Sarah and Beth check in on the weekends, Beth's laundry loathing, Sarah's closet management, and a shift in routines...including an update for Patreon supporters. Thanks for being here with us. 

The DOJ has suddenly asked a court to dismiss the charges against Michael Flynn -- after Flynn entered a guilty plea. 

We just recorded tomorrow's episode and are letting off a little steam here. 

No Supreme Court NN tonight; back tomorrow or next week, depending on how quickly I can read and outline! 

How we  bounced back from yesterday and the alarming ways folks are processing COVID-19

Ok, friends. This one is hard. It is like what would happen if legal issues were in a Sudoku puzzle that used 1-75 instead of 1-9. 

But we do hard things here in the Nightly Nuance Family. We got this together. Send me your questions. Send me your thoughts. We can do it. 

Here's our breakdown from the Court: 

Chief Justice Roberts writes the majority opinion. Parts I and IIA are UNANIMOUS (Hallelujah and amen). Part IIB we have everyone on board but Alito (SPOILER: I THINK ALITO IS CORRECT ON THIS ONE IN SOME WAYS). In Part III, we have everyone except Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas. Alito writes a concurring in part/dissenting in part opinion. Gorsuch, joined by Thomas, does the same. 

Buckle up for some hardcore and assumption-bendy federalism. 

Checking in on a day when we're feeling pretty depleted. 

Let's talk about Maine Community Health Options v. US. 

Sotomayor writes for the majority: Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh. Thomas and Gorsuch join all but part IIIC

Alito dissents (all by himself -- please use your best Celine Dion voice) 

Beth discusses New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York 

This decision is per curiam - no one signed it. The majority of justices decided this case is moot: Roberts, Kagan, Sotomayor, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh wrote a concurring opinion. Alito wrote a dissent joined by Gorsuch and Thomas except part IV-B. 

Checking in on how things are going and the psychology of COVID-19

At long last, we are walking through the mess that is Ramos v. Louisiana: 

Justice Gorsuch writes the judgment of the Court 

Part I, II-A, III, IV-B-1 is joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh 

Part II-B, IV-B-2, and V is joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor 

Part IV-A is joined by Ginsburg and Breyer 

Sotomayor concurs

Kavanaugh concurs

Thomas concurs

Alito dissents - joined by Roberts and Kagan except for Part III-D 

Don't be scared- we can do hard things!