Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
Host of the Law&Chaos podcast and newsletter at lawandchaospod.com
Make words do yoga
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Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
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Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Protect immigrants
Protect trans
Protect the environment
That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
Protect trans
Protect the environment
That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
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Hegseth has radicalized Richard Leon, the most conservative partisanly Republican judge not appointed by Trump I've ever met.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Hegseth has radicalized Richard Leon, the most conservative partisanly Republican judge not appointed by Trump I've ever met.
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And now Gail Slater, the chief antitrust enforcer at DOJ, has just resigned, a prelude to this settlement happening. Slater was cut out of the negotiations with MAGA lobbyists on the Live Nation case.
DOJ is just a corrupt shell at this point.
DOJ is just a corrupt shell at this point.
Tired: Getting mad at Pam Bondi for high school theater-level theatrics at a hearing
Wired: Getting mad at Pam Bondi for letting the Ticketmaster monopoly continue and settling the case that would break it up.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/02/12/t...
Wired: Getting mad at Pam Bondi for letting the Ticketmaster monopoly continue and settling the case that would break it up.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/02/12/t...
Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly - The American Prospect
Settlement talks on a monopolization case against Live Nation are under way, with Kellyanne Conway and other MAGA lobbyists seeking a sweetheart deal.
prospect.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
And now Gail Slater, the chief antitrust enforcer at DOJ, has just resigned, a prelude to this settlement happening. Slater was cut out of the negotiations with MAGA lobbyists on the Live Nation case.
DOJ is just a corrupt shell at this point.
DOJ is just a corrupt shell at this point.
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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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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We've now seen the affidavit the Trump administration relied upon in seizing ballots in Fulton County, Georgia.
It's... something special. And by "special," we mean ALL OF THE WORST DEBUNKED 2020 CONSPIRACY NONSENSE YOU CAN IMAGINE.
with @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/citing-bs-...
It's... something special. And by "special," we mean ALL OF THE WORST DEBUNKED 2020 CONSPIRACY NONSENSE YOU CAN IMAGINE.
with @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/citing-bs-...
Citing BS, Bondi Steals Ballots
The election fraud freaks are back.
www.lawandchaospod.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
We've now seen the affidavit the Trump administration relied upon in seizing ballots in Fulton County, Georgia.
It's... something special. And by "special," we mean ALL OF THE WORST DEBUNKED 2020 CONSPIRACY NONSENSE YOU CAN IMAGINE.
with @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/citing-bs-...
It's... something special. And by "special," we mean ALL OF THE WORST DEBUNKED 2020 CONSPIRACY NONSENSE YOU CAN IMAGINE.
with @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/citing-bs-...
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Well, *DOJ* says they can be fired. It's useful context that it's not a recent opinion, but DOJ OLC opinions are binding law only in the sense that the rest of the executive branch has to follow them. It's still just a legal opinion from DOJ about the extent of executive branch power.
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Well, *DOJ* says they can be fired. It's useful context that it's not a recent opinion, but DOJ OLC opinions are binding law only in the sense that the rest of the executive branch has to follow them. It's still just a legal opinion from DOJ about the extent of executive branch power.
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After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tiped teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
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I was on Paula Poundstone's podcast talking about the First Amendment. Listen for a shout-out to anti-SLAPP laws, an explanation why "can't shout fire in a crowded theater" is NOT the law, and a caution to think twice about overruling Citizens United. (My segment starts ~39ish minutes in.)
What can we say? We have no idea! But 1st Amendment expert Cathy Gellis does! In fact we feel so free that we’re subsequently ready to do another Poundstone Riddle Invitational! Listen wherever you get your pods! @cathygellis.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I was on Paula Poundstone's podcast talking about the First Amendment. Listen for a shout-out to anti-SLAPP laws, an explanation why "can't shout fire in a crowded theater" is NOT the law, and a caution to think twice about overruling Citizens United. (My segment starts ~39ish minutes in.)
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UPDATE: Kinsella has been fired.
BREAKING from Brendan Lyons: A panel of federal judges, who last summer declined to make their own pick to fill the role of interim U.S. Attorney for NY's sprawling Northern District, on Wednesday swore in Donald Kinsella to the post — setting up a possible confrontation with the Trump admin.
Northern District judges appoint Donald Kinsella as new interim U.S. attorney
A panel of judges for New York’s Northern District on Wednesday appointed Donald T. Kinsella, a former longtime federal prosecutor, as the district’s interim U.S. attorney.
www.timesunion.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
UPDATE: Kinsella has been fired.
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Look, you build a bridge you're gonna attract a troll.
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Look, you build a bridge you're gonna attract a troll.
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I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
1 person shot and killed by U.S. marshal in Northeast DC
A U.S. marshal shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C. This shooting happened on Hay Street right in front of the Cesar Chavez Middle Public Charter School and not far from the ...
www.nbcwashington.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und, dass sowas von sowas kommt
🎈🎈🎈
apnews.com/article/faa-...
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und, dass sowas von sowas kommt
🎈🎈🎈
apnews.com/article/faa-...
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und, dass sowas von sowas kommt
🎈🎈🎈
apnews.com/article/faa-...
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und, dass sowas von sowas kommt
🎈🎈🎈
apnews.com/article/faa-...
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NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
www.lawdork.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
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"Trump no longer has the bandwidth to enforce his own edicts. His popularity is in free fall, Ds are over-performing in every election, and, while he can certainly punish Rs who fail to parrot his increasingly unhinged narratives, he can’t make them commit political suicide." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Trump tries and fails to extort Canada
It's Bridgegate 2.0, only much dumber.
www.publicnotice.co
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"Trump no longer has the bandwidth to enforce his own edicts. His popularity is in free fall, Ds are over-performing in every election, and, while he can certainly punish Rs who fail to parrot his increasingly unhinged narratives, he can’t make them commit political suicide." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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Only @lizdye.bsky.social could turn Trump's effort to steal $10 billion in taxpayer money into the world's worst game show...
And you know you want to play along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dqm...
And you know you want to play along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dqm...
Trump Sues Himself; Wants $10 Billion Payout
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Only @lizdye.bsky.social could turn Trump's effort to steal $10 billion in taxpayer money into the world's worst game show...
And you know you want to play along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dqm...
And you know you want to play along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dqm...
Trump tries and fails to extort Canada
It's Bridgegate 2.0, only much dumber.
aaronrupar.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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It's always rewarding to see a US Attorney's Office that cares so much about its employees' work-life balance that they work a reduced schedule and take naps in the afternoon. @lizdye.bsky.social @andrewtorrez.bsky.social @legaleagle.tv
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It's always rewarding to see a US Attorney's Office that cares so much about its employees' work-life balance that they work a reduced schedule and take naps in the afternoon. @lizdye.bsky.social @andrewtorrez.bsky.social @legaleagle.tv
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Imagine telling Biden that 130,000 jobs/month was all you had to do to get a “stronger-than-expected” report.
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Imagine telling Biden that 130,000 jobs/month was all you had to do to get a “stronger-than-expected” report.
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Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievance—a power usurped from Congress.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievance—a power usurped from Congress.
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The FBI investigation is focused on 5 "deficiencies or defects" with the election + subsequent tabulation.
But those claims include allegations that have been investigated and unsubstantiated by state officials.
(and that I reported on... 5 years ago)
But those claims include allegations that have been investigated and unsubstantiated by state officials.
(and that I reported on... 5 years ago)
The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The FBI investigation is focused on 5 "deficiencies or defects" with the election + subsequent tabulation.
But those claims include allegations that have been investigated and unsubstantiated by state officials.
(and that I reported on... 5 years ago)
But those claims include allegations that have been investigated and unsubstantiated by state officials.
(and that I reported on... 5 years ago)
Maybe they’ll have better luck with a DC Superior Court grand jury
NEW: Trump DOJ tries, fails to secure indictment over Democratic lawmakers' social media video on unlawful orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video
President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Maybe they’ll have better luck with a DC Superior Court grand jury
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NEW: The DOJ affidavit that led to the FBI raid of Fulton County elections is based on "research" from election denial activist Kevin Moncla, who is detailed here.
Moncla was once found guilty of illegally recording visitors to his home with a bathroom camera.
More to come.
Moncla was once found guilty of illegally recording visitors to his home with a bathroom camera.
More to come.
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
NEW: The DOJ affidavit that led to the FBI raid of Fulton County elections is based on "research" from election denial activist Kevin Moncla, who is detailed here.
Moncla was once found guilty of illegally recording visitors to his home with a bathroom camera.
More to come.
Moncla was once found guilty of illegally recording visitors to his home with a bathroom camera.
More to come.
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Oh god, Mollie Hemmingway is dropping a fellacious bio of Alito in April.
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Alito
From an award-winning journalist, the authoritative—and explosive—inside story of Justice Samuel Alito and his powerful role in shaping the Supreme Court...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Oh god, Mollie Hemmingway is dropping a fellacious bio of Alito in April.
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
The affidavit in support of the Fulton County warrant is some Sidney Powell-level horseshit.
Also, the statute of limitations for both these putative "crimes" is in the rearview.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Also, the statute of limitations for both these putative "crimes" is in the rearview.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Exhibit 1 – #22, Att. #1 in Pitts v. United States (N.D. Ga., 1:26-mi-00012) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Filing by United States of America re 9 Order,, Case Unsealed,, Set Submission Deadline, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Albus, Thomas) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The affidavit in support of the Fulton County warrant is some Sidney Powell-level horseshit.
Also, the statute of limitations for both these putative "crimes" is in the rearview.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Also, the statute of limitations for both these putative "crimes" is in the rearview.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...