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Judge Cannon Permanently Suppresses the Smith Report in "Unopposed" Ruling — Unopposed Because Trump's Banner-Festooned DOJ Acted as His Personal Law Firm While Cannon Excluded Third Parties From the Case

Judge Cannon permanently bars the DOJ from releasing Volume II of the Smith report. The motions were "unopposed" because no one was permitted to oppose them.

Brian Lynch · February 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Judge Cannon Permanently Suppresses the Smith Report in "Unopposed" Ruling — Unopposed Because Trump's Banner-Festooned DOJ Acted as His Personal Law Firm While Cannon Excluded Third Parties From the Case

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The Tariffs Are Gone. Good Luck Getting Them Back.

Can They Just Backfill With Other Statutes? Technically, yes. Practically? Good luck. The President still has tariff authority under Section 232 and Section 301 — but those statutes require actual investigations, actual findings, and actual legal justification. You can't use a Section 301 finding ab

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All the President's lawsuits.

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Nov 26 · 7 min read

Does size really matter?

Welcome to another edition of Legalish. Today we're going to discuss a hot topic: does size matter? We're also going to hitch a ride

Aug 13 · 4 min read

Marveling at copyright law

Copyright and the X-Men The X-Men might be superhuman but they aren't above the law. Judge Gregory Wood in the Southern District of New

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