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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 7h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10h
VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 12h
Artists have told Trump to stop using their songs for years -- He never learns! Now it's JMSN's "Love Me," in an ad paid for by YOU @democracydefendersaction.org & @ballard have told WH to take it down. The artist said no, so the answer is NO Full story @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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‘Love Me’ Artist Demands Trump Stop Using Song (Gift Article)
President Trump used JMSN’s song in a recent self-promotional video that was paid for with public money.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15h
Can't buy me love. Not even w/ your tax dollars The White House put JMSN's "Love Me" under a govt-funded ad about Trump & never asked. We're sending the song back @democracydefendersaction.org & @Ballard are fighting for JMSN Full scoop @yasharali.bsky.social👇 -TN
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SCOOP: Trump White House Hit With Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized Use of Song in Taxpayer-Funded Ad
JMSN’s attorneys are demanding that the Trump administration stop using “Love Me” in a government-funded ad, take down existing copies and account for every airing and dollar spent.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15h
Trump is running political ads on your tax dollars, including a recycled one from his campaign It's against the law, & it should make everyone mad My take w/ @arimelber.bsky.social on @ms.now👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15h
3 little words: cease and desist! The WH is using JMSN’s music in campaign-style ads without permission that they wouldn’t have gotten anyway @democracydefendersaction.org w/Ballard is proud to represent JMSN, demanding immediate end to ads using his music & a written account of every airing -TN
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JMSN, "Love Me" Artist, Demands White House Stop Using His Music in Its Political Ads
Attorneys for Christian Berishaj, who performs as JMSN, last night sent a cease-and-desist letter to White House Chief o
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is fighting the press, the courts & your wallet all at once, & it's only Monday His bet is that the chaos moves too fast for anyone to keep track We're keeping track. I'll get into it w/ @arimelber.bsky.social on @ms.now at 6:25pm ET -TN
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Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's approval is stuck in the 30s, so he found a new campaign donor: you His admin is running recycled 2024 campaign ads on Fox & Newsmax, now billed to taxpayers Richard Painter, Virginia Canter, Chris Swartz & I on why this propaganda machine smacks of corruption, @contrariannews.org👇 -TN
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Trump Goes Full-Orwell
The administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are back in court to stop Trump from stripping citizenship from babies born here 3 months after losing at SCOTUS, he's trying to rewrite the 14th Amend. from the Oval Office SCOTUS settled this in June--NO do-overs bc he didn't like the answer! -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOP in Congress have gone supine, & that's how a democracy slides toward Orbán's Hungary Americans aren't having it, & neither are the courts @democracydefendersaction.org & partners have hundreds of cases going & the wins keep coming Why I expect a historic spanking Nov 3 w/ @ms.now👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can a president run his own political ads on your tax dollars? Congress said NO, & these ads blow right past it! All options are on the table for @democracydefendersaction.org , so stay tuned Here's the legal case against these ads, w/ @MorningEdition on @npr.org 👇 -TN
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Taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads raise questions about their legality
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former White House ethics czar Norman Eisen about the ethical and legal questions raised by new Trump administration advertisements, which are funded by taxpayer money.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is a make-me presidency Congress says taxpayer money can't pay for political ads, so Trump ran two in a week If he makes us, @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are ready, & the courts have slapped him down plenty The latest w/ @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We @democracydefendersfund.org helped stop ballot seizure efforts in CA & helped save mail-in voting in the USPS case Now we’re taking on possible deployment of ICE at polling places I explain in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CA Supreme Court unanimously ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure was illegal Ballots MUST stay w/ election officials—blocking 2026 seizures We @democracydefendersfund.org filed amicus on behalf of LULAC Full breakdown in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New polling shows Democrats +11 on the generic ballot & Trump’s approval dropping below 30% Beyond our court victories, the prospect of a historic blue wave is the ultimate deterrent against election interference More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS’s decision on the SAVE database was wrong, but unlikely to have significant immediate impact You should still vote w/ confidence! If MAGA officials try to illegally remove voters, we'll see them in court More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The headlines on the SCOTUS SAVE ruling are doing Trump's PR for him. 2 things they skip No mass voter purges before the midterms. The law bars them 90 days out & we're in that window Noncitizen voting? FL, IN, IA & OH ran voters through SAVE & found almost NOTHING -TN
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The Big Lie aka La Gran Mentira
This analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@democracydefendersfund.org & partners just helped secure an important win against Trump's shutdown mass firings The settlement kills the memo behind them & pulls layoffs out of agency shutdown plans AFGE, AFSCME & their unions never blinked. We are proud to have been a part of their fight👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: ballot seizures ruled illegal by CA Supreme Court! A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's not over
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 23/09/2026
NEWS: Trump is headed back to court thanks to @normeisen.bsky.social and partners.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Are there grounds for impeachment? Start w/ Trump's cabinet Pete Hegseth was a toady for a misbegotten Iran war that cost billions & American & allied lives Hold him accountable for that, & for the Pentagon's corruption & incompetence @ms.now👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The president tried covering his own event on YouTube & you couldn't hear a word That's what you get when you ban Politico & CNN & the whole pool, even Fox, walks A trampling of the First Amendment. But the courts WILL stop it @ms.now👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A Russian oligarch close to Putin hands the president's son a staggering sum & we're supposed to shrug? That is not America Sen. Curtis gets it: voters of every party are outraged & he knows there's a price to pay I break down this outrage w/ @ms.now👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump keeps finding new ways to get paid & new ways to make sure nobody's around to ask about it @democracydefendersfund.org we are exposing the corruption I've seen this playbook before, as House Judiciary counsel the first time around I'll get into it on @ms.now at 11:15am ET👇 -TN
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San Francisco Sues to Stop Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts
The city attorney argued that the service, available for up to $100,000 a month, could allow wealthy traders to manipulate the market, while leaving out everyday investors.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: SF's City Atty sued Trump Media w/ @democracydefendersfund.org, WLG & Platkin LLP for a pay-to-play scheme turning public posts into private profit $100K/mo buys them 50ms early & Trump owns 41% Insider trading as a monthly subscription? See you in court👇 -TN
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San Francisco Sues to Stop Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts
The city attorney argued that the service, available for up to $100,000 a month, could allow wealthy traders to manipulate the market, while leaving out everyday investors.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The deal handing Warner Bros. Discovery to Ellison is BAD for film, independent journalism & our democracy This battle may be over but our fight is not @democracydefendersaction.org & partners in the #BlockTheMerger Coalition will be watching the Ellisons, & you'll be hearing from us👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Great story about how the opposition to a settlement of the Paramount Warner's merger case has exploded Kudos @megjames.bsky.social and thanks for quoting our Contrarian analysis of the Ellison bluff to leave LA
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Opposition grows to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement as deal enters critical week
Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty. Gen. Bonta and other state atto
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Ellisons are threatening to leave CA unless the AG's cave on their case to block the Paramount-Warner's merger I call BS together with leading antitrust experts @contrariannews.org 👇 The AG's and the unions should not fall for it
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AGs Must Not Cave to Paramount’s Empty Threat to Leave California
No company should be allowed to bully a state into abandoning its job of protecting consumers.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We say no no no 1000x no to the Ellisons' pressure tactics. We support the AG's and unions pushing for real structural remedies not ephemeral behavioral ones 
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Block the Merger Coalition Statement on Reports of Ellison’s Settlement Squeeze
News reports indicate state Attorneys General are in negotiation talks in their lawsuit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The merger is a threat to workers, journalists, consumers,...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Judge Nichols permanently blocked Trump's USPS mail ballot rule nationwide The next day SCOTUS left a block on it in place for the midterms @democracydefendersfund.org & partners were in both fights, more in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Be confident your vote will be counted fair & square State AGs, civil rights groups & the pro-democracy movement have your back Vote early & however suits you best, including by mail Why I'm so sure, in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews 👇 -TN
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We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
2 heroic state AGs have been fighting to stop the Paramount-WBD takeover — but the Ellisons are about to force a terrible settlement. Stand with @democracydefendersaction.org & our #BlockTheMerger partners and sign our petition in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 - TN
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We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump's DOJ tried to settle his $10B IRS suit w/ a $1.776B slush fund for his allies Judge Williams said no—& Monday she said no again He tried to settle w/ himself & still lost. How @democracydefendersfund.org helped in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rule of law, free & fair elections, fighting corruption: our three pillars This week @democracydefendersfund.org & partners won on all three, w/ 45 days until midterms It's thanks to you Contrarians. Every win is in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
With the great @janainelson.bsky.social at the LDF reception at CBC My friend & cocounsel with other wonderful partners in our new case to stop ICE & FBI at the polls We @democracydefendersaction.org love working w/ her & the LDF team My last event of CBC ALC week, headed home for Shabbat dinner!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org, DemocracyFwd & Abbe Lowell filed new claims to save E.Potomac Park Trump kept going after we sued--Now the park is a dump for TOXIC White House debris from Trump's other vanity projects By law it exists "for the recreation & pleasure of the people." Not his👇
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Legal Challenge Brought Against Effort by Trump-Vance Administration to Stymie Public Access to East Potomac Park, Create Exclusive Golf Course for President
The DC Preservation League and two local residents are taking legal action to protect East Potomac Park and its golf course, challenging the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful and possibly hazardou...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A one-two punch for Trump this week The judge ruled yet again that his name can't go on the Kennedy Center. You shouldn't have to win that twice Then the tantrum about tearing it down drew a court order too Rep.Beatty, @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG landed both, as I told @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We all saw the picture. Not a small piece of paper, a giant sign: "Kennedy Center demolished" We ran to court overnight & won. The KC is not Donald Trump's to rename or tear down @democracydefendersaction.org, @washlitgroup.bsky.social Group & Rep.Beatty fight on Latest on @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
JFK said citizens should ask what they can do for their country. Trump keeps asking what a memorial to JFK can do for him @democracydefendersaction.org & @washlitgroup.bsky.social are w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social in court to keep his name off it & its doors open I'll get into it w/ @cnn.com @2:30 -TN
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Attorney fighting Trump's efforts to rename and close Kennedy Center discusses case
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Norm Eisen, whose legal group Democracy Defenders Action has been fighting the Trump administration in court over its efforts to rename and close the Kennedy Center.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Loose plaster at the Kennedy Center? Same as my bathroom: you repair it & put a little net over it You don't close the place -- They're closing it to spare Trump the embarrassment: the artists & audience fled after his takeover @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Always great to see my wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social -- here at CBC She had the foresight to fight Trump putting his name on the Kennedy Center from day 1 & now stopping his threat to demolish it! We @democracydefendersaction.org are honored to be in her corner w/ WLG
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Even I need a scorecard to keep up w/ the Kennedy Center case, & I'm one of the lawyers! So I sat down w/ @npr.org to walk through the latest & what comes next -- Spoiler: Trump keeps losing! @democracydefendersaction.org & @washlitgroup.bsky.social are w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social all the way 👇 -TN
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Attorney fighting Trump's efforts to rename and close Kennedy Center discusses case
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Norm Eisen, whose legal group Democracy Defenders Action has been fighting the Trump administration in court over its efforts to rename and close the Kennedy Center.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We @democracydefendersfund.org are proud to be among "Civil Rights Groups Suing to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites" We are representing labor unions @aft.org, UFCW & IUPAT together w/ many from our coalition that also stopped Trump's USPS cheating! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Civil Rights Groups Sue to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites (Gift Article)
The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send agents to polling stations violate the Voting Rights Act.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'll join @npr.org at 710 AM to talk about our win stopping the threatened demolition of the Kennedy Center. Now we get discovery! Proud to represent @repbeatty.bsky.social here at DDF with WLG in Court & on public radio--another arts institution Trump tried and failed to demolish
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Big win today in our fight to STOP Trump's outlandish plot to demolish Kennedy Center Congress created it for the American people & it is not his to tear down DDA & WLG filed today for @RepBeatty I'll get into it w/ @lauracoates.com on @CNN.com tonight, 11 pm ET hour 👇 -TN
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social is the best so @civildefenseinst.bsky.social is sure to be great!
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