Maggie Scotece
@maggiescotece.bsky.social
Disabled Repro Lawyer, Abortion Funder, LOTR Nerd and all around neurodivergent loudmouth.
I find it infinitely entertaining that I am pretty sure my boss reviews my briefs almost primarily to regulate the amount of snark I direct at the State. 😂 I find my arguments not only persuasive but hilarious. #AttorneyAtSnark
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I find it infinitely entertaining that I am pretty sure my boss reviews my briefs almost primarily to regulate the amount of snark I direct at the State. 😂 I find my arguments not only persuasive but hilarious. #AttorneyAtSnark
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union members, turn up — an injury to one is an injury to all
SEIU California President David Huerta has apparently been charged with a federal crime--conspiracy to impede an officer. This is a felony that carries a sentence of six years in federal prison.
June 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
union members, turn up — an injury to one is an injury to all
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The ableism surrounding the idea of Biden using a wheelchair is just too much. COME ON! We push people to stay on their feet for what? Mobility aides would keep them safe (avoiding falls & breaks) and more able to participate in all aspects of public life. Stop using the word confined. Please.
May 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The ableism surrounding the idea of Biden using a wheelchair is just too much. COME ON! We push people to stay on their feet for what? Mobility aides would keep them safe (avoiding falls & breaks) and more able to participate in all aspects of public life. Stop using the word confined. Please.
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Adriana Smith was a young mom and Emory Hospital nurse who tragically lost her life in February while nine weeks pregnant.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Abortion law forces doctors to keep pregnant brain dead woman alive
"This decision should've been left to us," said the mother of a woman who is pregnant and has been brain dead for over 90 consecutive days.
www.newsweek.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Adriana Smith was a young mom and Emory Hospital nurse who tragically lost her life in February while nine weeks pregnant.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
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a laid off abortion worker needs help supporting her daughter! please help her get a car so she can care for her daughter this summer ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/654g7-empo...
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May 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
a laid off abortion worker needs help supporting her daughter! please help her get a car so she can care for her daughter this summer ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/654g7-empo...
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Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!
Tufts student detained by ICE in viral video is released, thanks supporters
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk was released from ICE detention on Friday, offering brief words of thanks to supporters gathered outside the Louisiana facility.
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!
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we live in a country where it's legit good news that the woman who's been in a gestapo prison for six weeks for writing an op-ed is being released on bail
May 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
we live in a country where it's legit good news that the woman who's been in a gestapo prison for six weeks for writing an op-ed is being released on bail
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hey! hello! people in Texas are ALREADY dying from these bans, and that’s WITH travel as an option! things can get much worse, everyone!!!
NEW: In the Texas House, HB 5510– potentially the most wide-ranging abortion ban in the country— is scheduled for public hearing next Friday
Bill would criminalize funding for out-of-state abortion travel & allow private citizens to go after pill distribution websites, PayPal and Venmo
Bill would criminalize funding for out-of-state abortion travel & allow private citizens to go after pill distribution websites, PayPal and Venmo
April 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
hey! hello! people in Texas are ALREADY dying from these bans, and that’s WITH travel as an option! things can get much worse, everyone!!!
This part! My life is NOT more valuable than my SIL’s because I have a job, pay taxes, or am getting married! Stop reinforcing ableist and eugenic talking points by trying to prove their gaslighting wrong. Disabled folks are loved & important full stop protect us all!
Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
April 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This part! My life is NOT more valuable than my SIL’s because I have a job, pay taxes, or am getting married! Stop reinforcing ableist and eugenic talking points by trying to prove their gaslighting wrong. Disabled folks are loved & important full stop protect us all!
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
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the tech-aligned natalism movement is usually presented in media as the normie version of quiverfull and i cannot stress enough that it extremely the fuck is nothing close to normie
“During St. Clair's pregnancy, Musk suggested that they bring in other women to have even more of their children faster.”
April 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
the tech-aligned natalism movement is usually presented in media as the normie version of quiverfull and i cannot stress enough that it extremely the fuck is nothing close to normie
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It's genuinely hard to express to sort of normal not politically plugged in non-lawyers *how* lawless the Trump administration is, and I think that's some part of the problem.
You sound like you're hyperventilating, but it's just a flat description of what is going on.
You sound like you're hyperventilating, but it's just a flat description of what is going on.
April 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's genuinely hard to express to sort of normal not politically plugged in non-lawyers *how* lawless the Trump administration is, and I think that's some part of the problem.
You sound like you're hyperventilating, but it's just a flat description of what is going on.
You sound like you're hyperventilating, but it's just a flat description of what is going on.
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Abrego Garcia wasn’t deported. He was kidnapped. He’s not in a prison. He’s in a 💀 camp. He was denied his right to due process and everyone in the U.S., including those without legal status, have constitutional rights to due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. 1/
April 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Abrego Garcia wasn’t deported. He was kidnapped. He’s not in a prison. He’s in a 💀 camp. He was denied his right to due process and everyone in the U.S., including those without legal status, have constitutional rights to due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. 1/
As a millennial litigator there are two wolves inside me, one loves the flexibility and environmental benefits of digital docs, the other desperately needs hard copies for anything longer than 5 pages. 🫠
Trying to talk myself out of printing a +400pg depo so I can “really” read it.
Trying to talk myself out of printing a +400pg depo so I can “really” read it.
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
As a millennial litigator there are two wolves inside me, one loves the flexibility and environmental benefits of digital docs, the other desperately needs hard copies for anything longer than 5 pages. 🫠
Trying to talk myself out of printing a +400pg depo so I can “really” read it.
Trying to talk myself out of printing a +400pg depo so I can “really” read it.
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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
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It's just very very hard to litigate against a party that is not acting in good faith and doesn't care about the penalties the courts have to offer.
April 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It's just very very hard to litigate against a party that is not acting in good faith and doesn't care about the penalties the courts have to offer.