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March 4, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-dementia-new-concern/
'This is dementia': Trump sets off fresh concerns by mixing up his father's birthplace
trump is NOT well.
'This is dementia': Trump sets off fresh concerns by mixing up his father's birthplace
— Rick de Ruiter (@rickderuiter.bsky.social) 2026-03-03T18:59:34.013Z
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-dementia-new-concern/
President Donald Trump set off another round of speculation about his mental health by mixing up his father's birthplace.
The 79-year-old president hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday at the White House, where he took questions about the U.S. attack on Iran and seemingly mixed up his U.S.-born father, who died in 1999, with his German-born grandfather, who died decades before Trump's birth.
"My father was born -- he knows all about my father -- my father was born there," Trump said. "These are places you automatically feel warmly about."
Frederick Trump was born in 1869 in Bavaria and first came to the U.S. in 1885 and was eventually stripped of his German citizenship for failing to complete mandatory military service, and he died in the 1918 flu pandemic after returning to the U.S. and buying up real estate in Queens.
His son Fred Trump, the president's father, was born in the Bronx in 1905 and took over the real estate business that had been started by his parents, and which eventually became the Trump Organization......
"Trump, suffering from dementia, is confused about where his father was born," posted veteran newspaper editor Mark Jacob. "It was in the Bronx, not in Germany. Trump's grandfather was an immigrant who came here after getting kicked out of Germany for evading the draft."
"This is called dementia," agreed Bluesky user Christian Harrup.
The 79-year-old president hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday at the White House, where he took questions about the U.S. attack on Iran and seemingly mixed up his U.S.-born father, who died in 1999, with his German-born grandfather, who died decades before Trump's birth.
"My father was born -- he knows all about my father -- my father was born there," Trump said. "These are places you automatically feel warmly about."
Frederick Trump was born in 1869 in Bavaria and first came to the U.S. in 1885 and was eventually stripped of his German citizenship for failing to complete mandatory military service, and he died in the 1918 flu pandemic after returning to the U.S. and buying up real estate in Queens.
His son Fred Trump, the president's father, was born in the Bronx in 1905 and took over the real estate business that had been started by his parents, and which eventually became the Trump Organization......
"Trump, suffering from dementia, is confused about where his father was born," posted veteran newspaper editor Mark Jacob. "It was in the Bronx, not in Germany. Trump's grandfather was an immigrant who came here after getting kicked out of Germany for evading the draft."
"This is called dementia," agreed Bluesky user Christian Harrup.
March 4, 2026
Dallas County polls to stay open until 9 p.m. after voter confusion
Due to the GOP dirty trick of blocking county wide voting and the resulting confusion, the polls in Dallas was stay open until 9 PM
https://x.com/HoustonChron/status/2028997638767415709
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/elections/article/dallas-polls-time-voter-confusion-21953563.php
A state district judge has ordered the polls to remain open until 9 p.m. in the Dallas County Democratic primary amid mass voter confusion on Tuesday, according to county judge Clay Jenkins. And Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, the leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, are pushing for a similar extension in Williamson County, where they say voters also faced access issues.
Under new rules imposed by the local Republican parties for Tuesday’s primary election, voters are only able to cast a ballot at their assigned precinct, instead of at any polling location in the county. In Dallas County, Jenkins said the change has meant up to 90% of voters who showed up to former countywide polling locations had to be rerouted to different ones.
“That is a big deal, and it gets bigger the closer that we get to the end of the election,” Jenkins told Hearst Newspapers in a phone interview.
Even the extra two hours may not be enough to account for long lines and delays caused by the mix-up, Jenkins said. The rule change only took effect on Tuesday. voters have been able to cast ballots at any precinct throughout the early voting period, and during nearly a decade’s worth of past elections.
“My hope is that when people do the math and look at this, they'll realize that all that we accomplish by doing separate primaries is it cost both parties more money, and it frustrated many voters of both parties,” Jenkins said. “And (that) we won't do something this stupid again.” The court-ordered extension does not apply to the Republican polling places, which will still close at 7 p.m.
The change was triggered by the Williamson and Dallas County Republican parties, which opted against county-wide polling places on primary election day, saying it would make elections more secure. But Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.
Under new rules imposed by the local Republican parties for Tuesday’s primary election, voters are only able to cast a ballot at their assigned precinct, instead of at any polling location in the county. In Dallas County, Jenkins said the change has meant up to 90% of voters who showed up to former countywide polling locations had to be rerouted to different ones.
“That is a big deal, and it gets bigger the closer that we get to the end of the election,” Jenkins told Hearst Newspapers in a phone interview.
Even the extra two hours may not be enough to account for long lines and delays caused by the mix-up, Jenkins said. The rule change only took effect on Tuesday. voters have been able to cast ballots at any precinct throughout the early voting period, and during nearly a decade’s worth of past elections.
“My hope is that when people do the math and look at this, they'll realize that all that we accomplish by doing separate primaries is it cost both parties more money, and it frustrated many voters of both parties,” Jenkins said. “And (that) we won't do something this stupid again.” The court-ordered extension does not apply to the Republican polling places, which will still close at 7 p.m.
The change was triggered by the Williamson and Dallas County Republican parties, which opted against county-wide polling places on primary election day, saying it would make elections more secure. But Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.
March 4, 2026
Dallas County polls to stay open until 9 p.m. after voter confusion
Due to the GOP dirty trick of blocking county wide voting and the resulting confusion, the polls in Dallas was stay open until 9 PM
https://x.com/HoustonChron/status/2028997638767415709
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/elections/article/dallas-polls-time-voter-confusion-21953563.php
A state district judge has ordered the polls to remain open until 9 p.m. in the Dallas County Democratic primary amid mass voter confusion on Tuesday, according to county judge Clay Jenkins. And Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, the leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, are pushing for a similar extension in Williamson County, where they say voters also faced access issues.
Under new rules imposed by the local Republican parties for Tuesday’s primary election, voters are only able to cast a ballot at their assigned precinct, instead of at any polling location in the county. In Dallas County, Jenkins said the change has meant up to 90% of voters who showed up to former countywide polling locations had to be rerouted to different ones.
“That is a big deal, and it gets bigger the closer that we get to the end of the election,” Jenkins told Hearst Newspapers in a phone interview.
Even the extra two hours may not be enough to account for long lines and delays caused by the mix-up, Jenkins said. The rule change only took effect on Tuesday. voters have been able to cast ballots at any precinct throughout the early voting period, and during nearly a decade’s worth of past elections.
“My hope is that when people do the math and look at this, they'll realize that all that we accomplish by doing separate primaries is it cost both parties more money, and it frustrated many voters of both parties,” Jenkins said. “And (that) we won't do something this stupid again.” The court-ordered extension does not apply to the Republican polling places, which will still close at 7 p.m.
The change was triggered by the Williamson and Dallas County Republican parties, which opted against county-wide polling places on primary election day, saying it would make elections more secure. But Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.
Under new rules imposed by the local Republican parties for Tuesday’s primary election, voters are only able to cast a ballot at their assigned precinct, instead of at any polling location in the county. In Dallas County, Jenkins said the change has meant up to 90% of voters who showed up to former countywide polling locations had to be rerouted to different ones.
“That is a big deal, and it gets bigger the closer that we get to the end of the election,” Jenkins told Hearst Newspapers in a phone interview.
Even the extra two hours may not be enough to account for long lines and delays caused by the mix-up, Jenkins said. The rule change only took effect on Tuesday. voters have been able to cast ballots at any precinct throughout the early voting period, and during nearly a decade’s worth of past elections.
“My hope is that when people do the math and look at this, they'll realize that all that we accomplish by doing separate primaries is it cost both parties more money, and it frustrated many voters of both parties,” Jenkins said. “And (that) we won't do something this stupid again.” The court-ordered extension does not apply to the Republican polling places, which will still close at 7 p.m.
The change was triggered by the Williamson and Dallas County Republican parties, which opted against county-wide polling places on primary election day, saying it would make elections more secure. But Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.
March 4, 2026
Now, ICE can break into a house without a real judicial warrant and without knocking
Justice Department rescinds Biden-era 'no-knock' warrant policy
Policy launched after the police killing of Breonna Taylor restricted when law enforcement could burst into a home without knocking.
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2028996435484512473
https://www.ms.now/news/justice-department-rescinds-biden-era-no-knock-warrant-policy
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded the Biden Justice Department's policy that tightly restricted when law enforcement agents executing a search could take the exceptional step of bursting into a home without knocking first.
The 2021 policy required that agents only use "no-knock" entries when they had good reason to believe knocking could put them or others in imminent danger of physical harm. Top supervisors and the U.S. attorney in the area had to approve �no-knock� entries for government searches that didn't meet that requirement.
A DOJ memo, which was obtained by MS NOW, signed by Blanche and issued to top supervisors and U.S. attorneys on Monday states "no-knock" entries are now permissible for a much broader set of searches, including not just when law enforcement fear safety risks, but also when there is a risk that evidence could be destroyed. Blanche said he was eliminating unnecessary restrictions.....
"This is a step backwards for policing --rather than forward -- when law enforcement has often prided itself on embracing best practices," Gupta told MS NOW.
Gupta said she was concerned with the about-face on searches of homes in the wake of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have conducted their immigration raids recently in Minnesota, Chicago and elsewhere.
"It's particularly significant given the ICE tactics we're seeing in the streets--- so counter to the way policing has evolved and improved over the last several years," she said.
The 2021 policy required that agents only use "no-knock" entries when they had good reason to believe knocking could put them or others in imminent danger of physical harm. Top supervisors and the U.S. attorney in the area had to approve �no-knock� entries for government searches that didn't meet that requirement.
A DOJ memo, which was obtained by MS NOW, signed by Blanche and issued to top supervisors and U.S. attorneys on Monday states "no-knock" entries are now permissible for a much broader set of searches, including not just when law enforcement fear safety risks, but also when there is a risk that evidence could be destroyed. Blanche said he was eliminating unnecessary restrictions.....
"This is a step backwards for policing --rather than forward -- when law enforcement has often prided itself on embracing best practices," Gupta told MS NOW.
Gupta said she was concerned with the about-face on searches of homes in the wake of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have conducted their immigration raids recently in Minnesota, Chicago and elsewhere.
"It's particularly significant given the ICE tactics we're seeing in the streets--- so counter to the way policing has evolved and improved over the last several years," she said.
Now, ICE can break into a house without a real judicial warrant and without knocking
March 4, 2026
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2028996435484512473
Justice Department rescinds Biden-era 'no-knock' warrant policy
Source: MS NOW
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded the Biden Justice Department�s policy that tightly restricted when law enforcement agents executing a search could take the exceptional step of bursting into a home without knocking first.
The 2021 policy required that agents only use �no-knock� entries when they had good reason to believe knocking could put them or others in imminent danger of physical harm. Top supervisors and the U.S. attorney in the area had to approve �no-knock� entries for government searches that didn�t meet that requirement.
A DOJ memo, which was obtained by MS NOW, signed by Blanche and issued to top supervisors and U.S. attorneys on Monday states �no-knock� entries are now permissible for a much broader set of searches, including not just when law enforcement fear safety risks, but also when there is a risk that evidence could be destroyed. Blanche said he was eliminating unnecessary restrictions.....
�This is a step backwards for policing � rather than forward � when law enforcement has often prided itself on embracing best practices,� Gupta told MS NOW.
Gupta said she was concerned with the about-face on searches of homes in the wake of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have conducted their immigration raids recently in Minnesota, Chicago and elsewhere.
�It�s particularly significant given the ICE tactics we�re seeing in the streets � so counter to the way policing has evolved and improved over the last several years,� she said.
Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/justice-department-rescinds-biden-era-no-knock-warrant-policy
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2028996435484512473
March 4, 2026
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/thousands-texas-voters-showed-wrong-polling-site-state-democrats-say-rcna261618
Thousands of Texas voters showed up at wrong polling site, state Democrats say
Two county Republican parties opted to use precinct-level rather than county-wide polling sites, which Democrats say has resulted in widespread confusion.
Thousands of Texas voters showed up at wrong polling site, state Democrats say
— Mybuddysully (@mybuddysully.bsky.social) 2026-03-04T00:38:04.735Z
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/thousands-texas-voters-showed-wrong-polling-site-state-democrats-say-rcna261618
Thousands of voters in Dallas and Williamson counties showed up at the wrong location to vote in Tuesday's primary in Texas, according to the state Democratic Party.
While voters in both counties could cast ballots at any county-wide voting locations during the early voting period and in previous elections, casting ballots on Election Day in this year's primary is limited to party-specific precinct polling sites, leaving many people confused about where they were supposed to go. Some voters are being turned away, while others are casting provisional ballots, Texas Democratic Party Director Terri Burke said.
“Around one-third of the voters are having problems,” Burke said in a phone interview, adding that he believed the move to precinct-based voting in the counties and redistricting contributed to the confusion.
Political parties, not local governments, oversee Election Day voting for Texas primaries. Democrats and Republicans in the state often administer elections jointly and outsource the operations to county election officials, who have in recent years opted to have county-wide voting centers that allow voters to cast a ballot wherever is most convenient for them.
In Dallas County, propelled by election conspiracy theories about the security of ballot-counting machines, Republicans opted to host separate primaries at the precinct level and hand-count their ballots. Under state law, both Democrats and Republicans must host their respective primaries at the precinct level if one party chooses to do so.
Dallas County Republicans ultimately abandoned their plans to count ballots by hand because of the high costs, but the precinct-level voting plans went forward.
While voters in both counties could cast ballots at any county-wide voting locations during the early voting period and in previous elections, casting ballots on Election Day in this year's primary is limited to party-specific precinct polling sites, leaving many people confused about where they were supposed to go. Some voters are being turned away, while others are casting provisional ballots, Texas Democratic Party Director Terri Burke said.
“Around one-third of the voters are having problems,” Burke said in a phone interview, adding that he believed the move to precinct-based voting in the counties and redistricting contributed to the confusion.
Political parties, not local governments, oversee Election Day voting for Texas primaries. Democrats and Republicans in the state often administer elections jointly and outsource the operations to county election officials, who have in recent years opted to have county-wide voting centers that allow voters to cast a ballot wherever is most convenient for them.
In Dallas County, propelled by election conspiracy theories about the security of ballot-counting machines, Republicans opted to host separate primaries at the precinct level and hand-count their ballots. Under state law, both Democrats and Republicans must host their respective primaries at the precinct level if one party chooses to do so.
Dallas County Republicans ultimately abandoned their plans to count ballots by hand because of the high costs, but the precinct-level voting plans went forward.
March 4, 2026
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/thousands-texas-voters-showed-wrong-polling-site-state-democrats-say-rcna261618
Thousands of Texas voters showed up at wrong polling site, state Democrats say
Two county Republican parties opted to use precinct-level rather than county-wide polling sites, which Democrats say has resulted in widespread confusion.
Thousands of Texas voters showed up at wrong polling site, state Democrats say
— Mybuddysully (@mybuddysully.bsky.social) 2026-03-04T00:38:04.735Z
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/thousands-texas-voters-showed-wrong-polling-site-state-democrats-say-rcna261618
Thousands of voters in Dallas and Williamson counties showed up at the wrong location to vote in Tuesday's primary in Texas, according to the state Democratic Party.
While voters in both counties could cast ballots at any county-wide voting locations during the early voting period and in previous elections, casting ballots on Election Day in this year's primary is limited to party-specific precinct polling sites, leaving many people confused about where they were supposed to go. Some voters are being turned away, while others are casting provisional ballots, Texas Democratic Party Director Terri Burke said.
“Around one-third of the voters are having problems,” Burke said in a phone interview, adding that he believed the move to precinct-based voting in the counties and redistricting contributed to the confusion.
Political parties, not local governments, oversee Election Day voting for Texas primaries. Democrats and Republicans in the state often administer elections jointly and outsource the operations to county election officials, who have in recent years opted to have county-wide voting centers that allow voters to cast a ballot wherever is most convenient for them.
In Dallas County, propelled by election conspiracy theories about the security of ballot-counting machines, Republicans opted to host separate primaries at the precinct level and hand-count their ballots. Under state law, both Democrats and Republicans must host their respective primaries at the precinct level if one party chooses to do so.
Dallas County Republicans ultimately abandoned their plans to count ballots by hand because of the high costs, but the precinct-level voting plans went forward.
While voters in both counties could cast ballots at any county-wide voting locations during the early voting period and in previous elections, casting ballots on Election Day in this year's primary is limited to party-specific precinct polling sites, leaving many people confused about where they were supposed to go. Some voters are being turned away, while others are casting provisional ballots, Texas Democratic Party Director Terri Burke said.
“Around one-third of the voters are having problems,” Burke said in a phone interview, adding that he believed the move to precinct-based voting in the counties and redistricting contributed to the confusion.
Political parties, not local governments, oversee Election Day voting for Texas primaries. Democrats and Republicans in the state often administer elections jointly and outsource the operations to county election officials, who have in recent years opted to have county-wide voting centers that allow voters to cast a ballot wherever is most convenient for them.
In Dallas County, propelled by election conspiracy theories about the security of ballot-counting machines, Republicans opted to host separate primaries at the precinct level and hand-count their ballots. Under state law, both Democrats and Republicans must host their respective primaries at the precinct level if one party chooses to do so.
Dallas County Republicans ultimately abandoned their plans to count ballots by hand because of the high costs, but the precinct-level voting plans went forward.
March 4, 2026
A judge has extended the voting period in Dallas County until 9 p.m. to deal with GOP dirty trick on voting locations
This makes me smile
https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/2028988570417991732
March 4, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-cant-even-agree-on-whether-the-war-in-iran-is-an-actual-war
MaddowBlog-Republicans can't even agree on whether the war in Iran is an actual 'war'
When the question is “Is the United States currently at war?” and the answer is “It depends on whom you ask,” there’s a problem.
When the question is, “Is the United States currently at war?†and the answer is, “It depends on whom you ask,†there’s a problem.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-03-03T19:28:30.429Z
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-cant-even-agree-on-whether-the-war-in-iran-is-an-actual-war
The list of questions surrounding Donald Trump’s military offensive in Iran is not short. At this point, neither the president nor anyone on his team has explained in a coherent way why the administration launched this offensive, what its objectives are, what the plan is to achieve those goals, whether the war is legal, how much it’s expected to cost or how long it’s expected to last.
But hanging overhead is a different kind of question: Is the United States currently at war?.....
On Monday morning, however, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested more than once during a briefing that the U.S. is currently engaged in a war. (But then, he would say that, having taken the trouble to rebrand his whole department as the “Department of War.”) A few hours later, however, Mullin appeared on CNN and insisted, “This isn’t a war.”
A day later, NOTUS reported, “In the talking-points memo that the White House reportedly sent to Hill Republicans, the suggested boilerplate response to the straightforward question, ‘Is the U.S. at war with Iran?’ notably does not answer the question.”
When the question is “Is the United States currently at war?” and the answer is “It depends on whom you ask,” there’s a problem.
But hanging overhead is a different kind of question: Is the United States currently at war?.....
On Monday morning, however, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested more than once during a briefing that the U.S. is currently engaged in a war. (But then, he would say that, having taken the trouble to rebrand his whole department as the “Department of War.”) A few hours later, however, Mullin appeared on CNN and insisted, “This isn’t a war.”
A day later, NOTUS reported, “In the talking-points memo that the White House reportedly sent to Hill Republicans, the suggested boilerplate response to the straightforward question, ‘Is the U.S. at war with Iran?’ notably does not answer the question.”
White House talking points for congressional Republicans say we're not at war, we're just in "major combat operations against Iran" lol
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social) 2026-03-02T23:57:38.969Z
When the question is “Is the United States currently at war?” and the answer is “It depends on whom you ask,” there’s a problem.
March 4, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-a-stunning-reversal-trumps-justice-department-revives-campaign-against-law-firms
MaddowBlog-In a stunning reversal, Trump's Justice Department revives campaign against law firms
One day after the DOJ agreed to throw in the towel, it changed its mind and demanded the towel back.
In a stunning reversal, Trump’s Justice Department revives campaign against law firms
— Audrey (@parickards.bsky.social) 2026-03-03T22:31:15.573Z
One day after the DOJ agreed to throw in the towel, it changed its mind and demanded the towel back.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-a-stunning-reversal-trumps-justice-department-revives-campaign-against-law-firms
The victories for the quartet — Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie and Susman Godfrey — looked even better this week when the Trump Justice Department announced plans to throw in the towel: Instead of appealing their earlier defeats, DOJ lawyers said they would abandon their defense of the president’s executive orders.
At least, that was the plan on Monday. On Tuesday morning, MS NOW, citing two sources familiar with the case, reported that the Justice Department had notified the four firms that it’s changed course and will proceed with the appeal after all. The New York Times had a related report:
So, to recap: First, the president tried to exercise greater control over the legal industry in a ridiculous power-grab, telling many of the nation’s largest firms that they would lose government contracts and security clearances unless they agreed to meet the White House’s demands. Four leading firms refused and filed suit.
A variety of judges from across the ideological spectrum ruled against Trump, concluding that the move was obviously illegal. Trump’s Justice Department decided there was no point in racking up another round of defeats, only to take the opposite position a day later without explanation.
“This withdrawal of the administration’s withdrawal is amateurish, and it does not change the likely outcome of the fight,” the Times’ editorial board explained. “Judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — have repeatedly ruled that the executive orders were illegal, and there is every reason to expect that to continue. The Trump administration’s initial withdrawal of its appeals is an indication that at least some officials understand this reality.”
As for the firms involved in the case, I spoke to a spokesperson at WilmerHale, who said the firms “oppose the government’s unexplained request to withdraw yesterday’s voluntary dismissal, to which all parties had agreed.” Watch this space.
At least, that was the plan on Monday. On Tuesday morning, MS NOW, citing two sources familiar with the case, reported that the Justice Department had notified the four firms that it’s changed course and will proceed with the appeal after all. The New York Times had a related report:
The Trump administration indicated on Tuesday that it planned to renew its defense of executive orders that it had leveled against law firms, a sharp reversal a day after asking a court whether it could abandon the fight.
In a motion filed with the appeals court in the District of Columbia, where the cases are playing out, the Justice Department formally asked to withdraw its request on Monday to abandon the cases against four law firms.
So, to recap: First, the president tried to exercise greater control over the legal industry in a ridiculous power-grab, telling many of the nation’s largest firms that they would lose government contracts and security clearances unless they agreed to meet the White House’s demands. Four leading firms refused and filed suit.
A variety of judges from across the ideological spectrum ruled against Trump, concluding that the move was obviously illegal. Trump’s Justice Department decided there was no point in racking up another round of defeats, only to take the opposite position a day later without explanation.
“This withdrawal of the administration’s withdrawal is amateurish, and it does not change the likely outcome of the fight,” the Times’ editorial board explained. “Judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — have repeatedly ruled that the executive orders were illegal, and there is every reason to expect that to continue. The Trump administration’s initial withdrawal of its appeals is an indication that at least some officials understand this reality.”
As for the firms involved in the case, I spoke to a spokesperson at WilmerHale, who said the firms “oppose the government’s unexplained request to withdraw yesterday’s voluntary dismissal, to which all parties had agreed.” Watch this space.
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