The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, 5-4, on the Government’s request that it vacate the trial court order requiring it to resume USAID payments of amounts owing. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a831_3135.pdf The SC has upheld the trial court. The opinion - majority and dissent - is notable. 1/

New regulations set out circumstances in which the Secretary of State can intervene in the running of internet domain registries for UK-related domains

This somewhat lengthy blogpost about The Internet Domain Registry (Prescribed Practices and Prescribed Requirements) Regulations 2024 is probably of most interest to people running domain registries, and domain registrars, for .uk, .scot, .wales., .cymru, and .london.

To be honest, until yesterday, I had no idea that the Secretary of State had these kind of powers...

https://decoded.legal/blog/2024/10/new-regulations-set-out-circumstances-in-which-the-secretary-of-state-can-intervene-in-the-running-of-internet-domain-registries-for-uk-related-domains

Anyone on #lawfedi an antitrust person? At a quick glance, the whole thing here really seems to hinge on whether a trade-group defining “volunteer” as an ethical principle of the organization is price-fixing. Which is pretty plausible?

Biden getting ready to announce support for Supreme Court reform, according to WaPo. #giftlink https://wapo.st/4bGC9gI

In this thread, some more information about the reforms reported. #LawFedi #SupremeCourtReform 1/

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has done the nation a service by writing a dissent that explains today’s #Trump #Immunity decision in extremely accessible terms. I’ve posted her dissent by itself, here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ryZF_jO-DKeeCSnxxpXANt8PJVmpgVmV/view?usp=drivesdk. Please read and share widely, online and off.