Kate Riga
@kateriga.bsky.social
Covering the Supreme Court etc at TPM & co-hosting the Josh Marshall Podcast; Philly-born Mystics diehard 🚴♀️🏃♀️Call me/beep me: kateriga.24/ [email protected] 📸 Leah Miessler, Anna Moneymaker
The conservatives’ bleating about the big bad bureaucracy gets harder to stomach when juxtaposed w the monarchical presidency they’ve created, making him immune from prosecution for his crimes and now likely putting the entire executive branch under his thrall. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/roberts...
Roberts on Cleanup Duty as Court Prepares to Kill Independent Government Agencies
Chief Justice John Roberts scrambled around with a verbal broom and dustpan...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The conservatives’ bleating about the big bad bureaucracy gets harder to stomach when juxtaposed w the monarchical presidency they’ve created, making him immune from prosecution for his crimes and now likely putting the entire executive branch under his thrall. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/roberts...
Well Roberts just referred to Humphrey's Executor as a "dried husk" if there are any optimists out there holding out hope
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Well Roberts just referred to Humphrey's Executor as a "dried husk" if there are any optimists out there holding out hope
Right-wing justices as a bloc trying to counter the 'what about the Fed' fear by feigning concern about hypothetical super muscular removal protections - what if you could never fire anyone?! "Are there some cabinet departments that Congress could just take over?" Roberts asks. Super bad faith stuff
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Right-wing justices as a bloc trying to counter the 'what about the Fed' fear by feigning concern about hypothetical super muscular removal protections - what if you could never fire anyone?! "Are there some cabinet departments that Congress could just take over?" Roberts asks. Super bad faith stuff
Jackson on Congress' theory of indy agencies: "Having a president come in and fire all the scientists and the doctors and the economists and the PhDs and replacing them with loyalists and people who don't know anything is actually not in the best interest of the citizens of the United States"
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Jackson on Congress' theory of indy agencies: "Having a president come in and fire all the scientists and the doctors and the economists and the PhDs and replacing them with loyalists and people who don't know anything is actually not in the best interest of the citizens of the United States"
Gorsuch says hey, if the libs are so concerned about putting every agency directly in the hands of the president, maybe we should advance my ongoing quest to make agencies totally powerless, win-win
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gorsuch says hey, if the libs are so concerned about putting every agency directly in the hands of the president, maybe we should advance my ongoing quest to make agencies totally powerless, win-win
Roberts keeps jumping to argue that their imminent overturn of Humphrey's Executor does not actually threaten the Fed, entire civil service, article 1 courts, etc. Kagan not buying it, says to SG Sauer: "Once you go down this road, it's a little bit hard to see how you stop"
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Roberts keeps jumping to argue that their imminent overturn of Humphrey's Executor does not actually threaten the Fed, entire civil service, article 1 courts, etc. Kagan not buying it, says to SG Sauer: "Once you go down this road, it's a little bit hard to see how you stop"
Sotomayor with the lament: 'Neither the king not parliaments nor prime ministers nor England at the time of the founding ever had an unqualified removal power'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sotomayor with the lament: 'Neither the king not parliaments nor prime ministers nor England at the time of the founding ever had an unqualified removal power'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
In a world where 11 months out counts as the “eve“ of an election, any state can safely pass an illegal gerrymander so long as they even slightly run down the clock
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Supreme Court Just Okayed One Neat Trick to Illegally Gerrymander Your State
The Supreme Court was simply hamstrung, Justice Samuel Alito wrote, unable to...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In a world where 11 months out counts as the “eve“ of an election, any state can safely pass an illegal gerrymander so long as they even slightly run down the clock
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Appeals court administratively stays the district court order. Not a great draw for DC - panel is Judges Millett (Obama), Katsas (Trump) and Rao (super Trump)
New: Trump DOJ appeals district court order saying the National Guard are unlawfully deployed in DC (as expected). Meanwhile we wait and wait for SCOTUS to act on the Guard case out of Chicago
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Appeals court administratively stays the district court order. Not a great draw for DC - panel is Judges Millett (Obama), Katsas (Trump) and Rao (super Trump)
New: Trump DOJ appeals district court order saying the National Guard are unlawfully deployed in DC (as expected). Meanwhile we wait and wait for SCOTUS to act on the Guard case out of Chicago
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
New: Trump DOJ appeals district court order saying the National Guard are unlawfully deployed in DC (as expected). Meanwhile we wait and wait for SCOTUS to act on the Guard case out of Chicago
Breaking: Judge rules deployment of National Guard into DC is illegal (puts her order on pause until 12/11 for appeals). "The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards," she writes.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Breaking: Judge rules deployment of National Guard into DC is illegal (puts her order on pause until 12/11 for appeals). "The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards," she writes.
Mass repudiation of Trump...Trump's much ballyhooed realignment seems fragile...GOP redistricting suddenly very risky...DOGE/Russ Vought shutdown punishments coming back to bite him...shot in the arm for congressional Dems on the shutdown...and more: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/electio...
In First Chance For Voters to React to Trump II, All Kinds of Democrats Steamrolled Republicans
All kinds of Democrats won all kinds of races Tuesday night, as...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mass repudiation of Trump...Trump's much ballyhooed realignment seems fragile...GOP redistricting suddenly very risky...DOGE/Russ Vought shutdown punishments coming back to bite him...shot in the arm for congressional Dems on the shutdown...and more: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/electio...
absolute bloodbath for Republicans. One easy takeaway: maybe don't send Virginia specifically sliding towards a recession if you're hoping to win there
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
absolute bloodbath for Republicans. One easy takeaway: maybe don't send Virginia specifically sliding towards a recession if you're hoping to win there
Took .2 seconds for Schumer to be asked if he voted for Mamdani. He would not say that he voted for the Democratic candidate: "I voted and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City" ...
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Took .2 seconds for Schumer to be asked if he voted for Mamdani. He would not say that he voted for the Democratic candidate: "I voted and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City" ...
Wow - in new filing Trump admin tells judge it intends to give eligible recipients 50% of the SNAP benefits they'd usually get for the month of November — with the massive caveat that it might take some states "a few weeks to up to several months" to disburse the reduced money
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wow - in new filing Trump admin tells judge it intends to give eligible recipients 50% of the SNAP benefits they'd usually get for the month of November — with the massive caveat that it might take some states "a few weeks to up to several months" to disburse the reduced money
After a 3-day trial, Judge Immergut grants preliminary injunction blocking the National Guard from Portland: "Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control..."
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After a 3-day trial, Judge Immergut grants preliminary injunction blocking the National Guard from Portland: "Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control..."
Hello from Judge Immergut's (virtual) courtroom in the Portland National Guard case. DOJ's Jean Lin started by explaining that some National Guard were briefly deployed while TROs were being circulated. Immergut says she'll later consider whether this was "contempt"
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hello from Judge Immergut's (virtual) courtroom in the Portland National Guard case. DOJ's Jean Lin started by explaining that some National Guard were briefly deployed while TROs were being circulated. Immergut says she'll later consider whether this was "contempt"
New: Full 9th Circuit votes to vacate a Trumpy panel's decision allowing National Guard to deploy into Portland. It'll rehear the case, following a successful vote requested by one of the judges. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/9th-cir...
9th Circuit Vacates Trump Judges’ Ruling Allowing National Guard Troops To Deploy To Portland
The full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted Tuesday night to vacate...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
New: Full 9th Circuit votes to vacate a Trumpy panel's decision allowing National Guard to deploy into Portland. It'll rehear the case, following a successful vote requested by one of the judges. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/9th-cir...
Breaking: AZ AG + Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva are suing the House to compel her swearing in. Mike Johnson has delayed it for weeks; Grijalva has promised to be the last member needed to force a vote on the Epstein files
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Breaking: AZ AG + Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva are suing the House to compel her swearing in. Mike Johnson has delayed it for weeks; Grijalva has promised to be the last member needed to force a vote on the Epstein files
New: 9th Circuit Judge Thomas requests a vote for a full court rehearing of the Portland Nat'l Guard case.
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New: 9th Circuit Judge Thomas requests a vote for a full court rehearing of the Portland Nat'l Guard case.
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
As expected, 9th Circuit panel rules for Trump, allowing deployment of the Oregon National Guard to Portland.
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As expected, 9th Circuit panel rules for Trump, allowing deployment of the Oregon National Guard to Portland.
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
Graber, in dissent, asks colleagues on 9th to vacate the order.
"I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer," she writes
probably the most critical piece of information in the great Mills-Platner debate www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/16/p...
Janet Mills would support keeping filibuster if elected to the Senate
The Democratic governor’s stance is shared by Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican whom Mills entered the race to defeat earlier this week.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
probably the most critical piece of information in the great Mills-Platner debate www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/16/p...
The unanimous 7th Circuit panel - of Trump, Obama and Bush appointees - made once banal, now profound comments about the legitimacy of political protest, as Republicans regularly call peaceful protesters "terrorists."
It's worth a read ⤵️
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/7th-cir...
It's worth a read ⤵️
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/7th-cir...
7th Circuit: ‘The Administration Remains Barred From Deploying the National Guard of the United States Within Illinois’
A 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Thursday to maintain...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The unanimous 7th Circuit panel - of Trump, Obama and Bush appointees - made once banal, now profound comments about the legitimacy of political protest, as Republicans regularly call peaceful protesters "terrorists."
It's worth a read ⤵️
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/7th-cir...
It's worth a read ⤵️
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/7th-cir...
7th Circuit denies Trump admin request to stay district court's block of the Guard deployment: "The facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois under § 12406, even giving substantial deference to his assertions"
October 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
7th Circuit denies Trump admin request to stay district court's block of the Guard deployment: "The facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois under § 12406, even giving substantial deference to his assertions"
Judge Immergut in Portland National Guard case says she intends to extend her order blocking any Guard deployments into the city for another two weeks
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Judge Immergut in Portland National Guard case says she intends to extend her order blocking any Guard deployments into the city for another two weeks