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@ksvesq.bsky.social
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Founder, Risepoint Search Partners. Former litigator. Mom to two amazing girls. Color commentary for @stevevladeck.bsky.social.

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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In my Lyft on the way to Union Station. I sit down. It’s 7:44 am. Lyft driver says “Ma’am can I ask you two questions?” Me: ok Lyft Driver: First, do you think our phones are spying on us and second do you believe in God?
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April Ludgate's Urgent 'HELP!' Sticky Note
ALT: April Ludgate's Urgent 'HELP!' Sticky Note
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My girls are 8 and 10. They are too young to learn about the details of what happened at Cornell. But you better believe I remind them regularly that we don’t trust any men until they have proven that they are worthy of our trust.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share that my new book about #SCOTUS, "The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong With the Supreme Court—and How to Fix It," is now available for pre-orders: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/812983... The book is set to be published by @vikingbooks.bsky.social on May 4, 2027.
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The Court We Need by Stephen Vladeck: 9798217061815 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A brilliant and bracing account of the Supreme Court’s rise, its unraveling, and what it will take to save it, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Docket Richard Nixon turned...
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As a mom of girls and as an alumna, the Cornell Seven story has shaken me to the core. Abhorrent behavior not just by those seven men, but by all the cowards that knew and didn’t immediately demand justice for the victim — including the entire Cornell administration and Board.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So @stevevladeck.bsky.social got charged $40 for a missing steamer in his NYC hotel room this week. Do you think I should email the front desk and let them know that never in the history of Steve Vladeck has he ever steamed a single item let alone know how to *use* a steamer?
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Never change, Western MA. Never change.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A level parenting is splitting the weekend with your spouse so you each get a break; A+ level parenting is setting up drop-off play dates for both kids on your day
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My Gen Z employees have taught me that putting the !! sticker on a text means you agree with what the person is saying and not “omfg are you kidding me?!?” (as I had been using it frequently) and now I’m spiraling.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
For those over on Instagram, go give @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s new professional IG handle a follow 😊
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This is why you don’t post your location on the internet, kids
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Celebrating July 4th by attending Pride in London and asking the Brits if they will take (some of us) back
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Mainstream media coining today's birthright citizenhip case as "a blow to President Trump." You fuckers. This is not a blow to President Trump. They *never* thought they would win this case and did this to satisfy an unhinged base. Stop normalizing the dissents and making the Court seem moderate.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I am stunned that the constitutional question was so close. I thought it would be 6–3 or 7–2. It is profoundly disturbing that four justices would allow either the president or Congress to rewrite the plain text of the 14th Amendment. This is obviously a good outcome, but the margin is alarming.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
As the mom of two girls who play sports let me just say: I could give a fuck about the sex at birth of any child they play with or against. Condoning the policing of youth sports in this manner is bigoted.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father’s Day to our absolute favorite guy @stevevladeck.bsky.social You are the Jedi master of dad jokes (did I do that right)?
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The collective net worth inside of MSG right now is more than the GDP of most countries
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Every east coast parent of young kids right now staring down a 3-day weekend of 58 degrees with rain and zero activities planned
Ben Affleck smoking meme
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Other than discovering that I’m apparently John Oliver’s son, @lastweektonight.com’s deep dive into the shadow docket is really quite good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKeq...
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The Shadow Docket: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy Mother’s Day to me from our 7-year-old
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The intersection of our shared interests:
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
20+ years after I took the LSAT, I now understand why there was a logic games section on it. It wasn’t for the practice of law — it was to make sure that if you had kids, you could handle the insane logistics of their multi-sport weekend schedules after a long week of work.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Do we think @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social accepts proposed cover submissions from 10-year-olds?
A proposed book cover for the Court We Need drawn by our 10-year-old daughter
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
My brother-in law, my sister-in-law's husband, and I are 11 episodes deep into a new podcast. It's called "Uncles-in-Law," and it's a mix of news, parenting, sports, & other family stuff. I hope you'll check it out! Video: www.youtube.com/@Uncles-in-Law Audio: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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Uncles-in-Law Pod
Three brothers-in-law navigating family, sports, history, and the slow breakdown of their bodies. Uncles-in-Law is what happens when the group chat turns into a podcast.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/04/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “When the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s attempt to constrict birthright citizenship, we should applaud that result,” Stephen Vladeck says. “We must not lose sight, however, of the opportunities the court won’t have to rein in the administration.”
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Opinion | Trump Will Lose the Birthright Citizenship Case. But in a Way, He’s Already Won.
The case is open-and-shut on the merits. But its procedural course still leaves plenty of room for Trump administration overreach.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I need to know what 23-year-old marketing assistant approved this. Diabolical.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The most common question I get about @stevevladeck.bsky.social is “when does he sleep?!” — a nod to just how much content he puts out (second most common: wait, how tall IS he!?) Today’s One First explores how Steve writes the newsletter. Hint: it’s not AI! www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-215-...
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Bonus 215: How I Write the Newsletter
I've received a number of questions from readers about the process involved in how I write—and decide what to write about in—the newsletter. This week's bonus issue attempts a peek behind the curtain.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I have jury duty today. On the way to the courthouse, I swung by @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s office at Georgetown Law. Picking which prop from his office to bring to jury duty was really hard! I narrowed it down to these two. Think I’ll get selected?!
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Ok but why is this what our 7-year-old is designing on Canva??
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our displeased 10-year-old after the Supreme Court’s evening news drop interrupted our post-dinner family hearts game: “UGHH couldn’t dad have just been, like, an architect or something?!?!?”
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I realize that we are in a war right now and there are far more serious things going on in the world but this is the funniest school email I’ve received in my decade+ of parenting and I can’t stop laughing
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We just got our oldest daughter’s Bat Mitzvah date and surely it must be a mistake since she was just born last week 😭😭😭😭😭 (Luckily it’s not until 2029 so I have a few years to pull myself together but STILL Y’ALL)
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Every Jewish mom texting her family group chat this morning some variation of “Did you know Jack Hughes is half Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah?!”
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Watching Alysa Liu win gold by being no one but herself and doing it for the sheer joy of the sport with my own aspiring figure skater was truly moving. Sydney (7) said “She’s my mentor!” I think she meant role model, but all the same. What an amazing athlete and person we are all lucky to watch.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
We used to go away for Valentine’s Day (or at least out to dinner!) Now we just travel to multiple states for different kids’ sport tournaments. Photo almost 20-years (!!!!) old. We still look like these babies though, right @stevevladeck.bsky.social?? 💕💕
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I’m learning that being the house where your daughter’s Girl Scout Troop stores all of its cookies for distribution is extremely dangerous.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The companies/law firms that these men in the Epstein files work for all knew about these internal emails years ago. They just never thought they’d be released. Don’t forget that.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Live shot of everyone in our neighborhood trying to get their cars out
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a group of men are standing in the snow using a large saw
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
For those scoring at home: yes we are still fully snowed in; no our street has not been plowed; no our kids do not have school tomorrow again and frankly might not all week.
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a cat with a butterfly on its head is holding a glass of wine .
ALT: a cat with a butterfly on its head is holding a glass of wine .
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk. Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared. Well, here’s a link: georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Screenshot of a TikTok video with error message at top saying “your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Our 10-year-old, calling into @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s office while he is filming a video on the unconstitutionality of ICE going door to door without a warrant: “Dad don’t make it too long! People on TikTok have very short attention spans.”
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Big storm + freeze coming means many days ahead home with our kids. What are some good family movies we should watch together? Which ones am I forgetting? For reference, our girls are 7 and 10.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Arrived at Union Station at the same time the March For Life let out and curious how many of these people are also protesting ICE’s atrocious actions since they care so much about human life.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to disappearing people off the street and detaining 5-year-olds on their way home from school."
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
DMV parents buckle up: I’m calling it now that we won’t have school until at LEAST Wednesday next week, possibly Thursday. This one is going to be a doozy. ❄️❄️❄️
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
If I’ve learned anything in the years I’ve lived in DC it’s that supermarkets will run out of food regardless of whether we get snow so do your shopping way earlier than you think you need to. Oh and if we do get major snow the city will be shut down for a week.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Today @stevevladeck.bsky.social and I celebrate one full decade of being parents as our oldest daughter turns 10. Being a parent is the hardest and most rewarding part of our lives. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Happy birthday to our big girl — and cheers to us for surviving the first 10.
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This morning, as @stevevladeck.bsky.social is leaving the house: "Give 'em hell babe. Especially Cruz." 9-year-old: "Wait. You're meeting Tom Cruise today?!?!?!" www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
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Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Never come between a mom and a Goodwill donation collection bag on the last day of winter break. Truly nothing in this house is safe.
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