Fed judge on Monday temporarily blocked the #Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for #LGBTQ+ students in 6 additional states, dealing another setback for a policy that has been under legal attack by Republican attorneys general. #legal
https://apnews.com/article/9f7b89ec50657436e0e8110799b576d4
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The #legal fight over the #2024election has begun
Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.
It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony #convictions.
#gaslighting #autocracy #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/legal-battle-2024-election-begun-biden-trump
“#Oklahoma Sup Court blocked on Tues what would have been the nation’s 1st religious charter school, delivering setback to conservative movement that has increasingly fought for public $ to go toward religious educ.
..likely to be appealed, potentially pushing it toward SCOTUS whose conservative majority has broadly embraced the role of religion in public life and signaled an openness to directing taxpayer money to religious schools” #legal
Finally a #WompWomp in this case.
Via Katie Phang:
JUST IN: Judge #Cannon entering an Order denying #Trump's motion for a Franks hearing, but reserving ruling on the balance of his "Motion for Relief Relating to the Mar-a-lago Raid and Unlawful Piercing of Attorney-Client Privilege."
Cannon finds that Trump has not made the requisite showing that the search warrant affidavit contains "any material false statements or omissions." As such, he doesn't get a Franks hearing. #legal
NEW: Federal court dismisses the #RNC's lawsuit that tried to purge voters from #Nevada's rolls. There are 16 other active right-wing lawsuits targeting voter rolls across the country. #legal
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-court-rejects-rnc-lawsuit-over-nevadas-voter-rolls/
Via Klasfeld:
Good morning from Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Later this morning, Judge #Cannon will hear the second part of #Trump’s challenge of #JackSmith’s constitutional authority to prosecute him — this time, targeting the special counsel’s funding.
No electronic devices in court. Updates later. #legal #documents #TrumpIndictment
OMFG. #BREAKING
We called it, didn’t we. OMFG.
Meet the next SCOTUS nom from Trump, should he get in.
Via Kyle Cheney:
BREAKING: Judge Cannon has dismissed the #Trump #documents case, citing violation of appointments clause.
Cannon has issued a 93-page opinion.
Via Andrew Weissmann:
BREAKING: DA Bragg defers to the Court re the #Trump motion to adjourn the 9/18 sentencing date, noting however that an appellate court might stay the date if it permits Trump to appeal any adverse ruling on immunity (to be decided on 9/16 just two days earlier). Bragg rejects Trump's other arguments. #legal
Special counsel to appeal judge’s dismissal of classified documents case against Donald #Trump -AP #JackSmith #legal
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This is a #remote position and requires working proficiency in #German. Ideally:
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#GOP eyes #legal challenges as #Harris assumes control of #Biden’s war chest — tens of millions, could get tied up in the #FEC & then #court.
Charlie Spies, a #CampaignFinance lawyer, said both Biden & Harris would have to have been officially nominated by the #Democratic Party at its convention BEFORE a handoff. Then, a provision in campaign finance #law allows a VP nom to take control of the depository if the presidential nom withdraws.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/21/biden-harris-campaign-dollars-legal-challenge/
“#Trump ally Steve #Bannon will stand trial beginning Dec. 9 on charges he defrauded donors to an online effort to raise money for a wall along the U.S. southern border.
During a brief hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors said they would take three to four days to present evidence. Defense attorneys expected their case to last two days.” #legal
Former #Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis to cooperate with prosecutors in #Arizona 'fake electors' case
Ellis initially pleaded not guilty when the charges were unveiled earlier this year. The charges against her are now being dropped. #legal
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-cooperate-prosecutors-arizona-fake-ele-rcna165122
#WompWomp 1/...
US Supreme Court declines to halt #Trump's sentencing in hush money case #SCOTUS #legal
👍🏼Via Democracy Docket:
NEW: In a win for voters, a #Wisconsin judge rejects the GOP Legislature's request to block a ruling that allows voters with disabilities to request and receive accessible absentee ballots via email. The pro-voting ruling will remain in effect. #legal
Via Kyle Cheney:
NEWS: #JeffClark should be suspended from the practice of law for two years, a DC bar hearing committee recommended Thursday — a steep sanction but short of the disbarment that investigators sought. #legal
CLARK's legal team sharply rejected the recommendation, calling it an "outrageous power grab."
“Attorneys for Mark #Meadows, have asked the US supreme court to move the Georgia 2020 election interference case to federal court.
The petition cites the recent supreme court ruling that granted #Trump immunity for any acts deemed official – which came as part of a 2020 election subversion case in Washington DC’s federal courthouse. Meadows’s attorneys claimed that a federal forum was needed to address their client’s actions as the White House chief of staff” #legal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/29/mark-meadows-georgia-election-case-trump
“This case isn’t going to trial before the election. And getting it right matters more than going fast.”
Via Joyce Vance.
#Trump #JackSmith #legal
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/jack-smith-asks-for-more-time
“#JackSmith asked for additional time to settle how to proceed w #Trump’s #Jan6 prosecution, asking to bump back deadlines ignited when case returned to lower court..
👉🏼By requesting 3-wk delay in filing, Smith is likely to disappoint those who have called for him to ask for an evidentiary hearing with live witness testimony ahead of the election.
It also shows that Smith’s team is still grappling with the best path forward after #SCOTUS ruled Trump is immune..” #legal
https://trib.al/dggF5SI