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Trump's lawyer says it's a "new world" and 8 billion people are now "one plane ride away" from their kids being U.S. citizens. Chief Justice Roberts then serves up what I expect will be one of the most quoted lines from this argument: "Well, it's a new world but it's the same Constitution."

@mmcphate Have you come to a conclusion in all those views why Duke didn’t just hold onto the inbound ball???

I've rewatched the Braylon Mullins shot, I dunno, ~50 times at this point.

Celebrate 50 years of the women’s Top 25 poll by casting your vote for the greatest player, program, and coach of the poll era. bit.ly/47SD4eH

@Ross_Todd I'm not sure you are, Son of Big Blue Nation.

@CapitalAccounts Oh man. Sorry about that.

That wasn’t supposed to happen.

I knew I kept this for a reason. Go Broncos! #SCU

In today's installment of litigants doing bad things with AI in court, CA's 2nd District chastises a self-represented dad in a child custody case for submitting an AI-generated brief that included fake cases and quotes. www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/docum…

The 5-12 strikes again.

It was the ABA’s charge that VanDyk would not be fair to LGBTQ litigants that brought him to tears at his confirmation hearing, saying people “should all be treated with dignity and respect.”

A familiar face is back on the CA Supreme Court this morning. Ret. Justice Martin Jenkins is on the bench today for four unusual rearguments of cases centered on the Racial Justice Act.

Sources: DOJ Plans to Abandon Appeal of Law Firm EO Cases law.com/nationallawjou…

The New Jersey state order prohibits federal immigration agents from making arrests in nonpublic areas of state property, such as correctional facilities and courthouses. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

Judges in Virginia name new U.S. attorney, then Justice Dept. fires him wapo.st/4qPYiRh

@RickTittle Don't forget Karen Chen of Fremont, who won a team figure skating gold medal in 2022.

That’s now TWO east bay women who have brought home Olympic gold from an area where “no one ice skates.” 🥇🇺🇸👏

BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs.

@rockerskating Get that bottle of wine open, Jackie.

I'm stunned bit.ly/4rJWaLG #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics

Here's the CA spot bill, AB 1709, setting an as-yet-undetermined minimum age for opening a social media account: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavC…

Fresh off the 2DCA's decision in Yeh v. Barrington Pacific, CA's 4DCA agrees that plaintiffs don't have to suffer an injury to have standing to sue for violations under a key background report law, the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act. www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/docum…