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CiVL News: Apr 20, 2026, 5:05 AM PDT -- Supreme Court Leaks, RFK Jr. in Court, and the Sanders Archive

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A federal judge ruled against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for unlawfully threatening to cut funding for gender-affirming care, while legal scholar Eugene Volokh analyzed implications of leaked Supreme Court documents.

• Judge Mustafa Kasubhai ruled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unlawfully threatened to cut federal funding for gender-affirming care.

• The ruling stated Kennedy's declaration caused "chaos and terror" for medical providers, families, and children.

• Eugene Volokh criticized the judge's rhetorical choices, arguing judicial decisions should focus solely on law.

• Volokh analyzed the decade-old Supreme Court Clean Power Plan memos, suggesting a deliberate timing for their release.

• He po ... 

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