A fellow political scientist blocking me for posing this pretty normal question seems genuinely… absurd?

JD Vance did actually kind of apologize for his "cat ladies" comment, but he never apologized for the cat-eaters hoax.

Hungary’s new government on Monday used its supermajority in parliament to carry out its topmost election promise — a root canal treatment to eradicate Viktor Orbán’s illiberal and corrupt regime. www.courthousenews.com/clearing-the...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the Statehouse on Monday that Darline Graham Nordone would serve the remaining months on Lindsey Graham's current term, which expires in January. https://to.pbs.org/4501gtT

Now in USA v. Sealed, John Doe's lawyer files notice of appearance: it's Robert Radick of Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello, "former Chief of Health Care Fraud Prosecutions and Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Unit in the US Attorney’s Office for EDNY"

A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a claim that Walmart failed to prevent severe harassment of a gay employee at a New Mexico store, saying its prior rulings do not require workers bringing some discrimination claims to meet a heightened standard of proof.

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "There's an opportunity here to go on offense in the court of the public opinion on something that matters to people left, right, and center…Any senator who approves of Todd Blanche is approving of a further cover-up in the Epstein saga."

LIVE: Eiffel Tower fireworks mark Bastille Day youtube.com/live/pww-0Gg...

Buttigieg: We know that there is more to life than partisan political combat. We know the American flag does not belong to one political side in this country, just as surely as we know that God does not belong to a political party in the United States of America.

On July 13, 2019, Willem Van Spronsen was killed by police while taking action to disable the fleet of buses that serve the Northwest Detention Center, a private immigration detainment facility in Tacoma, Washington. Everyone should read or re-read his final statement today: crimethinc.com/willem

JUST IN: 13th straight rejection of DOJ's legal effort to compel states to turn over their voter rolls. George W. Bush-appointed Judge Thomas Johnston wonders what DOJ is really driving at. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

there are basically like a dozen senators that anyone still talks about from 1789 to the present and i really don’t think graham will be in that number

Banks should be cautious of lending to people not legally authorized to work in the US, as their income may be less reliable or they may be deported, the OCC and FDIC cautioned the banking industry reut.rs/4bqotsP

Outgoing Michigan Sen. Gary Peters is endorsing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens as his successor, adding to a growing effort by the Democratic establishment to help her defeat progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed in next month's primary. https://to.pbs.org/3R5LIBF

The attorney for Renee Good's family, Antonio Romanucci, said that the federal government finally transferred evidence to local authorities, including the vehicle. Full statement below.

EXCLUSIVE: China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear tests reut.rs/4yiHHKT

New York landlords, real estate brokers and industry groups lost their attempt to revive a challenge to a city law prohibiting landlords from passing on broker fees to their tenants. www.courthousenews.com/landlords-lo...

Man charged with murder of SF social worker renews not guilty plea www.courthousenews.com/man-charged-...

ALERT: More trouble for Todd Blanche today. Attorneys for @katiephang.bsky.social ask Judge Emmet Sullivan to issue a $1000/day fine against Blanche until Blanche adheres to court order to release more Epstein files (Blanche refused to do so by July 2 deadline)

I was 13, so yes. It was the biggest event of my life to that point

In first Midway Blitz sentencing, feds want 30-month prison term for man who fired gun near immigration agents From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain West Virginia full voter registration file. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. This marks DOJ's 13th defeat with zero victories. www.democracydocket.com/cases/west-v...

Specifically interested in talking to people who worked on Summer Lee's 2022 campaign.

Uber driver ordered held for competency test on charge he attacked a rider at Logan early Friday, possibly with a knife www.universalhub.com/crime/2026/u... #Boston #crime #knives

Force-feeding on the table for National Guard shooting suspect on hunger strike www.courthousenews.com/force-feedin...

As Americans prepared to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday, and the freedoms represented thereby, New York quietly released a report detailing harrowing abuse of state inmates and other circumstances behind two recent deaths in custody. www.courthousenews.com/experts-diss...

Amazon has agreed to a class action settlement that would allow US consumers to pursue more than $200 million in ‌damages from third-party software developers tied to alleged illegal gambling transactions on apps offered through Amazon's online marketplace. Subscribe: reut.rs/46ty0gg

"Lindsey Graham tried, over a three-decade career in Washington, to be always at the center of his party. In that, at least, he never failed."

Second Circuit greenlights antitrust injunction against radio ratings titan Nielsen @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/second-circu...

Is it unusual for an incoming law school dean to be banned from federal court for a year? Asking for a friend (Florida International University) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Working some criticisms of the Supreme Court justices’ historical methods in the birthright citizenship case into my article. And I’m torn between giving people undue citations for their Gone With the Wind quality law review articles and pointedly saying, “look at this bullshit.”

MacFarlane on Darline Graham potentially replacing her brother Lindsey Graham: She'd be taking some pretty important votes pretty quickly, including potentially on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be attorney general, on a must pass piece of military authorization—the NDAA

McMaster to name replacement for US Senate after death of Lindsey Graham today at 4:00pm

US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on July 10 ordered the DOJ to allow two staff lawyers with disabilities to resume working from home while they pursue a lawsuit claiming the agency's elimination of telework arrangements was unlawful reut.rs/4feGhbv

California and 11 other states sued to block Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing it would "extinguish competition."

The Portland Press Herald is reporting that Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition & Presente! Maine say the person who died in the shooting is a 26-year-old Colombian man authorized to work in the U.S. & had been issued a Social Security number. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...

Lawyer rebuked for misusing AI again in Roc Nation lawsuit reut.rs/3RC2gBn

For those of you wondering where the kittens Athena rescued have landed:

Why shouldn’t senators vote to confirm Todd Blanche? Let me count the ways. (also, some procedural trivia on the steps for confirmation, starting with the committee vote which is a little less certain following Lindsey Graham’s death). open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

NEW: The LAPD announced just became the largest police department in the country to drop its Flock contract. This came after an audit found that, in a two-month period, the LAPD improperly "investigated" 161 people whose cars were flagged as stolen in their ALPR system but were not actually stolen.

Former Judge Hannah Dugan appeals her conviction.

Law firm Jackson Walker has moved a step closer to a resolution with nine former clients whose bankruptcy cases were allegedly tainted by a judicial ethics scandal involving the firm.

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

Winning 25 Grammys and selling over 100 million records, Stevie Wonder is considered one of the best-selling and most influential musicians of all time. Stevie Wonder was born partially blind and continues to advocate tirelessly for disability rights, especially for children with disabilities.

Call your Senators (Capitol Switchboard number: (202) 224-3121}to stop Todd Blanche from being confirmed as the next Attorney General of the US!

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assured a judge in Washington, D.C., that it was shuttering a controversial citizenship database, but would make the tool available to four Republican-led states on a different judge’s orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Reworked my discussion of birthright citizenship in the conclusion of my Anglo-American historical constitutional paper. I think this speaks to the heart of things.

there is only one bathroom ready to meet the moment and it is in a vietnamese restaurant in seattle

i appreciate the @pressherald.com granting free access to their crucial live updates on the ICE shooting of a person in biddeford, maine this morning: