By what is effectively a 9-6 vote, the en banc Fourth Circuit has vacated an injunction blocking DOGE from accessing Social Securit data (that #SCOTUS had previously stayed).
Much of the drama is over the precedential effects of #SCOTUS's June 2025 intervention:
georgetown.box.com/v/AFSCME-CA4...
Much of the drama is over the precedential effects of #SCOTUS's June 2025 intervention:
georgetown.box.com/v/AFSCME-CA4...
AFSCME -- CA4 -- En Banc.pdf | Powered by Box
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georgetown.box.com
April 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
By what is effectively a 9-6 vote, the en banc Fourth Circuit has vacated an injunction blocking DOGE from accessing Social Securit data (that #SCOTUS had previously stayed).
Much of the drama is over the precedential effects of #SCOTUS's June 2025 intervention:
georgetown.box.com/v/AFSCME-CA4...
Much of the drama is over the precedential effects of #SCOTUS's June 2025 intervention:
georgetown.box.com/v/AFSCME-CA4...
July 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Judge Boardman in CASA v. Trump said she'd certify a nationwide plaintiff class of babies whose citizenship Trump wants to strip if CA4 would send the case back to her.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CA4 has now done just that.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CA4 has now done just that.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Judge Boardman in CASA v. Trump said she'd certify a nationwide plaintiff class of babies whose citizenship Trump wants to strip if CA4 would send the case back to her.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CA4 has now done just that.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CA4 has now done just that.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Boasberg has tied this all up in a double knot; hard to imagine either CA4 of Supreme Court's undoing it--
"Although Defts offer certain soundbite-ready assertions, they cite no legal authority [that they]
operated pursuant to a presidential power preclusive of both congressional and judicial power.
"Although Defts offer certain soundbite-ready assertions, they cite no legal authority [that they]
operated pursuant to a presidential power preclusive of both congressional and judicial power.
April 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Boasberg has tied this all up in a double knot; hard to imagine either CA4 of Supreme Court's undoing it--
"Although Defts offer certain soundbite-ready assertions, they cite no legal authority [that they]
operated pursuant to a presidential power preclusive of both congressional and judicial power.
"Although Defts offer certain soundbite-ready assertions, they cite no legal authority [that they]
operated pursuant to a presidential power preclusive of both congressional and judicial power.
As regular readers know, I've been banging the drum that TOS don't eliminate 4A rights in online accounts since my 2024 article on this. Among the big holdings in yesterday's CA4 ruling in Lowers: A strong endorsement of that view. More holdings below.
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/244...
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/244...
March 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
As regular readers know, I've been banging the drum that TOS don't eliminate 4A rights in online accounts since my 2024 article on this. Among the big holdings in yesterday's CA4 ruling in Lowers: A strong endorsement of that view. More holdings below.
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/244...
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/244...
So it wasn’t an en banc argument, but my debut at CA4 was in the en banc courtroom.
May 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So it wasn’t an en banc argument, but my debut at CA4 was in the en banc courtroom.
I guess they could argue the orders are appealable under the collateral order doctrine, but I don't have time to figure out if they have a leg to stand on in CA4.
April 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I guess they could argue the orders are appealable under the collateral order doctrine, but I don't have time to figure out if they have a leg to stand on in CA4.
Passing Craven Arms. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
October 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Passing Craven Arms. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
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June 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Having previously ruled that forensic border searches require at least some kind of suspicion, CA4 holds that manual border searches—in which the agent looks through the device by hand, not using forensic software—does not require any suspicion. ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/254...
July 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Having previously ruled that forensic border searches require at least some kind of suspicion, CA4 holds that manual border searches—in which the agent looks through the device by hand, not using forensic software—does not require any suspicion. ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/254...
Wading into an area that has divided courts, CA4 rules that the area of an apartment building hallway, right in front of suspect's front door, is not the suspect's curtilage: Dog sniff there isn't a "search."
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/234... #N
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/234... #N
August 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Wading into an area that has divided courts, CA4 rules that the area of an apartment building hallway, right in front of suspect's front door, is not the suspect's curtilage: Dog sniff there isn't a "search."
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/234... #N
ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/234... #N
The circuit results:
CA1: Pending
CA2: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA3: Pending
CA4: Pending
CA5: Supports ICE 2-1
CA6: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA7: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA8: Supports ICE 2-1
CA9: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA10: Rejects ICE 3-0
CA11: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA1: Pending
CA2: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA3: Pending
CA4: Pending
CA5: Supports ICE 2-1
CA6: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA7: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA8: Supports ICE 2-1
CA9: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA10: Rejects ICE 3-0
CA11: Rejects ICE 2-1
July 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The circuit results:
CA1: Pending
CA2: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA3: Pending
CA4: Pending
CA5: Supports ICE 2-1
CA6: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA7: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA8: Supports ICE 2-1
CA9: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA10: Rejects ICE 3-0
CA11: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA1: Pending
CA2: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA3: Pending
CA4: Pending
CA5: Supports ICE 2-1
CA6: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA7: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA8: Supports ICE 2-1
CA9: Rejects ICE 2-1
CA10: Rejects ICE 3-0
CA11: Rejects ICE 2-1
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA4) has introduced the Prevent Presidential Profiteering Act to address the insane lawsuit filed by Trump against the IRS for $10 BILLION of our tax 💰.
The law would tax at 100% any settlement paid to a president. (He needs to tack on *all fed electeds*).
Would Rs vote no? 🤔
The law would tax at 100% any settlement paid to a president. (He needs to tack on *all fed electeds*).
Would Rs vote no? 🤔
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA4) has introduced the Prevent Presidential Profiteering Act to address the insane lawsuit filed by Trump against the IRS for $10 BILLION of our tax 💰.
The law would tax at 100% any settlement paid to a president. (He needs to tack on *all fed electeds*).
Would Rs vote no? 🤔
The law would tax at 100% any settlement paid to a president. (He needs to tack on *all fed electeds*).
Would Rs vote no? 🤔
Parrish- guy moves to file a late notice of appeal, which was granted, together with a notice of appeal, but then is told by CA4 that to appeal he had to file a 2nd NOA after the motion was granted - was resolved by the ancient Latin maxim of “come on man”
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Parrish- guy moves to file a late notice of appeal, which was granted, together with a notice of appeal, but then is told by CA4 that to appeal he had to file a 2nd NOA after the motion was granted - was resolved by the ancient Latin maxim of “come on man”
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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今夜9時にCA4絵茶やります😍まーベル関連ならなんでも😊一緒に絵を描きましょう✨
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歡迎大家一起畫畫✨
主要畫CA4但漫威和MCU相關都可以畫👍
今夜9時にCA4絵茶やります😍まーベル関連ならなんでも😊一緒に絵を描きましょう✨
Captain America 4 Chat Party at 2/22 8PM(GMT+8)✨
February 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
今天(2/22)晚上8點(台灣時間)會開CA4繪茶❤️
歡迎大家一起畫畫✨
主要畫CA4但漫威和MCU相關都可以畫👍
今夜9時にCA4絵茶やります😍まーベル関連ならなんでも😊一緒に絵を描きましょう✨
Captain America 4 Chat Party at 2/22 8PM(GMT+8)✨
歡迎大家一起畫畫✨
主要畫CA4但漫威和MCU相關都可以畫👍
今夜9時にCA4絵茶やります😍まーベル関連ならなんでも😊一緒に絵を描きましょう✨
Captain America 4 Chat Party at 2/22 8PM(GMT+8)✨
Right. They'll just do it either-or. Either it's collateral order or it's mandamus.
I doubt it will work in CA4. But the court above?
I doubt it will work in CA4. But the court above?
April 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Right. They'll just do it either-or. Either it's collateral order or it's mandamus.
I doubt it will work in CA4. But the court above?
I doubt it will work in CA4. But the court above?
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September 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I was proud to protest with my neighbors in CA4. Kevin Kiley’s last term is coming
June 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I was proud to protest with my neighbors in CA4. Kevin Kiley’s last term is coming
Would a writ of mandamus pause proceedings until the CA4 dealt with it? Or would the proceedings continue until CA4 addressed it?
April 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Would a writ of mandamus pause proceedings until the CA4 dealt with it? Or would the proceedings continue until CA4 addressed it?
The courts of appeals brutal subskeeting of Civil Appellate continues, with CA4 joining CADC in criticizing Garamond.
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/news-announc...
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/news-announc...
Preferred Typefaces for Briefs
www.ca4.uscourts.gov
December 9, 2024 at 6:52 PM
The courts of appeals brutal subskeeting of Civil Appellate continues, with CA4 joining CADC in criticizing Garamond.
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/news-announc...
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/news-announc...
July 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Bob Bauer and I discuss Wilkinson’s CA4 opinion and the Boasberg contempt opinion. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
Wilkinson’s Impressive Paean to the Rule of Law
And discussion of the Boasberg contempt opinion
open.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Bob Bauer and I discuss Wilkinson’s CA4 opinion and the Boasberg contempt opinion. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
Ca4 at the function
August 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Ca4 at the function