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Ding Dong Chevron's dead...The wicked Chevron's dead.
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John J. Vecchione
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John J. Vecchione
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Senior Litigation Counsel @nclalegal Counsel of Record, Relentless v. Commerce. Chevron delenda est. Opinions are solely my own. Which is a shame.
Virginia Katılım Nisan 2023
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To the moon 🌕, Artemis II!
God speed and have a wonderful flight! 🚀🙌🏻
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@VividProwess @mbrooksrjc @POTUS And a very bad Amorite Supreme Court let them all in with very bad consequences for the Amorites.
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@joshgerstein His grip is dependent on good arguments. With some of the resistance injunction he had them. When seizing Congressional power he doesnt.
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NEW: Big defeat on tariffs and tough arguments on birthright citizenship signal that Trump's grip on the Supreme Court may be slipping politico.com/news/2026/04/0… #SCOTUS
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@Legal_Fil @earldean71 As goes Maine so goes Vermont. Saying after the were the only two states to vote Republican against Roosevelt 2.
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@earldean71 It appears that Maine didn’t either.
I’m learning quite a bit today!
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Today I learned that Patrick Leahy was the first Democrat to be elected to the Senate from Vermont.
That feels wild given the state’s reputation these days. But goes to show how things change in politics.
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@whignewtons @Gormogons I felt like a kid again. But with my kids.
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First step to Mars in T-10 minutes!!! My five year old can’t believe I’ve never seen a lunar launch. A first we get to do together. Godspeed, Artemis 2!!
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“We do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
Godspeed, Artemis II.
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@megbasham At the time of the 14th amendment there were no immigration laws. America wanted people. That it seems odd today does not mean it was odd then.
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A Ivy trained lawyer friend (much smarter fellow than French) told me this:
David French@DavidAFrench
Populists ask, "What has conservatism ever conserved?" Well, it's about to conserve birthright citizenship.
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@RobGeorge He can't say "yes." They were at the time of the 14th Amendment not "natural born citizens" and were explicitly outside "the jurisdiction thereof." A law "naturalized them." But if they are registered tribal members not natural born under everyone's theory today.
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Sauer should have simply said “Yes.”
Without reservations.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.
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A tremendous one/two punch for freedom of speech. The Federalist/Daily Wire case enters an order against the State Department to prevent further censorship of American speech. Coming barely a week after Missouri v. Biden.
Margot Cleveland@ProfMJCleveland
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@asymmetricinfo @dilanesper And you can always overstay your visa.
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@dilanesper My understanding is that the game is to get on the plane just before you start to show.
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honestly if we really truly thought "birth tourism" is a problem we could prevent it pretty easily with a few regulations regarding visa issuance to late-in-pregnancy women.
constans@constans
The way to solve the panic over birthright citizenship is just to assure the public that border and immigration controls are strict enough that tourists aren’t giving birth here and people who come in illegally are deported quickly.
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And unlike the previous most famous resident he did not try to escape and rule Europe as Emperor. R.I.P.
Joe Hollins Vet St. Helena Island@JoeHollinsVet
Heartbroken to share that our beloved Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, has passed away today peacefully on St. Helena. At an estimated 193+ years old, this gentle giant outlived empires, wars, and generations of humans. As his vet for many years, it was an honor to care for him—hand-feeding bananas, watching him bask in the sun, and marveling at his quiet wisdom. He leaves behind a legacy of resilience and longevity that inspired millions. Rest easy, old friend. You'll be missed more than words can say.
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@nickgillespie I pumped gas at J.S. Sousa's on Cape Cod in the summer of 88. No law about it pretty sure. Wonder what changed.
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My first job out of college was pumping gas at the old Sunoco on Rte. 35 south in Keyport, NJ. I had no training in pumping gas, but somehow managed ok, only a few minor explosions. I hope to live long enough to see the Garden State actually repeal one of the dumbest things ever
New Jersey@NJGov
Today, we are announcing plans to lift the statewide ban on self-service gas stations in New Jersey. We encourage New Jerseyans to familiarize themselves with gas pumps as this change is in effect immediately, April 1, 2026.
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@ludden_tom Clients don't sit at counsel table in the Supreme Court.
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I had no cell as I was at the Court today with President Trump, Robert Deniro, AG Bondi, Howard Lutnik, Chief Counsel David Warrington, @DeTahmineh and SG John Sauer as well as John Eastman. Only the last three said hello. Slightly different take from @ishapiro in the thread 🧵
Ilya Shapiro@ishapiro
When President Trump left the courtroom midway through this morning’s argument, he was signaling what all of us following the argument were feeling: the administration was going to lose this one. Of course, that was the conventional wisdom going in, which is probably why Trump was so negative on the Court in a press conference yesterday. But that’s where most of the conventional wisdom ran out. For example, despite all the punditry about “off ramps” that would allow the Court to avoid deciding whether the Fourteenth Amendment requires birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and temporary visitors, it very much looks like the justices will rule squarely on that constitutional issue. Very late in the ACLU’s argument for the challengers, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked about a potential resolution on statutory grounds—that President Trump’s executive order goes against existing law, implying that Congress could change birthright citizenship rules—but there seemed to be little appetite for that kind of split-the-baby solution. In the end, the administration is likely to lose 7-2, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in dissent. But there will be plenty of concurrences on the finer points of ratification debates, precedent, and statutory interpretation. President Trump won’t like that at all, but it could be a winning issue for Republicans in the midterms, energizing not just the MAGA base but those many independents for whom immigration is a decisive issue.
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@ludden_tom On the front bench of visitors behind the visiting lawyers like me. In the middle with a good view and ability to exit quickly.
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@LarrySabato @IAPolls2022 Well, the young people in Reagan's day were also better people all around (ducks).
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@IAPolls2022 Ronald Reagan was in his 70s for almost all of his Presidency. His Gallup job approval with younger voters was often 60-65%—higher than older voters. So age alone is probably not Trump’s problem with young voters. Economy, Iran war instead.
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Trump approval (ages 18-34 only)
Approve: 20%
Disapprove: 80%
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@GChernack @Thomas_A_Berry @CatoInstitute I have been in Rome (doing as the Roman's do). I have never been at a Supreme Court argument with the President of the United States and never will again.
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I just got out of oral arguments in the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship case. Chief Justice Roberts had the line of the morning when he said "It's a new world, but it's the same Constitution." That really does sum up why the government's policy-based arguments had no bearing on the constitutional question.
Today's oral argument focused on the original public meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's text, which is the correct approach. And a clear majority of the Justices were unconvinced by the government's argument that this meaning has been misunderstood for over 150 years. As multiple Justices noted, the government's argument is very difficult to square with the reasoning of the Supreme Court's Wong Kim Ark decision from more than a century ago. Yet the government did not even ask the Court to overrule that decision if the Court interpreted it to protect traditional birthright citizenship.
Based on today's argument, it seems that the most likely outcome is a simple opinion reaffirming that the Court meant what it said in Wong Kim Ark: those born on U.S. soil are U.S. citizens, with very rare exceptions for those who are to some extent exempt from following U.S. law. I expect the challengers to the President's order will receive somewhere between 6 and 8 votes in their favor.
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SCOTUS oral arguments are basically the last serious intellectual discourse we have left.
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He otherwise did a fine job today. One of the best I’ve seen of his performances. I’m not saying he won. I’m saying he well defended the US position.
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The SG Sauer needed to invoke the “prima facie citizenship” implementing rule articulated by AG Edward Bates and emphasized by @kurtlash1. It’s his first swing and a miss.
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