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Thousands of D.C. Lawyers Unite to Unleash Hellacious Windmill Dunk on Pam Bondi’s Brother’s Head
When your sister is Trump’s attorney general, persuading your peers to elect you to a bar association leadership position is a tough sell.
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Jay Willis
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Senate Democrats Barely Showed Up For the First Trump Judicial Confirmations Fight
It is hard to persuade your constituents that Trump is a walking constitutional crisis when opposing his judicial nominees is, for whatever reason, not…
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Jay Willis
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May 2025

Can You Do More Burpees Than Emil Bove, Trump’s Cartoonishly Unqualified Nominee to the Third Circuit?
A brief investigation into Emil Bove’s illustrious CrossFit Open career.
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Jay Willis
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The Supreme Court Really Expects You to Take This Craven Horseshit Seriously
The conservative justices looked at the most embarrassing line in Bush v. Gore and thought, "Yeah, let’s do that again."
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Jay Willis
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I Have Found Yet Another Thing to Disagree With John Roberts About
There is no meaningful criticism of the Supreme Court that he’d consider legitimate.
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Jay Willis
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Here Are Some Fun David Souter Stories That Didn’t Make the Cut
An important lesson about eating apples the right way.
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Jay Willis
Report: Stephen Breyer Expresses Mildly Cool Opinion, Immediately Backtracks
The retired justice says it is “quite possible” that federal judges could hold Trump administration officials in contempt. Spicy!
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Jay Willis
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April 2025

We Regret to Inform You That Neil Gorsuch Is Doing Some Bullshit Again
How did he end up believing that a rhyming alphabet storybook about a lost dog introduces children to bondage and sex workers? Let’s find out together!
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Jay Willis
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You Cannot Appease Someone Who Intends to Destroy You
The BigLaw firms that rolled over to Trump are astonished to learn that he might not have been negotiating in good faith.
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Jay Willis
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The Supreme Court Just Wants Trump to Break the Law the Right Way
The opinion in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia shows little interest in actually bringing him home, or holding the White House accountable for failing…
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Jay Willis
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One Law Professor’s Bold Idea For Strengthening Democracy: Letting Trump Run For President Again
The Constitution bars Trump from serving a third term in the White House. One brave op-ed writer asks: What if Democrats volunteered to change that?
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Jay Willis
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March 2025

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