The Supreme Court's first decision of the day is a unanimous ruling in Sheetz v. El Dorado. Per Barrett, 'legislative takings' (as opposed to administrative takings) are cognizable under the 5th Amendment. supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…

More opinion(s) to come!

DC’s crime lab losing accreditation made it very hard to prosecute criminals in this town. Why don’t the Recall Allen campaign guys talk about that? Because, as it turns out, the people running the recall and the people who lost the crime lab’s accreditation are the same people.

Excellent interview by Mark Joseph Stern of 7th Circuit Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner. I have never met Judge Rovner, but after reading this, I certainly would like to.
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Appreciate Judge Walker’s citation to my work in his new opinion blocking a Florida policy that bans transgender teachers from using their preferred pronouns at school! splcenter.org/sites/default/…

Absolutely. I covered this at Law Dork on Monday: lawdork.com/p/dont-fall-fo…

This new antiabortion shift to say that Comstock only bans shipping mife doesn't make sense. The same people rejecting the majority interpretation that Comstock only covers 'unlawful' abortions bc limiting text can't be added into the law, now want to add their own limiting text?

Zombie era abortion bans today, comstock tomorrow. Trump & the republicans are for turning the clocks back to before the Civil War. Read this excellent… and horrifying piece by Dahlia Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern ⤵️
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By reviving a long-dormant, 160-year-old abortion ban with no rape exception, the Arizona Supreme Court showed us what will happen nationwide if Trump wins: a 50-state abortion ban imposed under another zombie law, the 1873 Comstock Act. slate.com/news-and-polit…

Don't sleep on this: *2* state justices who just voted to make all abortion illegal in Arizona are on the ballot this year.

They're each up for retention, as I had detailed here last week: boltsmag.org/your-state-by-…

How big of a disaster is the AZ Supreme Court abortion ruling for the GOP? Vulnerable #AZ06 Rep. Juan Ciscomani is calling it a 'disaster' ... when two years ago, he cheered the Dobbs decision as 'historic' and said abortion policy 'should be set by states'

Register now for CAC's annual Home Stretch event, featuring remarks from Elizabeth Wydra and an all-star panel of legal experts, moderated by @slate’s Mark Joseph Stern. Join the conversation as we unpack the biggest issues at #SCOTUS this term: theusconstitution.org/events/11th-an…

Finally watched Anatomy of a Fall last night and I have MANY questions about the rules of evidence in French courts. First Q: Do they exist?!

Notably, his campaign isn't responding to questions on Comstock

Essential to *any* discussion of Trump’s abortion position is this: “Right now, a majority of Republicans in Congress support an argument that could lead to an effective nationwide abortion ban without the passage of any new legislation. That is a fact.” lawdork.com/p/dont-fall-fo…

This will shock and sadden many of you, but Donald Trump's implicit promise that he will leave abortion policy to the states might not be on the level!
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No surprise: The 7th Circuit has ruled against Smith & Wesson (fast turnaround!) and, per Easterbrook, told the district court to consider forcing Smith & Wesson to cover the plaintiffs’ attorneys fees for this frivolous stab at removal. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2453… h/t @MikSacksEsq