Curious about the references to history in today's Slaughter v. Trump oral arguments? We have a guide for that!

An excellent thread, as always, from @tomtmwolf.bsky.social on what to watch for in Monday's Trump v. Slaughter oral argument:

Proud to be a part of this latest SCOTUS filing from @janemanners.bsky.social, who breaks down the history behind when presidents can, and can't, fire agency leaders like FTC Commissioner Slaughter. It's one of several briefs filed by our Historians Council members today - check them out below!

Very excited to join this live event today -- tune in for a discussion that will break down the many different attacks on federal funding with former OMB director Shalanda Young!

Amidst many funding cases, it's easy to forget that challenges to the administration's attempted funding freeze are still working their way through the courts. Two amicus briefs filed this week in one of those cases, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, highlight the enormity of what's at stake:

In a single paragraph, SCOTUS allowed the executive branch to withhold $4 billion in funds Congress appropriated for foreign aid. Make no mistake: this is a major assault on Congress's power of the purse and yet another step towards giving the president king-like power to defy the legislature.

A reminder that election certification law is already very clear: it's a mandatory legal duty, and county officials in Arizona (and across the country) have no discretion to refuse to certify final election results.

The NDNY US Attorney has reportedly issued 2 subpoenas to NY AG Letitia James's office under a 150-yr-old civil rights law in an investigation into whether the office violated Trump's civil rights or the NRA's in successful lawsuits vs each of them. Seems like a page straight out of Project 2025...

Late yesterday, a strong slate of amicus briefs was filed in support of the New York AG's challenge to the Trump Administration's across-the-board freeze of federal funding. Former federal agency officials, scholars, and lawmakers among them! Here are some of the highlights... 🧵⬇️ @brennancenter.org

SCOTUS's expanded use of the shadow docket to halt lower court orders against the administration is a huge story. The emergency docket used to be just that - for emergencies. Its expansion has allowed SCOTUS to accrete more power to itself & expand executive power...often without any explanation.

In an unsigned and unexplained order issued this afternoon, SCOTUS effectively greenlit the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education while the case plays out in lower courts.

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA changes NOTHING about the fact that President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.

Very excited to share this new white paper on election certification! States have a critical opportunity to strengthen their certification frameworks before the midterms - the reforms outlined in the paper will help them meet this moment. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/pol... @brennancenter.org

NEW: Next week, a NJ appellate panel will hear oral arguments in "In re Tom Malinowski," a case challenging the state's ban on fusion voting. @lmillerkaralunas.bsky.social breaks down the role of the contested practice in US electoral history and the impact of the case on its future.