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@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

The case is DSCC v. Trump, docket at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73131864/dscc-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

The bottom line: the Roberts Six said that plaintiffs sought injunctive relief too early, before Trump’s
EOs caused any actual harm and before USPS had taken definitive action to implement the unconstitutional commands in them. Now, USPS has issued a final ruling. That, plus other concrete implementation by Trump-controlled agencies, means that the dispute is ripe for a new injunction. 2/

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Heidi Li Feldman

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

The case is DSCC v. Trump, docket at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73131864/dscc-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

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@jwi@aus.social 3 hr. ago

@heidilifeldman
If combined with the Supreme Court decision that gave Bush the presidency because there wasn't enough time to right the wrong, the court has created a way to pervert US elections.

Heidi Li Feldman

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

The case consolidates two lawsuits, and the two groups of plaintiffs are each represented by their respective, excellent counsel. The Democratic Party institutions are repped by the Elias Law Firm, @marcelias ‘s firm. The city, county, and public interest plaintiffs are repped by Democracy Defenders Fund and Campaign Legal Center. 3/

Heidi Li Feldman

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

(Sorry, had to pause in the midst of this thread).

The Elias Group did something clever and amusing. They filed both clean and a redlined copies of their proposed amended complaint. The Roberts Six ignored the fact that USPS had issued a final ruling on Friday — before the Six said Monday that that USPS had not acted definitively! The redlined version indicates how disingenuous the Six were. All that had to be added to the introduction is one short paragraph. 4/

As detailed below, Defendants have taken swift action to implement the President's commands. The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and United States Customs and Immigration Service ("USCIS") have taken steps to develop a mechanism whereby states can access sensitive voter data compiled from numerous federal agencies and databases, threatening imminent (if not ongoing) privacy-related injuries. And the United States Postal Service ("USPS or the "Postal Service") has promulgated a final rule that will profoundly and unlawfully disrupt
mail voting in every state. — As detailed below, Defendants have taken swift action to implement the President's commands. The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and United States Customs and Immigration Service ("USCIS") have taken steps to develop a mechanism whereby states can access sensitive voter data compiled from numerous federal agencies and databases, threatening imminent (if not ongoing) privacy-related injuries. And the United States Postal Service ("USPS or the "Postal Service") has promulgated a final rule that will profoundly and unlawfully disrupt mail voting in every state.

Heidi Li Feldman

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

The day after the Roberts Six said there was not yet any injury to sue over, both groups of plaintiffs submitted amended complaints showing just how poised the Trump regime was to inflict injury. Gives the lie to the Six’s claims that there was no reason to believe that Trump was about to implement his unconstitutional plans to interfere with the elections. This was ridiculous b.s. and we all knew it, but these amended complaints call the b.s. 5/

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