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Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
Host of the Law&Chaos podcast and newsletter at lawandchaospod.com
Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
She/Her
Pinned
Protect immigrants
Protect trans
Protect the environment

That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
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FOOTBALL & RACE 🧵
1/ Four years ago, Brian Flores sued the NFL alleging that the "Rooney Rule" requiring teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching vacancies is a sham.

Today, the judge ruled that ALL claims must be litigated, not arbitrated.

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February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Been looking more deeply at this fake FTC investigation into Apple News for "promoting liberal content" and it's just the most laughably pathetic nonsense.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Issues Warning Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N.
www.ftc.gov
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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One of the most conservative judges in DC just summarized the legal arguments of the Trump administration in 1 word: horsefeathers!

From mandatory detention to Temporary Protected Status to Sen. Kelly, the admin is losing everywhere.

With @lizdye.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Law and Chaos
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the event...
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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New on election interference at @americandoom.bsky.social: the DOJ affidavit that led to the FBI raid in Fulton County was based on a slew of errors in 2020.

Now, Republicans here are implementing policies that will cause more mistakes and chaos.

www.american-doom.com/p/the-fbi-el...
The FBI election raid in Georgia was based on human error. Republicans here want more of those mistakes.
A Justice Department affidavit exposes election deniers as the source of probable cause. Their claims amount to human error. In November, there could be even more mistakes in counting ballots.
www.american-doom.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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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...
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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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.
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...
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
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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
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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
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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-...
Citing BS, Bondi Steals Ballots
The election fraud freaks are back.
www.lawandchaospod.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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Look, you build a bridge you're gonna attract a troll.
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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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
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
🎈🎈🎈

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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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...
Trump Sues Himself; Wants $10 Billion Payout
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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
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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
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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
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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)
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