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Appeals court questions Trump executive orders targeting law firms

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of a push from President Donald Trump to punish four major law firms, in a case that could outline the bounds of presidential power and have broader ramifications for the legal industry. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

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Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador

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Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

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Court official dismisses misconduct complaint against federal judge in DC

The department didn't explicitly ask for Judge Ana Reyes' removal from the transgender troops' litigation

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Odds Are Against TikTok at the Supreme Court

It seems unlikely that five Justices will buy TikTok's First Amendment arguments when neither Judge Douglas Ginsburg nor Judge Neomi Rao nor Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan did so.

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TikTok asks justices to intervene in divestiture law fight - Roll Call

Social media company TikTok asked the Supreme Court to intervene in its challenge to a law forcing its sale in the U.S. or a ban.

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Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?

Salt Typhoon breached dozens of telecoms around the world

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Federal court dismisses challenge to TikTok ban - Roll Call

A federal appeals court in Washington upheld a law Friday that could result in social media giant TikTok’s eventual ban in the United States.

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Appeals court sounds skeptical of TikTok challenge to potential ban - Roll Call

TikTok faced a skeptical federal appeals court Monday in a bid to overturn a law that could ban the video-sharing app in the United States.

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Presidential Immunity Does Not Bar Suits Against Trump for His Conduct on January 6

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected the former President's attempt to claim presidential immunity covered his conduct on January 6.

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Appeals court rejects Trump push to dismiss Jan. 6 suits from lawmakers, police - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s status as president at the time doesn't protect him from civil lawsuits connected to the attack on the Capitol, a court said.

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Trump lawyer asserts ex-president's immunity to lawsuits, Jan. 6 accusations

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s lawyer argued that presidential immunity would protect him from lawsuits even if he had urged his supporters to “burn Congress down” while in office.

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Court orders release of memo about Russia probe from Justice Department to Barr

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department must release a 2019 memo advising then-Attorney General Bill Barr on how to handle the conclusion of the Mueller investigation and the department’s decision not to charge Donald Trump, a federal appeals court ruled.

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Appeals court: Congress can see some Trump financial records

A federal appeals court has narrowed the range of documents House Democrats are entitled to in their years-long investigation of Donald Trump’s finances

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Appeals court lets House panel subpoena Trump financial records

The committee can get some of Donald Trump’s financial records it subpoenaed from accounting firm Mazars USA, an appeals court ruled Friday.

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What are Georgetown Professors Forbidden to Say?

Under the reasoning of the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) report in the Ilya Shapiro matter, a wide range of public speech criticizing religions, political parties, veterans, etc. could be "prohibit[ed] harassment."

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Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown University Law School

"Further analysis shows that you’ve made it impossible for me to fulfill the duties of my appointed post," writes Shapiro.

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Georgetown Ends Investigation of Ilya Shapiro for Bad Tweet, Will Not Fire Him

"I look forward to teaching and engaging in a host of activities relating to constitutional education," said Shapiro.

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D.C. Circuit Workplace Survey Leaked, And Investigation of Leaked Survey Is Leaked

The federal courts are in trouble if confidential material cannot remain confidential.

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Georgetown Law's actions against Ilya Shapiro lack credibility

Criticizing racial discrimination is protected by the university’s ‘Speech and Expression Policy’

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