Notices by Chris Geidner (chrisgeidner@journa.host), page 7

BREAKING: Federal judge in Oklahoma denies preliminary injunction sought against the state's felony ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. More to come on Friday at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

Here's the order from U.S. District Judge John Heil III, a Trump appointee: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.oknd.65971/gov.uscourts.oknd.65971.138.0.pdf

BREAKING: After trial, federal judge declares Texas's anti-drag law, SB12, unconstitutional and issues a permanent injunction barring — through AG Paxton — all state officials from enforcing it. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

BREAKING: After Alabama's legislature refused to create a congressional map with two majority-Black districts following SCOTUS ruling, a federal court today blocks Alabama from using its new, one majority-Black congressional district map and directs Special Master to make a map.

Here is the three-judge district court's ruling: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302.272.0.pdf

The Special Master is directed to file the new map by Sept. 25, although the court encourages earlier submission. A hearing on any objections to the new map, if needed, will be Oct. 3. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302.273.0.pdf

For background at Law Dork:

1. My Q&A with Abha Khanna, one of the lawyers who argued the Alabama case successfully at SCOTUS: https://www.lawdork.com/p/law-dork-qa-with-abha-khanna

2. My report on the SCOTUS ruling this past June: https://www.lawdork.com/p/surprising-voting-rights-victory-at-scotus

And, as a reminder, I am an independent journalist covering our legal world. Your support is essential. To keep up with my work, subscribe to Law Dork today — there is a free option! To help make this work sustainable, consider a paid subscription. https://www.lawdork.com/

BREAKING: Federal judge GRANTS temporary restraining order against prosecutor and law enforcement in Blount County, Tennessee, from enforcing the state's anti-drag law or "interfering" with Blount Pride. More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

LAWSUIT FILED: Follow up on my Tuesday report about the prosecutor who threatened to enforce Tennessee’s anti-drag law ahead of this weekend’s pride event in Blount County. https://www.lawdork.com/p/blount-pride-flamy-grant-sue-anti-drag-law

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Trump asked for more time to respond to Smith’s request on the protective order, which had followed Trump’s Truth social post — and was quickly denied by Judge Chutkan. 5p Monday deadline for a response stands.

Here is Trump’s response: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148.14.0.pdf

Got a new Law Dork newsletter coming in the morning, so make sure you’re on the list: https://www.lawdork.com/

There are a fair number of non-extremists defending 303 Creative as a narrow and necessary #SCOTUS free speech ruling. I see how they can make that argument.

My problem with that, ultimately, is three-fold.

Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/i/134614078/where-does-all-of-that-leave-us

This morning, I published my first deep-dive into 303 Creative, addressing the confusing, overlapping, and — in one instance — late-breaking preliminary matters that underlie the June 30th #SCOTUS decision. New, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/303-creative-preliminary-matters