{"id":108710,"date":"2025-02-20T07:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/20\/morning-docket-02-20-25\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:03:13","slug":"morning-docket-02-20-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/20\/morning-docket-02-20-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 02.20.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Ninth Circuit affirms striking down Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship order. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/ninth-circuit-rejects-trump-administration-attempt-to-end-birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court hearing reverse discrimination case on behalf of mediocre applicants everywhere. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-supreme-court-tackles-straight-womans-reverse-discrimination-case-2025-02-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOGE to lead purge of federal regulations, which is to say DOGE to lead overwhelming morass of costly lawsuits under the APA. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/bloomberg-government-news\/musks-doge-to-lead-white-house-purge-of-federal-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Ed Martin\u2019s tenure as US Attorney continues to dazzle in its wingnuttery. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/politics\/a63845653\/trump-attorney-ed-martin-investigation-chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Esquire<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Smile, you\u2019re on Candid Camer\u2013 wait did he just say, \u201cI killed her. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, convict my ass. I did it\u201d? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2300101\/-convict-my-ass-judge-admits-killing-wife-in-police-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Targeting independent agencies, the White House asks \u201cWould anyone say these are organs of Congress?\u201d But would anyone say these are organs of the executive either? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2025\/02\/19\/would-anyone-say-these-are-organs-of-congress-trump-exerts-control-over-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cSome conservatives back \u2018common-good constitutionalism&#8217;\u201d is a weird way to begin a conversation about Adrian Vermeule\u2019s theories. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/forget-originalism-some-conservatives-back-common-good-constitutionalism-and-its-embrace-of-strong-rule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/02\/morning-docket-02-20-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 02.20.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Ninth Circuit affirms striking down Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship order. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/ninth-circuit-rejects-trump-administration-attempt-to-end-birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court hearing reverse discrimination case on behalf of mediocre applicants everywhere. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-supreme-court-tackles-straight-womans-reverse-discrimination-case-2025-02-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOGE to lead purge of federal regulations, which is to say DOGE to lead overwhelming morass of costly lawsuits under the APA. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/bloomberg-government-news\/musks-doge-to-lead-white-house-purge-of-federal-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Ed Martin\u2019s tenure as US Attorney continues to dazzle in its wingnuttery. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/politics\/a63845653\/trump-attorney-ed-martin-investigation-chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Esquire<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Smile, you\u2019re on Candid Camer\u2013 wait did he just say, \u201cI killed her. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, convict my ass. I did it\u201d? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2300101\/-convict-my-ass-judge-admits-killing-wife-in-police-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Targeting independent agencies, the White House asks \u201cWould anyone say these are organs of Congress?\u201d But would anyone say these are organs of the executive either? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2025\/02\/19\/would-anyone-say-these-are-organs-of-congress-trump-exerts-control-over-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cSome conservatives back \u2018common-good constitutionalism&#8217;\u201d is a weird way to begin a conversation about Adrian Vermeule\u2019s theories. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/forget-originalism-some-conservatives-back-common-good-constitutionalism-and-its-embrace-of-strong-rule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Ninth Circuit affirms striking down Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship order. [Courthouse News Service] * Supreme Court hearing reverse discrimination case on behalf of mediocre applicants everywhere. [Reuters] * DOGE to lead purge of federal regulations, which is to say DOGE to lead overwhelming morass of costly lawsuits under the APA. 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