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David Coale

David Coale is an appellate lawyer in Dallas, Texas, and publishes the popular 600Camp blog about the Fifth Circuit.

Demonstrators protest the Supreme Court's ruling that puts birthright citizenship in danger. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI / AFP / Getty Images)

SCOTUS decision hasn’t ended the fight over birthright citizenship

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Donald Trump | US Supreme Court building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A simple Supreme Court test unravels Trump’s entire tariff scheme

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Justice John Roberts and a protest in front of the Supreme Court building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Is it time for America’s judges to go on strike?

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Some Trump-appointed judges keep sneaking Biblical reference into court opinions

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump tours Drake Enterprises, an automotive parts manufacturer, before speaking to guest at a small rally on September 27, 2023 in Clinton Township, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

“Collateral estoppel”: The other way forward after Colorado

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