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A Judge Said the Excuse for Arresting Mahmoud Khalil Was Unconstitutionally Vague. Why Isn't Khalil Free?

A Judge Said the Excuse for Arresting Mahmoud Khalil Was Unconstitutionally Vague. Why Isn't Khalil Free?
yesterday 20

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The Restraining Order Against Federalizing the California National Guard Highlights Trump's Lawlessness

The Restraining Order Against Federalizing the California National Guard Highlights Trump's Lawlessness
previous day 1

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17 Years Ago, She Lost Her Gun Rights for Passing a Bad Check. She Wants SCOTUS To Rectify That Injustice.

17 Years Ago, She Lost Her Gun Rights for Passing a Bad Check. She Wants SCOTUS To Rectify That Injustice.
previous day 30

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'Don't You Want To Confirm Who I Am?' a Mistakenly Arrested Grandmother Asked the Marshals. They Did Not.

'Don't You Want To Confirm Who I Am?' a Mistakenly Arrested Grandmother Asked the Marshals. They Did Not.
thursday 20

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Trump's Threats Against Musk and Newsom Reflect an Authoritarian Intolerance of Dissent

Trump's Threats Against Musk and Newsom Reflect an Authoritarian Intolerance of Dissent
11.06.2025 10

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Gavin Newsom Defends Federalism Against Trump's Unilateral National Guard Deployment

Gavin Newsom Defends Federalism Against Trump's Unilateral National Guard Deployment
11.06.2025 3

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Denver Case Highlights the Potentially Deadly Hazards of Police Raids Based on Secondhand Information

Denver Case Highlights the Potentially Deadly Hazards of Police Raids Based on Secondhand Information
10.06.2025 10

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A Runner Was Prosecuted for Unapproved Trail Use After the Referring Agency Called It 'Overcriminalization'

A Runner Was Prosecuted for Unapproved Trail Use After the Referring Agency Called It 'Overcriminalization'
07.06.2025 30

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A Federal Judge Orders Relief for Alleged Gang Members Deported and Imprisoned Without Due Process

A Federal Judge Orders Relief for Alleged Gang Members Deported and Imprisoned Without Due Process
06.06.2025 8

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Belated Republican Objections to the One Big Beautiful Bill Glide Over Its Blatant Fiscal Irresponsibility

Belated Republican Objections to the One Big Beautiful Bill Glide Over Its Blatant Fiscal Irresponsibility
05.06.2025 3

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Trump's Haste Begets Lawlessness

Trump's Haste Begets Lawlessness
04.06.2025 10

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DOGE's Newly Listed 'Regulatory Savings' for Businesses Have Nothing to Do With Cutting Federal Spending

31.05.2025 3

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Trump Rightly Pardons 2 Florida Divers Who Became Federal Felons Because of an Honest Mistake

29.05.2025 1

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A Federal Judge Lists 8 Ways That Trump Violated the Constitution by Punishing a Disfavored Law Firm

29.05.2025 20

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How Charlie Rangel Changed His Mind About the War on Drugs

28.05.2025 10

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Trump Promised To 'Save Vaping.' His FDA Head Does Not Seem Inclined To Do That.

26.05.2025 2

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Trump's Mass Cancellation of Student Visas Illustrates the Lawlessness of His Immigration Crackdown

24.05.2025 20

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A Federal Judge Says New Mexico Cops Reasonably Killed an Innocent Man at the Wrong House

22.05.2025 10

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The FTC's Probe Into 'Potentially Illegal' Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment

22.05.2025 7

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By Trump's Logic, Biden Deserves Credit for a Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths

21.05.2025 20

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The Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects a 'Very Narrow Approach' to Deadly Force by Police

21.05.2025 3

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Trump strikes a righteous blow against the feds’ rabid criminal code

A new Trump executive order will slash federal regulations carrying criminal penalties — a category so vast and obscure that not even the government...

14.05.2025 3

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Trump Slams ‘Absurd’ Rise of Regulatory Crimes Undermining Rule of Law

14.05.2025 10

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The Federal Government's 175,000 Pages of Regulations Turn the Rule of Law Into a Cruel Joke

14.05.2025 3

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Since Immigration Is an 'Invasion,' a Top Trump Adviser Says, the President Might Suspend Habeas Corpus

14.05.2025 20

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Defenders of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Offer an Implausible Take on a 127-Year-Old Precedent

13.05.2025 3

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How Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Perverse Pardons Undermined the Rule of Law

12.05.2025 2

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A New Survey Suggests Illicit Opioid Use Is Much More Common Than the Government's Numbers Indicate

10.05.2025 3

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Now Elon tells us: It’s up to Congress, not DOGE, to slash runaway spending

At first Elon Musk breezily promised that DOGE would cut federal spending by $1 trillion or more. But lately he's been singing a different tune.

08.05.2025 10

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Elon Musk Discovers That Serious Spending Cuts Are 'Really Difficult'

07.05.2025 10

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An Intelligence Memo Casts Further Doubt on Trump's Nonsensical Definition of 'Alien Enemies'

07.05.2025 20

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Pam Bondi's Absurd Claim About Fentanyl Overdoses Epitomizes the Illogic of the War on Drugs

02.05.2025 2

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Trump's Tattoo Fantasy Raises the Question: If He Were Senile, How Would We Know?

02.05.2025 40

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Rumeysa Ozturk's Op-Ed Is Still the Only Public Justification for Her Arrest

01.05.2025 20

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Trump's Tariffs Usurp the Legislature's Tax Power

30.04.2025 30

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A Federal Judge Greenlights a Lawsuit That Claims Florida's Ban on Lab-Grown Meat Is Unconstitutional

29.04.2025 5

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Trump's Understanding of Due Process Is Just As Farcical As His Definition of 'Alien Enemies'

26.04.2025 30

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By Openly Retaliating Against Disfavored Law Firms, Trump Attacks Free Speech and the Right to Counsel

24.04.2025 10

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Trump's Actions Contradict His Avowed Commitment to First Amendment Rights

23.04.2025 8

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Here Is Why Harvard Argues That Trump's Funding Freeze Violates the First Amendment

23.04.2025 9

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Treating Journalism As Consumer Fraud, Trump Claims Coverage of a Presidential Poll Was Not 'News Reporting'

22.04.2025 3

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6 Cases That Paved the Road to Mass Incarceration

21.04.2025 5

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Marco Rubio Brags About Defending Freedom of Speech While Eagerly Undermining It

19.04.2025 20

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A Survey Suggests Most Americans Are Not Keen on Trump's Speech-Based Deportation Initiative

18.04.2025 10

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Federal Judge in Deportation Case Finds Probable Cause To Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt

17.04.2025 20

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Even by Elon Musk's Own Demonstrably Unreliable Estimation, DOGE Will Fall Far Short of His Target

17.04.2025 20

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Trump Says Alleged Gang Members Don't Need Hearings Because the Government Is Infallible

16.04.2025 30

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Colorado Will Soon Require a Discretionary Permit To Acquire Semiautomatic Rifles

16.04.2025 10

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A Ruling Against Mahmoud Khalil Highlights Marco Rubio's Vast Power To Deport People for Their Opinions

12.04.2025 50

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Postnatal Drug Tests Turn Mothers Into Felons

10.04.2025 10

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