The Trump administration’s war on Minnesota continues, and now the president is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act. Clearly he thinks that is synonymous with declaring THE PURGE. But he’s wrong, and we’ll tell you why. Plus we’ve got good news(!) on California redistricting, green energy, and voting rights.

Links:

Tangipa v. Newsom [CA gerrymander]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.994285

The Atlantic Monthly v. Google [Google ad antitrust]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72135468/the-atlantic-monthly-group-llc-v-google-llc/

US v. Oregon [DOJ demands OR voter rolls]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71363789/united-states-v-state-of-oregon/

US v. Weber [DOJ demands CA voter rolls]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452580/united-states-v-shirley-weber

Minnesota v. USDA

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72074911/state-of-minnesota-v-united-states-department-of-agriculture/

Minnesota v. Noem

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72132615/state-of-minnesota-v-noem/?order_by=desc

Tincher v. Noem

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047643/tincher-v-noem/

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Markets are freaked out about the DOJ’s threats to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And so are we! We’ve got a deep dive into a court order barring Trump from adding an extra-legal proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration forms and a breakdown of Illinois and Minnesota’s respective lawsuits against ICE and CBP. And for subscribers, we’ll explain why JD Vance’s claim that “Every president, Democrat or Republican, believes the War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law,” is utter BS.

Links:

Kelly v. Hegseth

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72131361/kelly-v-hegseth/

Neguse v. ICE

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70964222/neguse-v-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement

New York v. Burgum [Nichols]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72126766/state-of-new-york-v-burgum/

New York v. Burgum [Lamberth]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72126847/state-of-new-york-v-burgum/

Federal prosecutor in Virginia fired after refusing to lead Comey case

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/us-attorney-virginia-fired-j

Trump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-doj-fires-prosecutor-who-declined-to-pursue-james-comey-case

Washington v. Trump [Election EO]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69845185/state-of-washington-v-trump/

Illinois v. DHS

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72131845/state-of-illinois-v-department-of-homeland-security/

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Congressional Republicans defect to support two Democratic resolutions. It’s not exactly a show of spine — maybe a vertebrae — but is it the beginning of something? Yet another US Attorney gets disqualified, this time in New York. Meanwhile Judges in Virginia wonder how it’s remotely ethical for Lindsey Halligan to present herself in court filings as a US Attorney. The DOJ is violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act. And what legal recourse is there for the family of Renee Good, who was executed by ICE officers in Minneapolis. Plus for subscribers: Dominion tries to get Mike Lindell and Patrick Byrne to STFU long enough to wind down their litigation.

Links:

War Powers Resolution

https://www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/dav25m71.pdf

Massachusetts v. NIH [Indirect Costs]

https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-1343P-01A.pdf

American Hospital Association v. HHS [Drug Rebates]

https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-2236O-01A.pdf

In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General v. US [Disqualification US Atty NDNY]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71844954/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas-to-the-office-of-the-new-york-state-attorney

US v. Jefferson [Halligan signature challenge]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.586310

US v. Comey [4th Circuit appeal]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72065969/united-states-v-james-comey-jr/?order_by=desc

US v. James [4th Circuit appeal]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72065734/united-states-v-letitia-james/?order_by=desc

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