Justice Gorsuch is right that nationwide relief has become too pervasive in lower courts.

But his concurrence in the Idaho transgender medical care case never considers why it might *sometimes* be appropriate—or the cases in which he voted in favor of it.

New, via “One First”:

This is great. Even better because we’re talking about universal injunctions in class today.

As a reminder, the Court has already granted emergency relief *twice* to keep the 'ghost guns' ban in effect after lower courts in the Fifth Circuit had blocked it.

Justice Gorsuch is right that nationwide relief has become too pervasive in lower courts.

But his concurrence in the Idaho transgender medical care case never considers why it might *sometimes* be appropriate—or the cases in which he voted in favor of it.

New, via “One First”:

Coming tomorrow morning:

After recapping a busy week at #SCOTUS , this week's 'One First' focuses on Justice Gorsuch's critiques of nationwide injunctions; why last week's Idaho case was a strange vehicle for airing them; & how his own votes have been inconsistent on the subject:

Things you find while packing: Your husband’s 23-year-old law school rejections.

UC Berkeley Law: 1
Steve Vladeck: 0

My review of Steve Vladeck 's great supreme court book, The Shadow Docket, is now freed from behind the paywall. 3 minute intro about getting hit in the head at U2's concert at The Sphere not related to the book.
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In today’s “One First” bonus issue (for paid subscribers), me on what’s right—and what’s wrong—with Justice Kavanaugh’s defense of #SCOTUS ’s approach to emergency applications in his concurring opinion re: Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender adolescents:

Texas as a party was 0-4 last term at #SCOTUS , and it *lost* its first case this term on Tuesday (with a unanimous Court *vacating* the Fifth Circuit's ruling in its favor).

In Ken Paxton's alternate reality, Texas won.

In today’s “One First” bonus issue (for paid subscribers), me on what’s right—and what’s wrong—with Justice Kavanaugh’s defense of #SCOTUS ’s approach to emergency applications in his concurring opinion re: Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender adolescents:

Roxy is hard at work on tomorrow’s issue of “One First”:

How nice of these folks so committed to the rule of law to send me copies of their correspondence…

Here's my messy spreadsheet tracking #SCOTUS 's merits cases during its current term, updated for the two decisions that the justices handed down this morning.

Among other things, you can see the (unsurprising) stacking up of pending decisions in 'major' cases:

I regularly count my lucky stars that I’m married to a parenting guru:

#SCOTUS 's stay in the Idaho transgender medical care case is the seventh grant of emergency relief so far this term.

And it's also the seventh time that the three Democratic appointees have publicly dissented from a ruling respecting an emergency application.

Updated chart: