Liz Dye

3 weeks ago | abovethelaw.com | Liz Dye

On May 23, US District Judge Allison Burroughs granted a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from kicking Harvard University out of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that allows it to sponsor foreign student visas. The government wasn’t subtle about kneecapping the school as punishment for First Amendment protected activity, and even explicitly tied the decision to the school’s failure to ensure “viewpoint diversity” on campus.

3 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Liz Dye

🚢 This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us by clicking the button and signing up for a paid subscription.👇As with most issues, Donald Trump’s thinking on tariffs is, to put it charitably, muddled.

3 weeks ago | abovethelaw.com | Liz Dye

On March 21, Mayor Ras Baraka walked out of the federal courthouse in Newark a free man. After filing a preposterous criminal trespass complaint against the mayor for briefly coming onto the grounds of an ICE detention center, New Jersey’s acting US Attorney Alina dropped the claim just two weeks later “for the sake of moving forward.” Instead, she opted to charge Rep. LaMonica McIver for assaulting ICE agents as they tried to arrest Mayor Baraka.

4 weeks ago | abovethelaw.com | Liz Dye

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier bloody well understands the Supremacy Clause. This asshole graduated from Georgetown Law — and not that long ago! The question now is whether he’s so committed to pretending to be an idiot that he’s willing to get held in contempt of court. The “trouble” started when Governor Ron DeSantis (HLS 2005) signed a bill purporting to enact a state-specific immigration regime.

1 month ago | publicnotice.co | Liz Dye

🧑‍🎓 📖 đŸ‘©â€đŸ« With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you aren’t one already, please click the button below to sign up and support our work. đŸ‘©â€đŸ« 📖 🧑‍🎓 The Trump administration would be getting slapped down in court even if the president and his minions didn’t constantly announce their intent to violate the law.