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Law Dork is Chris Geidner's blog. I am the senior political and legal reporter at BuzzFeed. [Here's my bio.] This blog is inactive, but you should follow me on Twitter and Tumblr.
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SCOTUS Archive
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‘One Seat in the Press Section’
“We will be able to accommodate one seat in the press section for Mr. Geidner.” Truly, few emails have made... -
Obama and Stevens United . . . Against Citizens United
One of the ten-ton elephants or bombshells or other colorful journalistic euphemisms awaiting us in the SCOTUS vacancy weeks ahead... -
To the Highest Court: Anything to Stop Marriage
My newest at Metro Weekly covers “Jackson’s Last-Minute Effort” at the Supreme Court: Bishop Harry Jackson, along with others opposed to... -
Perry: Week Two
As we enter the second week of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the trial challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, I... -
SCOTUS to Hear Washington Petition Signer Case
The Supreme Court today accepted certiorari on the Doe v. Reed case involving the petition signatories from Washington’s Referendum 71. Referencing... -
Norma Desmond, It Ain’t
This evening, I have a short article up at Metro Weekly on today’s Supreme Court action, “Not Ready for a... -
Camera Questions,
AwaitingSCOTUS Blocks BroadcastPOST-DECISION REPORT: The Supreme Court has blocked the broadcast of the Proposition 8 trial, as first reported at SCOTUSblog (and... -
Prop 8 Trial Won’t Go To YouTube – For Now
Today’s opening argument in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial will not be streamed to other courthouses and will not be... -
D.C.’s Long Engagement
In the lead news article for the end-of-the-year issue of Metro Weekly, I take a look in “A Long Road... -
LGBT Issues and the Courts
In the end-of-the-year issue of Metro Weekly, I published a short piece, “Courting Justice,” looking at the most important cases...