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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 2h

Notably, the ruling is the first public instance of Circuit Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former c-def attorney, voting on a case.

Bove, for his part, voted with the minority. A footnote explains how Bove plans to "file a separate dissent sur rehearing on a later date."
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 2h

"In short, there are significant questions about this Court's decision, and as a matter of exceptional importance, it merits en banc reconsideration."
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 2h

"So now as a practical matter, reconsideration of this Court's decision is especially needed b/c it is not clear that the ruling has any applicability going forward – it appears not2" the dissent penned by C. Judge Peter J. Phipps, another first term Trump ap-reads.
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 2h

While a similar challenge under the Civil Right Act failed, the appeals court found severe constitutional problems with the rules.
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 2h

In late August, a 3-judge panel on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling in a 55-page opinion that fulsomely asserts the sanctity of the franchise.
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

Throughout the course of the lawsuit, the RNC, National R Congressional Committee, and RP of Pennsylvania joined as intervenors — to avail their interests and support the continued use of the disputed rules.
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

The court found the rules for mail-in ballots violated the First and 14th Amendments. That ruling permanently enjoined the use of the date instruction rule.

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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

While litigation dragged on and on, the plaintiffs got the relief they were asking for this spring. In March, U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, appointed by Trump during his first term, issued a memorandum opinion in the plaintiffs' favor.
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

The yrs-old case began in Nov 2022, when several voters, e-o &DP org sued all 67 county elec-boards in the Keystone State over the so-called "date instruction" rule, which prohibited counties from tallying votes sent in "undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes."
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

A federal court of appeals on Tues nixed an effort by the RP2revive a case challenging Pennsylvania's use of mail-in ballots with wrongly or incorrectly dated return envelopes.
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'Declared unconstitutional the date requirement': Appeals court rules against GOP over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute (Law&Crime)

Then-former President Donald Trump sits in a courtroom next to his lawyer Emil Bove, left, before the start of the day's proceedings in the Manhattan Crimina...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

"Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’" #Snowflake
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Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’ (The Independent)

A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the “Ghostbusters” theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility, which has recent...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

Despite tariff revenues and temporary deficit relief, he cautioned that political choices or a slowdown could quickly worsen the fiscal picture, urging investors to diversify away from U.S. assets before “going broke slowly” turns fast.
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America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky (Fortune)

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

Kelly said the debt-to-GDP ratio—already at 99.9%—will likely keep rising even under moderate growth.
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America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky (Fortune)

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

J.P. Morgan’s David Kelly warned this week that while America is “going broke” it’s doing so slowly enough that markets aren’t panicking yet. With U.S. national debt now topping $37.8 trillion and interest payments exceeding $1.2 trillion,
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America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky (Fortune)

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online social media posts and clips about Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a Utah college campus on Sept. 10.
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US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech (Associated Press)

People hold posters of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally at Utah State University, as a part of the organization's push to memorialize Kirk, Tues...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 3h

"Extreme Much!"
The Trump adm has revoked the visas of 6 foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of cons activist Charlie Kirk last month.
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US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech (Associated Press)

People hold posters of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally at Utah State University, as a part of the organization's push to memorialize Kirk, Tues...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 8h

"Judge Delivers Trump an Early Blow in Revenge Crusade Against Comey"
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Judge Delivers Trump an Early Blow in Revenge Crusade Against Comey (The New Republic)

Former FBI Director James Comey scored an early victory this week, as U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff shut down the Justice Department’s proposed rest...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 8h

"Out of control, where the proof?"
"Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela"
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Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela (CNN)

The US military conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Don...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 10h

Sandweg argued that most ICE agents treat people with dignity, but he noted the Trump administration has revved up the agency’s raid strategy, leading to broad and indiscriminate sweeps to maximize arrests — regardless of people’s criminal record.
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Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains. (Politico)

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 10h

"All of this is unprecedented,” John Sandweg, a former acting ICE director, tells POLITICO Magazine. “I don’t think we’ve ever seen a nationwide immigration enforcement effort like this.”
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Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains. (Politico)

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 11h

Manafort, of course, went on to be convicted in the EDVA, received a sentence in 2019 that was criticized as lenient, and then received a pardon from Donald Trump a year later.
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'Unnecessarily broad cloak of secrecy': Judge won't 'hinder' James Comey's 'ability to defend himself,' cites Paul Manafort case (Law&Crime)

Left: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort stands on stage before the start of the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on W...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 11h

"the motion is insufficiently specific in describing the info2be subject2the requested protective order, which is, in the circumstances, excessively broad" &"throws an unnecessarily broad cloak of secrecy over documents& information to be disclosed in discovery").
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'Unnecessarily broad cloak of secrecy': Judge won't 'hinder' James Comey's 'ability to defend himself,' cites Paul Manafort case (Law&Crime)

Left: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort stands on stage before the start of the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on W...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 11h

See, e.g., Order Denying Government's Unopposed Motion for Protective Order, United States v. Manafort, et al., ECF 31, No. 1:18-cr-83 (E.D. Va. Mar. 27, 2018) (Ellis, J.) (denying gov's unopposed motion 4protective order covering all discovery produced by gov b/c
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'Unnecessarily broad cloak of secrecy': Judge won't 'hinder' James Comey's 'ability to defend himself,' cites Paul Manafort case (Law&Crime)

Left: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort stands on stage before the start of the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on W...

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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 11h

The Court further finds that the government's proposal does not sufficiently define the information constituting 'Protected Material,' thereby making it overbroad.
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'Unnecessarily broad cloak of secrecy': Judge won't 'hinder' James Comey's 'ability to defend himself,' cites Paul Manafort case (Law&Crime)

Left: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort stands on stage before the start of the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on W...

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