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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Adventures in Being K’s Dad. K is my son, an adult with autism & his dad’s best pal. My boy loves the beach most of all. It brings him peace & relaxation. And my wife has for years found opportunities to get him to one beach or another as often as she can. They’re beach buddies, & I love that.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Writing a brief at the beach before the family awakens.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Writing a brief at the beach before the family awakens.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thirty-six years ago this afternoon, Beth and I exchanged vows at the Hotel Hershey. The road from there to here has included love, a much-adored son, laughter, respect and support through a few challenges. I'm a fortunate man indeed.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Visited the doctor this morning. After seeing him, I stopped at the front desk to make my next appointment, and the nice lady looked up at me and asked "Are you checking out?" This caused me some alarm as the doctor seemed to suggest I'm doing fine.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

51 years ago today, Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, MI. When I was a young adult living in Toledo, I used to drive up that way to take my grandmother to lunch. She always chose the Red Fox. I always wondered what Grandma had in mind.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

On this date in 1925, a jury in Dayton, TN, found schoolteacher John Scopes guilty of violating the Butler Act by teaching evolution. The judge fined Mr. Scopes $100. The Tennessee Supreme Court later vacated the fine on a technicality. Yay appellate courts. #AppellateSky

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The Pennsylvania Capitol as seen from my office window, obscured by Canadian wildfire smoke.

Photo of Pennsylvania Capitol dome shrouded in smoke.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My great-grandparents on the Fine side of the family were Rachel and Reuben. I think of them as the sandwich generation.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My great-grandparents on the Fine side of the family were Rachel and Reuben. I think of them as the sandwich generation.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Counselor, wouldn’t you agree your entire argument is foreclosed by the opinion we just issued this morning in ABC v. DEF?” “Your Honor, I’d like to take a hydration break now.”

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Counselor, wouldn’t you agree your entire argument is foreclosed by the opinion we just issued this morning in ABC v. DEF?” “Your Honor, I’d like to take a hydration break now.”

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

As the Committee of Five memorably sings in "1776," John Adams was obnoxious and disliked. However, I think he got (at least) one thing right. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence, and that's the day we should celebrate as Independence Day. 1/2

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Two-hundred fifty years ago today the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence transmitted its draft to the Continental Congress. I’ve no doubt the file was labeled “TJ FINAL, FINAL, REALLY FINAL,” and the transmittal message said something like … 1/2

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My octogenarian Jewish mother in Toledo--who likes to follow legal news and then quiz me when I call her--is going to ask me tonight about today's SCOTUS decision in T. M. v. Univ. of Md. Medical Sys. Would I be a bad son if I just told her that Rooker Feldman is one of the guys at her synagogue?

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I used to think that, in my next career, I'd open a restaurant on Capitol Hill called "Justice Burger" but, just to mess with people, I'd only serve frankfurters and salmon.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Oral argument this afternoon in the New York Appellate Division in Manhattan. Best courtroom around. Always glad to work with my partner, Joanna Diakos #AppellatePlaces.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

On the phone this evening with my octogenarian Jewish mother in Toledo and mentioned I have an oral argument in NYC tomorrow. I coughed. “Oh, dear,” Mom responded, “make sure to take cough drops with you.” This, my friends, is why she is my secret weapon.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Adventures in Being K’s Dad. I’ve written about my son, an adult with autism and his dad’s best pal. My boy loves the swings, so I take him to the playground a lot, including this morning. Truth be told, his old man has a hectic week coming up, and this time is a morale boost. Thanks, Sonny Boy.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I love living in a place with so much history. One hundred sixty-one years today, President Lincoln’s funeral train arrived in Harrisburg for a day. This is the train at the old train station, which was a few blocks east of the current train station.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

My boy and I have been watching old reruns of "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" on Sunday mornings. If you're of a certain age, you know the show and the "cast." I watched it 50 years ago with my dad. As an old guy, I share this lesson with a hat tip to my wife: in a world of Marlins, be a Jim. 1/

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I don’t know how you spent your Sunday, but my boy and I started the day visiting the final resting place of Nancy Kulp, Miss Jane Hathaway from “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Her grave is in the Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. If you’re of a certain age, you’ll get it.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Today's Pa. Supreme Court decision holding that the Commonwealth's Constitution bars the imposition of mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole is remarkable and historic. The case didn't decide retroactivity, and that will be the next huge issue. www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

One of the things that sometimes happens when you've been practicing law since the ink on the Magna Carta was still wet is that you think about how the practice has changed since you started. I was thinking yesterday about how we get opinions. 1/

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Is this the first time a SCOTUS opinion has alluded to Sir Laurence Olivier?

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Is this the first time a SCOTUS opinion has alluded to Sir Laurence Olivier?

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Oral argument this morning in the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Oral argument this morning in the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I had occasion recently to listen to the recording of an oral argument in which counsel persistently failed to stop talking when a judge interrupted with a question. I get the temptation to try to finish what might be a crucial point. 1/

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

You know that moment. You've been struggling to figure out how to write an argument on a particularly dense subject. You've started, stopped, revised and considered sticking a sharpened No. 2 pencil in your left eye in frustration. 1/

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Then you see the argument, fully formed, in your mind's eye, and the race is on to get it on paper (or screen) while it remains clear in your thoughts. 2/

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I’ve been a background actor (an extra) in two movies, one with Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman, and the other with Chadwick Boseman.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Happy 223rd anniversary to Marbury v. Madison.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Great. Now my octogenarian Jewish mother in Toledo won’t just ask me why I didn’t become a doctor, she’ll ask why I couldn’t be that nice Jewish boy who scored the gold-medal-winning hockey goal. Oy gevalt.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

This is Market Square in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 165 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln stopped here to offer some remarks on his way to Washington for his first inauguration. My office is in the building in the background with the top floors clad in gray. I so love the history of this area.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Been dealing with a health crisis involving a loved one (which seems to be resolving well), and I am reminded how important and helpful nurses can be. I’m so grateful.

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Happy 55th anniversary to “Tapestry.” I wish I’d held up as well, but then I didn’t start out nearly as beautiful.

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