Schiff: The judge, in that decision on Monday, referred Blanche, basically, to the New York Bar Association because of his conduct. How is it possible that after being referred to the bar association for potential discipline on Monday, we’re contemplating this guy for attorney general on Wednesday?

🚨 New episode on YouTube with former Special Counsel Jack Smith and former Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll! 🚨 We discuss: ➡️ Rule of Law ➡️ Process Over Politics ➡️ Weaponization of Justice ➡️ Trump’s Happiness Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=Lyk9_Ku9-Q8&feature=youtu.be

As the Country Turns 250, Retired Judges Barnstorm Ohio and Pennsylvania to Defend Judicial Independence | In courthouses and public squares, they marked the nation's semiquincentennial with a dire warning: The rule of law in America is in grave danger.

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.

It’s really this simple

Physicians for Human Rights & the Human Rights Center, Univ of CA documented 412 verified incidents of the “misuse” of crowd control “less-lethal weapons”, from 6/2025-5/2026 resulting in lasting and traumatic injuries.“True number of injuries likely far greater." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.

Officers shooting a man, running away from law enforcement, who is not a target of law enforcement, and who poses no threat to law enforcement, is murder. Federal officers do not have the power to commit summary executions because they are aggrieved.

Trump has reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres. He signed two executive orders that would shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to less than 10% of their current size.

Hungary’s Parliament voted Monday to pass a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office and make some political reforms aimed at dismantling the political system of autocratic former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. apnews.com/article/hung...

We’re making big changes to combat crime and keep Canadians safe.

"BIDDEFORD, Maine (WGME) -- A person is dead following a shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, according to House Speaker Ryan Fecteau." wgme.com/news/local/i...

Area residents in Biddeford, Maine are posting video and photos of what appears to be a Maine who was shot and killed during an interaction with ICE. Developing. imgur.com/a/bEB9pvZ

BREAKING States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount Warner Merger If accurate, 1 of the most important developments yet in the fight to stop authoritarianism in the US We @democracydefendersaction.org have been proud to work with AMAZING partners to help lead the #BlockTheMerger movement. Kvelling!

there is a lot that is packed into this quote.

Russell Vought is working to advance a key part of his Project 2025 agenda by giving political appointees unprecedented authority over federal science funding decisions. Fight back by leaving your public comment by visiting this link: zurl.co/hdmlB Article: zurl.co/ijSUz

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"“The Constitution will not defend itself. It never has, it never will. The rule of law will not defend itself. It never has, it never will."-- Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Mike Donnelly www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

To stop the Project 2025 takeover of science, public comments are half a plan. But they won't get us all the way there. Here's the second half of the plan - and what you can do: samwang.substack.com/p/building-h...

This is a must read. “At a time when so much of our politics rewards outrage and division, they chose something different. They chose conversation. They chose community. And more importantly, they chose courage.” #justiceinmotion

My Cato post warning about OMB's move to take over centralized review of federal grantmaking to enforce consistency with MAGA policy. Comments deadline is tomorrow. www.cato.org/blog/warning... @samwang.bsky.social

Worth considering. And what if he’s right? open.substack.com/pub/benwheel...

The EU has ways out of its budget trap ft.trib.al/LoCWdnA

Interesting choice by NYT to publish an op-ed bemoaning America’s projected population decline by a guy who’s massively racist against immigrants and compares IVF to “Nazi eugenics.” The “pronatalists” only want more of a very specific kind of person in this country. It gives the game away.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i.... Inside DHS. Threatening employees and cramming down immoral policies.

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😍 a July christmas for any elections analyst-geek-lover!

LAist asked whether public media readers would buy something, rather than simply donate. 🔗 Read on Nieman Lab.

NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...

"You don’t pressure witnesses to a shooting to self-deport if your goal is to get to the bottom of what happened." In the same way that the government did not investigate the Minnesota shootings, they will not investigate these shootings.

Absolutely crucial reporting on how Carney, Canada and the idea of "middle powers" is reshaping the globe - around Trump's obstructionism. This is what leadership looks like. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Orban made a good investment: Still cleverly working in all the talking points: everyone in Central Europe is corrupt, so nothing special about Orban; Soros wanted to hijack the government, so understandable that a university had to be expelled from the country; no more free speech in Europe etc.

Sitting and retired judges are traveling to talk with people about why the rule of law and judicial independence matter to our everyday lives. Their message is clear: No matter who you are, the #RuleofLaw must ensure equal justice and fairness for all. 🔗 Follow the #JusticeInMotion journey ⬇️

This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion

Just what we need to fight tyranny!

NEW: Judge Dugan sentenced to a $5,000 fine and no jail time. "In a sentencing memo, prosecutors said that federal guidelines called for a prison term of 15 to 21 months in prison." They did not ask for a specific sentence from the court. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...

The vote was 93-12! “I’m immensely proud of my fellow workers for their hard work and dedication to winning this election,” said Meredith Nini, senior promotions manager at the University of Chicago Press. newsguild.org/university-o...

My conversation with Lawrence; he is just so good! youtu.be/RrbvkSC3ACM?...

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 5 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/w6DcW

2/ Very good related backgrounder: The Last Check: Magistrate Judges and Federal Seizures of Election Records By John Keller and Chelsea Rice www.justsecurity.org/141602/magis...

NEW The Justice Department is threatening to prosecute election officials across the country for failing to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls, an escalation of the Trump administration's attempts to prosecute election fraud, according to letters I obtained with Andy Mannix @propublica.org 🧵

A group of retired judges, lawyers, and civic leaders have just begun a week-long journey through PA, OH, and MI to talk with people about why the rule of law matters to the American way of life. This isn't a lecture tour. They're listening and sharing common values with their fellow Americans.

The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.

I know people are tired of hearing about Harvard and Yale, but any concessions by these institutions will be used to justify similar policies across the country. Please be as loud as possible if you have any connection to these places, or frankly even if not.

How do you undo an autocracy? Here's my latest on the challenges that Peter Magyar has in Hungary . . . pass it on!

Here's a new must-read book for comparative constitutional lawyers -- Raphael Girard's Populism and Courts in an Age of Constitutional Impatience!

#JusticeInMotion launches this week! Judges are meeting Americans outside courthouses AND in the community to talk about how the #RuleofLaw must ensure equal justice and fairness in everyday American life. Follow their journey in: PA ➡️ OH ➡️ MI. 👉 justiceinmotion.us

The Trump admin is doubling down on its intention to destroy American science. Scientific expertise – not politicians – should be in charge of our science. We need everyone in this fight. Take action against the OMB proposal here:  zurl.co/k2Cj5 Article: zurl.co/F5zCu