Joe Patrice
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"One of the great journalists of our time at a venerable institution for investigative journalism... Joe Patrice at Above the Law" -- Judge William Pryor (Somehow I think he might’ve not meant that earnestly)
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“Woah, I thought we were just having a good time here! This unitary executive thing was small time. I don’t know what these crazy kids are up to nowadays.”
“Woah, I thought we were just having a good time here! This unitary executive thing was small time. I don’t know what these crazy kids are up to nowadays.”
February 19, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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“Woah, I thought we were just having a good time here! This unitary executive thing was small time. I don’t know what these crazy kids are up to nowadays.”
“Woah, I thought we were just having a good time here! This unitary executive thing was small time. I don’t know what these crazy kids are up to nowadays.”
AI critics on social media are veering into gatekeeping at best & ableism at worst. Folks were dragging a guy for suggesting struggling writers audio record their thoughts & let AI transcribe & organize it into a working outline. Which seems… fine. Maybe essential for some neurodivergent folks 🧵
February 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM
AI critics on social media are veering into gatekeeping at best & ableism at worst. Folks were dragging a guy for suggesting struggling writers audio record their thoughts & let AI transcribe & organize it into a working outline. Which seems… fine. Maybe essential for some neurodivergent folks 🧵
Every Olympics I forget that Ice Human Centipede exists
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Every Olympics I forget that Ice Human Centipede exists
Oh?
Mike Rounds says Republicans just want to make you show your document with a yellow star in order to vote
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Oh?
Supreme Court marches boldly into 2007.
Supreme Court Adopts 'New' Process To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest 20 Years Too Late - Above the Law
The justices announce conflict-checking software and new filing rules that lower courts have used forever.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Supreme Court marches boldly into 2007.
This argument rubbed everyone the wrong way.
Masturbating In Court Not 'Inappropriate' As Long As No One Notices, Prosecutors Argue - Above the Law
You don't have to make every argument available.
abovethelaw.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This argument rubbed everyone the wrong way.
Future military lawyers told they must withdraw from almost every good law school.
Pentagon Declares War On Good Law Schools Because Of Woke - Above the Law
From kidnapping Maduro to blackballing NYU, the Department of Defense is taking on America's least important battles.
abovethelaw.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Future military lawyers told they must withdraw from almost every good law school.
People are up in arms over this, and I have thoughts from the perspective of the legal market. This sounds like a good use of AI. They aren’t trying to do fake columns like Sports Illustrated tried to do… they want reporters doing reporting instead of drafting.
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
People are up in arms over this, and I have thoughts from the perspective of the legal market. This sounds like a good use of AI. They aren’t trying to do fake columns like Sports Illustrated tried to do… they want reporters doing reporting instead of drafting.
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
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How we got here
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage
The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more
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February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
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How we got here
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🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
I really don’t think Republicans have thought through how many of their white nativist base have passports. Not exactly big international travelers.
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I really don’t think Republicans have thought through how many of their white nativist base have passports. Not exactly big international travelers.
Getting a Microsoft Teams invite is the teleconferencing version of “is Pepsi OK?”
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Getting a Microsoft Teams invite is the teleconferencing version of “is Pepsi OK?”
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Antonin Scalia’s death 10 years ago today gave the conservative legal movement the chance it had spent decades preparing for. Republicans were ready. Democrats weren’t.
The Conservative Legal Movement Was Ready For Antonin Scalia’s Death
The sequence of events kicked off by Scalia’s death a decade ago might feel improbable. But the right was waiting for its chance to capture the Court, and didn’t let it go to waste.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Antonin Scalia’s death 10 years ago today gave the conservative legal movement the chance it had spent decades preparing for. Republicans were ready. Democrats weren’t.
Key experience these days...
Georgetown Law Hires New Dean With Experience Surviving GOP Witch-Hunt - Above the Law
One university's loss is another's gain.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Key experience these days...
Law school students: If you're interested in litigation, you need to check out this program:
Courtroom Competence Isn't Included With A Law Degree - This Program Pays Law Students To Get It Right - Above the Law
Applications available for the MoloLamken Advocacy Academy.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Law school students: If you're interested in litigation, you need to check out this program:
Honestly I thought asking for DOJ applications over Twitter would be the low point, but going back to claim they were “outstanding” is so much more embarrassing
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Honestly I thought asking for DOJ applications over Twitter would be the low point, but going back to claim they were “outstanding” is so much more embarrassing
Edith Jones is full looney tunes.
Ultra-MAGA Judge Edith Jones of the 5th Circuit peddles deranged conspiracy theories about mass voter fraud and "ballot harvesting," declaring that mail voting "is a rich field for fraud" that's frequently exploited by "operatives" attempting to steal elections. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
![Following the electoral chaos caused by the COVID pandemic,
Texas modernized its election security laws. S.B. 1 aimed to make “the
conduct of elections . . . uniform and consistent throughout [the]
state[,] . . . reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections, protect
the secrecy of the ballot, promote voter access, and ensure that all legally cast
ballots are counted.” Tex. Elec. Code § 1.0015. Because “the potential
and reality of fraud is much greater in the mail-in ballot context than with inperson voting,” S.B. 1 added additional election integrity provisions to
prevent mail ballot fraud. Veasey v. Abbott, 830 F.3d 216, 239 (5th Cir. 2016)
(en banc). Mail ballots are more susceptible to fraud because they render
election workers incapable of knowing what happens to the ballot once it is
mailed out. Due to the inherent vulnerability of mail ballots, “[f]raud is a real
risk that accompanies mail-in voting.” Brnovich v. Democratic Nat’l Comm.,
594 U.S. 647, 686, 141 S. Ct. 2321, 2348 (2021). In particular, “[v]ote buying
schemes are far more difficult to detect when citizens vote by mail.” Id. at
685, 141 S. Ct. at 2347 (quoting Report of the Comm’n on Fed. Election
Reform, Building Confidence in U.S. Elections 46 (Sept. 2005)).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreic5uwmtwbnt53dr6x5i7gch7x4fan6cbt6ywnyafhtl3the7qpjd4@jpeg)
![One particularly common form of “mail ballot fraud” is known as
“vote harvesting.” Vote harvesting describes a process whereby paid
election operatives “generate applications for mail ballots in . . . targeted
precincts.” Operatives often go door-to-door, talk to voters, and get them to
sign up to vote by mail. More nefariously, vote harvesting can also be
accomplished by paid operatives forging applications for voters without the
voters’ knowledge or consent. Later, once the voters receive the mail ballots
that were requested by canvassing or by forgery, the same partisan operatives
return to collect the voters’ completed mail ballots. As part of the ballot
collection process, the partisan operatives ensure that the ballots were cast
for a particular candidate.
Unsurprisingly, mail-in voting is a rich field for fraud. Between 2004
and 2021, 72% of all election prosecutions undertaken by the Texas Attorney
General involved mail ballot fraud. “[I]t should go without saying that a State
may take action to prevent election fraud.” Id. at 686, 141 S. Ct. at 2348.
Faced with evidence of mail ballot fraud, Texas enacted S.B. 1, which
contained multiple provisions to address mail ballot fraud.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiezavaobhc6uyymcnwkbl45gvxs42id3yecrb2myvunggrswfaxki@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Edith Jones is full looney tunes.
To be clear, the problem isn't his interest in photography, it's that the DOJ has lawyers handling cases as a side hustle.
Jeanine Pirro Brought In Dance Photographer To Prosecute Lawmakers And It Went Exactly As You'd Expect - Above the Law
Don't quit your day job!
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February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
To be clear, the problem isn't his interest in photography, it's that the DOJ has lawyers handling cases as a side hustle.
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Democrats are outraged by Pam Bondi's performance as attorney general. Maybe they shouldn't have been so quick to reject Matt Gaetz just because he has sex with teenagers.
by Alan Dershowitz
by Alan Dershowitz
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Democrats are outraged by Pam Bondi's performance as attorney general. Maybe they shouldn't have been so quick to reject Matt Gaetz just because he has sex with teenagers.
by Alan Dershowitz
by Alan Dershowitz
I love that people are now discovering the batshit crazy “Pam Bondi tried to steal a dog” story.
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I love that people are now discovering the batshit crazy “Pam Bondi tried to steal a dog” story.
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Why is every international sporting organization such an embarrassment?
Ukrainian skeleton athlete out of Olympics over banned helmet
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete after refusing a last-minute plea from the IOC to use a helmet other than the one that honors more than 20 of his country's athletes a...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Why is every international sporting organization such an embarrassment?
As a matter of optics, it’s tough to top the Aryan AG trying to antisemitism-splain to the woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
As a matter of optics, it’s tough to top the Aryan AG trying to antisemitism-splain to the woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust.
A reminder that Ken Starr was the absolute worst.
Ken Starr Writing To 'My Friend, My Brother' Jeffrey Epstein - Above the Law
The latest, not-at-all-shocking development.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
A reminder that Ken Starr was the absolute worst.