Josh Barro

There's been a lot of desire on the part of the conservative justices on the court. to treat the Trump administration like an essentially normal presidential administration where the U.S. government generally gets a lot more deference than other litigants when it's before the Supreme Court.

There's been a lot of desire on the part of the conservative justices on the court. to treat the Trump administration like an essentially normal presidential administration where the U.S. government generally gets a lot more deference than other litigants when it's before the Supreme Court.

There's been a lot of desire on the part of the conservative justices on the court. to treat the Trump administration like an essentially normal presidential administration where the U.S. government generally gets a lot more deference than other litigants when it's before the Supreme Court.

And I think that that was an unreasonable view on their part to begin with, but it's becoming increasingly untenable. And I don't know the extent to which they actually believed that or they don't want to be crosswise with Trump or whatever versus that they felt that that's the position the court has to start from. We're dealing with the U.S.

And I think that that was an unreasonable view on their part to begin with, but it's becoming increasingly untenable. And I don't know the extent to which they actually believed that or they don't want to be crosswise with Trump or whatever versus that they felt that that's the position the court has to start from. We're dealing with the U.S.

And I think that that was an unreasonable view on their part to begin with, but it's becoming increasingly untenable. And I don't know the extent to which they actually believed that or they don't want to be crosswise with Trump or whatever versus that they felt that that's the position the court has to start from. We're dealing with the U.S.

government, and the first thing we have to do is act like they are a normal, good-faith litigant and see what happens. But I think it's becoming clear that they are not only becoming clear, but becoming impossible to look away from the fact that they are not a good-faith litigant. And so I don't know exactly what the court is going to do as the administration increasingly gives them the finger.

government, and the first thing we have to do is act like they are a normal, good-faith litigant and see what happens. But I think it's becoming clear that they are not only becoming clear, but becoming impossible to look away from the fact that they are not a good-faith litigant. And so I don't know exactly what the court is going to do as the administration increasingly gives them the finger.

government, and the first thing we have to do is act like they are a normal, good-faith litigant and see what happens. But I think it's becoming clear that they are not only becoming clear, but becoming impossible to look away from the fact that they are not a good-faith litigant. And so I don't know exactly what the court is going to do as the administration increasingly gives them the finger.

But I think one possibility is that the court is going to set itself up to be more adverse to them in the long run.

But I think one possibility is that the court is going to set itself up to be more adverse to them in the long run.

But I think one possibility is that the court is going to set itself up to be more adverse to them in the long run.

I think it's a good thing that Harvard did. I think that the list of demands that the administration sent to them was unworkable and in some cases contradictory. I mean, the government told them to stop doing hiring practices that are based on characteristics. And then another one that says basically you need to hire more conservatives.

I think it's a good thing that Harvard did. I think that the list of demands that the administration sent to them was unworkable and in some cases contradictory. I mean, the government told them to stop doing hiring practices that are based on characteristics. And then another one that says basically you need to hire more conservatives.

I think it's a good thing that Harvard did. I think that the list of demands that the administration sent to them was unworkable and in some cases contradictory. I mean, the government told them to stop doing hiring practices that are based on characteristics. And then another one that says basically you need to hire more conservatives.

The other thing about this is that the list of demands was quite different from the list of demands that was sent to Columbia and more expansive. And then also when Columbia said, okay, fine, we're going to do what you tell us to do, instead of saying, okay, thank you, Columbia, for complying with our demands, they just sent more demands to Columbia.

The other thing about this is that the list of demands was quite different from the list of demands that was sent to Columbia and more expansive. And then also when Columbia said, okay, fine, we're going to do what you tell us to do, instead of saying, okay, thank you, Columbia, for complying with our demands, they just sent more demands to Columbia.

The other thing about this is that the list of demands was quite different from the list of demands that was sent to Columbia and more expansive. And then also when Columbia said, okay, fine, we're going to do what you tell us to do, instead of saying, okay, thank you, Columbia, for complying with our demands, they just sent more demands to Columbia.

And so it's different from what's gone on with the law firms, where the administration seems eager to cut these deals with big law firms. And a lot of the deals with the law firms kind of look like the administration isn't actually demanding that much from them. They have to say that they're going to follow employment law, which they already had to do.

And so it's different from what's gone on with the law firms, where the administration seems eager to cut these deals with big law firms. And a lot of the deals with the law firms kind of look like the administration isn't actually demanding that much from them. They have to say that they're going to follow employment law, which they already had to do.