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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg

@danua.bsky.social
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"Local know-it-all attorney"- Philly Inquirer. "Professional troll"- spouse. Civil rights attorney at the Public Interest Law Center. Sixers sufferer. He/him. Views mine only.

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Noah Becker @noahbecker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"We want our children to think about others, to share, to tell the truth, to chase their passions. We want that in spite of the evidence it’s not how the world works. The new Golden Rule: Do unto others as would most increase shareholder value."
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Afterwards you can get a slice at Argento’s, a bat from Gold Medal Sports, and catch a movie at the AMC. (If you know, you know.)
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“He’s back scrambling.” “It is basically a choking situation”
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Before my mom died, our big goal was simple: bump out the horizon until the miracle came. May it come soon enough for others.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is, in fact, pathetic.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Our country’s shameful turn against vulnerable children will be made temporary. UPMC’s stain on its reputation, however, will last forever.”
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UPMC to pay Justice Department to resolve probe into gender-affirming care for minors
UPMC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to end its investigation into the hospital system’s use of gender-affirming care for minors a...
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jennifer kates @jenniferkates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How many falling apart schools could we have modernized?
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bluesky (aka Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) if you like civil rights -- a kid's right to public education, a voter's right to a free and fair election, or a renter's right to a safe home, please consider coming to @pubintlawctr.bsky.social's annual event: pubintlaw.org/2026-annual-...
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2026 Annual Celebration • A Night of Impact | The Public Interest Law Center
Join us Thursday, October 8, 2026, for our annual celebration, A Night of Impact
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Brian Barrish @brianbarrish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
MALALA SAYS GO BIRDS
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Dickerson. Not ideal.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
His dad, a Philly Rec Center leader, started the Anderson Monarchs, an amazing youth sports program in Philadelphia, with teammates like Mo’ne Davis. He is now about to make his MLb debut! sfstandard.com/2026/09/12/s...
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Giants outfield prospect Scott Bandura to join team in San Francisco
The Princeton product has hit 13 home runs and stolen 34 bases across two levels this season.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jordan Mailata knows ice cream.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My ten year old, at dinner: Pablo Torre found out.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Representing these families has been a real honor, and this is a real victory on their behalf... And also, we know the broader context of what could be going on. www.advocate.com/health/trans...
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Trump administration abandons legal appeal for trans kids’ medical records
The DOJ asked a federal appeals court to dismiss its challenge after a judge blocked subpoenas seeking sensitive records from young patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
BREAKING: DOJ moves to dismiss another appeal of its district court losses on the trans care administrative subpoenas. This case involves the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; the appeal is at the Third Circuit. DOJ's opening brief was due today. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...
Case: 26-1401
Document: 29
Page: 1
Date Filed: 08/10/2026
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
IN RE: 2025 UPMC SUBPOENA
Nos. 26-1401, 26-1545
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS APPEAL
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), the government respectfully moves to voluntarily dismiss this consolidated
appeal, with all parties to bear their own costs. Plaintiffs-Appellees do not
oppose this motion.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today's DOJ motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Motion(s) – #29 in In re: 2025 UPMC Subpoena (3rd Cir., 26-1401) – CourtListener.com
ECF FILER: UNOPPOSED Motion filed by Appellant USA in 26-1401, 26-1545 for Dismissal of Case pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 42(b). Certificate of Service dated 08/10/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-1401, ...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Comment from Mimi McKenzie, lawyer for the patients who brought the challenge to the administrative subpoena: substack.com/@chrisgeidne...
The lawyers for the hospital’s patients, who brought the challenge, noted both the success of the litigation — and the future unknowns.

 “The children we represented, their families, and all minor patients from UPMC’s gender-affirming care clinic can now rest easy that their personal information will not be exposed to a hostile administration,” Mimi McKenzie, legal director of the Public Interest Law Center, said in a statement provided to Law Dork. “That’s a win for patients. But it came with a great cost. They faced the possibility of harassment from the federal government and the fear that their private healthcare records would be in the hands of people who think that transgender and nonbinary people shouldn’t exist.”

McKenzie warned, however, that DOJ “has been reaching agreements with healthcare providers to end gender-affirming care and prop up ‘de-transition’ clinics, at a cost of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars,“ adding, “Gender-affirming care is legal in Pennsylvania, and gender-based discrimination is not. UPMC must follow the law and not cave to a hostile administration.”
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why do Philadelphia's criteria-based schools (the "magnets," if you are old like me) have so few students with disabilities in them? One reason might be that our school district punished them for seeking reasonable accommodations in their applications. No longer. www.inquirer.com/education/sp...
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Philly just shifted its rules for how kids with disabilities can get into special admissions schools. A lawsuit threat prompted the change.
“The district should want to have engaged and talented students with disabilities in our top schools, not push them out," said a parent whose child was affected by the now-changed policy.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Blue sky on BlueSky.
Kid at citizens bank park corridor looking out onto a rainbow.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
News: The Trump Administration tried to end a Newark-based redlining consent decree. On behalf of three fair housing groups, we stopped them. pubintlaw.org/cases-and-pr...
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Judge Rejects Trump Administration Attempt to End Redlining Consent Decree in and Around Newark | The Public Interest Law Center
The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and pove...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is one deeply reported, beautifully written (or edited) story, and you should find time this Sunday morning to read every word of it. 1/2 Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“The agreement provides for the largest known per-tenant award in a class-action lawsuit under Philadelphia’s rental license and certificate law, according to the Philadelphia-based Public Interest Law Center, which sued on behalf of Bentley Manor tenants in March 2025.” I know that’s right.
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Philly tenants have reached a deal with their landlord over unsafe conditions and could get rent refunds
The tenants' class-action lawsuit alleged that Odin Properties, one of Philadelphia's largest landlords, kept charging rent at the Bentley Manor apartments without making required safety repairs.
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Queen of Jeans @queenofjeans.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
they announced that we got LeBron over the PA speakers at the Acme lmao
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is how we get our news in the Delaware Valley.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Walnut chocolate chip cookies, hold the walnuts.
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‘The Frog Commissary Cookbook’ remains a Philadelphia icon over 40 years after its debut
Drawing from menu items at the Frög and the Commissary, the cookbook introduced Philly home cooks to unfamiliar ingredients. Forty-one years later, the book still has devoted fans.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A pathbreaking lawyer, and good human being, who would regularly call my childhood home at night and shout “HI IS IRV THERE, PLEASE? ITS GEORGE GOULD.”
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The awful company that sponsors your favorite sports podcast is fighting for the right to stay awful. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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DraftKings sued Philadelphia for investigating whether it’s violating city consumer protection laws
DraftKings sued the city of Philadelphia after it opened an investigation into its business and marketing practices.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Watching my grandfather / idol / kindred spirit die one bloody cough at a time truly sucked.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I have now watched this eight times.
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Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is classic Philly because he's saying something very touching and poignant but he sounds like he's about to fight the crowd. He's like: "I'm angry at how passionate this friggin' bell makes me and I need all of you to be too!"
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I truly don’t see how this country can go on if we don’t ban online sports betting. This story is stomach-turning.
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FanDuel sent a personal message from Phillies star Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling addiction
Terry Thompson lost $1.5 million on bets he placed with FanDuel. The company gave him VIP treatment — including a personalized video message from the Phillies' All-Star first baseman.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It is actually against the law to live in South Philly and root against Mexico.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Don’t mind if I do.
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Sean @flyingwalruss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Do you guys think Jaylen Brown will make amends to Embiid after he’s traded to Philly for Paul George?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
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jennifer kates @jenniferkates.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Brad Lander, now America’s earnest dad. 💞
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I showed this to my ten year old as he was going to sleep. He rolled over in his bed, let out a satisfied sigh and said “that’s NyQuil to me.”
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Are you sure
Bizarre, Paul Bunyan-looking giant inflatable man with a soccer ball and Lowe’s uniformA price tag describing that it’s Leo Messi, and  costs $99
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Arthur Steinberg @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@danua.bsky.social is right: If the District doesn't act immediately to reverse the staff cuts, they could be lost for good. Philly public school students need these positions filled. www.inquirer.com/education/ph... #PhlEd
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Philly teachers union and advocates implore school officials to restore 340 classroom positions
Their plea came the day after the dramatic public collapse in City Council of Mayor Parker's rideshare tax that would have provided recurring funding to the school district.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I’m yuge on tik tok.
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How do we know Philly's schools are underfunded? The courts told us. #philadelphia #philly #lawyer #publiceducation #teacher
TikTok video by publicinterestlawcenter
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Education Law Center-PA @edlawcenterpa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Without the rideshare tax, Philadelphia students will lose the support of hundreds of school-based positions, including teachers and counselors. Join ELC-PA and partners at City Hall (North Apron) on Tuesday, June 2 at 4:30 p.m. to advocate for the funding needed to reverse these classroom cuts.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Chris T. Jones (middle name is just T, thank you very much).
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
PHILLY (anywhere from 41 to 33% of Bluesky): Are you curious why the school district budget continues to be in crisis? Want to know how to avoid laying off reading teachers in the middle of a literacy crisis? Wednesday at 5pm, a smarter person than me will explain. RSVP here: luma.com/e7cgfzb8
Flyer text from People's Budget Office.

Learn how Philadelphia schools are funded and why they are at risk of big cuts in this year's budget. *Where does the School District's deficit come from? What will it take to repair all our city's aging school buildings? Why do public schools still not have enough money after winning a historic lawsuit? Who's actually in charge of schools?*  Join us for a session to learn all about the School District's $5 billion budget, why schools are still underfunded, and how you can engage in the budget process to make sure schools get the resources they need to safely educate kids.
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
If you want to know how long Chris Rabb has been doing progressive activism, I took this picture last fall in the basement of what is no longer John Calhoun College at Yale. (It's now named for Grace Hopper.)
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BTS @bigtentsocialist.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
👀
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Stephen Caruso @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
PA legislative election results thread starting below ⬇️
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Matt Gelb @mattgelb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Phillies have a winning record again. Some things I think I think: www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...
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Eight thoughts on the resurgent Phillies, starting with Zack Wheeler and Kyle Schwarber
A smattering of things I think I think about the Phillies after a 5-1 road trip to Boston and Pittsburgh.
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Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg @danua.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Philly law protects tenants from being evicted on account of tenant organizing. Maybe for the first time in history, my colleague just enforced that prohibition.
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In a rare ruling, Philly’s Fair Housing Commission said a landlord unlawfully retaliated against a tenant for organizing her peers
Public Interest Law Center called the decision “a victory for the city’s growing tenant organizing movement.”
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