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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 16h

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I take it that Texas did not have the same problem?

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yet another preemptive pardon in the works

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Chris Wright left office nearly a decade ago?

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The officials in Palm Beach would be foolish to assume that, if Congress flips in November, and in any event once the kleptocrat-in-chief leaves office, they can expect continued federal support for this boondoggle www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David

The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Common misspelling for you and David both! Although there was another snarky misspelling in the very early days of word processing -- David Vydec

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pardon my curiosity, but wondering how the PIO construes the rules for press credentials: Do you qualify for a hard pass? Or only a day pass? Or, do you sit in the Bar section?

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Decision that I missed last week: Arizona district judge holds that statute criminalizing non-citizen voting is unconstitutional because Congress lacks authority to set voting qualifications in federal elections. Decision link in article electionlawblog.org/2026/constit...

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Constitutional avoidance and the federal statutory ban on alien voting #ELB

Rick H. links to the Reuters story about a federal district court finding a ban on alien voting unconstitutional. The underlying opinion is here. Back in 2013 (!), I wondered whether this statute migh...

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of my longtime grievances about media stories about decisions, and about allegations and denials in the course of litigation, fail to link to the underlying documents. Especially when in federal court, where CourtListener.com makes access easy. Harder here, where cases are in NY State court

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Too bad there are so many voters who don't spend so much time in the Bluesky echo chamber!

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Seems wrong to me. Build a wall instead of a transparent mesh screen

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Baude's appointment puts a certain level of cachet on his likely conclusions that will serve Perry's ultimate ruling well on review in the Seventh Circuit and beyond

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Judge Bumatay discusses your book only to show historic basis for a right to publish speech anonymously. Do you believe the book supports his argument that there is a historic bases for a right to make political donations anonymously? (And -- do you agree with the dissent on that issue?)

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am no copyright maximalist, but I found this result unsurprising. My friends on the copyleft have consistently beat the drums for allowing training of AI systems, and they have often proved wrong.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Denial of motion by Trump and his lawyers for stay of the S.D. Fla's sanctions for their collusive case setting up slush fund. Importantly, the speech injunction is upheld only as narrowly read by the trial court as barring mischaracterizations only in official proceedings, not in campaigns

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Forgive me, Ray, but the main issue is not going to be Schumer but Fetterman. Beyond that, it remains to be seen how any Dem (or non-Rep) senators we are lucky enough to get from red states like Iowa and Kansas or Nebraska will vote on such matters

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We can also be grateful that he chose not to retire this past summer. If the Senate turns over, we can hope that Trump will be unable to get Justin Walker or Emil Bove confirmed to the Supreme Court

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I agree with Eidelson's argument (and was pleased to author an amicus brief supporting Harvard against the Trump Administration's attack)

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

to be clear, I wish many colleges and universities had been firmer in standing up to Trump. I filed an amicus brief supporting Harvard and its faculty in the suit they brought against Trump. But not every school has the financial resources and the endowment available to Harvard

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A tv boycott works in a way that a universal university response would not. Trump depends on TV coverage but he doesn't really give a shit about how universities react to him

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James Packard Love @jamielove.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

US Commerce Secretary and former Cantor CEO Howard Lutnick is listed as the patent’s lead inventor. PTO Director John Squires recently compared Lutnick to Thomas Edison due to his boss’ inventing prowess. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/draft...

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DraftKings Asks Patent Office to Void Cantor Fitzgerald Patent

DraftKings Inc. urged an administrative tribunal at the US Patent and Trademark Office to invalidate a patent that a Cantor Fitzgerald unit accused it of copying.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not modified; just refiled with first page containing only a caption

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It appears that the White House affidavit, swearing that pool reporter had access restored by shortly before 10 AM, was perjurious: It will be interesting to see whether the affidavit, when refiled per the Clerk's order, will be modified

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The clerk's office has demanded refiling of the affidavit with a CAPTION. Truly half-assed on Velchik's part

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Agreed that it is a little weird. But the larger point is that the DoJ lawyers here are at fault. All they had to do is return the call from plaintiffs

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

White House filed an affidavit effectively claiming that it fixed the non-compliance issue a few hours after the media plaintiffs complained about its contempt of court storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Declaration – #27 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com

DECLARATION by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This lawsuit is definitely bush league

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

While the rest of us were sleeping, the judge and his clerks were hard at work, issuing this in the small hours of the morning. Brief opinion based ONLY on due process, which leaves Trump the option of playing out the charade and kicking them out again storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Order on Motion for TRO AND Set/Reset Deadlines – #24 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com

Temporary Restraining Order. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/24/26. (lctjk2) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trump media ban. Judge's words at the beginning presage his grant of a TRO, as did his colloquy with counsel. Only question is what grounds (if not all of the above).

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My view, fwiw, is that the warning against recording is silly -- it's unenforceable and also problematic under the First Amendment. It ought to be challenged.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Well, the advertised line for listening to the hearing does not connect, so enjoy your Zoom! Three calls the line was busy; three other calls could not be completed at this time. And one call, the meeting has ended

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The letters on which Trump's defense relies are dated Sept 22 -- AFTER plaintiffs filed suit.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

5/ Fun tidbit - DoJ neglected to have its brief proofread (or, its proofreaders are incompetent): The name of the DC Circuit decision from 1977 is misspelled four times (ht @mikescarcella.bsky.social). Decision by Carl McGowan, one of the giants of the DC CIrcuit, joined by Leventhal and Robb

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

3/ DoJ cites letters to CNN/MSNOW/Politico complaining about their reporting on various incidents. Trump had claimed these reports were FAKE NEWS. But now he argues that the reports disclosed classified information --implicitly, that they were all too true.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

2/ DoJ admits that in a series of cases going back 49 years, the DC Circuit has ruled against them on whether most parts of the White House are a non-public forum where discrimination based on viewpoint is restricted, but it says that decision is wrong and should be overruled

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1/ DoJ's theory about why barring access to the White House is justified is that Politico, MSNOW and CNN jeopardized national security, and revealed classified information by contradicting Trump's lies in reporting about the ballroom construction project. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Response to motion – #16 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com

RESPONSE re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit CNN Letter, # 2 Exhibit MSNOW Letter, # 3 Exhibit P...

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Speaking of the right to record: judges commonly proclaim that recording a public hearing that is publicly broadcasted is forbidden. By what authority is this prohibited? Is it consistent with the First Amendment? For example, see the Sept. 22 entry www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823...

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CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP, 1:26-cv-03287 - CourtListener.com

Docket for CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP, 1:26-cv-03287 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To listen to the Wednesday 3:30 PM hearing on the suit to invalidate Trump's ban on CNN, MSNOW and Politico reporters' access to the White House, call 833-990-9400; Meeting ID is 433360750. Court claims it can forbid recording of the hearing -- which is ridiculous

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Paul Alan Levy @paulalanlevy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That's not incitement. That is a threat. Compare the interesting discussion today about the indictment of David Kerr for allegedly violating the US penal code's threat statute -- where his Bluesky post about attacking ICE agents was incitement, not a threat.....

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