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In other words, Justin Smith’s first opportunity to do some judging was a complete cockup

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I mean he couldn’t even get a courtesy dissent from Thomas or Alito

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In other words, Justin Smith’s first opportunity to do some judging was a complete cockup

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The Second Circuit denies rehearing en banc in the mandatory immigration detention case. Trump's newest appointee, Matt Schwartz, concurs in the denial for reasons of judicial economy, although he agreed with Judge Menashi's view of the merits. ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OP...

ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov

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New Second Circuit Judge Matt Schwartz will hear his first cases next week along with some combination of Judges Livingston, Jacobs, Merriam, and Nathan.

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You can get airbags for much less on Craigslist anyway

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s a history of umpiring brothers before (although not at the MLB level). Lance Barrett’s brother Rusty was an MiLB umpire, as was David Rackley’s brother (whose first name escapes me). Probably others. Jim Wolf and Randy Wolf are brothers, too.

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OK, Larry

Dissenting, Judge VanDyke proposed two “bright-line”
rules that he believes could resolve a large part of this court’s
Second Amendment cases and accord with Supreme Court
precedent: (1) if a firearm product or usage that a state seeks
to ban is currently prevalent throughout our nation, then it
should simply be unconstitutional to ban it; and (2) if a state
has a firearm regulation that most other states don’t have,
then the regulation should be unconstitutional. Applying
these bright-line rules, Judge VanDyke would hold that
because the challenged regulations here are outliers, they are
unconstitutional.

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Top quality product, surely

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You do not, under any circumstances, want to screw around with Colleen McMahon, and certainly not like this. Sweet fancy Moses.

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Writing is fun. You endure hours of excruciating pain and self-doubt. But in the end, you’ve created something. And then you get to hate that thing.

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A semi-functional Senate would have sent this moron packing after that ABA report, which has been completely and totally vindicated over the last 6+ years. Alas!

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Kavanaugh's about to unleash a new "third time's the charm" doctrine and side with the Republicans

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A classic Friday evening decision from the Fifth Circuit holding several parts of 18 USC 922 unconstitutional under the Second Amendment (and an even more classic Judge Haynes dissent)

There are three provisions within § 922 that regulate the sale and
receipt of firearms across state lines. The first, § 922(a)(3), states that “[i]t
shall be unlawful … for any person, other than a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to transport into or re
ceive in the State where he resides … any firearm purchased or otherwise
obtained by such person outside that State[.]” Likewise, the statute contains
a parallel prohibition against unlicensed individuals’ selling firearms into
another state, asserting that “[i]t shall be unlawful … for any [unlicensed]
person … to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any
[unlicensed] person … who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to
believe does not reside in … the State in which the transferor resides[.]”
§ 922(a)(5).
The third provision applies against licensed dealers of firearms and
decrees that “[i]t shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manu
facturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver … any firearm
to any person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does
not reside in … the State in which the licensee’s place of business is
located[.]” § 922(b)(3). This third provision is subject to carve-outs author
izing “the sale or delivery of any rifle or shotgun to a resident of a State other
than a State in which the licensee’s place of business is located if the trans
feree meets in person with the transferor to accomplish the transfer, and the
sale, delivery, and receipt fully comply with the legal conditions of sale in
both such States” and “the loan or rental of a firearm to any person for tem

Haynes, Circuit Judge, dissenting:
I respect the majority opinion, but I respectfully dissent. I agree with
the district court’s decision that the several provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 922
discussed in this case are not unconstitutional under the Second
Amendment. That is all that is in play in this case, thus, I would affirm.

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's interesting that they didn't put Rudofsky (CA8) in this hearing, given the timing of his nomination announcement (Aug. 12). By waiting until the Sept. 30 hearing, he won't make it to the Senate floor until Dec. 7 (a week after these folks). That's pretty late into a potential lame duck.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the Jets haven't lost in regulation in over nine months

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QueenCityJamz @queencityjamz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Listening to Howie Rose sign off for possibly the last time on Mets radio & crying as he said he loves us. He's a legend. Mets have had more downs than ups & more self inflicted drama than most, but for my whole life they've had the best combined radio & TV booths. PUT IT IN THE BOOKS. LGM

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Roger Cormier @themetsnewsletter.com · 20/09/2026

Citi Field played the end of "The End" by The Beatles, Howie Rose's favorite band, as Howie signed off for the final time.

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Prost! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

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Prost! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

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A Brian Brobby brace! Blimey!

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

How long until he turns the Kennedy Center into a military base so he can rename it?

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"Hey, the national security argument seemed to work for the Ballroom, so why not try it with the Arch?"

screenshot of truth social post by Donald J. Trump, @realDonaldTrump

At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, planned since the Civil War Era many years ago, at the Receptive Circle adjoining the Arlington Memorial Bridge, into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage. There will be no facility like this anywhere in the World. Out of the 59 top cities and Capitals, Washington, D.C., IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TRIUMPHAL ARCH, but it will now and, by far, the greatest of them all! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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