OA1153 - It's good news Friday! Here are some stories about American fascists losing or otherwise showing their asses in court, including (among others):
The Supreme Court comes through strong for immigrant justice at 1 AM on a Saturday morning
Samuel Alito fails to properly interpret a book written at a fourth grade level after having his Easter ruined by immigrant justice
DOJ accidentally files an embarrassing internal memo into the record
Sarah Palin’s tries and fails to sue the New York Times for libel for the second time
one federal judge stops Trump's attempt to do the SAVE Act through an executive order, while another reverses an ICE kidnapping
Neil Gorsuch does a genuinely good thing for non-citizens through a simple act of textualism
DOJ pulls out one of the most ridiculous excuses for violating a court order in US legal history
Finally, a meta-footnote on why Matt is ready to join the calls to impeach national hero James Boasberg for his radical views on the utility of (what else) footnotes.
SCOTUS’s decision in Monsalvo-Velasquez v. Bondi (4/22/25)
Vermont federal district court order returning Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont
Courtlistener docket for D.V.D. v. DHS
Courtlistener docket for American Oversight v. Hegseth
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