Ang
@angvolz.bsky.social
My Little Dog, music, spending time under the night sky and dreaming of the Wolfman are essential to my existence.
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There is much more to say, but this seems straightforwardly right.
And the amount Purcell has strayed from its own mooring in reasoning (things like late changes in voting sites can actually cause confusion) is a kind of legal cancer.
And the amount Purcell has strayed from its own mooring in reasoning (things like late changes in voting sites can actually cause confusion) is a kind of legal cancer.
"Before folks assume that one side of this fight clearly acted in bad faith and the other didn’t, it’s worth indulging the possibility that Purcell itself is the culprit—and that its standardless-ness creates perverse incentives for lower courts in election cases."
Me on the TX redistricting case:
Me on the TX redistricting case:
Bonus 193: The Pernicious Effects of Purcell
The remarkable row between the majority and dissent in the three-judge district court's ruling in the Texas redistricting case can be traced directly to the Supreme Court's election-related case law.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There is much more to say, but this seems straightforwardly right.
And the amount Purcell has strayed from its own mooring in reasoning (things like late changes in voting sites can actually cause confusion) is a kind of legal cancer.
And the amount Purcell has strayed from its own mooring in reasoning (things like late changes in voting sites can actually cause confusion) is a kind of legal cancer.
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I’ll confess that I don’t fully understand exactly why Texas needed an administrative stay here; everyone agrees that the earliest deadline for the primaries (the candidate filing deadline) isn’t until December 8.
Pausing the ruling *now* seems gratuitous—but also a sign about where this is headed.
Pausing the ruling *now* seems gratuitous—but also a sign about where this is headed.
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’ll confess that I don’t fully understand exactly why Texas needed an administrative stay here; everyone agrees that the earliest deadline for the primaries (the candidate filing deadline) isn’t until December 8.
Pausing the ruling *now* seems gratuitous—but also a sign about where this is headed.
Pausing the ruling *now* seems gratuitous—but also a sign about where this is headed.
How could I forget?
@texbrodave.bsky.social @nailbomb3.bsky.social
….paying attention to the miscreant in chief
youtube.com/watch?v=fxGJ...
@texbrodave.bsky.social @nailbomb3.bsky.social
….paying attention to the miscreant in chief
youtube.com/watch?v=fxGJ...
Vince Guaraldi - The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
How could I forget?
@texbrodave.bsky.social @nailbomb3.bsky.social
….paying attention to the miscreant in chief
youtube.com/watch?v=fxGJ...
@texbrodave.bsky.social @nailbomb3.bsky.social
….paying attention to the miscreant in chief
youtube.com/watch?v=fxGJ...
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California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight.
California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight.
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I haven't posted an updated version of this chart in a little while, so here's where things stand with the 30 emergency applications filed by the Department of Justice during the second Trump administration:
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I haven't posted an updated version of this chart in a little while, so here's where things stand with the 30 emergency applications filed by the Department of Justice during the second Trump administration:
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NEW CASE: Here is the multistate SNAP lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts. The case — Massachusetts et al. v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture et al. — has been assigned to Judge Indira Talwani (Obama).
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
TRO memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
TRO memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
NEW CASE: Here is the multistate SNAP lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts. The case — Massachusetts et al. v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture et al. — has been assigned to Judge Indira Talwani (Obama).
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
TRO memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
TRO memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The proposed briefing schedule in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s habeas corpus case extends well past next week’s evidentiary hearing on his vindictive prosecution motion.
Feds originally planned to send him to Liberia as soon as Friday. This suggests the calendar changed.
Feds originally planned to send him to Liberia as soon as Friday. This suggests the calendar changed.
October 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The proposed briefing schedule in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s habeas corpus case extends well past next week’s evidentiary hearing on his vindictive prosecution motion.
Feds originally planned to send him to Liberia as soon as Friday. This suggests the calendar changed.
Feds originally planned to send him to Liberia as soon as Friday. This suggests the calendar changed.
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I’m sure that video will only help.
Semafor newsletter via @willsommer.bsky.social. I have expired. I am deceased.
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’m sure that video will only help.
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What a doofus.
Trump’s Angry, Crazed Eruption over Cognitive Test Backfires
As Trump’s rant about his cognitive test accidentally reveals his unfitness, a critic of political media explains how the press fails to connect his mental decline to the real-world horrors he’s visit...
newrepublic.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a doofus.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday corrected a key piece of evidence it repeatedly cited in defense of President Donald Trump’s attempted military deployment in Portland, Oregon, last month. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘We Deeply Regret These Errors’: DOJ Walks Back Key Evidence In Defense of Trump’s Portland Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday corrected a key piece of evidence it repeatedly cited in defense of President Donald Trump’s attempted military deployment in Portland, Oregon, last month. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Former first lady Betty Ford said of the East Wing, which Trump promised not to touch but now appears to be demolishing for his oh-so-Trumpian ballroom:
"If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart."
"If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart."
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Former first lady Betty Ford said of the East Wing, which Trump promised not to touch but now appears to be demolishing for his oh-so-Trumpian ballroom:
"If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart."
"If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart."
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Illinois has now achieved its 10th credit rating upgrade since I took office.
It reflects our continued growth in financial standing and speaks volumes to our state's commitment to fiscal discipline.
With each upgrade, it means saving Illinoisans millions of dollars.
It reflects our continued growth in financial standing and speaks volumes to our state's commitment to fiscal discipline.
With each upgrade, it means saving Illinoisans millions of dollars.
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Illinois has now achieved its 10th credit rating upgrade since I took office.
It reflects our continued growth in financial standing and speaks volumes to our state's commitment to fiscal discipline.
With each upgrade, it means saving Illinoisans millions of dollars.
It reflects our continued growth in financial standing and speaks volumes to our state's commitment to fiscal discipline.
With each upgrade, it means saving Illinoisans millions of dollars.
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“What is to stop Trump from making comparably inflated claims about the situations on the ground in other American cities as a pretextual basis for deploying troops? And what’s to stop him from making those claims not tomorrow, but next November—on the eve of the midterms?”
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
184. The Massive Stakes of Trump v. Illinois
The Trump administration's 29th emergency application—to let it deploy federalized National Guard troops in Chicago on a profoundly dubious factual predicate—is a make-or-break moment for the Court.
www.stevevladeck.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
“What is to stop Trump from making comparably inflated claims about the situations on the ground in other American cities as a pretextual basis for deploying troops? And what’s to stop him from making those claims not tomorrow, but next November—on the eve of the midterms?”
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
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@angvolz.bsky.social
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
youtu.be/DzX0zPcWYc8?...
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
youtu.be/DzX0zPcWYc8?...
Already Gone (1974) by Eagles
YouTube video by JLSIII MV
youtu.be
July 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
@angvolz.bsky.social
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
youtu.be/DzX0zPcWYc8?...
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
youtu.be/DzX0zPcWYc8?...
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Since @orinkerr.bsky.social asked, a thread, from limited information reported online, about how I see the US attorney mess in DNJ.
1. Trump picked Habba as interim US Attorney under 28 USC 546. Technically, the AG is supposed to pick, but whatever. She gets 120 days to serve.
1. Trump picked Habba as interim US Attorney under 28 USC 546. Technically, the AG is supposed to pick, but whatever. She gets 120 days to serve.
July 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Since @orinkerr.bsky.social asked, a thread, from limited information reported online, about how I see the US attorney mess in DNJ.
1. Trump picked Habba as interim US Attorney under 28 USC 546. Technically, the AG is supposed to pick, but whatever. She gets 120 days to serve.
1. Trump picked Habba as interim US Attorney under 28 USC 546. Technically, the AG is supposed to pick, but whatever. She gets 120 days to serve.
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Happy I crossed that line….
@texbrodave.bsky.social
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=L-4x...
@texbrodave.bsky.social
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=L-4x...
Hard Road-Black Sabbath
YouTube video by A.G. ios
youtube.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Happy I crossed that line….
@texbrodave.bsky.social
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=L-4x...
@texbrodave.bsky.social
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=L-4x...
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For "One First," me on the divide between Justice Kagan and Justices Sotomayor and Jackson in yesterday's #SCOTUS ruling in the third-country removal case—and how it reflects a broader debate over the role law (and legal arguments) should play in response to mounting executive branch lawlessness:
164. Justice Kagan's D.V.D. Concurrence
Thursday's denouement in the third-country removals case was not surprising. But the split between Justice Kagan and Justices Sotomayor and Jackson highlights a deeper (and July 4-appropriate) debate.
www.stevevladeck.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For "One First," me on the divide between Justice Kagan and Justices Sotomayor and Jackson in yesterday's #SCOTUS ruling in the third-country removal case—and how it reflects a broader debate over the role law (and legal arguments) should play in response to mounting executive branch lawlessness:
I’m with Barb McQuade on unacceptable language for a president to use in public discourse. Shame on him. It’s another item to add to my list of this isn’t ok.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Balaclavas Or Baklavas?
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 06/28/2025 · 1h 20m
podcasts.apple.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’m with Barb McQuade on unacceptable language for a president to use in public discourse. Shame on him. It’s another item to add to my list of this isn’t ok.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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I woke up to a @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social filibuster to delay the passage of the cruel republican budget. He’s now on hour six. I’m happy to see him doing what he can to stop this bill.
July 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I woke up to a @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social filibuster to delay the passage of the cruel republican budget. He’s now on hour six. I’m happy to see him doing what he can to stop this bill.