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Forum Shopping in the First Circuit

October 13, 2025 · Politics

Those seeking to file legal challenges against the Trump Administration’s avalanche of executive actions have largely sought friendly fora in which to bring their claims. Increasingly, this appears…

Do Federal Judges Believe We Are in the Midst of a “Judicial Crisis”?

October 11, 2025 · Politics

Today’s New York Times reports that some federal judges are unhappy with the Supreme Court’s repeated grant of interim relief to the Trump Administration in cases challenging Administration actions.…