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It is pretty gratifying when a non-Trump federal judge considers the White House’s legal arguments for a plainly xenophobic policy change and then writes an opinion that says, in substance, “This is the dumbest, laziest shit I’ve ever heard, what is wrong with you people”

ballsandstrikes.orgFederal Judge Baffled, Annoyed By Trump’s Lazy Crackdown On International StudentsWhen a judge is describing your legal argument as “exceptionally weak” and “largely disconnected from academic or practical realities,” things are not going as you’d hoped.

Jay Willis

@jaywillis.net

A programming note: I’m going to be working more frequently with my buds at Slate over the next few months while @mjsdc.bsky.social is out on parental leave and, God willing, not consuming Supreme Court-related content. Please remember to be an ally and click on BOTH versions of these posts, tysm.

slate.comTrump’s New Effort to Mess With Student Visas Was Shot Down in Humiliating FashionThe change was set to take effect on Tuesday.

17/9/26, 1:54 pm13 reposts89 likes

Andrew Riggsby

@foodoriented.bsky.social

17 Sept

By “both” you mean B&S and Slate?