or parts. Fast sched. with hearing 1st week in Nov. Details here:
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September 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The SCt, apparently entirely willing to take on one of history's biggest fights over presidential power, agreed Tuesday to decide if Pres. Trump has the power to set tariffs on imported goods or parts. Fast sched. with hearing 1st week in Nov. Details here:
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Federal ICE raids on workplaces to capture and detain suspected undocumented immigrants can continue, SCt decides in a 6-to-3 order. Court has yet to rule even temporarily on legality of using military troops in such raids. Details of Monday order here:
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September 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Federal ICE raids on workplaces to capture and detain suspected undocumented immigrants can continue, SCt decides in a 6-to-3 order. Court has yet to rule even temporarily on legality of using military troops in such raids. Details of Monday order here:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/09/08/c...
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Rushing to SCt on his tariffs policy, Trump -- with agreement by challengers -- suggests speedy review with hearing by first week in November. Full details of appeal and proposed schedule, see:
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September 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rushing to SCt on his tariffs policy, Trump -- with agreement by challengers -- suggests speedy review with hearing by first week in November. Full details of appeal and proposed schedule, see:
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Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs are on their way to a test in the SCt. That will put at least two legal doctrines that conflict into play. Explainer at:
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August 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs are on their way to a test in the SCt. That will put at least two legal doctrines that conflict into play. Explainer at:
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Fed appeals court rules Pres Trump has no power to impose many of the tariffs he has set on imports. 7-4 decision on hold pending SCt review. Tariffs won't be disturbed in meantime, so continue to impact economy
Details at:
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Details at:
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August 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Fed appeals court rules Pres Trump has no power to impose many of the tariffs he has set on imports. 7-4 decision on hold pending SCt review. Tariffs won't be disturbed in meantime, so continue to impact economy
Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/08/29/t...
Details at:
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Mid-level state appeals court in NY nullifies (temporarily) that nearly hall-billion fraud verdict against Trump, his family and his real-estate firm. It's a broadly split, peculiar compromise ruling, 323 pages long. Check it out at:
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August 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Mid-level state appeals court in NY nullifies (temporarily) that nearly hall-billion fraud verdict against Trump, his family and his real-estate firm. It's a broadly split, peculiar compromise ruling, 323 pages long. Check it out at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/08/21/t...
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Two important orders by SCt, issued during its summer recess, set the stage for an ultimate test of whether Section 2 of l965 voting rights law will still operate to assure minority rights. Lengthy article explains, at:
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August 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Two important orders by SCt, issued during its summer recess, set the stage for an ultimate test of whether Section 2 of l965 voting rights law will still operate to assure minority rights. Lengthy article explains, at:
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David Von Drehle, one of WashPost's must-read columnists, writes in today's paper that he's done writing. This will be another gaping hole in the Post newsroom. How much longer will it be advisable to remain a subscriber? I have deep doubts.
July 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
David Von Drehle, one of WashPost's must-read columnists, writes in today's paper that he's done writing. This will be another gaping hole in the Post newsroom. How much longer will it be advisable to remain a subscriber? I have deep doubts.
SCt sends its clearest signal yet that it will overturn a 90-year-old precedent that curbs presidential power to fire independent agency officers. Check out the details at:
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July 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
SCt sends its clearest signal yet that it will overturn a 90-year-old precedent that curbs presidential power to fire independent agency officers. Check out the details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/07/24/t...
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One part of the Constitution remains to protect women's right to abortion: Article VI's Supremacy Clause (at least to extent federal rules override state law). That theory, though, failed in a fed appeals court yesterday re medical abotions. Details at:
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July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One part of the Constitution remains to protect women's right to abortion: Article VI's Supremacy Clause (at least to extent federal rules override state law). That theory, though, failed in a fed appeals court yesterday re medical abotions. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/07/16/a...
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/07/16/a...
Once more, SCt allows Trump Admin. to go ahead with dismantling government -- this time, mass firings and closing of agencies within Dept. of Education. Usual 6-3 majority and no explanation. Details at:
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July 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Once more, SCt allows Trump Admin. to go ahead with dismantling government -- this time, mass firings and closing of agencies within Dept. of Education. Usual 6-3 majority and no explanation. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/07/14/c...
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/07/14/c...
The next round on the constitutional fight over Trump ban on birthright citizenship gets started with a fed judge in New Hampshire blocking the ban in a "class action" likely to apply in all 50 states. SCt left that option open last month. Details at:
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July 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The next round on the constitutional fight over Trump ban on birthright citizenship gets started with a fed judge in New Hampshire blocking the ban in a "class action" likely to apply in all 50 states. SCt left that option open last month. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/07/10/b...
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