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Sal Gentile @salgentile.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Jalen M. Brunson And The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts

PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

He'll move to dismiss, but if Comey were to instead demand a speedy trial it would start right about the same time as "Freedom 250"

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

DOJ: last night Secret Service allowed event to proceed at a “venue” which “history proves … is demonstrably unsafe for the President of the United States”

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

Documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY exposing how ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#BREAKING #SCOTUS blocks President Trump's tariffs.

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Argument tomorrow on remanded NY hush money removal case

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

DANY opposition in NY hush money removal case (remanded to Judge Hellerstein)

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Guessing, but sounds like 2d Cir will remand to Hellerstein to reconsider -- under standard that 2d Cir clarifies -- whether good cause to remove, rather than, as Trump seeks, move appeal directly to 2d Cir now. State appeal proceeds (absent stay) until Hellerstein ruling & any appeals therefrom.

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Trump's deadline to file opening brief in NY state court appeal of hush money conviction is 7/29/25. Yesterday the parties filed a stip (not publicly available) -- wonder if they agreed to extend time for state appeal until 2d Cir rules on this (i.e. whether it will be moved to federal court).

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

No. My concern is that the Court could’ve cabined the practice as recently as January in a way that wouldn’t look like covering for rampant lawlessness by the executive. It gives at least the appearance that this isn’t just about universal relief—like the 10+ times Gorsuch voted to leave it intact.

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Note to WH staff today: paper is the traditional gift for the first anniversary of becoming a convicted felon. Maybe a nice bound volume of recent court decisions.

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

SCOTUS www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p... acknowledges what @rparloff.bsky.social pointed out bsky.app/profile/rpar... and what Ensign actually said at the 4/18 Boasberg hearing (not what Alito claimed in dissent he had said).

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Anne Joseph O’Connell @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Let's talk about the interim US Attorney for DC. 2 statutes for temporary US Attorneys. First, there is a specific agency provision, 28 U.S.C. 546. Martin was named under this provision. Technically, AG is to choose (but press releases said Trump picked). 1/ www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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28 U.S. Code § 546 - Vacancies

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Boasberg: "Was the President telling the truth when he said he could pick up the phone and have Mr. Abrego-Garcia released, or not?"

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Arguing with Trump about whether the text was "photoshopped" doesn't even get to the point of it, it was a CAPTION, whoever made it wasn't trying to fool people into thinking the text was a tattoo! It's like he was talking about how he saw the actors on TV stub their toes on the words at the bottom.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...

On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ
Anna Bower
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 4:05 PM
Share On: f X in & G B
A new court filing reveals the most compelling evidence yet that the government has been spinning a fiction about DOGE in federal court.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

“Here are shots from her favorite TV show. Any questions?”

Cookie Monster about to bite into the letter M as another monster looks on

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Government officials were quietly developing a plan to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia before Trump appointees muscled their way in and halted it, per the Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A lawsuit filed by Abrego Garcia’s family sparked urgent conversations among attorneys at the Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland Security who were involved in formulating the government’s response. Their discussion—which has not been previously reported—reflected serious concerns, at odds with the administration’s later statements, according to two people familiar with the conversations, as well as notes and memos I reviewed. Both people spoke with me on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter of ongoing litigation.

These conversations show that U.S. officials initially sought to resolve Abrego Garcia’s case quietly and ensure his safety through the conventional diplomatic channels they’ve used in other cases involving a mistaken deportation. This time, though, their efforts were abruptly halted.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Oh wow — USDOT craps on SDNY for what was obviously just a terrible mistake, and breathes further life into this story. I’ve never heard of a federal agency doing this (in public, that is).

A spokesperson for the Southern District of New York declined to comment. But the Department of Transportation lashed out at the attorneys in a statement to Courthouse News on Thursday.
"Are SDNY lawyers on this case incompetent or was this their attempt to RESIST?" a department spokesperson said in an email. "At the very least, it's legal malpractice. It's sad to see a premier legal organization continue to fall into such disgrace."

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

According to Alito, the Trump administration told a judge at a Friday night hearing that it did not plan to deport more migrants to El Salvador on Friday or Saturday, so there was no need for SCOTUS to halt any flights. I read the hearing transcript. Alito is wrong. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Alito’s Emergency Deportation Dissent Misrepresents the Most Crucial Fact in the Case

What the Justice Department actually said in court reinforces the wisdom and necessity of the Supreme Court’s dramatic move.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 20/04/2025

Important amicus brief filed in J.G.G. pointing out that the marshals are required by law to enforce the court's orders and the courts have fallback options available if the president illegally directs the marshals to stand down @marcelias.bsky.social storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTEREST AND IDENTITY OF AMICI ....................................................................... 1
II. ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................. 2
A. The Court may hold the Government in contempt. ............................................... 2
B. The USMS cannot lawfully disobey the Court’s orders. ....................................... 7
C. Even if the USMS were to follow an unlawful directive to disobey the
Court’s orders, the Court still would have other options for holding the
Government accountable. ..................................................................................... 9
1. The Court can sanction the Government by disqualifying counsel............. 9
2. The Court can impose adverse litigation outcomes to sanction
parties that disobey court orders.............................................................. 11
3. The Court may be able to execute contempt orders by appointing
non-marshals. ......................................................................................... 13
a. The Court may be able to use the All Writs Act to appoint
non-USMS personnel to enforce judicial orders. ......................... 13
b. The Court may be able to enforce contempt orders by
invoking its inherent authority to appoint court officers. .............. 18
4. The Court should take into account certain other considerations
before appointing non-USMS officials to execute contempt orders. ........ 20
III. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 21

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

More Qs for discovery/Xinis: was the 4/12 “official reporting from our Embassy in San Salvador” to the “Senior Bureau Official in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States Department of State” a lie? If not, on what was it based? Did Bukele lie to our Embassy?

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Alito believes Govt. citing Ensign's 6:25 pm Fri representation before the break during which Ensign spoke to his client and then came back and said at 7:25 pm they would NOT COMMIT to no flights on Saturday and would be within their rights to send them -- which Alito omits. bsky.app/profile/peri...

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

DOJ: to be viable class action plaintiff to litigate whether TdA = AEA “foreign nation or government,” can't just be someone *accused of* TdA membership -- you have to *admit* to it. (Like showing you bought product to be consumer class action plaintiff.) www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Jeffrey Rowland @wigu.org · 19/04/2025

I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning

A drawing of a perfect phone that only has three buttons on it, one of them says IS HE DEAD one of them says AM I BROKE and the other one says RELAXING PUZZLE GAME

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Drew Ensign (6:25 pm): "I've been trying to frantically gather information" and I've been told notices not just in English but also in Spanish, also been told there are no flights tonight and "the people I spoke to were not aware of any flights planned for tomorrow."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

An important piece to read in @lawfare.bsky.social ahead of the 4 p.m. hearing in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia: @rparloff.bsky.social examines the Trump administration's dubious claim that Abrego Garcia is a "verified" member of a violent gang, MS-13. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...

Lawfare piece: "Abrego Garcia and MS-13: What Do We Know?" by Roger Parloff

Available here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abrego-garcia-and-ms-13--what-do-we-know

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

“Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government,” Harvard attorneys wrote to federal officials. “Accordingly, Harvard will not accept the government’s terms.” If you’ve never given to Harvard, GIVE NOW! search.app/M76p3GzTmMuc...

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Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garb...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

NEW: The Energy Dept. instructed employees to gather information on business dealings between government contractors and law firms targeted by Trump’s executive orders—a directive that likely ran afoul of court orders barring portions of the executive orders. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ener...

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Energy Dept. Instructs Employees to Gather Info on Deals with Law Firms

Emails obtained by Lawfare reveal that DOE instructed employees to gather information on business dealings between contractors and law firms. 

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Lots of #WITAOD info in this filing, but this seems new and important: USDS ≠ DOGE (despite what the EO said), and THERE IS NO DOGE; there is only the “DOGE structure.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... @annabower.bsky.social

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

@annabower.bsky.social -- WITAOD update (posting this to clarify AND sensationalize) www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

From 91 professors at Harvard Law School: a letter to our students. tinyurl.com/letter-to-ou...

A LETTER TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS
March 29, 2025
To our students:
We are privileged to teach and learn the law with you. We write to you today—in our individual capacities-because we believe that American legal precepts and the institutions designed to uphold them are being severely tested, and many of you have expressed to us your concerns and fears about the present moment.
Each of us brings different, sometimes irreconcilable, perspectives to what the law is and should be. Diverse viewpoints are a credit to our school. But we share, and take seriously, a commitment to the rule of law: for people to be equal before it, and for its administration to be impartial. That commitment is foundational to the whole legal profession, and to the special role that lawyers play in our society. As the Model Rules of Professional Conduct provide: "A lawyer is ... an officer of the legal system and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice."
The rule of law is imperiled when government leaders:
• single out lawyers and law firms for retribution based on their lawful and ethical representation of clients disfavored by the government, undermining the Sixth Amendment;
• threaten law firms and legal clinics for their lawyers' pro bono work or prior government service;
• relent on those arbitrary threats based on public acts of submission and outlays of funds for favored causes; and
• punish people for lawfully speaking out on matters of public concern.
While reasonable people can disagree about the characterization of particular incidents, we are all acutely concerned that severe challenges to the rule of law are taking place, and we strongly condemn any effort to undermine the basic norms we have described.
On our own campus and at many other universities, international students have reported fear of imprisonment or deportation for lawful speech and political activism. Whatever we might each think about particular conduct under particular facts,…

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Trump's counsel Sullivan & Cromwell weighs in: says 2d Cir should not allow DANY response, DOJ is sole arbiter of fed govt's newfound "institutional interests," "DANY’s assessment of the federal government’s institutional interests is irrelevant." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

New - in 2d Cir appeal of removal of NY hush money case, DOJ/Acting SG seeks leave to file belated amicus brief on Trump's side to support fed govt "institutional interests," and DANY responds that the only thing new about those "interests" is "defendant is now the head of the Executive Branch."

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PeriodicTweet @periodictweet.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

motion to change the expression to “Waltz into your DMs”

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