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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      At the briefing, @PressSec noted a "career" lawyer at Justice will be arguing at the 9th Circuit tonight.

      5 replies 10 retweets 27 likes
    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Two new Trump admin DOJ lawyers ~had been~ leading the briefing, but they dropped off b/c their former firm filed an amicus opposing the EO.

      4 replies 41 retweets 79 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Spicer asked about Trump's "so-called judge" comment. @PressSec: "There's no question that the president respects the judicial branch."

      5 replies 11 retweets 9 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Spicer then says Trump's authority is unambiguous (212(f) / 1187), ignoring ambiguity raised by opponents re: 1152 / constitutional claims.

      2 replies 4 retweets 17 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Spicer: "Tonight is about the restraining order, not the merits of the case." / DOJ says the TRO should be treated like a prelim injunction.

      1 reply 11 retweets 20 likes
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      [In other words, Spicer came ~prettttty close~ to contradicting DOJ there.]

      4 replies 8 retweets 29 likes
    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Zoe Tillman

      Meanwhile, in the Eastern District of NY case —>https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/829045274718912512 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Zoe TillmanVerified account @ZoeTillman
      Lawyers in NY travel ban case say the gov't isn't complying with the judge's order to provide a list of ppl detained https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3456010/2-7-17-Darweesh-Motion-to-Enforce.pdf … pic.twitter.com/j6U8HjS8rH
      2 replies 57 retweets 33 likes
    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Here's what the plaintiffs are asking for in the Darweesh case in EDNY. This could be a big deal, if granted:pic.twitter.com/pP36HOXRxj

      1 reply 36 retweets 36 likes
    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      From @ZoeTillman, a look at what's happened in recent years when the executive asked courts to butt out b/c nat sec:https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/courts-have-pushed-back-during-the-war-on-terror-when-the-ex?utm_term=.vjmm0Dq6Ne#.xxpyA3DN4B …

      1 reply 8 retweets 11 likes
    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Appeals Court To Consider Whether Trump’s Ban Should Stay On Hold While Legality Is Considered:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/appeals-court-to-consider-whether-trumps-ban-should-stay-on?utm_term=.ab1z54woOa#.ipK20k4BpD …

      1 reply 9 retweets 11 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017

      LISTEN TO THE ARGUMENTS LIVE, starting at 3p PT/6p ET, over DOJ's request to stay the TRO against Trump's ban EO:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/appeals-court-to-consider-whether-trumps-ban-should-stay-on?utm_term=.ab1z54woOa#.ipK20k4BpD …

      2:51 PM - 7 Feb 2017
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Link to the 9th Circuit livestream, starting in minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ#action=share … (Cc/Hint: #SCOTUS)

          2 replies 14 retweets 11 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          WE ARE LIVE:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/appeals-court-to-consider-whether-trumps-ban-should-stay-on?utm_term=.ab1z54woOa#.ipK20k4BpD …

          4 replies 19 retweets 29 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          LISTEN to the 9th Circuit's arguments now over whether to allow the federal government to enforce Trump's EO:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/appeals-court-to-consider-whether-trumps-ban-should-stay-on …

          3 replies 32 retweets 32 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          August Flentje, from the Justice Department, notes the "temporary nature" of the EO's actions in asking for the stay of the TRO.

          1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Judge Canby: Are you arguing the merits of the stay or of the appeal itself?

          2 replies 3 retweets 8 likes
        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: They overlap, but this is about the stay. Cites irreparable harm faced by the gov't if TRO stands. "National security function."

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: Is this nonreviewable, or do you present evidence?

          1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: Those convicted, and "deteriorating conditions" abroad that could lead to terrorism in the US.

          1 reply 3 retweets 10 likes
        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: Any evidence? / Flentje: Things have been moving fast, but points to determination re: visa waiver program/countries of concern

          2 replies 4 retweets 8 likes
        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Clifton: That's pretty abstract. It's not like there haven't been processes in place to take care who's coming in? Any ev there's real risk?

          1 reply 9 retweets 19 likes
        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: President decided there's real risk.

          3 replies 9 retweets 9 likes
        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Canby: In naming those countries, Congress laid out processes relating to visa. / Flentje: These proceedings have been moving fast ...

          2 replies 2 retweets 4 likes
        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: You brought this to us — skipped over dist ct. / Flentje: A number of people from Somalia who have been connected to Al-Shabaab.

          2 replies 4 retweets 9 likes
        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: Are you arguing that the president's decision in that regard are unreviewable. / Flentje: Yes, although there are const. limits.

          2 replies 13 retweets 23 likes
        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje points to Mandel/Din. / Friedland asks what provisions of Congress are being interpreted here. / Flentje points to 212(f).

          1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: What limited review do you say is allowed? / Flentje: Bona fide and legit. / Friedland: There are allegations of bad faith here.

          2 replies 9 retweets 40 likes
        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: Review should be limited to the four corners of the document. And, even then, only if a party in the US with standing to bring.

          1 reply 4 retweets 8 likes
        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje raises standing issues, but Canby notes air cases. / Flentje: A 3rd party can't challenge visa revocations.

          2 replies 3 retweets 12 likes
        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Clifton jumps in: Yes, they can. Why can't Washington, re: its schools, do so.

          1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: Goes to parens patriae, says that Washington can't bring under that theory. / Clifton says wife in Din. Scholars in Mandel.

          1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje goes back to the "right of the state on behalf of the people." / Clifton says, what about the universities?

          3 replies 5 retweets 12 likes
        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: What is the constitutional interest of the university? / Clifton: In Din, she was claiming loss of consortium, but it was his visa.

          1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: What about Pierce v. Society of Sisters? / Flentje: The university was challenging a state law that affected it students.

          1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: Why can't we reach the merits here? / Flentje: A state entity can't assert these kind of rights.

          1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje adds that the order doesn't discriminate on the basis of religion, and no equal protection problems.

          1 reply 6 retweets 8 likes
        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Canby: Could the president ban Muslims? / Flentje: That's not this. / Judges: Answer. / Flentje: A US citizen w a connection.

          2 replies 16 retweets 23 likes
        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: What's the purpose of your standing argument? / Flentje repeats standing standards. There are plenty of cases w people affected.

          1 reply 6 retweets 7 likes
        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: "I'm not sure I'm convincing the court (on standing)," so moving on to arg the TRO is overbroad.

          1 reply 10 retweets 16 likes
        30. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Friedland: States are claiming EO violates Estab Clause. If so, isn't it facially invalid.

          1 reply 8 retweets 11 likes
        31. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 7 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flentje: Scope of injunction should be limited to the specific claims advanced by the states.

          1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes
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