Steve Vladeck
Legal commentator · Bluesky
Georgetown law professor and author of the One First newsletter.
205 posts tracked · 6 stories in 30 days
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Trump names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff
Grouped with voices who said: This shows Trump ruling through loyalists not Congress
The point is not that Stephen Miller will have any more power or influence as formal Chief of Staff; it's that his elevation sends an unambiguous message to Democrats that…View on Bluesky
Supreme Court rejects DOJ bid to segregate California ballots
Grouped with voices who said: This is a stunning, unprecedented procedural rebuke of DOJ
And no, I cannot remember *any* prior case in which the Court denied a DOJ application without even calling for a response. That’s an even bigger “go away” than the lack of…View on Bluesky
Ninth Circuit hears DOJ bid to block California noncitizen voters
Grouped with voices who said: This is Trump weaponizing DOJ to pre-delegitimize elections
“The Department of Justice is putting its formidable thumb on next week’s elections in a way that seems clearly intended to call into question the legitimacy of any result that is…View on Bluesky
Judge Reyes hears arguments over Trump East Potomac golf course plan
Grouped with voices who said: DOJ is stretching to defend Trump's defiance of court process
Just in case you were worried about tomorrow’s hearing before Judge Reyes in the East Potomac Golf Links case being uninteresting, President Trump has decided to … prove the…View on Bluesky
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