* Trump withdraws Habba’s nomination so he can avoid statute the prevents nominee from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney… even though the statute actually says she’s blocked from holding the job if her name was ever submitted for nomination. But surely the devoted textualists on the Supreme Court will hold fast to the law! [NY Times]
* The Supreme Court is totally going to overturn NYT v. Sullivan by throwing Candace Owens under the bus, aren’t they? [CNN]
* A response to the Barnett-Wurman effort to rewrite birthright citizenship. The title references the “Dunning School” which is not about the Dunning-Kruger effect even though that’s a better description of the scholarship being critiqued. [Cornell Law Review]
* The pigs finally caught Chuck E. Cheese. [People]
* You may be able to indict a ham sandwich, but LA grand juries will not indict ICE protestors. [TPM]
* January 6 prosecutors sue Pam Bondi over retaliatory dismissals. [NBC News]
* The firms fighting back against Trump are likely using their profits to fund the battle. [American Lawyer]
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* Trump withdraws Habba’s nomination so he can avoid statute the prevents nominee from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney… even though the statute actually says she’s blocked from holding the job if her name was ever submitted for nomination. But surely the devoted textualists on the Supreme Court will hold fast to the law! [NY Times]
* The Supreme Court is totally going to overturn NYT v. Sullivan by throwing Candace Owens under the bus, aren’t they? [CNN]
* A response to the Barnett-Wurman effort to rewrite birthright citizenship. The title references the “Dunning School” which is not about the Dunning-Kruger effect even though that’s a better description of the scholarship being critiqued. [Cornell Law Review]
* The pigs finally caught Chuck E. Cheese. [People]
* You may be able to indict a ham sandwich, but LA grand juries will not indict ICE protestors. [TPM]
* January 6 prosecutors sue Pam Bondi over retaliatory dismissals. [NBC News]
* The firms fighting back against Trump are likely using their profits to fund the battle. [American Lawyer]
