Interesting: the en banc 4th Circuit, by a 10-5 vote, upholds Maryland's assault weapon ban. Conservative Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson writes for the majority, but most the court's conservatives dissent in a nearly 100-page, 82-footnote opinion. I suspect this case is cert. bait.

BREAKING: First Merseyside rioter to be sentenced, Derek Drummond, is jailed for three years liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

It's a long time since Bush won the post 9/11 election in 2004 with the "support our troops" refrain, targeting Dems as unpatriotic. Now some Republicans relentlessly attack foreign wars & federal law enforcement & some even fly the flag upside-down.

I suggest this approach is used for the next Supreme Court confirmation hearing...

Trump certainly had a dream

Persuading an elderly person to leave the job they love is not an easy task. It’s even harder if they happen to be a federal judge. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

New from Lawrence Hurley "With people generally living longer, a lifetime appointment can now last many decades. The average age of a federal judge is 69 ... and there is no clean way to force someone to step down." nbcnews.com/politics/polit… via @nbcnews

BREAKING: Supreme Court refuses to revive President Biden’s latest student loan debt relief plan. nbcnews.com/politics/supre…

X being run as a parody of Twitter's 2020 mistakes ... may similarly find that misjudged partisan censorship winds up amplifying the underlying story

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NEW: Trump in damage-control mode over abortion backlash from the right Conservatives are angry after he told Dasha Burns FL's six-week abortion ban is "too short." Trump is telling advocates he hasn't taken a stance on FL's abortion-rights initiative. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

It's not so easy to flip-flop on abortion

NEW: Supreme Court allows the Biden administration to refuse to disburse federal family planning funds to Oklahoma. The administration has sought to withhold funds because the state refused to provide a hotline for neutral information about abortion. nbcnews.com/politics/supre…