Fulton County will file an amended motion for return of property, responding to the unsealed search warrant affidavit, by Tuesday, Feb. 17. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The @washingtonpost.com editorial board boldly speaks out against Trump's immigration policy. 😑

DC grand juries stay grand www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The immigration judge’s ruling, dismissing the govt’s attempt to remove Rumeysa Ozturk, has now been made public. Tbh, it’s not simple. 1st, the IJ seems to, in effect, follow district court rulings finding that the revocation was unconstitutional. ... 1/3 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

1. The FBI affidavit used to seize ballots and other materials from the 2020 election in Fulton County relies on debunked conspiracy theories. For example, it isn’t true that Fulton first “reported” 511,343 ballots and then “reported” 527,925. I’ll explain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply. At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.

2 Fulton County search warrant affidavits just filed: first: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Although immigration rulings are not typically public (in order to protect sensitive private information about the immigrant, I think), Second Circuit wants a redacted copy of the ruling dismissing Rumeysa Ozturk's case placed on the public record within 7 days.

Scoop: A Trump DOJ official recently asked all US attorneys for examples of perceived judicial activism -- i.e., adverse rulings -- to inform potential impeachment referrals to Congress. This would escalate DOJ's clash with the bench. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Immigration judge--a brave one--dismisses the case against Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk. (Her federal habeas case may continue, because govt might still appeal to Bureau of Immigration Appeals.) www.cnn.com/2026/02/09/u...

More Trump Admin defiance of court orders, by @kyledcheney.bsky.social . “This was not a misunderstanding or lack of clarity; it was knowing & purposeful,” writes one judge. (Read the brazen non-denials by DHS spox Trish McLaughlin.) www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Missouri US Atty Thomas Albus, head of Trump administration's election investigations, formally takes over lead in Fulton County, GA, search warrant litigation.

Judge Tunheim (Clinton) declines to dissolve his temporary restraining order blocking Trump policy requiring warrantless detention of 5,600 refugees in MN. Says DHS's new reading would mean govt has been violating the law for past 45 yrs. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Per declaration of Fulton Co elections chief, FBI arrived with warrant ~ 12:32pm on 1/28. Tulsi & “DC” folks didn’t arrive till 8pm, an hour before search ended at 9pm. Just there for optics? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Since December, per Fulton Co suit, DOJ has sued to recover unredacted voter rolls from 24 states + DC. (Don't think I understood the extent of this operation before.)

Fulton Co alleges "callous disregard" of its 4th, 10th, & 1st Amend. rights. Search circumvented 2 pending civil suits & "perpetuates voter intimidation." "The records seized include personal data & documents that could identify who voted for which candidate."

Memo in support of returning documents is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Judge orders unsealing of docket in the Fulton County Bd of Election's suit to return documents seized in the search. The search warrant affidavit must be unsealed by Tuesday end-of-business, but "prefera[bly]" before.

Judge orders unsealing of docket in the Fulton County Bd of Election's suit to return documents seized in the search. The search warrant affidavit must be unsealed by Tuesday end-of-business, but "prefera[bly]" before.

In his 1st term Trump derisively called it The Amazon Washington Post. In his 2d term, that's what it's become.

That's so inspiring. It should be their new motto: "The Data Tells Us What Is Valuable and Where to Focus."

ICYMI: Watch @nkorpett.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discuss a congressional hearing into ICE’s use of force in Minneapolis and Chicago, oral argument over DHS’s mandatory detention policy, and more.

The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau. @lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not. We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post. Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving

Oral argument in the law firm executive order cases will be heard the same day & before the same DC Circuit panel as Zaid v USEOP. Date not set; briefing done 4/10. Trump vindictively stripped Zaid of his security clearance; §2 of the EOs vindictively stripped law firm employees of sec clearances.

Remarkable statistic in a govt filing a week ago: 75% of all new civil cases filed in the Western District of Texas in Jan. 2026 were immigration habeas cases (requests for release from custody). In all of 2024, they composed < 3% of civil filings. 1/3 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Judge Reyes: Plaintiffs “are not, it emerges, ‘killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.’ They are ... a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease ... a software engineer at a national bank ... a lab assistant in a toxicology department ... a college economics major ... & a registered nurse."

Glitch in WMM (née AARP), the recently argued en banc 5th Circuit hearing of the Alien Enemies Act case headed for SCOTUS. All 3 plaintiffs have now been removed from country. Both sides ask court to decide the case anyway, offering theories for why it's not moot.

The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ... 1/7 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ... 1/7 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Attys for class of refugees have asked Judge Tunheim in MN to hold govt in civil contempt for alleged failure to comply with his 1/28 order to unconditionally release refugees detained under a new DHS policy that, they say, departs from 45 yrs of practice. /1 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

In closing remarks today, Sen. Mark Kelly's lawyer, Ben Miser, said "the tell" in Hegseth's letter censuring Kelly was that one of Kelly's statements being called out for punishment was his vow to "ALWAYS defend the Constitution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Hearing before Judge Leon in case of Sen. Mark Kelly v Secy Hegseth just concluded. Though Leon wants to avoid Speech or Debate Clause issues at this stage, troubled by infringement of 1st Am rights of sitting member of Congress. Will try to rule by 2/11 ... /1

Govt—citing "national security implications"—asks Judge Leon to stay any preliminary injunction he might be contemplating that would stall his Ballroom project. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Puzzling ruling yesterday denying MN access to the Alex Pretti evidence. Judge Tostrud acknowledged “troubling” statements by Miller, Noem, DHS, showing no “genuine interest in learning the truth,” but finds those officials “too remote” from the probe they oversee. ... 1/3

Notably this includes Ana Voss, head of the civil division, whom Chief Judge Schiltz thanked by name for handling a deluge of habeas petitions in response to ICE’s barrage of unconstitutional arrests

another perfect call, i assume.

i'm afraid i'm going to exhaust my allotment of gift articles pretty soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

In secret deal, 4 days before inauguration, Abu Dhabi sheik’s entity invested $500M to get 49% of Trump family’s crypto company. $187M went to Trump family; $31M to Witkoff’s. In May Trump Adm gave 500K ultra-advanced AI chips to Abu Dhabi. (Gift article). www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

highly classified whistleblower complaint against Tulsi, filed with IG in May, that's not yet even reached Congress. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Courts need to stop him from further vandalizing Congress's "living memorial" to a slain president. 1/2 www.cnn.com/2026/02/01/p...

@annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, L.T. Edwards, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discuss their questions, some of which have answers, about the FBI searching the election center in Fulton County.

Though my gut welcomes Judge Biery’s release of Liam Ramos & his father, a sober rendition of the facts & law is always required, and here it would have been particularly helpful to the public’s understanding (including mine).

This is so Pam Bondi.

A bunch of us wondered back in the day why the complaint posted online didn’t include the attachment referenced in the footnote. Turns out they never submitted it! Maybe it never existed?

We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg: It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:

if it walks like a duck, and swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck ...

NYT: Bovino “used the term ‘chosen people’ in a mocking way . . . . He also asked, sarcastically, whether [Shabbat-observing Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel] Rosen understood that Orthodox Jewish criminals don’t take weekends off.” GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

ICYMI: Watch @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social to discuss the arrest of Don Lemon in connection to a Minnesota church protest, Minnesota’s suit challenging federal immigration enforcement, and more.

Judge Menendez denies TRO in MN v Noem. MN had asked for extraordinary relief under 10th Am--the pausing of Operation Metro Surge and reduction of DHS agents to levels that stood on 11/30. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...