Amy Carpenter
@amymargrat.bsky.social
Award-winning Legal Aid Lawyer. Proud Democrat. Love my daughter, my dead husband, bassets and beagles, and the color blue. #LoveWins
We had a great time making signs and cheering on the students taking the 2025 July PA Bar Exam in Pittsburgh! www.reddit.com/r/barexam/co...
From the barexam community on Reddit: Neighborhood Legal Services made me cry on my way out of the Pittsburgh convention center! Look how cute!
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August 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We had a great time making signs and cheering on the students taking the 2025 July PA Bar Exam in Pittsburgh! www.reddit.com/r/barexam/co...
Big Law needs to grow some & stop settling with the administration! Pro bono is not pro bono if you do it for people who can afford to hire an attorney. $100 million in pro bono legal services would make a massive difference in the lives of low-income people. Shame on Willkie, Skadden, Paul Weiss.
April 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Big Law needs to grow some & stop settling with the administration! Pro bono is not pro bono if you do it for people who can afford to hire an attorney. $100 million in pro bono legal services would make a massive difference in the lives of low-income people. Shame on Willkie, Skadden, Paul Weiss.
Park Service deletes trans references on Stonewall Inn monument page. Trying to rewrite history again.
February 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Park Service deletes trans references on Stonewall Inn monument page. Trying to rewrite history again.
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Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
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I know what we should call this movie
February 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I know what we should call this movie
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NEW: The interim U.S. attorney in Washington put his name to a motion dismissing Jan. 6 charges against a person he represented as a defense lawyer, likely violating a swath of conflict rules. "You can't do that," one ethics expert told us.
www.reuters.com/world/us/top...
www.reuters.com/world/us/top...
February 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW: The interim U.S. attorney in Washington put his name to a motion dismissing Jan. 6 charges against a person he represented as a defense lawyer, likely violating a swath of conflict rules. "You can't do that," one ethics expert told us.
www.reuters.com/world/us/top...
www.reuters.com/world/us/top...
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Print your own. Hand them out. Numerous languages are available.
Print your own. Hand them out. Numerous languages are available.
Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...
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January 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Print your own. Hand them out. Numerous languages are available.
Print your own. Hand them out. Numerous languages are available.
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Legal Aid created a special intake line to help immigrants who are detained: 216-861-5700. Please share.
We will continue to work with and for our clients to amplify their voice, do high-quality work, and ensure that due process is respected and upheld.
lasclev.org/detainedimmi...
We will continue to work with and for our clients to amplify their voice, do high-quality work, and ensure that due process is respected and upheld.
lasclev.org/detainedimmi...
Immigrants who are Detained: Special Intake Phone – Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Rights. Dignity. Justice.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Legal Aid created a special intake line to help immigrants who are detained: 216-861-5700. Please share.
We will continue to work with and for our clients to amplify their voice, do high-quality work, and ensure that due process is respected and upheld.
lasclev.org/detainedimmi...
We will continue to work with and for our clients to amplify their voice, do high-quality work, and ensure that due process is respected and upheld.
lasclev.org/detainedimmi...
This is so fucked up. He wants children to work to pay for their own school lunches? Why did we not re-elect Casey??
BROWN: Would you support getting rid of school lunch for vulnerable kids and getting rid of childhood cancer research?
REP. MCCORMICK: Philanthropy is where you get most of your money for childhood cancer research. When you talk about school lunches, hey, I worked my way through high school.
REP. MCCORMICK: Philanthropy is where you get most of your money for childhood cancer research. When you talk about school lunches, hey, I worked my way through high school.
January 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is so fucked up. He wants children to work to pay for their own school lunches? Why did we not re-elect Casey??
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NEW: Appropriations democrats sound the alarm bells on the impoundment crisis trump created when he blocked congressionally appropriated money.
January 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
NEW: Appropriations democrats sound the alarm bells on the impoundment crisis trump created when he blocked congressionally appropriated money.
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Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.
Donald Trump Orders Freeze On All Federal Grants And Loans In Huge Power Grab
Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.
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Not just foreign aid: ALL federal aid. And clearly from the language used this garbage isn't coming from Trump. This smells like Stephen Miller and Heritage/Project 2025. And it's going to whollup Trump voters, who mainly live in impoverished red, taker states, hard. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid
In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.
www.politico.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Not just foreign aid: ALL federal aid. And clearly from the language used this garbage isn't coming from Trump. This smells like Stephen Miller and Heritage/Project 2025. And it's going to whollup Trump voters, who mainly live in impoverished red, taker states, hard. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
This is a nightmare. How can you stop Congressional authorized payments with no notice?
Breaking news: The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This is a nightmare. How can you stop Congressional authorized payments with no notice?
Support local Pittsburgh comic books!!
My husband is a comic book writer & this week the company that distributes his comic books filed for bankruptcy,so we currently have over 1k of his comic books and quite a few of his trade paperback if you want to supporting an indie comic book writer www.comicsburgh.com/store/p/beow...
Beowulf Trade Paperback — Comicsburgh
All six issues of Beowulf in one volume.
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January 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Support local Pittsburgh comic books!!
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Want some good news at the end of a very long week?
Our short doc Love To The Max has been acquired by @newyorker.com and nominated for a @glaad.bsky.social Media Award!
Trans kids won't be erased, no matter what Trump says. 💪🏳️⚧️
Watch it now at www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Our short doc Love To The Max has been acquired by @newyorker.com and nominated for a @glaad.bsky.social Media Award!
Trans kids won't be erased, no matter what Trump says. 💪🏳️⚧️
Watch it now at www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
January 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Want some good news at the end of a very long week?
Our short doc Love To The Max has been acquired by @newyorker.com and nominated for a @glaad.bsky.social Media Award!
Trans kids won't be erased, no matter what Trump says. 💪🏳️⚧️
Watch it now at www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Our short doc Love To The Max has been acquired by @newyorker.com and nominated for a @glaad.bsky.social Media Award!
Trans kids won't be erased, no matter what Trump says. 💪🏳️⚧️
Watch it now at www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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I love all of my friends, whoever you are, and however you are!
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I love all of my friends, whoever you are, and however you are!
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We made this ad last year to give people a grim preview of Trump's second term.
It's day 2 and we're already on track for some of the worst outcomes:
youtu.be/NpLpOtFNFWg?...
It's day 2 and we're already on track for some of the worst outcomes:
youtu.be/NpLpOtFNFWg?...
Aftermath
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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January 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We made this ad last year to give people a grim preview of Trump's second term.
It's day 2 and we're already on track for some of the worst outcomes:
youtu.be/NpLpOtFNFWg?...
It's day 2 and we're already on track for some of the worst outcomes:
youtu.be/NpLpOtFNFWg?...
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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I’ve had my share fair share of public speaking accidents, far too many to number, and far more than I care to admit.
But I’ve never accidentally hailed Hitler.
No one accidentally does that..
You do that on purpose, every damn time.
But I’ve never accidentally hailed Hitler.
No one accidentally does that..
You do that on purpose, every damn time.
This was not an accident or "blunder".
Anyone who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention.
Anyone who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention.
January 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’ve had my share fair share of public speaking accidents, far too many to number, and far more than I care to admit.
But I’ve never accidentally hailed Hitler.
No one accidentally does that..
You do that on purpose, every damn time.
But I’ve never accidentally hailed Hitler.
No one accidentally does that..
You do that on purpose, every damn time.
For my Pittsburgh people: "Sharing with local friends:
If you see any ICE activity in Pittsburgh, call Casa San José's emergency response number: 412-736-7167
Save it to your phone. Tell 3 friends."
If you see any ICE activity in Pittsburgh, call Casa San José's emergency response number: 412-736-7167
Save it to your phone. Tell 3 friends."
January 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For my Pittsburgh people: "Sharing with local friends:
If you see any ICE activity in Pittsburgh, call Casa San José's emergency response number: 412-736-7167
Save it to your phone. Tell 3 friends."
If you see any ICE activity in Pittsburgh, call Casa San José's emergency response number: 412-736-7167
Save it to your phone. Tell 3 friends."
What a dude!
January 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
What a dude!
In case you had any doubt as to what this administration is about.
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In case you had any doubt as to what this administration is about.
@nlsapgh.bsky.social hold an expungement clinic with Pitt Law students. www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
Legal clinic held at Butler Neighborhood Legal Services building to help provide services for those in need
Neighborhood Legal Services Butler branch hosted a legal clinic at its Butler location on Thursday.
www.cbsnews.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@nlsapgh.bsky.social hold an expungement clinic with Pitt Law students. www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...