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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 08/12/2025

i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Certiorari "before judgment" is how #SCOTUS takes up a full appeal *before* the intermediate federal courts have heard it. It used to be exceedingly rare. For instance, there wasn't a *single* grant of such expedited review b/w August 2004 & February 2019. This is the *23rd* such grant since then.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

i know everyone's excited about picking a name but i'm stoked for the DOD gender reveal

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Texas is redrawing maps And Newsom’s posts are ALL CAPS History rewritten Look! An Instagram kitten! We can scroll past the collapse. #limerick

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up. "Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons" Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division

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Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Bondi DOJ has a problem. On left: DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas On right: DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas. 'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

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Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes

Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Nothing triggers my anxiety quite like watching middle schoolers flying around the parking lot and streets around the school on scooters

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/05/2025

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

A White woman called a Black child the n-word and raised half a million dollars in support, but we’re supposed to teach children that racism doesn’t exist. Got it.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal. Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration. See how this works?

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

@emilystjams.bsky.social I just devoured Woodworking and loved it so much 🙏

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

ICE deported a child age two A citizen like me and you “But wait” say the courts “No need,” ICE retorts “Check out her tiny tattoo!” #limerick

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The “Terrorist Twos?”

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This person I follow on the other place keeps a running thread of Trump administration shenanigans paired with episode titles in the style of It’s Always Sunny and I think “The Gang Files a Letter” might be the funniest one yet

Emily Mills
@sf_mills
"The Gang Files a Letter"
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So, uh, it certainly looks like the Justice Department intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v.
Duffy, but...it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.

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NPR @npr.org · 21/04/2025

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

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The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense

The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

This is an incredible admission. I do not understand how Murkowski can remain in the Republican party.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

the people who constantly say "well you just have to vote for democrats, there's nothing they can do" act like we were asleep from 2010-2017 and then from 2022-present.

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Ideas can’t cross the border? Shhh don’t tell them about the World Wide Web.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

The administration’s black-and-white view doesn’t recognize that sometimes when your client obviously messed up, the judge will respond more favorably if you show some humility (which is, in fact, zealous advocacy)

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The U.S. has “beautiful beef” Said Lutnick the Commerce chief Our threats have been hurled Now we’ll tax the whole world! That surely will lead to relief? #limerick

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I made the mistake of checking my retirement account today just to see… 😱

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Dozens of free #measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut by the Trump administration. Many clinics had been planned at schools with low vaccination rates as measles continues to spread rapidly. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

nbcnews.com

Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut

Many clinics had been planned at schools in the Dallas area with low vaccination rates.

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Little dusty in here 🥹

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Technically not filibustering. Rush me $5 and I’ll train you!

Text screenshot that says “Sen. Cory Booker is filibustering Trump's agenda RIGHT NOW.

He needs your support. Rush $5 to train Dems (hyperlink)

Text STOP to quit

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

NEW: Another Skadden attorney has resigned in protest, citing the law firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump. “Skadden is on the wrong side of history. I could no longer stay knowing that someday I would have to explain why I stayed,” the lawyer, Thomas Sipp, wrote in his resignation letter.

Resignation
Dear colleagues and friends,
I just spoke to many of you. Thank you for listening. I am writing to let you know that I am leaving this firm.
There was a time when my employment here was so unlikely. For much of my early childhood, I was not a good student. I struggled to focus in class and take anything (other than my friendships) seriously.
But even then, there was one subject I loved: history. I thought it was so wonderful to learn about all that came before me, about the triumphs and tragedies, about the moments of individual bravery and collective complacency. And I loved recognizing the patterns in the stories across time and space. This rhyming nature of history informed and continues to inform my deeply held belief-that self-evident truth-that all humans are created equal. And that our individual differences are the product of our times and circumstances, and that who we are is shaped by what we choose to do.
While learning about these stories, many of them avoidable tragedies, I would often imagine myself faced with the same dilemmas. What would I do if I was there? Would I do the right thing? It always felt like there was no way to know.

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I believe, as I know many of you do, that what the current presidential administration is doing is wrong. That we are sliding into an autocracy where those in power are above the rule of law. Skadden's agreement with the Trump administration sent our country deeper down this descent.
I am sure some of you will question my decision and chalk it up to me being a young attorney too eager to throw his career away. I am sure there will also be those of you who will think of me as naïve.
But there was a time when I sincerely believed that this place was committed to its true pro bono causes and diversity initiatives, even though these things may not always be lucrative, because it believed these things would make the world, and this firm, a better place. Having held itself out as a champion for these values, for this firm to turn its back on them so suddenly and so easily was shameful. I am embarrassed to work here. How can Skadden represent others when it can't even stand up for itself?

It has also become clear to me that this firm no longer tolerates open discourse. Ahead of Friday's announcement, the firm took preemptive action to silence critics by covertly limiting our access to firmwide distribution lists. This was a clear effort to silence criticism of the firm's decision.
The consequences of Skadden's agreement with the Trump administration go beyond our own firm. It legitimized behavior that threatens our democracy.
As lawyers, we have an obligation to uphold the rule of law. This responsibility does not end when profits are threatened by a burgeoning autocracy.
I am making this decision to leave even though I was happy here. I have made so many great friends at this firm and learned from many great mentors.
Thank you so much, I will miss you all dearly. And I am making this decision knowing that not everyone can leave as readily as I can, that many of you have families who depend on the income you earn here—I do not mean to shame you into leaving, only to explain my decision.
Skadden is on the wrong side of history. I could no longer stay knowing that someday I would have to explain why I stayed.
Sincerely,
Thomas Sipp

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Oops but you can’t make us fix our mistake is quite the legal argument. I’m sure the judge will be duly impressed.

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This 👏 is 👏 a 👏 crime 👏

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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 29/03/2025

sorry sorry. every day I’m like “today I will post about books and not fascism” and then there’s just too much fascism

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

So using the government to punish someone for their politics is okay as long as Dems are running things? That’s a nope from me.

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Fix the Court @fixthecourt.com · 29/03/2025

If any law students were planning to work at Paul Weiss or Skadden this summer but no longer want to, we're hiring! We might not pay as high ($25/hr.), but we have a soul. Details within fixthecourt.com/2025/03/fix-....

fixthecourt.com

We're Looking to Hire Law Clerks for the Summer (Paid, Part-Time Positions) - Fix the Court

Position: Law clerk Location: Remote Status: Temporary, summer 2025 Reports to: Executive director of Fix the Court Position summary Fix the Court seeks law clerk(s) to support the organization’s work...

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Even making an offer is a crime under this law. Not prosecuting this sends a message that it will be tolerated.

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

As someone who writes legal briefs for a living, it’s notable that they insult the judge at the end of the first paragraph - inappropriate (and strategically dumb) for any litigant but especially wild for a government lawyer to do

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Gawd, it’s like suddenly you need “evidence” to imprison people. What a hassle.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

As I said the other day, what Judge Boasberg is doing here is building in insurance against appellate review. He wants plaintiffs to be able to tell the DC Circuit that the district judge gave DOJ every opportunity to comply with his orders. I know it's frustrating, but that's what is going on.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Trump may justify deportations by claiming the people involved are violent gang members (although no court has had that chance to test that assertion) but the problem is that once established, the power Trump is claiming can be used against other people too. joycevance.substack.com/p/deportatio...

joycevance.substack.com

Deportations: It's not where it starts, it's where it ends.

Just ahead of the hearing scheduled for 5 p.m.

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Lindsay Toczylowski @l-toczylowski.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Posting tonight ti shine a light on what the Alien Enemies Act looks like IRL. Our @immdef.bsky.social client fled Venezuela last year & came to US to seek asylum. He has a strong claim. He was detained upon entry because ICE alleged his tattoos are gang related. They are absolutely not. 🧵

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

You don’t know who we just disappeared to El Salvador. Think about that.

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION: My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then, "Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."

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Trina K @trinak.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I bet they know the difference between 8 million and 8 billion, unlike DOGE…

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