He drew Judge Leon? *Chef's kiss.*

Writers-- scrutinize all incoming requests, offers, etc. People are even getting bogus PEN festival appearance offers that seem legit. Someone is still sending emails pretending to be me and my agent offering editing services. This is the new normal.

Or, at least, strong odds that he received the *initial* assignment in Callais. It's at least possible that he could lose/could have lost it; indeed, we're pretty sure this happened two terms ago in Gonzalez v. Trevino. But as if anyone needs further ominous signs about what's coming in Callais...

“.. Bankruptcies across the freight transportation and logistics sector continued to mount in March, with trucking companies, logistics providers, last-mile delivery firms and marine operators filing for Chapter 11 protection ..” @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.freightwaves.com/news/freight...

CA’s $20 fast food minimum wage raised fast food prices by only 3%. The reason minimum wage increases keep not reducing employment and barely increasing prices is monopsony power. www.nber.org/papers/w34990

We call them marine PROTECTED areas, but bottom trawlers are still tearing up seabeds. If we want thriving oceans, these areas must be kept off-limits.

It’s genuinely a challenge for legal journalists to cover the birthright citizenship case, because one side’s argument is “the Fourteenth’s Amendment intent and text and a century of uninterrupted Supreme Court precedent all support birthright citizenship,” and the other side’s argument is “nuh-UH”

ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who’ve worked on U.S. immunization programs. They shared a pit-of-the-stomach dread that future American children will fight for their lives against infections that have long been preventable. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

Making business decisions in a policy environment this volatile is a complete nightmare. But deciding to double down on gasoline engines was always a pretty bad idea.

I had ice cream and a champagne cocktail for dinner. Happy to see the tail end of Monday.

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals.

I put "trams" as one of my interests on my name badge at #atmosphereconf as a joke, but this before/after of Utrecht in the Netherlands is why... Urban spaces in North America are mostly awful, and traditional 19th/early 20th century spaces were torn down or filled in for highways

Glad to see this. Internet gambling is illegal in WA as of 2006. "In one Kalshi advertisement, one person texts another that they “found a way to bet on the NFL even though we live in Washington,” which seems to acknowledge that Kalshi knows that they are attempting to skirt state law."

Last Monday's #SCOTUS summary reversal in Zorn "is a useful illustration of two distinct sets of problems: the problems with the Supreme Court deciding these cases at the cert. stage at all; and the problems with its qualified immunity jurisprudence more generally." Me in today's "One First":

of course: www.law360.com/securities/a...

The yard is suddenly full of northern flickers. Spring continues apace!

"A University of Oregon study found that when states legalize sports betting, intimate partner violence increases by roughly 10 percentage points after upset NFL losses." yourbrainonmoney.substack.com/p/gambling-i...

#books #reading #writingcommunity #wolves #funny #booksky

FYI, I've donated to the Texas Library Association, which among other things operates the Texans for the Right to Read coalition. Oppose book bans! Vote out politicians and school boards who vote for them! texansfortherighttoread.com

"Because 'tailored to infringement' has never been the governing standard before, there will be substantial confusion in the lower courts trying to figure out how to apply it."

Bruce Springsteen said the live premiere of “Streets of Minneapolis” at First Avenue was among the most meaningful performances he’s ever given in a career spanning more than 3,600 gigs over nearly 60 years.

Subscriber here. My son loves the print version (especially the ads).

The hearing on Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction is today at 4:30ET/1:30PT; and the judge's questions to DOD/DOW indicate this is going to be 🔥 @lawfaremedia.org 's @annabower.bsky.social and @rparloff.bsky.social will be live tweeting coverage! Join us!

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders. Aluminum is an ADJUVANT. It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine. That’s it.

BREAKING: Delta is suspending its special service desk for members of Congress until TSA is fully funded, per @ajc.com. Delta says members of Congress will now be treated like all other flying customers. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

6️⃣ Young people are much less interested in news than ten years ago in a trend echoed across all age groups Only 35% of 18–24 say they are very or extremely interested in news, compared with 52% of those over 54. Interest within the youngest group has fallen from 60% to 35% in the past decade.

White House Unveils National AI Policy Framework: Key Takeaways for Businesses and Innovators www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/wh...

Monday's grants of certiorari "before judgment" in the TPS cases were the 25th and 26th since 2/2019—after #SCOTUS hadn't done it once in the prior 15 years. Today's "One First" looks at why this shift is happening—and why, although it's preferable to unexplained stays, it still has lots of costs:

Ahead of a crucial hearing in Anthropic's legal standoff with the Pentagon, outside groups filed briefs largely rebuking the Trump administration's effort to restrict government use of the company's products. Here's a breakdown of what legal experts and advocates had to say.

Today's #SCOTUS Order List includes a 6-3 summary reversal, in which the Republican appointees all vote, contra the Second Circuit, that qualifed immunity insulates a police officer from damages for using a rear wristlock against a nonviolent protestor. The Democratic appointees all dissent:

This is really scary. There is no serious argument that Congress somehow invalidated the laws of 29 states when it passed a law setting election day 152 years ago, and it's just that no one noticed. But it seems that's where the conservatives on the Court are headed www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Prediction markets are offering sports bets — just with a different name. They are being offered in states where sports betting is illegal, like California, while federal regulators are greenlighting them rather than enforcing the law.

The Supreme Court refuses to review the 5th Circuit's extremely dubious ruling against Rodney Reed's request for a DNA test, which could prove the death row inmate's innocence. (There is a very good chance he is innocent!) All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

The Supreme Court refuses to review an odious 5th Circuit decision granting qualified immunity to Texas officials who arrested a citizens-journalist in retaliation against her posing questions to public officials. Sotomayor has an appropriately furious dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

The most dangerous disease: Disinformation www.cbsnews.com/news/newborn...

Today’s new rule is that mandamus is not the way to fix all the screw-ups you made in the trial court. Nor is it an effective way to force your way into courts of discretionary review. Wouldn’t think that needs to be said. But apparently it must.

*snort* www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

There’s one thing stupider than spending 1.5 trillion to lose a war to a middle power in the Middle East, and that is spending 1.7 trillion to do so.

ICYMI from @sofiaresnick.bsky.social The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced an investigation into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion care.

This wonderful building is just one reason to visit Trier, a truly wonderful city on the Mosel river. Beautiful, friendly, and full of fascinating history.

Built as part of the imperial complex in Trier after Constantine succeeded his father as tetrarch in 306, the Aula Palatina is one of the best preserved basilicas from antiquity. It was not originally a church but a public and civic space. 📷🇩🇪 flic.kr/p/pM2J3D #photography #architecture #travel

THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE: oh my this is fun, oh what larks THE GREAT BRITISH REAPING BEE: well this is a spot of bother and make no mistake, what on earth

It's a "one box" day at #SCOTUS, which means we expect one or two rulings starting at 10 ET. (This is the sophisticated intelligence gathering done by the reporters in the Court's press room, who can see the boxes from which the hard copies are distributed.)

Happy "corned beef sammie standing at the counter with one hand in a bag of chips" day to all who celebrate.

GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting

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And it has often been a harbinger of a big swing in the law. I always get a sinking feeling lately when they do this.

BREAKING: Workers at CBS are walking out. The unionized team that works CBS' streaming service are going on a 24 hour strike in New York and San Francisco. The walkout comes after negotiations with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly imploded.

Here we go www.wsj.com/finance/regu...