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senior policy counsel at Southern Center for Human Rights • was at MCJ, SPLC, ACLU of MS • here in my personal capacity • he/him

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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is 100% false
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 23/09/2026
Roberts highlights attacks from the mayor's administration on the Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative, particularly a new request for proposals for diversion services that would fundamentally change the structure of how diversion service providers are paid
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
After More Than 20 Years in Prison, Georgia Man Wins New Trial in “Shaken Baby” Case theappeal.org/danyel-smith...
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After More Than 20 Years in Prison, Georgia Man Wins New Trial in “Shaken Baby” Case
A Georgia judge ordered a new trial for Danyel Smith, who was convicted of a crime that may have never occurred.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him “The admission showed how President Trump has weaponized the provision of federal education, energy, health, housing and infrastructure aid in his second term.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
big update! "the Court finds and concludes that Mr. Smith presented newly discovered evidence, that he did so with due diligence, and that his new evidence is material…. Mr. Smith's [Extraordinary Motion for New Trial] is GRANTED. Mr. Smith's convictions and sentences are VACATED."
VI. Conclusion

The Supreme Court of Georgia remanded this case for this Court to consider Mr. Smith's EMNT "within the appropriate legal framework, as outlined in [its] opinion." Smith III at 756. Applying that instruction, the Court finds and concludes that Mr. Smith presented newly discovered evidence, that he did so with due diligence, and that his new evidence is material. Having satisfied the Timberlake standard, Mr. Smith's EMNT is GRANTED. Mr. Smith's convictions and sentences are VACATED. This case shall appear on the Court's next trial Calendar Call on September 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3F.

So Ordered this 21st day of July, 2026.

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The Honorable Kimberly A. Gallant 
Superior Court, Gwinnett County
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
3 more Georgia police officers fired over alleged Flock camera misuse www.ajc.com/news/2026/07...
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
ICE Is Out of Control. Here’s What to Do About It. “The Trump administration clearly believes that when it comes to immigration enforcement, it acts with complete impunity. Whether or not that’s true will be up to us and the people we elect to Congress this fall.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
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Opinion | ICE Is Out of Control. Here’s What to Do About It. (Gift Article)
Congress must push back against our inhumane immigration tactics.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Compare Alito's description of Trump's racist statements (on the left) to Justice Kagan's anthology of Trump's racist statements (on the right). These are passages from this morning's opinions in Mullin v. Doe.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The conservative supermajority went as far as it possibly could in several 6-3 decisions this week. “Again and again, it reached out for expansive holdings that did maximum damage to precedent, congressional authority, and civil liberties.”
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“PAD is forever in a posture of having to fight for their seat at the table…. PAD is part of this growing mindset… in a city where ppl understand that we’ve been jailing & jailing & jailing ppl for decades and not much has changed.” — Devin Franklin (SCHR) www.wabe.org/facing-anoth...
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Facing another contract dispute, Atlanta's PAD halts operations at Diversion Center
Atlanta's Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative's work is now in jeopardy, as PAD's contract expired in December. Executive Director Moki Macias told WABE that its renewal hinges on them agre...
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 07/05/2026
We're announcing two changes CourtListener API access: 1. Full API access is now open to everyone, including the PACER APIs that previously required a conversation with us. 2. Higher tiers are available through FLP memberships (including edu!) or commercial agreements. 👇 free.law/2026/05/07/a...
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Full CourtListener Data Access via API Now Included with Membership
Researchers, journalists, developers, and vibe coders can now access the full CourtListener API, including PACER data, with a membership. No contact form. No waiting for approval.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
“Judge Adams said he would resentence Mr. Askew to the requested 25 years. Mr. Askew, who had served 28 years, nodded his head forward & back, forward & back. Tears flowed down his face. He would walk free as soon as he was processed out of the system.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/m...
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He Was Supposed to Die in Prison, but the Prosecutor Felt Guilty
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I'm attending Bentley Hudgins for Georgia House District 90's event, “Virtual Phone Bank with Bentley for HD 90!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/bentleyforus...
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Virtual Phone Bank with Bentley for HD 90! · Bentley Hudgins for Georgia House District 90
## We can win with your help! # Background: We are reaching out to Democrats in State House District 90 to spread the word about the Bentley's historic campaign. Make as many or as few calls as you like - _everything_ helps! # FAQ To participate in this virtual phone bank, you will need an ActionID. If you don't have an ActionID, create one at this link: https://accounts.ngpvan.com/Account/RegisterPrivate Once you have your ActionID, you're ready to get started! How it works: - Log into the phone bank with your ActionID - Your first voter will be displayed - Click the phone number to dial it automatically - Read the script on your screen to your voter, or mark that you could not reach them and leave a message. - Record the results, save, and go on to the next We meet every Tuesday & Thursday 5-7pm. Sign up for as many shifts as you want! Thanks for helping to get out the vote for Bentley Hudgins, let's win this primary!!! You can find more about Bentley [here](https://bentleyforus.com/), and help fund our campaign efforts [here](https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bentleyforus)!
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Georgia agrees to a settlement requiring it to treat inmates found incompetent to stand trial faster, a process that currently usually takes more than a year. www.11alive.com/article/news...
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Incompetent to stand trial: Georgia agrees to fix the system that leaves victims and the accused waiting
Georgia agrees to a settlement requiring it to treat inmates found incompetent to stand trial faster, a process that currently usually takes more than a year.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Tonight, the Fulton County Commission approved a set of 5 initiatives to reduce jail overcrowding after heated discussion in the wake of a recent federal monitor report saying a court-ordered cap on the jail population may be needed if a staffing crisis is not fixed. www.ajc.com/news/2026/03...
ajc.com
Fulton Commission approves plan to lower jail population after intense debate
The five-point plan passed on a 4-3 vote, with those against saying it is not fully formed nor publicly vetted.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“Current staffing levels are insufficient to safely & effectively manage the jail population. Should the County & Fulton County Sheriff’s Office fail to resolve this crisis, the next reasonable course of action may be to reduce the jail population.”
[[Screenshot of paragraph on pages 12-13 of
“Document 18-1” in Case 1:25-cv-00024-LMM, which was Filed on 02/20/26]]

“””Current staffing levels are insufficient to safely and effectively manage the jail
population. Should the County and FCSO fail to resolve this crisis, the next
reasonable course of action may be to reduce the jail population. A population
reduction would ease pressure on existing staff and could allow for the closure of
certain housing units. While such a measure is extreme, the severity of the
situation may necessitate decisive and significant intervention. A coordinated
effort among State Courts, District Attorney, Public Defender, FCSO, and other county and municipal partners is essential to address current operational
constraints. A focused and daily review of specific populations may yield
meaningful court efficiencies and viable alternatives to custody, including felony
pretrial cases, which are currently averaging more than 700 days in custody;
competency restoration cases that may remain pending for a year or longer;
technical probation violations; failures to appear; individuals held on low bond
amounts; and those awaiting placement in alternative programs. Absent sustained
and measurable progress , a court-ordered population cap aligned with available
staffing levels may become necessary to ensure safe operations”””
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“Unless and until Fulton County Sheriff’s Office’s staffing levels increase or the [jail] population substantially decreases, it will be virtually impossible for FCSO and the County to obtain substantial compliance with the Consent Decree” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Exhibit MONITORS SECOND REPORT – #18, Att. #1 in United States v. Fulton County (N.D. Ga., 1:25-cv-00024) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Filing by Fulton County The Second Report of the Independent Monitor (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit MONITORS SECOND REPORT)(Miller, Shalanda) (Entered: 02/20/2026)
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Contradict Federal Officials’ Account of Killing www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Contradict Federal Officials’ Account of Killing
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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Nah 2026 starts Monday
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight. Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall. This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 13/11/2025
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Atlanta PD used Flock cameras to track migrants, records show
Atlanta PD denied that it has assisted in immigration enforcement, but records show 15 immigration-related Flock searches in March 2025.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
“‘The investigation revealed that Steffman misused the automated license plate recognition systems to harass and stalk multiple individuals,’ the GBI said.” www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
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Braselton chief arrested, accused of using police cameras to stalk people
Chief Michael Steffman resigned hours before he was arrested on stalking and harassment charges.
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Public Defenseless Podcast @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Today, I spoke w/ @3lake.bsky.social Senior Policy Counsel at Southern Center for Human Rights. We discussed a new slate of "tough on crime" laws in Gerogia that might make communities even less safe. spotify.link/rbTWQjHVEXb
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
“So far, only the University of TX system has publicly indicated support for the administration’s proposal. Dartmouth College, U of AZ, U Penn, the University of Southern CA, UVA and Vanderbilt have said little about their views.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Today marks 100 days of journalist Mario Guevara’s detention by U.S. law enforcement for livestreaming. Guevara, the only journalist behind bars for his journalism, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job. We demand Mario’s immediate release. freedomformario.com #FreeMario
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
“The Atlanta-area journalist whose immigration arrest sparked national conversation is facing imminent deportation to his home country of El Salvador, following an immigration appeals court’s decision to order him removed.” www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
ajc.com
Atlanta journalist detained by ICE is ordered deported
Mario Guevara faces imminent removal to El Salvador. He was arrested while covering a protest in metro Atlanta and has been in ICE custody for over three months.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide
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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
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Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
“A Georgia judge on Tues. said he’ll toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of [Cop City]. Experts believe it was the largest criminal racketeering case ever filed against protesters in US history” apnews.com/article/atla...
apnews.com
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
in @ccrjustice.org’s case challenging SB 185—the new GA law prohibiting the use of state resources to provide ppl incarcerated in GA prisons w/ medical treatment for gender dysphoria—Judge Calvert grants Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction & orders GDC to stop implementing SB 185. #gapol
Case 1:25-cv-04470-VMC
Document 50
Filed 09/04/25
Page 1 of 64

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER AND OPINION

This case raises a constitutional challenge to a Georgia law that prohibits the
use of state resources to provide hormone replacement therapies for the treatment
of gender dysphoria to those who are incarcerated in Georgia Department of
Corrections ("GDC") facilities. The Court held a hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for
Provisional Class Certification (Doc. 2) and Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary
Injunction (Doc. 3) on August 29, 2025. Prior to the hearing, Defendant Centurion
of Georgia, LLC ("Centurion"), the contract medical provider for the GDC filed aresponse essentially stating its intent to comply with the state law at issue to the
extent it is enforceable. (Doc. 24). The remaining Defendants, Defendant Tyrone
Oliver, Commissioner of GDC, Defendant Randy Sauls, Assistant Commissioner
of the Health Services Division of GDC, and Defendant Dr. Marlah Mardis, Statewide Medical Director for GDC (collectively, "State Defendants," Doc. 1 11
26-28), opposed both motions filed by Plaintiffs. (Docs. 25, 26). At the hearing, the
Court took the matters under advisement.1
At its core, this case is no different from any case challenging prison medical
care. When prison officials present expert evidence that they have made a treatment decision based on medical judgment, the Court will ordinarily defer to that reasonable exercise of judgment. But when a prisoner presents evidence that
the treatment decision was based on something other than medical judgment, and
backs it up with uncontroverted expert evidence that the prison's decision put
them at a serious risk of harm, the prisoner generally prevails. When properly framed this way, the result here is straightforward. For the reasons that follow, theCourt grants Plaintiffs' Motion for Provisional Class Certification and Plaintiffs'
Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Background
This is a constitutional challenge to Georgia Senate Bill 185, 2025 Georgia
Laws Act 69 (("S.B. 185"), which went into effect upon approval by the Governor on May 8, 2025. (See id. § 2). S.B. 185 amended O.C.G.A. § 42-5-2(e)(1) to preclude
"state funds or resources" from being used for, among other purposes, "[hormone replacement therapies" to treat gender dysphoria, as the Court explains further
below.

FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 3) is GRANTED, and the Court ENTERS the following preliminary injunction:
As to Class A: Defendants are DIRECTED to immediately cease tapering hormone therapy doses to class members for the purpose of S.B. 185 compliance.
Defendants are FURTHER DIRECTED to resume providing class members hormone therapy according to the applicable standard of care without regard to S.B. 185 compliance. Nothing in this injunction requires Defendants to increase the dosage of hormone therapy (i) against the wishes of the class member or (ii) at a rate that puts an inmate at an unnecessary risk of harm based on the reasonable medical judgment of Defendants' medical professionals.
As to Class B: Defendants are DIRECTED to evaluate class members for hormone therapy according to the applicable standard of care without regard to S.B. 185 compliance. For the avoidance of doubt, this injunction does not require Defendants to affirmatively identify class members and schedule them for evaluations. It only requires Defendants to follow their usual procedures for evaluating class members who request or are referred for medical evaluation, or who requested or were referred for such evaluation prior to May 8, 2025, without regard to S.B. 185's ban on hormone therapy.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Community safety, not personal wealth, best determines who's released & who's detained... The goal of a fair justice system isn’t to detain ppl who've been accused as the default—it’s to uphold the presumption of innocence & reserve pretrial jailing as a last resort" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | One Concrete Way to Make the Justice System Fairer
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Remember when the MS state govt attempted to takeover JXN’s criminal legal system (from policing to the courts) in 2023? Well, they tried to do it as an expansion of the Capital Complex Improvement District, which began as a state-initiated beautification project in JXN.
Screenshot of tweet from Blake Feldman @bfeldman89 on 9/21/23:

In an 8-0 decision, MSSC holds that HB1020's addition of 4 unelected circuit judges violates the constitution.
6-justice majority holds that the 1020's creation of a CCID court is constitutional.
Justices Kitchens and King dissent.

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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The “Beautification” of D.C. Has a Real Dark Side The National Guard doing yard work is a perfect distillation of the Trump era. by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The “Beautification” of D.C. Has a Real Dark Side
The National Guard doing yard work is a perfect distillation of the Trump era.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Federal court in Jackson, MS “hereby grants the challengers' request for, and so orders, a preliminary injunction, by which the defendants are enjoined from enforcing select sections of HB 1193, pending the final resolution of this matter” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The parole eligibility of [ppl] like Buttrum has become “label-only,” said Mark Loudon-Brown, an SCHR attorney who has represented Buttrum through the parole process. “People who deserve parole all over the state are getting these arbitrary denials.” www.courthousenews.com/when-a-child...
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When a child goes to prison for murder
A growing body of research shows that juvenile offenders are immature and impulsive. But in spite of landmark Supreme Court rulings, many so-called juvenile lifers are growing old behind bars.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Order granting TRO in MS Association of Educators v. IHL Board of Trustees storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
As mentioned above, Plaintiff's request a TRO to enjoin enforcement of only certain
provisions of HB 1193 codified April 17, 2025. These provisions, say Plaintiffs, violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Having reviewed the briefing, amended complaint, the law, and the record, this Court grants the requested temporary restraining
order for the reasons set forth below.
I. BACKGROUND
HB 1193 imposes sweeping restrictions on Mississippi public institutions of education,
prohibiting speech and programming related to so-called "divisive concepts." Plaintiffs challenge the following provisions:
• Section 3(b): Bans engagement with "divisive concepts" as defined in Sections 2(d) and 2(e);
• Section 3(f): Prohibits maintenance of programs that promote diversity, equity, inclusion ("DEI"), or endorse concepts such as gender identity and gender theory;
• Section 3(g): Prohibits requiring any DEI training as a condition of enrollment, employment, or contracting;
• Section 3(i): Prohibits any required activity that increases "awareness or understanding of issues related to race, sex, color, gender identity, sexual orientation or national origin."
The statute threatens withdrawal of all state funding after two violations (Section 8) and
requires institutions to implement complaint and investigative mechanisms (Section 7).
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Gates: it’s going to be millions — Wallace-Wells: You mean millions of additional deaths? Gates: Because of these cuts, millions of additional deaths of kids. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
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The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Holy shit y’all! Its happening. I think I’m on the verge of following enough smart and relevant ppl on here that it’s 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 2010s era Twitter.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
ICE is reportedly loading people onto buses right now to be imprisoned in El Salvador without a day in court, in violation of a Supreme Court order. That includes at least one person with Temporary Protected Status and a 19-year-old accused of being in TDA because of a water pistol.
. Attached to this motion are two additional attorney declarations, one describing how another Venezuelan national at Bluebonnet has received such a notice that he refused to sign and then being taken away (Collins Decl.) and the other relaying how five Venezuelan men last night were told they had no choice to sign and would be deported (Petty Deck). The last declaration is from a Venezuelan man with Temporary Protected Status who nevertheless received an Alien Enemies Act Notice, and how around 30 other people have received notices (RJRS Decl.).3. Y.S.M. is a citizen of Venezuela who was born in 2006. He entered the United States in 2022 as an unaccompanied minor. 4. Once in the United States, Y.S.M. reunited with his father I.S.G. and other extended family. I.S.G. filed a timely asylum application and included his son Y.S.M. as a derivative. 5. On March 14, 2025, Y.S.M. was detained by immigration agents, along with other relatives. Y.S.M. was later questioned by immigration and federal agents about a photograph. The agents stated that the photograph, found on Facebook, proved the Y.S.M. was a member of Tren de Aragua and that one of the persons in the photograph had a gun. Y.S.M. pointed out to the agents that the gun in question was in fact a water pistol. I have seen and reviewed the Facebook photograph in question and have confirmed that the gun in question is a water pistol.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
“The gov’t is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons w/out the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order… This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that [all] Americans… still hold dear.”
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
It feels like it’d be the easiest decision in the world if I were considering firms — whether it be as cocounsel to help build a big impact litigation case or personal representation — and my choices were a firm that stood up for itself and a firm that didn’t. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...
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Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump (Gift Article)
Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Julia Gelatt (Migration Policy Institute): “Revoking TPS for Afghans would be a stark reversal in the country’s treatment of Afghan allies who fought & worked alongside the US. Most Afghans in the US have strong asylum cases based on their US affiliation. This is even more true for Afghan women.”
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Cravath, Swaine & Moore removed asylum & racial/gender discrimination, & a list of non-profits it has partnered with Kirkland & Ellis removed its relationship to nonprofits & its death penalty work Davis Polk removed mention of immigration & racial justice www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US law firms quietly scrub DEI references from websites to appease Trump
Changes at two dozen prestigious firms underscore Trump’s successful intimidation campaign against legal profession
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
SB 12 is no longer an alarmingly terrible bill for govt transparency and accountability! #gapol
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Take Action on Sine Die! Today marks the last day of the 2025 session. While we are excited about several important bills that have passed, our priority today is to oppose five Senate bills in the House and one House bill in the Senate. #gapol secure.schr.org/a/sinedie2025
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Take Action on Sine Die!
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Sam @samatl.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
as @maggie-lee.bsky.social taught me - never take your eyes off any bill involving title 50 until they throw the papers in the air.
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Since moving to GA last year, I’ve repeatedly expressed excitement for how much more transparent the state is than MS. Last night, however, the House Rules Cmte. amended SB 12 so that GA’s Open Records Act would be even worse than MS’s when it comes to police reports. #gapol
50-18-72.
(a) Public disclosure shall not be required for public records that are:
(1) Specifically required by federal statute or regulation to be kept confidential;
(2) Medical or veterinary records and similar files, the disclosure of which would be an invasion of personal privacy;
(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, records compiled for law enforcement or prosecution purposes to the extent that production of such records is reasonably likely to disclose the identity of a confidential source, disciose confidential investigative or prosecution material which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person or persons, or disclose the existence of a confidential surveillance or investigation;
(4) Records of law enforcement, prosecution, or regulatory agencies in any pending investigation or prosecution of criminal or unlawful activity, other [striking “than imitial police arrest reports and initial incident reports”] [adding “the first incident report completed on a standard incident report form”]; provided, however, that an investigation or prosecution shall no longer be deemed to be pending [striking “when all direct litigation involving such investigation and prosecution has become final or otherwise terminated”] [adding “upon a final disposition of the accusation, indictment, or complaint and exhaustion of any right of appeal for all individuals charged on the same accusation, indictment, or complaint”]; and provided, further, that this paragraph shall not apply to records in the possession of an agency that is the subject of the pending investigation or prosecution; and provided, further, that the release of booking photographs shall only be permissible in accordance with Code Section 35-1-19;
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Blake Feldman @3lake.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Last week, the Sen. Jud. Cmte. made 2 great changes to HB 171. They added language to make possessing AI-generated images of minors a misdemeanor (instead of felony) for kids. And they removed the sentencing enhancements for using AI. Sen. Rules gutted the improvements. Why?! #gapol
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