Everything is fine….

#BREAKING: Over a public dissent from Justice Jackson, #SCOTUS *extends* the temporary pause of the district court’s order that had mandated full SNAP payments for November—keeping that ruling (and those payments) on hold through the end of the day this Thursday:

Very interesting. Terrifying, and interesting.

After four years of suffering by the LGBTQ+ community in Virginia under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s control, Democratic Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi appointed Equality Virginia’s Narissa Rahaman to her transition team. www.advocate.com/politics/gha...

BREAKING: The First Circuit denied the DOJ’s request to block a district court’s enforcement order that the Trump administration pay full SNAP benefits for November. That doesn’t end things, though. Now, the matter goes back to SCOTUS. substack.com/@chrisgeidne...

My statement on the proposed Senate deal

Trying not to circle the drain. It feels like the suffering imposed by this shutdown has been for nothing. Continuing to focus on Mutual aid. Local systems change. And accountability at the ballot box so long as that is available. The old systems have to change. Schumer is a part of the old system.

Jim Comey's appendix of Trump attacks was 60 pages (tho it did not claim to be comprehensive). Tish James' is 113 pages.

Says Rachel Vilensky in panel on children in the courts in #IHLRsymposium about Child Advocacy and Health Law: Counsel for foster children: Indiana is one of only 5 state that do not give kids in the foster system lawyer (it does for criminal cases).

SCOTUS, imo, has completely abandoned even trying to appear to simply apply the law to LGBTQ issues. Thankful for Justice Jackson’s refusal to play along.

Honestly one of the worst, most disturbing paragraphs — on the basis of process, substance, and effect — I’ve read in a Supreme Court order or opinion in a very long time.

As of today, total number of written opinions dissenting (in whole or in part) from #SCOTUS rulings on Trump II emergency applications: Jackson: 10 Sotomayor: 6 Kagan: 5 Gorsuch: 2 Roberts: 1 Alito: 1 Kavanaugh: 1 Thomas: 0 Barrett: 0

On March 6, #SCOTUS denied a Trump emergency application in the Dellinger case. That was the last time that happened; today's ruling is the 24th (consecutive) grant since then. I survey this broader pattern (and its alarming implications) in a new draft paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants. This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Dear National Democrats, You see how progressive politics can win in the cities. Now come back to rural America and help us take over the country.

Zohran Mamdani wins with >50% of the vote. Clean sweeps in statewide races in New Jersey and Virginia. Pennsylvania retains all democratic Supreme Court justices. California passes prop 50. This is the best possible outcome that could've happened tonight.

“While we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together,” Zohran Mamdani declared in his victory speech in New York City. Mamdani, speaking of “a new era of leadership,” will be New York City’s next mayor. On Dems, Debs, and DSA's big night:

Listening to Mamdani and Spanberger tonight gave me hope again. Thanks to all who voted today.

“Your struggle is ours too." - Zohran Mamdani, 4th November, 2025 I just want to take a moment and contrast this with the Biden “we have your back” that the trans community heard once every year or so. It rang hollower with each utterance.

MAMDANI: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name ...."

1. On Tuesday Night, Democrats won elections nationwide in a stunning rebuke of anti-transgender politics. From Virginia to New Jersey to New York and beyond, anti-trans candidates fell left and right after spending tons of time and money campaigning on hate. Subscribe to support our journalism.

TRANS RIGHTS ARE A WINNING POLITICAL ISSUE Every single centrist claiming we must all compromise our bodily autonomy for their personal comfort is a traitor to American democracy & rational human decency. They have no place in a modern Democratic Party, toss them out. Total liberation for all.

The last New York City mayoral candidate to secure over 1 million votes was John Lindsay in 1969. Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.

Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America's health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration's attacks on the system. n.pr/43O0EY7

The U.S. public health system has been gutted this year. But advocates have a chance to rebuild it in an even better way, according to #APHA2025 speakers: www.apha.org/publications...

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The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored. Period.

Every major medical association and leading world health authority supports health care for transgender people and youth. Here are excerpts from 30+ organizations’ statements ⤵️ glaad.org/medical-asso...

Gov. Pritzker asked to suspend “Operation Midway Blitz” during Halloween. "He made the request just days after ICE conducted a raid on the Northwest side that saw federal agents tackle detainees to the ground & deploy tear gas near children who were on their way to a Halloween parade." Noem: "No."

I am going to be that annoying friend. Get your #COVID & #flu shots. There is little downside to getting immunized and it will spare you from being out sick, having to go to the doctor's office, hospitalization and yes, death. Too many people aren't stepping up to get the shots. Do it this weekend.

My remarkable #SLULaw colleague @profwaltermac.bsky.social! #healthlaw

This really was an inspiring set of conversations. Thank you, @sbagen.bsky.social! #publichealth #healthlaw

This is just abject cruelty. We must not remain silent in the face of it.

Transphobia has no middle position. Restrictions on access to life-saving healthcare for trans kids and adults results in an increase in suicide attempts. This will mean more dead children.

Research supports that policy has an impact on LGBTQ health. Excited for our team to release the first dataset providing additional datapoints (e.g. enforcement mechanisms) to help researchers better understand this process. Learn more below. #LegalEpi #PHLaw

When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban. It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.

The Trump administration will soon be releasing two Medicaid rules that would ban medicaid funding for gender affirming care for trans youth and any Medicaid reimbursements to any organization that provides care to trans youth. This would be a de facto national ban www.npr.org/sections/sho...

"[A]ddiction stigma reinforces the notion that health is impacted by almost all legal domains, from employment, to housing, to criminal law, etc. . . . , ameliorating such stigma through law and policy is a critical tool for advancing health equity among vulnerable populations."

Policies shape health. Now we can measure how. The PIPH Project, co-led by Prof. Heather Walter-McCabe, has released the first dataset tracking U.S. conversion therapy laws. Read more: www.slu.edu/law/news/202... @profwaltermac.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @templelegalepi.bsky.social

Indiana (right next to Illinois) just recorded its first flu-related death of this season, and unfortunately, more are to come. But, state health official are encouraging residents to get vaccinated and to take other steps to prevent getting sick. www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Our new resource: Public Health Legal Authority for Good, collects laws and policies from a range of US jurisdictions, all related to establishing and exercising local & state #PublicHealth authority effectively and fairly. Learn more: www.changelabsolutions.org/product/publ... #PublicHealthLaw

Happy to announce the release of our legal epi dataset on conversion therapy laws.

1. Before the No Kings demonstrations two weekends ago, I suggested that the shutdown of the government would look different afterward.

Good morning from the timeline in which we find ourselves mostly agreeing with Sen. Josh Hawley’s NYT Op Ed on the cruelty of letting SNAP lapse during the shutdown. Sharing your stories with your reps matters. Let’s hope he comes around on how rising healthcare costs impact his constituents too.

Andy Beshear to Bill Maher on why he opposed a ban on trans athletes: "I care too much about sports to let government run them"

This article quotes the university president saying Lia was on the women's swimming and diving team, but she's not on this year's roster on their athletic department website. The NCAA banned her from being on the team when Trump first took office.

Today's "One First" explains why Stephen Miller is wrong that ICE officers have "federal immunity" from prosecution for all actions they take in their official duties, and that anyone attempting to prosecute them is committing a felony. Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:

This is not normal.

They aren’t elected to govern. They are elected to do the bidding of their donors.