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Leslie Levin

@leslieclevin.bsky.social
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Law professor University of Connecticut Law School. I write/teach in the areas of Legal Ethics, the Legal Profession, and Media & the Law.

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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 21h
This doesn’t count the matters that were never addressed by his office because of political contributions made to ward off scrutiny.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The govt's suggestion that the agency did not know about the TRO until this a.m. is nonsense. It is part of the govt's playbook for disregarding court orders. The DOJ has telephones. The TRO was reported by the media last night. Judges need to start holding these gov't actors in contempt.
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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 06/10/2026
The White House barred Politico from Air Force One Monday; sources: other outlets declined to take Politico's seat, leaving no primary print pooler on the trip (Brian Stelter/CNN) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Virtually every time something comes out of Hegseth's mouth, I find myself thinking...WTAF?
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
California appeals court backs reporter who published sealed arrest records www.courthousenews.com/california-a...
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California appeals court backs reporter who published sealed arrest records
The panel agreed with the trial court that a news reporter who published information about a former tech CEO’s arrest on suspicion of domestic violence was protected by the First Amendment and state a...
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 26/09/2026
@rcfp.org is excited to expand our legal services in Minnesota, helping local journalists pursue stories that inform and strengthen their communities — all at no cost to the news outlets we serve.
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Reporters Committee brings free legal support to Minnesota journalists and newsrooms
Twin Cities attorney Christopher Proczko joins as the organization's first full-time Minnesota-based lawyer.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I completely agree that a documentary should not be balanced for the sake of "balance." And to be clear... I wasn't questioning the accuracy of the filmmakers' portrayal. I have nothing but admiration for the people who had the courage to put this documentary out into the world.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bleecker Street did a great job with the trailer. It looks like no one would call this documentary balanced, but it should be fun (and horrifying) to see it.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I hope she didn't need to spend a dime of her own money to defend herself in this case. The claims were nonsensical from the start.
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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Netanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensify Israeli prime minister to pursue new laws as directors of Guardian-produced film face threats from far-right officials and activists www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Netanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensify
Israeli prime minister to pursue new laws as directors of Guardian-produced film face threats from far-right officials and activists
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The California legislature has long been more involved in lawyer regulation than most other state legislatures.
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Taegan Goddard @politicalwire.com · 09/09/2026
The AP Will Keep Using ‘Lake Ontario’ politicalwire.com/2026/09/09/the-ap…
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Florida Bar declines to investigate DHS lawyer's alleged ethical misconduct, claiming a potential conflict with the federal government's authority. The Federal government has no authority over lawyer's bar license. The Bar is simply refusing to do its job. www.law360.com/legalethics/...
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Fla. Bar Tosses Complaint Over DHS GC's 'Worst' Judge Posts - Law360
The Florida Bar has refused to investigate the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for potential ethics violations over his recent series of social media posts attacking sittin...
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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Secured a court order blocking a terrible new USPS rule from taking effect. Trump cannot unlawfully commandeer elections and try to disenfranchise voters. We will continue fighting to protect voters and our democracy.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
George Floyd would not have died that day if it has not been for Chauvin's deliberate, violent actions. Musk has obviously never listened to the expert evidence from the doctors who testified at trial. (Or he just doesn't care.)
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Harper is correct that adjuncts are badly exploited, including by schools with endowments far larger than Bates's. But some of his broad assertions are incorrect or reflect a failure to dig into the facts for perspective. Saying so is not a "cope." It's fair criticism.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is the right response to the bar exam debacle.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Anyone who pays attention to lawyer discipline has known this for over a year. That's why the decision by NY's 1st Dep't Grievance Comm. to refer the grievance against Blanche to the DOJ--rather than investigate--is so outrageous. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... @ldadorg.bsky.social
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At Trump's DOJ, watchdogs gutted as misconduct complaints soar
Two watchdog offices inside the Justice Department are tasked with investigating misconduct. Both have seen significant staff departures under Trump, partly from efforts to shrink the government.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Nice win in Second Circuit for increasing access to documents and other information relating to NY lawyer disciplinary proceedings. NY's disciplinary system is deeply problematic, but this decision will help shed light on how bad it is. www.law.com/2026/07/29/u...
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US Appeals Court Upholds First Amendment Right to View Attorney-Discipline Records and Grievance Dispositions | Law.com
The Second Circuit recognized a presumptive right of access to certain attorney-discipline proceedings and records, handing a victory to those challenging New York's longstanding attorney-grievance co...
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Definitely for this group of applicants. And yes, for everyone else if law professors were willing to give students the grades they deserve.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It is hard to overstate how much this is going to disrupt the lives of many applicants.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The NY Attorney Grievance Committee handled the complaint against Emil Bove in the same way. It consistently refuses to do its job. It has never been very good, but these moves are new lows.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's really not surprising that the NY City Bar would issue this sort of statement. It is one of the few local bar associations that will consistently speak out on rule of law issues. #nycbar #blance
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The judge also stated "Plaintiffs’ Attorney Alejandro Brito is REFERRED to The Florida Bar for its consideration, review, and determination as to whether any disciplinary action is appropriate." More judges need to do this.
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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trump tried to impose drastic, cruel conditions on homelessness funding. We sued, we won, but now Trump is back at it again. His cruelty truly has no bounds.We are heading back to court, and we will keep fighting for as long as it takes.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Proof you are over 45.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
They do have some other things in common. Barr was also the subject of a discipline complaint. DC declined to investigate because it involved a “political “ matter.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“Trump Parties While America Surrenders”
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Trump Celebrates While America Capitulates
The peace deal with Tehran is an Iranian victory.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
President Obama appreciation day folks
UFC arena in front of White House
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/06/2026
Federal officials have said that ICE is removing criminals from the streets of New Jersey and detaining them at a Newark facility called Delaney Hall. But most detainees there haven’t been convicted of crimes, federal data obtained by The New York Times shows.
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ICE Says Detainees Are ‘Worst of the Worst.’ Government Data Disagrees.
Federal officials said they are removing killers and rapists from the streets. Data obtained by The New York Times indicates most detainees at a Newark facility haven’t been convicted of crimes.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Good for Judge McElroy! More judges need to make these referrals so that disciplinary authorities address the misconduct.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 31/05/2026
We need a law that requires the president to divest from all stocks that could generate a conflict of interest. Trump’s recent disclosures show why. bit.ly/4dXnm4z
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Epic Corruption in Plain Sight
Congress and the courts must stop politicians from profiteering.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 30/05/2026
There is no world in which this is okay.     Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from cases involving Trump’s Treasury Department while his own son was secretly working there as a political appointee and attorney. 🧵
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Samuel Alito’s Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump’s Treasury Department
Philip Alito has been working as an attorney with the Treasury’s office of the general counsel for months even as the Supreme Court takes up cases involving the department.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
See also my post arguing that the violence against protesters and the abuse of immigrants both deserve more coverage. presswatchers.org/2026/05/trum... NJ Dem gov doing Trump’s dirty work for him complicates the story, but it‘s still about cruelty meeting resistance.
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Trump’s brutality is showing inside and outside Newark’s Delaney Hall | Press Watch
The violence against protesters and the abuse of immigrants both deserve more coverage.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Judge Xinis in Maryland has also been a rock star in her handling of the DOJ's machinations.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Who is stupider? I can’t come up with a serious contender.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is (one of) the problems with NY's lawyer disciplinary system. It's clear that Sarcone, the Acting First Assistant U.S. Attorney, received a private admonition or letter of caution for making false statements. But the actual sanction and findings are concealed.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Do you think Pirro realizes that she has posted clear evidence of her violation of the rules of professional conduct?
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Every week, we force a vote on the Senate floor to end the war in Iran. While there are signs Republicans are starting to break, so far we can't get to 50. But we will keep trying. Because the Iran war cost crisis is getting devastating for American families.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The author has plucked out rules without considering how they have been interpreted and applied. He is just wrong.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Winstead's hamburgers in Kansas City haven't been good for for decades.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I'm helping to lead a group of Senate Democrats who are planning to force a vote - every single week the Senate is in session - to end the war in Iran. We have that right under the Senate rules, and we are going to keep putting Republicans on record supporting this insane war.
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This is another reason why it's so important for DC Bar Disciplinary Counsel to pursue LDAD's disciplinary complaint against DOJ lawyer Drew Ensign, who represented the government not only before Judge Boasberg, but in other very troubling cases. @ldadorg.bsky.social #lawyers #DOJ
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I doubt that Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Chocolate covered matzah, done right, can be great.
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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 03/04/2026
In an amicus brief, 42 media outlets and advocates argue Trump's EO targeting some law firms restricts media access to pro bono and inexpensive legal counsel (The Intercept) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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Leslie Levin @leslieclevin.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
If we are betting, can we also bet on him falling asleep?
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
HOLY SHIT UCONN
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Massive turnout everywhere at No Kings protests including in Boise, Idaho which indicates how much of a piece of shit you have to be if this many people in Boise are protesting against you.
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My resignation letter
screenshot of a resignation letter expressing sadness at leaving NASA
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