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  1. Pete Hegseth Wants the D.C. Circuit To Let Him Punish a Senator for Criticizing Him

    Mark Kelly, a Democrat, is an American citizen and the senior U.S. senator representing Arizona. He serves on…
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  2. US District Judge #RichardLeon disagreed with the Trump administration’s argument that the president has broad authority to make changes to the #WhiteHouse without congressional approval including projects on the scale of his planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

    Judge halts construction on Tr...

  3. US District Judge #RichardLeon disagreed with the Trump administration’s argument that the president has broad authority to make changes to the #WhiteHouse without congressional approval including projects on the scale of his planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

    Judge halts construction on Tr...

  4. US District Judge #RichardLeon disagreed with the Trump administration’s argument that the president has broad authority to make changes to the #WhiteHouse without congressional approval including projects on the scale of his planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

    Judge halts construction on Tr...

  5. ③ Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C. 25-cv-00917, decided 2025-05-27, amended 2025-06-26) courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    Executive Order 14250

    > The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this! Accordingly, they took pains to enshrine in the #Constitution certain rights that would serve as the foundation for that independence. Little wonder that in the nearly 250 years since the Constitution was adopted no #ExecutiveOrder has been issued challenging these fundamental rights. Now, however, several Executive Orders have been issued directly challenging these rights and that independence. One of these Orders is the subject of this case. For the reasons set forth below, I have concluded that this Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional. Indeed, to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!

    ... (There are a lot of exclamation marks in this Opinion.) ....

    > The Court has found that the Order is unconstitutional and will issue a declaratory judgment to that effect.

    — Judge #RichardLeon, Docket 110

    > The Court struck down the WilmerHale Order in its entirety and declared it null and void. This declaratory relief runs as to the United States as a whole, yet according to #WilmerHale, defense counsel has refused to notify all United States agencies and officers of this judgment. .... Thus the Court must amend its Order to ensure that no federal agencies or officers are misguidedly enforcing the null and void WilmerHale Order

    — Judge Richard Leon, Docket 120

  6. ③ Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C. 25-cv-00917, decided 2025-05-27, amended 2025-06-26) courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    Executive Order 14250

    > The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this! Accordingly, they took pains to enshrine in the #Constitution certain rights that would serve as the foundation for that independence. Little wonder that in the nearly 250 years since the Constitution was adopted no #ExecutiveOrder has been issued challenging these fundamental rights. Now, however, several Executive Orders have been issued directly challenging these rights and that independence. One of these Orders is the subject of this case. For the reasons set forth below, I have concluded that this Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional. Indeed, to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!

    ... (There are a lot of exclamation marks in this Opinion.) ....

    > The Court has found that the Order is unconstitutional and will issue a declaratory judgment to that effect.

    — Judge #RichardLeon, Docket 110

    > The Court struck down the WilmerHale Order in its entirety and declared it null and void. This declaratory relief runs as to the United States as a whole, yet according to #WilmerHale, defense counsel has refused to notify all United States agencies and officers of this judgment. .... Thus the Court must amend its Order to ensure that no federal agencies or officers are misguidedly enforcing the null and void WilmerHale Order

    — Judge Richard Leon, Docket 120

  7. ③ Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C. 25-cv-00917, decided 2025-05-27, amended 2025-06-26) courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    Executive Order 14250

    > The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this! Accordingly, they took pains to enshrine in the #Constitution certain rights that would serve as the foundation for that independence. Little wonder that in the nearly 250 years since the Constitution was adopted no #ExecutiveOrder has been issued challenging these fundamental rights. Now, however, several Executive Orders have been issued directly challenging these rights and that independence. One of these Orders is the subject of this case. For the reasons set forth below, I have concluded that this Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional. Indeed, to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!

    ... (There are a lot of exclamation marks in this Opinion.) ....

    > The Court has found that the Order is unconstitutional and will issue a declaratory judgment to that effect.

    — Judge #RichardLeon, Docket 110

    > The Court struck down the WilmerHale Order in its entirety and declared it null and void. This declaratory relief runs as to the United States as a whole, yet according to #WilmerHale, defense counsel has refused to notify all United States agencies and officers of this judgment. .... Thus the Court must amend its Order to ensure that no federal agencies or officers are misguidedly enforcing the null and void WilmerHale Order

    — Judge Richard Leon, Docket 120

  8. ③ Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C. 25-cv-00917, decided 2025-05-27, amended 2025-06-26) courtlistener.com/docket/69807

    Executive Order 14250

    > The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this! Accordingly, they took pains to enshrine in the #Constitution certain rights that would serve as the foundation for that independence. Little wonder that in the nearly 250 years since the Constitution was adopted no #ExecutiveOrder has been issued challenging these fundamental rights. Now, however, several Executive Orders have been issued directly challenging these rights and that independence. One of these Orders is the subject of this case. For the reasons set forth below, I have concluded that this Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional. Indeed, to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!

    ... (There are a lot of exclamation marks in this Opinion.) ....

    > The Court has found that the Order is unconstitutional and will issue a declaratory judgment to that effect.

    — Judge #RichardLeon, Docket 110

    > The Court struck down the WilmerHale Order in its entirety and declared it null and void. This declaratory relief runs as to the United States as a whole, yet according to #WilmerHale, defense counsel has refused to notify all United States agencies and officers of this judgment. .... Thus the Court must amend its Order to ensure that no federal agencies or officers are misguidedly enforcing the null and void WilmerHale Order

    — Judge Richard Leon, Docket 120