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Karlene Goller

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Free Press lawyer. Gives a damn.

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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
On Tyranny — Special 250th Edition open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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On Tyranny — Special 250th Edition
With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
CA AB 1821 set for June 30 hearing, =“a virtual horror show of governmental non-transparency,” a disaster for accountability + democracy. Call Senate Judiciary Comm members who have the power to stop 1821 - protect our democracy. sjud.senate.ca.gov/members?mc_c... calmatters.org/politics/202...
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
projects.propublica.org/childhood-va... Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/video/inside... #1A
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Video: A Times Lawyer on Why the Pentagon Lawsuit Matters
A federal judge recently determined that certain Pentagon restrictions on news outlets violated the First Amendment. David McCraw, who heads the newsroom legal team for The New York Times, discusses t...
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
When life gives you lemons, you make Lemon Pound Cake, then prevail in court. Great explainer by @thefireorg.bsky.social on the #Afroman verdict last week that was a big win for the First Amendment. www.youtube.com/shorts/im4mk...
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You’ll NEVER Believe Why He Went to Court
Rapper @ogafroman turned a police raid into a music video… and the deputies sued him. But the First Amendment still protects satire, parody, and calling out government officials, even if it bruises…
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 24/03/2026
DHS says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing. They’re absolutely wrong. Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again. Watch @freedom.press's @trevortimm.bsky.social explain:
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You have the right to record ICE. Period.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It's unfortunate that the NYT had to sue -- it should get its attorneys' fees paid personally by @secdef.govpeeps.us
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Check out this article: "Jury rules for Afroman in case over 'Lemon Pound Cake' video that used home raid surveillance footage" www.abajournal.com/news/article...
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Jury rules for Afroman in case over 'Lemon Pound Cake' video that used home raid surveillance footage
A jury found Wednesday that Grammy-nominated rapper Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman, should not be held liable for a song that he wrote and a video that he made after several local sheriff's deputies raided his home in Adams County, Ohio.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand
Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Seems like a good video for his trial
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“The folks are fearful,” said Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield. " ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
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'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
calmatters.org/commentary/2... Even more powerful after #ICE killing yesterday followed by #Noem and #Bovino lies. Read this everyone: @borderpatrol.bsky.social #stephenmiller #ICE #DHS #Trump
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Opinion | ICE ignores hard lessons LAPD learned after Rodney King beating
Federal immigration agents are forgoing the basics that LA police espouse after their years of ignominy: de-escalation, accountability and protecting and serving.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Read this now: One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
SO FUN: Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
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Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.
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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The First Amendment protects the public’s right to: 1. Film ICE in public 2. Photograph ICE in public 3. Observe what ICE does in public ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 13/01/2026
This is Minneapolis: Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city. Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Sign on door prohibiting immigration enforcement on private property Shelf filled with goggles and whistles
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b... #1A
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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Opinion | In L.A. mayor’s race, Karen Bass is vulnerable but she’ll be tough to topple
As L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' runs for re-election, will Austin Beutner, former L.A. schools chief, developer Rick Caruso or President Trump be factors?
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Finally, a new revenue model for media www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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Kansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
These Sheep Have a Statement to Make www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/s... I can't wait to get this yarn!
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These Sheep Have a Statement to Make
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Fairhope police arrest woman in penis costume at ‘No Kings’ protest alabamareflector.com/2025/10/20/f...
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Fairhope police arrest woman in penis costume at 'No Kings' protest | Alabama Reflector
A woman dressed in an inflatable costume was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors at the Fairhope "No Kings" protest Saturday.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.
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The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein
YouTube video by The Onion
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 10/10/2025
9th Circuit just made anti-SLAPP laws (like the good ones in California and Nevada) a lot less effective. This is going to lead to a ton of suppressed speech. Stupid and dangerous. Especially now. We need a federal anti-SLAPP law now. And we won't get one. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/10/2025
Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 09/10/2025
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
‘They Cheated Like Dogs, but We Got Them Back’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o... Important read traces acts in furtherance of Trump administration’s Hungarian-style pseudo-democracy strategy:
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Opinion | ‘They Cheated Like Dogs, but We Got Them Back’
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 27/09/2025
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do... Another collaborator. How embarrassing @UnitedStatesTennisAssociation to try to censor coverage of the President. Should it now be called the Vichy Open? #USTA #ITSTHEFIRSTAMENDMENT #Censorship #Lockhimup #Collaborator
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U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h... @seckennedy.govpeeps.us You are killing people. You should not have your position in our government.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
wapo.st/45KmaNA Who in W's administration thought of using this word #Homeland Puke Now look: #ICE DETENTION MOBILES in #trump gold no less, "... paying four companies more than $2.4 million: $2.25 million for 25 Chevrolet Tahoes ... and about $174,000 for custom wrapping ...."
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ICE aims to spend millions on decked-out vehicles for D.C. operation
Documents show the agency is seeking to purchase two dozen SUVs, along with gold-detailed custom wraps.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
#sandwichguy
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
calmatters.org/commentary/2... #Olympics #trump
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Los Angeles now has to appease Trump's ego as planners prep for the 2028 Olympics | Opinion
L.A. still faces formidable challenges as the region prepares for the Olympics. It's unclear whether Trump will help or hurt those efforts.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
He Asked Tiffany Trump to Marry Him. Then the Deals Started Coming. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...
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He Asked Tiffany Trump to Marry Him. Then the Deals Started Coming.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
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Jerry Garcia wasn't political. But the Grateful Dead symbolized defiance in a deeply political moment | Opinion
Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead were not political. But 1966 was an intensely political moment in California. Culture and politics swirled.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
youtu.be/fyWr7XRiyVM?...
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Congressman Jonah Ryan discusses Daylight Saving on the House Floor
YouTube video by Selina Meyer
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 09/04/2025
It’s a scary time. So feel the fear, metabolize the fear and transcend the fear by working with other people to act with courage and stand tall for democracy and freedom.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people infected by cholera in South Sudan including five children died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20... Brave young lawyer @ThomasSipp is magnificent. He understands what being a lawyer means. Proud for him. #RuleofLaw #Democracy #Constitution .
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‘I Felt Ashamed.’ Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump - Listen on NYT Audio
38 min listen - When his employer struck a deal to avert an executive order, Thomas Sipp decided to make a stand.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/t... “This slide toward secrecy and lack of transparency is an erosion of democratic norms.”
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The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It
As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and his...
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7618... Trump planning DC military parade costing taxpayers more than $100 million for his 79th birthday. #LockHimUp #HandsOff
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Trump Will Get His Showy (And Likely Expensive) Military Parade in D.C.
Trump’s 2018 plans for a parade of military tanks and planes down Pennsylvania Avenue NW were scuttled. But this year no one will stop him.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u... #grift #con #lockthemup
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Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out
The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
A lot of new reporting here about what’s going on at DOJ — including the background to the two immigration lawyers — August Flentje and Erez Reuveni — who were placed on administrative leave after Friday’s hearing over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s March 15 deportation. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-immi...
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What happened this week in Trump's authoritarianism speed-run
Aggressive and often unconstitutional immigration policies are testing the law and the courts. At the same time, the Trump administration is testing — and breaking — the government.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions…. But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
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Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
We signed the Perkins amicus. Proud my firm Jassy Vick Carolan LLP stands up for our colleagues at Perkins Coie, First Amendment principles and the rule of law. ⚖️ jassyvick.com/news.cfm #RuleofLaw #Constitution #FirstAmendment #Leadership
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