Jack Squat 83 said:

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I wish we had a TA legalese translator.

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Glad you said that. I read most of these and wonder what is going on.

"Somebody stayed the thingy in response to the whatsitcalled that was remanded down to the court above on appeal of the briefs are due by next Thursday at 9:00am. Stand by for clarification. "

Tailgate88 said:

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Jack Squat 83 said:

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I wish we had a TA legalese translator.

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Glad you said that. I read most of these and wonder what is going on.

"Somebody stayed the thingy in response to the whatsitcalled that was remanded down to the court above on appeal of the briefs are due by next Thursday at 9:00am. Stand by for clarification. "

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The irony is that this really comes full circle for the leftists. Take KBJ's dissent, where she is basically crying about how this is nonjusticiable because it was too early. The whole point from conservatives is that election fraud was consistently tossed out as such both before and after the fact in and since 2020.

From slate.com commentary;

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The colorful centerpiece is her diagnosis of the Court's recent election-law precedents as a "Kafkaesque nightmare." For years the Court has invoked Purcell-style concerns to say challenges come too latedon't mess with rules close to Election Day, even if the government delayed. Today's "revelation," she writes, is that claims can also come too early"never mind that an election is looming and related harms are presently occurring. Never mind, too, that the Government (which controls the timing of proposed and final rules) can easily game the system." Too early if you sue on the order/proposed rule; too late once the final rule lands and voting logistics are locked in. Only the Court, apparently, knows the precise invisible tightrope. She calls the government's strategy a "noxious litigation strategy that should be a red flag for courts" and a "patently inequitable Catch-Me-If-You-Can approach."

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The whole matter isn't subject to the APA and only if it is ultra vires should it happen at all in a federal court (litigation around USPS procedures for handling mail in ballots), but here the mere prospect of having the post office validate if a ballot is official/valid means it is an impingement on state/individual rights. It's prima facia absurd, and this one wasn't even about a final rule.

Then, foreign-born partisan judge talwani will slow walk the ruling in the final case to be too close to the election for SCOTUS to do anything about it when she gets around to a final order in mid October.

Love you, man. But like Tailgate said, that legal jargon is still way over my head!

🚨 Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the USPS violated her nationwide injunction against President Trump’s election executive order by finalizing mail-ballot rules while the order was blocked, accusing the government of having “feigned complete compliance.” pic.twitter.com/m0VcozdCkM

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 25, 2026

Read the ruling here: https://t.co/u0EuXDpoib

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 25, 2026

There is a potentially quite remarkable argument and acknowledgment in yesterday's SCOTUS opinion. I'm going to study this a bit more before I write on it it length, but all six of the Justices in the majority signed off on it by joining the Opinion. Because it is per curiam,…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) August 25, 2026

will25u said:

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🚨 Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the USPS violated her nationwide injunction against President Trump’s election executive order by finalizing mail-ballot rules while the order was blocked, accusing the government of having “feigned complete compliance.” pic.twitter.com/m0VcozdCkM

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 25, 2026

Read the ruling here: https://t.co/u0EuXDpoib

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 25, 2026

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I must've missed where we all elected the foreign born commie judge to be queen of elections

So the rule will go into effect and will immediately be stayed by Talwani. She'll then slow-roll the whole process to the point that it won't matter one bit for the midterms.

So best case scenario is that this whole things works its way through the courts to MAYBE be in effect by 2028.

Also, another perfect example of lawyers circle-jerking themselves off about how "strong of an opinion" it is that all 6 justices signed off on it and put the district judge in their place. Meanwhile, anyone with a pulse sees that what I laid out above is how it's going to go down, so in the end, the "strong" opinion from the majority of SCOTUS is worth less than the paper it's printed on.

🚨 Judge Indira Talwani lifted her nationwide injunction against President Trump’s election executive order, allowing USPS’s new mail-ballot rules to take effect after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday. pic.twitter.com/LpYeUj2MXl

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 26, 2026

The key issue is that the groups sued before USPS finalized its rules. Talwani says SCOTUS appears to require ripeness to be assessed when suit is filed, meaning the later issuance of a final rule could not save the existing injunction.

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 26, 2026

Separate challenges are already underway. Democratic groups renewed their injunction request in D.C. after USPS finalized the rule, while 24 states and D.C. filed a new lawsuit today directly challenging the final USPS rules.

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 26, 2026

And....

Plaintiffs have asked Judge Talwani to immediately block USPS’s final mail-ballot rules, arguing their new complaint fixes the ripeness problem identified by SCOTUS by challenging the final rule itself rather than the executive order. Hearing Sept. 3.https://t.co/fQPwWU4SGU https://t.co/JKoZbDFkZ9 pic.twitter.com/8nBOO1ypdE

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 26, 2026

Yep, just be prepared for Talwani to win this go-around protecting election fraud by mail in October. It's functionally taken too long to get to this point.

Because she already found the Executive branch has no authority to issue any rules or regulations dictating election procedures. She is going to make that same finding with regard to the Final Rule now published, and grant the injunction based on that finding.

That injunction… https://t.co/E9TguYIEQH

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) August 26, 2026

It would need to appeal first to First Circuit BUT it could then petition SCOTUS for what is called "Cert Before Judgment" -- for SCOTUS to take it up now without waiting for the First Circuit.

HOWEVER, the Court is not in session until the first week of October. I suspect the… https://t.co/Mopy69kmCj

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) August 27, 2026

This isn't even a case where the law is vague in any way.

The Immigration and Nationality Act explicitly allows the State Department to deny visas to applicants if they're determined to likely become a burden on the public.

Liberal judges are now explicitly rewriting statutory… https://t.co/tDcVahPnbb

— Theo Wold (@RealTheoWold) August 27, 2026

Jeanette Vargas, Biden-judge was confirmed 51-43 with only Susan Collins voting for her among the GOP, in September 2024.

This time, Talwani says SCOTUS’s ripeness ruling is satisfied. USPS has now issued a final rule. SCOTUS said courts review “final rules, not proposed rules” and expressly left open whether measures ultimately taken to implement Trump’s order would be lawful.

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 28, 2026

Talwani says compliance is “practically impossible” before the midterms. Many states have already ordered ballots and some must begin mailing them next week. The USPS rule also provides no deadline for the agency to approve ballot designs.

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 28, 2026

After previously finding USPS violated her earlier injunction, Talwani ordered DOJ to notify USPS officials within 24 hours that they must comply with the new TRO “under penalty of contempt” and file those communications with the court.

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 28, 2026

We knew what she would ultimately do, and she is right that it is too late at this point imho, but I don't understand what in the world she is claiming is unconstitutional here, or why/how. She really should have gone with ultra vires but I think was just lazy/tap dancing happy to type this up.

From Judge Talwani's Temporary Restraining Order issued a few hours ago:

"Through the Final Rule, the USPS is refusing to send mail ballots to eligible voters unless
States or local election officials submit their mail ballot envelopes and return envelopes and
receive advance…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) August 28, 2026

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From Judge Talwani's Temporary Restraining Order issued a few hours ago:

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"Through the Final Rule, the USPS is refusing to send mail ballots to eligible voters unless
States or local election officials submit their mail ballot envelopes and return envelopes and
receive advance approval from the USPS without regard to impending deadlines for the
November 3, 2026 election. 91 Fed. Reg. at 5499091 (DMM 705.24.3.12). Additionally, the
Final Rule requires elections officials to create accounts for a new electronic portal, certify that
they have received approval regarding the mail ballot design, and thereafter upload to the USPS
portal each voter's information, including name, address, and a unique intelligent mail barcode.
Id. (DMM 705.24.4.2(b), (e), (f)).

The court finds Plaintiffs likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that (1) the USPS lacked authority to issue the Final Rule; (2) the Final Rule is unconstitutional in imposing these requirements on the States; and (3) the Final Rule is unconstitutional in prohibiting non-compliant State and local officials from using the United States Postal Service to mail ballots."

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Note the lack of any citation to any legal authority for her findings that the rule is unconstitutional in what it requires.

This is "Con Law According to Indira" and nothing more.

This is unbelievably weak. Whether it is allowed to stand seems an open question.

Her prior Orders were weak too from a legal analysis standing, but I expected she would spend more time and effort over the last few weeks in preparation for this moment.

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Pakistani anchor baby is about right. The USPS has authority to make rules around how it handles mail, including to limit itself from being used for fraud (including the election type). This is not really at it's heart more complicated than that. If states don't like the rules they can choose not to use the USPS for their elections.

Good point. I know we've got a separate current H1B visa thread but for posterity should be noted here. Beat the Obama-Biden judges at their own game.

The dems are finding out that the Trump admin can play the dems' games also. Trump admin can circumvent insane rulings and tie up the court system just as well as the court system can deny his EOs and tie up the executive. If it's games the dems want Trump is happy to play. https://t.co/xBJcZxSV58

— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) August 27, 2026

Judges Schwartz (Obama) and McKee (Clinton) write a majority in another 2-1 decision on this issue. The Supreme Court has a cert petition pending in Raycraft v. Lopez-Campos.

Read the opinion here: https://t.co/YwApUh8nSr

— Eric W. (@EWess92) August 28, 2026

The Trump administration has appealed Judge Talwani's TRO temporarily blocking the new USPS mail-ballot rules for the midterms. https://t.co/us9lupjCpw pic.twitter.com/zGD39kEqMl

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 28, 2026

nortex97 said:

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DoJ probe launched finally into the contemptible E Jean Carroll:

E. Jean Carroll, who herself claimed to be a massive Trump fan 15 years ago, appears deranged and sick. She lives with rodents, names her cat Vagina, and her dog Tits. She writes stories about what her dog taught her about sex, claimed on live TV that rape was sexy, and paints… https://t.co/umffwXQ3IW pic.twitter.com/QRmyAd3eBU

— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) May 28, 2026

Reminder her crusade was funded by Reid Hoffman, a close epstein associate no less, which she lied about in her deposition:

Whoops!

The moment it’s clear E Jean Carroll lied during her deposition in her scam against President Trump.

She just “totally forgot” Reid Hoffman was the one funding the operation.

They all need to pay. pic.twitter.com/M6NbeyRSQB

— C3 (@C_3C_3) May 28, 2026

His Hopewell Fund is a dark money juggernaut that was managed by Arabella Advisors.

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Criminal investigation of perjury charges.

🚨 BREAKING: The DOJ has just launched a CRIMINAL investigation into E. Jean Carroll for PERJURY in her deranged lawsuits against Donald Trump

HOLY FAFO!! 🔥

AG Todd Blanche has RECUSED himself from this case. They CAN'T cry weaponization

You can tell CNN is devastated 🤣… pic.twitter.com/NxITDxykcG

— War Correspondent (@warDaniel47) August 28, 2026

Breaking: Judge declines to block Trump's new birthright citizenship order https://t.co/fBw2pqQ5yJ

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) August 28, 2026

🚨 Judge Indira Talwani has denied requests by the Trump administration and Republican-led states to pause her block on key parts of the new USPS mail-ballot rules, leaving the 14-day Temporary Restraining Order in place ahead of a Sept. 3 hearing on a longer-term injunction. pic.twitter.com/HuMXLe5Tvr

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 31, 2026

She also rejected DOJ’s reliance on last week’s SCOTUS ruling, calling its interpretation “cynical.” She said SCOTUS found the earlier challenge premature because no final USPS rule existed, not that challenges brought after the final rule issued would be too late.

— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) August 31, 2026

Looks like someone is getting his ballroom...

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The Supreme Court on Monday handed a win to President Donald Trump by allowing him to move forward indefinitely with the construction of his new White House ballroom.

The court, divided 5-4, granted an emergency request filed by the Trump administration, blocking lower court rulings that would have put the aboveground portion of the project on hold. This followed an interim decision along similar lines issued by Chief Justice John Roberts on Aug. 21.

The legal challenge was brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which argued that the president did not have unilateral authority to proceed with construction.
In the unsigned ruling, the court said that the trust likely does not have legal standing to bring the underlying lawsuit. The court did not reach any conclusion on whether Trump has authority to carry out construction without congressional approval.

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FWIW, Roberts joined the libs on this one and authored the dissent.

UPDATED: How each SCOTUS justice has voted on Trump cases.

Trump’s 5-4 win on the WH ballroom is only the third time CJ Roberts has been known to be on the losing side of a Trump case since the president’s re-election.

2025 cases on NIH and education grants were the other two. pic.twitter.com/AfNotD1oDL

— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) August 31, 2026

Yeah it's amazing, and to those unaware (I am sure Will25u knows) there was a long-standing tradition of the CJ never joining/writing the dissent in a 5-4 opinion. And that pre-dates Trump, fwiw, going back to around 2011-2015.

He's cast that aside for reasons TOS prevent me from going into.

In 1998, the deep state tried to neutralize that requirement by saying the reporting obligation only applied to state agencies administering TANF/SSI. That’s not the law, so DOJ is now restoring the requirement that Congress imposed. pic.twitter.com/mhndkcPFL3

— Eric W. (@EWess92) September 2, 2026

DHS General Counsel Jimmy Percival weighs in: https://t.co/UNy7qDybPy

— Eric W. (@EWess92) September 2, 2026

That ruling seems like kind of a big deal.

Only if they can enforce penalties for non-compliance.

dvldog said:

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FWIW, Roberts joined the libs on this one and authored the dissent.

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Roberts can't "join" the libs. When the chips are down, he is a lib.

In April, I warned that Democrats were building a “stolen 2026 election” narrative. I specifically named Senator Richard Blumenthal as one of the people preparing it.

Five months later, who releases the anonymous USPS “whistleblower” report claiming Trump is sabotaging the… https://t.co/3wU4kbXp3c pic.twitter.com/LXUIpUg6HD

— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) September 2, 2026

Last week, Judge [Redacted] ordered ICE to release an alien from El Salvador who was convicted of a gang-related murder. The judge did so based on an elementary legal error.

— James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) September 2, 2026

In this case, however, ICE appealed aspects of the order entered against the alien. With that appeal pending, the alien’s situation fell within the heartland of authorized immigration detention because ICE was still actively litigating issues related to removal. Because Judge…

— James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) September 2, 2026

** Infamous liar Dick Blumenthal.

He's lying again.

JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Rochester, NY over its sanctuary city policies, saying they don't improperly impede federal immigration enforcement. https://t.co/kit9h1GLr1 pic.twitter.com/2HBiGPIqVh

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 2, 2026

NEW: A US judge blocked the Trump administration from carrying out for now the president’s latest effort to impose new limits on automatic birthright citizenship after losing an earlier legal fight before the Supreme Courthttps://t.co/88tknHGgZu

Ruling: https://t.co/Bl1NHZJ8sR pic.twitter.com/L7iHjoK5ec

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) September 2, 2026