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  1. CW: Selected Federal Cases

    2025/03/11 Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00716, District Court, D.C.) Trump's #ExecutiveOrders are illegal. Case won 2025/05/05. DOJ starts appeal 25-5241. courtlistener.com/docket/69725

    2025/03/28 Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00916, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5265. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/03/28 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-00917, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5277. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/04/11 Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-01107, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5310. courtlistener.com/docket/69881

    ———

    2025/07/02 Perkins Coie LLP v. DOJ (25-5241, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit) Four law firms fought Trump's illegal Executive Orders punishing them for associating with his political enemies while something like 9 others paid off Trump to get back on his good side. Four different District Judges sided with the law firms and so this is the consolidated appeal.

    Just waiting now for the 3-judge panel to make a decision (predicted to be 2-1 in favor of the law firms because Rao has sided with Trump over reason and settled law before).

    There's a 2-hour MP3 of the hearing.

    courtlistener.com/docket/70694

  2. CW: Selected Federal Cases

    2025/03/11 Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00716, District Court, D.C.) Trump's #ExecutiveOrders are illegal. Case won 2025/05/05. DOJ starts appeal 25-5241. courtlistener.com/docket/69725

    2025/03/28 Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00916, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5265. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/03/28 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-00917, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5277. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/04/11 Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-01107, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5310. courtlistener.com/docket/69881

    ———

    2025/07/02 Perkins Coie LLP v. DOJ (25-5241, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit) Four law firms fought Trump's illegal Executive Orders punishing them for associating with his political enemies while something like 9 others paid off Trump to get back on his good side. Four different District Judges sided with the law firms and so this is the consolidated appeal.

    Just waiting now for the 3-judge panel to make a decision (predicted to be 2-1 in favor of the law firms because Rao has sided with Trump over reason and settled law before).

    There's a 2-hour MP3 of the hearing.

    courtlistener.com/docket/70694

  3. CW: Selected Federal Cases

    2025/03/11 Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00716, District Court, D.C.) Trump's #ExecutiveOrders are illegal. Case won 2025/05/05. DOJ starts appeal 25-5241. courtlistener.com/docket/69725

    2025/03/28 Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00916, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5265. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/03/28 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-00917, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5277. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/04/11 Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-01107, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5310. courtlistener.com/docket/69881

    ———

    2025/07/02 Perkins Coie LLP v. DOJ (25-5241, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit) Four law firms fought Trump's illegal Executive Orders punishing them for associating with his political enemies while something like 9 others paid off Trump to get back on his good side. Four different District Judges sided with the law firms and so this is the consolidated appeal.

    Just waiting now for the 3-judge panel to make a decision (predicted to be 2-1 in favor of the law firms because Rao has sided with Trump over reason and settled law before).

    There's a 2-hour MP3 of the hearing.

    courtlistener.com/docket/70694

  4. CW: Selected Federal Cases

    2025/03/11 Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00716, District Court, D.C.) Trump's #ExecutiveOrders are illegal. Case won 2025/05/05. DOJ starts appeal 25-5241. courtlistener.com/docket/69725

    2025/03/28 Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00916, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5265. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/03/28 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-00917, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5277. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/04/11 Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-01107, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5310. courtlistener.com/docket/69881

    ———

    2025/07/02 Perkins Coie LLP v. DOJ (25-5241, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit) Four law firms fought Trump's illegal Executive Orders punishing them for associating with his political enemies while something like 9 others paid off Trump to get back on his good side. Four different District Judges sided with the law firms and so this is the consolidated appeal.

    Just waiting now for the 3-judge panel to make a decision (predicted to be 2-1 in favor of the law firms because Rao has sided with Trump over reason and settled law before).

    There's a 2-hour MP3 of the hearing.

    courtlistener.com/docket/70694

  5. CW: Selected Federal Cases

    2025/03/11 Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00716, District Court, D.C.) Trump's #ExecutiveOrders are illegal. Case won 2025/05/05. DOJ starts appeal 25-5241. courtlistener.com/docket/69725

    2025/03/28 Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. DOJ (1:25-cv-00916, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5265. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/03/28 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-00917, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5277. courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    2025/04/11 Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President (1:25-cv-01107, District Court, D.C.) Ditto. DOJ starts appeal 25-5310. courtlistener.com/docket/69881

    ———

    2025/07/02 Perkins Coie LLP v. DOJ (25-5241, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit) Four law firms fought Trump's illegal Executive Orders punishing them for associating with his political enemies while something like 9 others paid off Trump to get back on his good side. Four different District Judges sided with the law firms and so this is the consolidated appeal.

    Just waiting now for the 3-judge panel to make a decision (predicted to be 2-1 in favor of the law firms because Rao has sided with Trump over reason and settled law before).

    There's a 2-hour MP3 of the hearing.

    courtlistener.com/docket/70694

  6. Donald Trump says US will take over Cuba ‘almost immediately’

    President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba “almost…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #American #Cuba #CubanEmbargo #DonaldTrump #executiveorder #executiveorders #Florida #havana #Iran #president #sanctions #trump #U.S.-CubanRelations #whitehouse
    europesays.com/2960617/

  7. US Cyber Strategy Advances with Executive Orders on Horizon

    The US national cyber strategy is gaining momentum, with National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross confirming that its execution is actively underway. Executive orders are likely on the horizon, leaving us wondering what's next and who will lead the charge.

    osintsights.com/us-cyber-strat

    #NationalCyberStrategy #ExecutiveOrders #UsGovernment #CyberPolicy #EmergingThreats

  8. Trump’s go-it-alone certainty confronts the uncertainties of war

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    #Politics #courts #Energyindustry #executiveorders #generalnews #iranwar #Oilandgasindustry #Politicalendorsements #w #Washingtonnews #WorldNews
    europesays.com/2895766/

  9. Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service

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    #UnitedStates #US #USA #.N #america #business #Discrimination #e #Entertainment #executiveorders #f #generalnews #health #journalism #Politics #Publicmedia #sports #unitedstatesofamerica #w #Washingtonnews
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  10. More coverage of Friday's appellate briefs from the four #LawFirms who stood up for the #Constitution against the tyranny of Trump's extortionate #ExecutiveOrders.

    • (paywallled) law360.com/articles/2458839 "Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings"

    How is it this terse and hard to unpack? Does... does Law360 think they are print journalism?

    jdjournal.com/2026/03/30/law-f — A great example of how trying to sound fair to both sides can minimize the fact that one side is completely crazypants, is an affront to the Constitution, and is willing to drag us all to hell. SNAFU.

    I guess we're lucky that anyone in the "view from nowhere" camp even covered Friday's briefs because it's not getting a lot over coverage from the big networks with more visible failures like the elective war based on overdependence on AIs trained to be echo chambers replacing critical thought and Trump deciding first to put untrained ICE agents in airports to "help" TSA without a plan and then deciding that if the Constitution says he has to negotiate with Congress then laws mean nothing.

    • abovethelaw.com/2026/03/biglaw

    > Biglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn’t Just About Us — It’s About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash

    > Susman, Jenner, Perkins, and Wilmer say the executive orders are retaliatory, abusive, and very much not okay.

    Now that's the headline I want to see.

    And the author, Kathryn Rubino, ends the piece showing she and the law firms knows what's at stake:

    > The question isn’t whether Biglaw can survive; it’s whether the legal system, as we understand it, can.

    But, I guess Liz Dye is busy, because there could always be room for sharper language. :)

  11. More coverage of Friday's appellate briefs from the four #LawFirms who stood up for the #Constitution against the tyranny of Trump's extortionate #ExecutiveOrders.

    • (paywallled) law360.com/articles/2458839 "Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings"

    How is it this terse and hard to unpack? Does... does Law360 think they are print journalism?

    jdjournal.com/2026/03/30/law-f — A great example of how trying to sound fair to both sides can minimize the fact that one side is completely crazypants, is an affront to the Constitution, and is willing to drag us all to hell. SNAFU.

    I guess we're lucky that anyone in the "view from nowhere" camp even covered Friday's briefs because it's not getting a lot over coverage from the big networks with more visible failures like the elective war based on overdependence on AIs trained to be echo chambers replacing critical thought and Trump deciding first to put untrained ICE agents in airports to "help" TSA without a plan and then deciding that if the Constitution says he has to negotiate with Congress then laws mean nothing.

    • abovethelaw.com/2026/03/biglaw

    > Biglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn’t Just About Us — It’s About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash

    > Susman, Jenner, Perkins, and Wilmer say the executive orders are retaliatory, abusive, and very much not okay.

    Now that's the headline I want to see.

    And the author, Kathryn Rubino, ends the piece showing she and the law firms knows what's at stake:

    > The question isn’t whether Biglaw can survive; it’s whether the legal system, as we understand it, can.

    But, I guess Liz Dye is busy, because there could always be room for sharper language. :)

  12. More coverage of Friday's appellate briefs from the four #LawFirms who stood up for the #Constitution against the tyranny of Trump's extortionate #ExecutiveOrders.

    • (paywallled) law360.com/articles/2458839 "Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings"

    How is it this terse and hard to unpack? Does... does Law360 think they are print journalism?

    jdjournal.com/2026/03/30/law-f — A great example of how trying to sound fair to both sides can minimize the fact that one side is completely crazypants, is an affront to the Constitution, and is willing to drag us all to hell. SNAFU.

    I guess we're lucky that anyone in the "view from nowhere" camp even covered Friday's briefs because it's not getting a lot over coverage from the big networks with more visible failures like the elective war based on overdependence on AIs trained to be echo chambers replacing critical thought and Trump deciding first to put untrained ICE agents in airports to "help" TSA without a plan and then deciding that if the Constitution says he has to negotiate with Congress then laws mean nothing.

    • abovethelaw.com/2026/03/biglaw

    > Biglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn’t Just About Us — It’s About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash

    > Susman, Jenner, Perkins, and Wilmer say the executive orders are retaliatory, abusive, and very much not okay.

    Now that's the headline I want to see.

    And the author, Kathryn Rubino, ends the piece showing she and the law firms knows what's at stake:

    > The question isn’t whether Biglaw can survive; it’s whether the legal system, as we understand it, can.

    But, I guess Liz Dye is busy, because there could always be room for sharper language. :)

  13. More coverage of Friday's appellate briefs from the four #LawFirms who stood up for the #Constitution against the tyranny of Trump's extortionate #ExecutiveOrders.

    • (paywallled) law360.com/articles/2458839 "Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings"

    How is it this terse and hard to unpack? Does... does Law360 think they are print journalism?

    jdjournal.com/2026/03/30/law-f — A great example of how trying to sound fair to both sides can minimize the fact that one side is completely crazypants, is an affront to the Constitution, and is willing to drag us all to hell. SNAFU.

    I guess we're lucky that anyone in the "view from nowhere" camp even covered Friday's briefs because it's not getting a lot over coverage from the big networks with more visible failures like the elective war based on overdependence on AIs trained to be echo chambers replacing critical thought and Trump deciding first to put untrained ICE agents in airports to "help" TSA without a plan and then deciding that if the Constitution says he has to negotiate with Congress then laws mean nothing.

    • abovethelaw.com/2026/03/biglaw

    > Biglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn’t Just About Us — It’s About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash

    > Susman, Jenner, Perkins, and Wilmer say the executive orders are retaliatory, abusive, and very much not okay.

    Now that's the headline I want to see.

    And the author, Kathryn Rubino, ends the piece showing she and the law firms knows what's at stake:

    > The question isn’t whether Biglaw can survive; it’s whether the legal system, as we understand it, can.

    But, I guess Liz Dye is busy, because there could always be room for sharper language. :)

  14. The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

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    #Politics #.N #constitutionallaw #courts #executiveorders #generalnews #Immigration #w #Washingtonnews
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  15. The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

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    #UnitedStates #US #USA #.N #america #courts #executiveorders #generalnews #geopolitics #Immigration #Politics #unitedstatesofamerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #USPolitics #usapolitics #w #Washingtonnews
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  16. Now the #LawFirms that went 4-0 defeating the #ExecutiveOrders in the District Courts have filed their appellate briefs on 2026/03/27.

    #WilmerHale:
    • The Executive Order is unconstitutional and ultra vires from stem to stern, from retaliatory motive to (lack of) methodology or support in statute.
    • The Article III judges rule what constitutes wrongful filings, not the President. Also, many of those filings won. Is Trump tired of (us) winning?
    • Not only is the blanket security revocation an impermissible act but it was reversed at law firms that capitulated and therefore obviously done for improper, extortionate, purpose. Previously, the Government said that these were blanket revocations given to law firms, so it is too late and too far a stretch to claim *now* that they were individualized.
    • The preamble can't be severed from the order when it is the organizing principle for the extortion scheme.

    #JennerBlock:
    • First Amendment forbids retaliation for associating with the President's political enemies.
    • Everything that isn't retaliation is a fig leaf of post-hoc pretext (23 words of pretext and 200+ words of Trump's grievances).
    • Blanket security clearance revocation with a promise to look for cause in a later review isn't individualized judgment (as required by the 1st, and 5th Amendments) it is just retaliation without facts or permissible method. This decision is improper and subject to court review.

  17. Now the #LawFirms that went 4-0 defeating the #ExecutiveOrders in the District Courts have filed their appellate briefs on 2026/03/27.

    #WilmerHale:
    • The Executive Order is unconstitutional and ultra vires from stem to stern, from retaliatory motive to (lack of) methodology or support in statute.
    • The Article III judges rule what constitutes wrongful filings, not the President. Also, many of those filings won. Is Trump tired of (us) winning?
    • Not only is the blanket security revocation an impermissible act but it was reversed at law firms that capitulated and therefore obviously done for improper, extortionate, purpose. Previously, the Government said that these were blanket revocations given to law firms, so it is too late and too far a stretch to claim *now* that they were individualized.
    • The preamble can't be severed from the order when it is the organizing principle for the extortion scheme.

    #JennerBlock:
    • First Amendment forbids retaliation for associating with the President's political enemies.
    • Everything that isn't retaliation is a fig leaf of post-hoc pretext (23 words of pretext and 200+ words of Trump's grievances).
    • Blanket security clearance revocation with a promise to look for cause in a later review isn't individualized judgment (as required by the 1st, and 5th Amendments) it is just retaliation without facts or permissible method. This decision is improper and subject to court review.

  18. Now the #LawFirms that went 4-0 defeating the #ExecutiveOrders in the District Courts have filed their appellate briefs on 2026/03/27.

    #WilmerHale:
    • The Executive Order is unconstitutional and ultra vires from stem to stern, from retaliatory motive to (lack of) methodology or support in statute.
    • The Article III judges rule what constitutes wrongful filings, not the President. Also, many of those filings won. Is Trump tired of (us) winning?
    • Not only is the blanket security revocation an impermissible act but it was reversed at law firms that capitulated and therefore obviously done for improper, extortionate, purpose. Previously, the Government said that these were blanket revocations given to law firms, so it is too late and too far a stretch to claim *now* that they were individualized.
    • The preamble can't be severed from the order when it is the organizing principle for the extortion scheme.

    #JennerBlock:
    • First Amendment forbids retaliation for associating with the President's political enemies.
    • Everything that isn't retaliation is a fig leaf of post-hoc pretext (23 words of pretext and 200+ words of Trump's grievances).
    • Blanket security clearance revocation with a promise to look for cause in a later review isn't individualized judgment (as required by the 1st, and 5th Amendments) it is just retaliation without facts or permissible method. This decision is improper and subject to court review.

  19. Now the #LawFirms that went 4-0 defeating the #ExecutiveOrders in the District Courts have filed their appellate briefs on 2026/03/27.

    #WilmerHale:
    • The Executive Order is unconstitutional and ultra vires from stem to stern, from retaliatory motive to (lack of) methodology or support in statute.
    • The Article III judges rule what constitutes wrongful filings, not the President. Also, many of those filings won. Is Trump tired of (us) winning?
    • Not only is the blanket security revocation an impermissible act but it was reversed at law firms that capitulated and therefore obviously done for improper, extortionate, purpose. Previously, the Government said that these were blanket revocations given to law firms, so it is too late and too far a stretch to claim *now* that they were individualized.
    • The preamble can't be severed from the order when it is the organizing principle for the extortion scheme.

    #JennerBlock:
    • First Amendment forbids retaliation for associating with the President's political enemies.
    • Everything that isn't retaliation is a fig leaf of post-hoc pretext (23 words of pretext and 200+ words of Trump's grievances).
    • Blanket security clearance revocation with a promise to look for cause in a later review isn't individualized judgment (as required by the 1st, and 5th Amendments) it is just retaliation without facts or permissible method. This decision is improper and subject to court review.

  20. Now the #LawFirms that went 4-0 defeating the #ExecutiveOrders in the District Courts have filed their appellate briefs on 2026/03/27.

    #WilmerHale:
    • The Executive Order is unconstitutional and ultra vires from stem to stern, from retaliatory motive to (lack of) methodology or support in statute.
    • The Article III judges rule what constitutes wrongful filings, not the President. Also, many of those filings won. Is Trump tired of (us) winning?
    • Not only is the blanket security revocation an impermissible act but it was reversed at law firms that capitulated and therefore obviously done for improper, extortionate, purpose. Previously, the Government said that these were blanket revocations given to law firms, so it is too late and too far a stretch to claim *now* that they were individualized.
    • The preamble can't be severed from the order when it is the organizing principle for the extortion scheme.

    #JennerBlock:
    • First Amendment forbids retaliation for associating with the President's political enemies.
    • Everything that isn't retaliation is a fig leaf of post-hoc pretext (23 words of pretext and 200+ words of Trump's grievances).
    • Blanket security clearance revocation with a promise to look for cause in a later review isn't individualized judgment (as required by the 1st, and 5th Amendments) it is just retaliation without facts or permissible method. This decision is improper and subject to court review.

  21. First day Executive Orders for next President -

    1. Rescind all Executive Orders from past President.
    2. Disband ICE.
    3. Rename Kennedy Centre - assuming it’s still there and not replaced by a Trump Tower.
    3. Demolish whatever exists of Ballroom.

    Then get to the rest…

    #usa #president2028 #executiveorders #ICE #kennedycenter #whitehouse #ballroom

  22. First day Executive Orders for next President -

    1. Rescind all Executive Orders from past President.
    2. Disband ICE.
    3. Rename Kennedy Centre - assuming it’s still there and not replaced by a Trump Tower.
    3. Demolish whatever exists of Ballroom.

    Then get to the rest…

    #usa #president2028 #executiveorders #ICE #kennedycenter #whitehouse #ballroom

  23. First day Executive Orders for next President -

    1. Rescind all Executive Orders from past President.
    2. Disband ICE.
    3. Rename Kennedy Centre - assuming it’s still there and not replaced by a Trump Tower.
    3. Demolish whatever exists of Ballroom.

    Then get to the rest…

    #usa #president2028 #executiveorders #ICE #kennedycenter #whitehouse #ballroom

  24. First day Executive Orders for next President -

    1. Rescind all Executive Orders from past President.
    2. Disband ICE.
    3. Rename Kennedy Centre - assuming it’s still there and not replaced by a Trump Tower.
    3. Demolish whatever exists of Ballroom.

    Then get to the rest…

  25. First day Executive Orders for next President -

    1. Rescind all Executive Orders from past President.
    2. Disband ICE.
    3. Rename Kennedy Centre - assuming it’s still there and not replaced by a Trump Tower.
    3. Demolish whatever exists of Ballroom.

    Then get to the rest…

    #usa #president2028 #executiveorders #ICE #kennedycenter #whitehouse #ballroom

  26. Previously, I wrote:

    > Regarding the security clearance revocation, we have only the #DOJ brief, but it reads a bit more seriously than the rest.

    But that's because the #Trump DOJ is hammering on the language of Department of Navy v. Egan (1988) supreme.justia.com/cases/feder and Lee v. Garland (2024) law.justia.com/cases/federal/a with all the bluster of a con artist or chat bot in a self-reinforcement loop. But both those cases were predicated on the presumption of regularity — that the appropriate agency, following procedure, undertook a careful determination and the review of which is a nonjusticiable political question. Trump's four #ExecutiveOrders make it clear that none of that happened and all of this is retaliation for not capitulating. And NRA v. Vullo (2024) oyez.org/cases/2023/22-842 seems to say that is coercion in violation of the First Amendment.

    So #MikeMasnick argues techdirt.com/2026/03/09/doj-un

    > The brief actually cites NRA v. Vullo, .... The Supreme Court held —unanimously — that government officials using their regulatory authority to punish or suppress disfavored private speech can violate the First Amendment, even if the official frames their actions in terms of legitimate regulatory interests.

    ...

    > Vullo actually undercuts their entire argument. The point of the Vullo framework is that when government speech is coupled with government action designed to punish disfavored private expression, the combination can be unconstitutional coercion. The administration [tries the ruse of] ”Section 1 is just government speech.” That’s precisely the move Vullo says you can’t get away with.

    So maybe that security clearance revocation is just as much Jello as Trump's Florida lawsuit against the BBC.

  27. Previously, I wrote:

    > Regarding the security clearance revocation, we have only the #DOJ brief, but it reads a bit more seriously than the rest.

    But that's because the #Trump DOJ is hammering on the language of Department of Navy v. Egan (1988) supreme.justia.com/cases/feder and Lee v. Garland (2024) law.justia.com/cases/federal/a with all the bluster of a con artist or chat bot in a self-reinforcement loop. But both those cases were predicated on the presumption of regularity — that the appropriate agency, following procedure, undertook a careful determination and the review of which is a nonjusticiable political question. Trump's four #ExecutiveOrders make it clear that none of that happened and all of this is retaliation for not capitulating. And NRA v. Vullo (2024) oyez.org/cases/2023/22-842 seems to say that is coercion in violation of the First Amendment.

    So #MikeMasnick argues techdirt.com/2026/03/09/doj-un

    > The brief actually cites NRA v. Vullo, .... The Supreme Court held —unanimously — that government officials using their regulatory authority to punish or suppress disfavored private speech can violate the First Amendment, even if the official frames their actions in terms of legitimate regulatory interests.

    ...

    > Vullo actually undercuts their entire argument. The point of the Vullo framework is that when government speech is coupled with government action designed to punish disfavored private expression, the combination can be unconstitutional coercion. The administration [tries the ruse of] ”Section 1 is just government speech.” That’s precisely the move Vullo says you can’t get away with.

    So maybe that security clearance revocation is just as much Jello as Trump's Florida lawsuit against the BBC.

  28. Previously, I wrote:

    > Regarding the security clearance revocation, we have only the #DOJ brief, but it reads a bit more seriously than the rest.

    But that's because the #Trump DOJ is hammering on the language of Department of Navy v. Egan (1988) supreme.justia.com/cases/feder and Lee v. Garland (2024) law.justia.com/cases/federal/a with all the bluster of a con artist or chat bot in a self-reinforcement loop. But both those cases were predicated on the presumption of regularity — that the appropriate agency, following procedure, undertook a careful determination and the review of which is a nonjusticiable political question. Trump's four #ExecutiveOrders make it clear that none of that happened and all of this is retaliation for not capitulating. And NRA v. Vullo (2024) oyez.org/cases/2023/22-842 seems to say that is coercion in violation of the First Amendment.

    So #MikeMasnick argues techdirt.com/2026/03/09/doj-un

    > The brief actually cites NRA v. Vullo, .... The Supreme Court held —unanimously — that government officials using their regulatory authority to punish or suppress disfavored private speech can violate the First Amendment, even if the official frames their actions in terms of legitimate regulatory interests.

    ...

    > Vullo actually undercuts their entire argument. The point of the Vullo framework is that when government speech is coupled with government action designed to punish disfavored private expression, the combination can be unconstitutional coercion. The administration [tries the ruse of] ”Section 1 is just government speech.” That’s precisely the move Vullo says you can’t get away with.

    So maybe that security clearance revocation is just as much Jello as Trump's Florida lawsuit against the BBC.

  29. Previously, I wrote:

    > Regarding the security clearance revocation, we have only the #DOJ brief, but it reads a bit more seriously than the rest.

    But that's because the #Trump DOJ is hammering on the language of Department of Navy v. Egan (1988) supreme.justia.com/cases/feder and Lee v. Garland (2024) law.justia.com/cases/federal/a with all the bluster of a con artist or chat bot in a self-reinforcement loop. But both those cases were predicated on the presumption of regularity — that the appropriate agency, following procedure, undertook a careful determination and the review of which is a nonjusticiable political question. Trump's four #ExecutiveOrders make it clear that none of that happened and all of this is retaliation for not capitulating. And NRA v. Vullo (2024) oyez.org/cases/2023/22-842 seems to say that is coercion in violation of the First Amendment.

    So #MikeMasnick argues techdirt.com/2026/03/09/doj-un

    > The brief actually cites NRA v. Vullo, .... The Supreme Court held —unanimously — that government officials using their regulatory authority to punish or suppress disfavored private speech can violate the First Amendment, even if the official frames their actions in terms of legitimate regulatory interests.

    ...

    > Vullo actually undercuts their entire argument. The point of the Vullo framework is that when government speech is coupled with government action designed to punish disfavored private expression, the combination can be unconstitutional coercion. The administration [tries the ruse of] ”Section 1 is just government speech.” That’s precisely the move Vullo says you can’t get away with.

    So maybe that security clearance revocation is just as much Jello as Trump's Florida lawsuit against the BBC.

  30. Previously, I wrote:

    > Regarding the security clearance revocation, we have only the #DOJ brief, but it reads a bit more seriously than the rest.

    But that's because the #Trump DOJ is hammering on the language of Department of Navy v. Egan (1988) supreme.justia.com/cases/feder and Lee v. Garland (2024) law.justia.com/cases/federal/a with all the bluster of a con artist or chat bot in a self-reinforcement loop. But both those cases were predicated on the presumption of regularity — that the appropriate agency, following procedure, undertook a careful determination and the review of which is a nonjusticiable political question. Trump's four #ExecutiveOrders make it clear that none of that happened and all of this is retaliation for not capitulating. And NRA v. Vullo (2024) oyez.org/cases/2023/22-842 seems to say that is coercion in violation of the First Amendment.

    So #MikeMasnick argues techdirt.com/2026/03/09/doj-un

    > The brief actually cites NRA v. Vullo, .... The Supreme Court held —unanimously — that government officials using their regulatory authority to punish or suppress disfavored private speech can violate the First Amendment, even if the official frames their actions in terms of legitimate regulatory interests.

    ...

    > Vullo actually undercuts their entire argument. The point of the Vullo framework is that when government speech is coupled with government action designed to punish disfavored private expression, the combination can be unconstitutional coercion. The administration [tries the ruse of] ”Section 1 is just government speech.” That’s precisely the move Vullo says you can’t get away with.

    So maybe that security clearance revocation is just as much Jello as Trump's Florida lawsuit against the BBC.

  31. Here we go. #Anthropic sues the Government for labeling it a security risk out of animus. #WilmerHale, one of the #LawFirms that stood up to #Trump's bullying #ExecutiveOrders now gets paid to explain again that the government doesn't get to have hurt feelings.

    Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (California N.D. 26-cv-01996) courtlistener.com/docket/72379

    Five counts, one theme — animus omnia vitiat:

    Count I — APA / 10 U.S.C. § 3252 — The "supply chain risk" designation doesn't follow the statute or the facts.

    Count II — First Amendment Retaliation — "AI shouldn't autonomously kill people" is protected speech.

    Count III — Ultra Vires / Article II — No law lets a President destroy a company by social media post.

    Count IV — Fifth Amendment Due Process — You can't de facto debar someone with no notice, no hearing, no findings.

    Count V — APA § 558 — Agencies can't impose sanctions outside their delegated authority.

    The Trump Administration had a temper tantrum and said "You're not the boss of me, I'm the boss of you. I'll end you!". Anthropic points out that animus is no substitute for #RuleOfLaw.

    So why did they sue #Hegseth's #DepartmentOfWar rather than the statutory #DepartmentOfDefense? Because Trump authorized the name, because it shows respect to #Hegseth's sensitive feelings, and because it underscores the ridiculousness of the government tasking #AI to kill (and surveil) people autonomously. #skynet! On the off-chance the judge orders a caption change, their hands are clean and the lawyer's can't point to any act of defiance.

    gizmodo.com/anthropic-official

  32. Here we go. #Anthropic sues the Government for labeling it a security risk out of animus. #WilmerHale, one of the #LawFirms that stood up to #Trump's bullying #ExecutiveOrders now gets paid to explain again that the government doesn't get to have hurt feelings.

    Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (California N.D. 26-cv-01996) courtlistener.com/docket/72379

    Five counts, one theme — animus omnia vitiat:

    Count I — APA / 10 U.S.C. § 3252 — The "supply chain risk" designation doesn't follow the statute or the facts.

    Count II — First Amendment Retaliation — "AI shouldn't autonomously kill people" is protected speech.

    Count III — Ultra Vires / Article II — No law lets a President destroy a company by social media post.

    Count IV — Fifth Amendment Due Process — You can't de facto debar someone with no notice, no hearing, no findings.

    Count V — APA § 558 — Agencies can't impose sanctions outside their delegated authority.

    The Trump Administration had a temper tantrum and said "You're not the boss of me, I'm the boss of you. I'll end you!". Anthropic points out that animus is no substitute for #RuleOfLaw.

    So why did they sue #Hegseth's #DepartmentOfWar rather than the statutory #DepartmentOfDefense? Because Trump authorized the name, because it shows respect to #Hegseth's sensitive feelings, and because it underscores the ridiculousness of the government tasking #AI to kill (and surveil) people autonomously. #skynet! On the off-chance the judge orders a caption change, their hands are clean and the lawyer's can't point to any act of defiance.

    gizmodo.com/anthropic-official

  33. Here we go. #Anthropic sues the Government for labeling it a security risk out of animus. #WilmerHale, one of the #LawFirms that stood up to #Trump's bullying #ExecutiveOrders now gets paid to explain again that the government doesn't get to have hurt feelings.

    Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (California N.D. 26-cv-01996) courtlistener.com/docket/72379

    Five counts, one theme — animus omnia vitiat:

    Count I — APA / 10 U.S.C. § 3252 — The "supply chain risk" designation doesn't follow the statute or the facts.

    Count II — First Amendment Retaliation — "AI shouldn't autonomously kill people" is protected speech.

    Count III — Ultra Vires / Article II — No law lets a President destroy a company by social media post.

    Count IV — Fifth Amendment Due Process — You can't de facto debar someone with no notice, no hearing, no findings.

    Count V — APA § 558 — Agencies can't impose sanctions outside their delegated authority.

    The Trump Administration had a temper tantrum and said "You're not the boss of me, I'm the boss of you. I'll end you!". Anthropic points out that animus is no substitute for #RuleOfLaw.

    So why did they sue #Hegseth's #DepartmentOfWar rather than the statutory #DepartmentOfDefense? Because Trump authorized the name, because it shows respect to #Hegseth's sensitive feelings, and because it underscores the ridiculousness of the government tasking #AI to kill (and surveil) people autonomously. #skynet! On the off-chance the judge orders a caption change, their hands are clean and the lawyer's can't point to any act of defiance.

    gizmodo.com/anthropic-official

  34. Here we go. #Anthropic sues the Government for labeling it a security risk out of animus. #WilmerHale, one of the #LawFirms that stood up to #Trump's bullying #ExecutiveOrders now gets paid to explain again that the government doesn't get to have hurt feelings.

    Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (California N.D. 26-cv-01996) courtlistener.com/docket/72379

    Five counts, one theme — animus omnia vitiat:

    Count I — APA / 10 U.S.C. § 3252 — The "supply chain risk" designation doesn't follow the statute or the facts.

    Count II — First Amendment Retaliation — "AI shouldn't autonomously kill people" is protected speech.

    Count III — Ultra Vires / Article II — No law lets a President destroy a company by social media post.

    Count IV — Fifth Amendment Due Process — You can't de facto debar someone with no notice, no hearing, no findings.

    Count V — APA § 558 — Agencies can't impose sanctions outside their delegated authority.

    The Trump Administration had a temper tantrum and said "You're not the boss of me, I'm the boss of you. I'll end you!". Anthropic points out that animus is no substitute for #RuleOfLaw.

    So why did they sue #Hegseth's #DepartmentOfWar rather than the statutory #DepartmentOfDefense? Because Trump authorized the name, because it shows respect to #Hegseth's sensitive feelings, and because it underscores the ridiculousness of the government tasking #AI to kill (and surveil) people autonomously. #skynet! On the off-chance the judge orders a caption change, their hands are clean and the lawyer's can't point to any act of defiance.

    gizmodo.com/anthropic-official