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Feb 21, 2026 An urgent same-day legal deep dive into a sprawling tariffs decision and its surprising votes. They unpack recent Supreme Court rule changes, filing and recusal quirks, and ethics questions about justices and stock sales. The conversation traces statutory text, major-questions debate, and conflicting opinions. They end by hunting the origin of the colorful phrase 'no, no, a thousand times no.'
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Include Stock Tickers To Prevent Recusal Issues
- The Court's rule now requires listing corporate stock tickers to catch recusals.
- Lawyers should include ticker symbols early to avoid recusal issues.
File Electronically To Gain Extra Time
- The Supreme Court now treats electronic upload as the official filing moment.
- File electronically early to gain practical extra time for printing and bound briefs.
Gorsuch's Broad Major-Questions Defense
- Justice Gorsuch used his concurrence to accuse other justices of inconsistency.
- He traced doctrinal history and insisted a principled major-questions approach is needed.