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UPDATE: Drama in Trump judicial nomination world. Moments after we sent this out re WH/Senate standoff on 8th Circuit nomination, Trump WH announced he's pulling District Judge Lee Rudofsky & subbing in AR Supreme Court Justice Cody Hiland. Earlier: politico.com/newsletters/wes…
JUST IN: Judge Ana Reyes (Biden/DC) rejects DOJ's bid to stay the preliminary injunction she issued against Trump East Potomac golf course plan that she says would "destroy" the existing course. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin… Earlier: politico.com/news/2026/10/30…
If these execs are truly duplicitous, they should be fired immediately. Or maybe that's normal for Hollywood? 🤷♂️
I wonder if Gaiser's questionnaire was hurriedly copied from his one for his current job at OLC. This reference to a case he was involved in over Ohio's law banning transgender medical treatment for minors seems dated. Motion to stay was granted last April.
Gaiser reports he was contacted about the judicial vacancy by Sen. Ted Cruz's office last Wednesday, one day after the election that will result in Republicans losing control of the confirmation process at the end of this year. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/…
Trump admin just made a secret filing with Judge Reyes in her case over potential deportations of Iranians via Pakistan
UPDATE: Trump admin unshockingly opposes full-court en banc rehearing, says to its knowledge it's never been done before, quotes concurrence that was critical of DOJ. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/…
BREAKING: After losing at 3-judge & 11-judge courts, SEIU requests "super en banc" rehearing on Trump admin appeal of judge's order barring threats to prosecute election officials for counting possibly illegal votes. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/… Earlier: politico.com/storyline/live/…
JUST IN: DOJ says it will appeal judge's ruling throwing out lawsuit over the Dans Sullivan on Alaska ballot. Calls the dismissal 'procedural.' Earlier: politico.com/news/2026/11/01…
JUST IN: Trump admin files revised complaint in suit over less-known Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race, adopts NYT allegations, accuses Peltola campaign & DSCC of misleading the court. DOJ takes shot at NYT, even while capitalizing on its reporting. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
Lawyers for DNC urged Judge Loren AliKhan (Biden/DC) to put another block on Trump's use of taxpayer funds for TV ads that seem tied to the midterms, even though judge in NY did similar Sunday. DNC said White House shouldn't be producing ads regardless politico.com/newsletters/wes…
JUST IN: Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett allows BBC to serve subpoenas on Don Jr., Ivanka & Jared in Trump's lawsuit over editing of 2020 election documentary. BBC said ordinary service methods were frustrated by Secret Service. Now can serve by certified mail & through counsel.
WILD Trump rant about Rep. Henry Cuellar, expressing regret about pardoning him, claiming he and his wife were going to go to prison for "over 20 years" (extremely doubtful), thought was "good chance" he'd turn GOP, calls him "disloyal & ungrateful," endorses opponent
JUST IN: DOJ files brief w/11th Circuit to overturn ruling quashing subpoena for list of Fulton County election workers. Special prosecutor twice misspells "North" in own title. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/… Earlier: politico.com/news/2026/07/07…
OK, impressive performance by the aircraft but I think it would be hard to argue that its design proved to be flawless politico.com/story/2019/03/1…
