Dawn Dudley
@prairiedawn0123.bsky.social
An employee fired from the FBI, after 16 years of service, for having a pride flag on his desk has sued Kash Patel and the FBI for violating the First Amendment
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
An employee fired from the FBI, after 16 years of service, for having a pride flag on his desk has sued Kash Patel and the FBI for violating the First Amendment
Reading the C.A.6 Pronoun decision: while the court acknowledges that schools have a greater ability to limit speech, it describes the limit of these restrictions using out-of-school cases.
Meaning the court has constructed a school forum that doesn’t give deference educators to limit speech.
Meaning the court has constructed a school forum that doesn’t give deference educators to limit speech.
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Reading the C.A.6 Pronoun decision: while the court acknowledges that schools have a greater ability to limit speech, it describes the limit of these restrictions using out-of-school cases.
Meaning the court has constructed a school forum that doesn’t give deference educators to limit speech.
Meaning the court has constructed a school forum that doesn’t give deference educators to limit speech.
Breaking: SCOTUS has just stayed the trans passport case, meaning transgender Americans can no longer get a passport that matches their gender identity
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Breaking: SCOTUS has just stayed the trans passport case, meaning transgender Americans can no longer get a passport that matches their gender identity
Trump admin has sued California for allowing trans girl to compete despite a rule that gives cis girls the trans athletes placement. DOJ is now using that rule against California in the lawsuit as the state “acknowledging”the wrong.
A stark reminder that compliance will not buy grace w/ this admin
A stark reminder that compliance will not buy grace w/ this admin
July 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump admin has sued California for allowing trans girl to compete despite a rule that gives cis girls the trans athletes placement. DOJ is now using that rule against California in the lawsuit as the state “acknowledging”the wrong.
A stark reminder that compliance will not buy grace w/ this admin
A stark reminder that compliance will not buy grace w/ this admin
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The Supreme Court is setting up a de facto presidential dictatorship, in which the president is immune to the law, can openly defy courts with no consequences, and courts are not even empowered to order him to stop disobeying the Constitution.
This is the line from the horrific SCOTUS decision today that will stick with me. “Sure, the president should follow the law - but the courts can’t force him to do it.” Rendering the Constitution a dead letter if the president decides he’d rather not deal with it.
June 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Supreme Court is setting up a de facto presidential dictatorship, in which the president is immune to the law, can openly defy courts with no consequences, and courts are not even empowered to order him to stop disobeying the Constitution.
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If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
I am going to try and be live on my tiktok (link in bio) at 12 EST to discuss the Skrmetti opinion
June 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I am going to try and be live on my tiktok (link in bio) at 12 EST to discuss the Skrmetti opinion
Melissa Hortman’s speakership was instrumental in prioritizing the Trans Refuge law to protect the rights of trans people moving to the state.
Coming from Texas, this was instrumental in my decision to move to Minnesota, and to make a home here.
Thank you Speaker Hortman. Rest in Peace.
Coming from Texas, this was instrumental in my decision to move to Minnesota, and to make a home here.
Thank you Speaker Hortman. Rest in Peace.
June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Melissa Hortman’s speakership was instrumental in prioritizing the Trans Refuge law to protect the rights of trans people moving to the state.
Coming from Texas, this was instrumental in my decision to move to Minnesota, and to make a home here.
Thank you Speaker Hortman. Rest in Peace.
Coming from Texas, this was instrumental in my decision to move to Minnesota, and to make a home here.
Thank you Speaker Hortman. Rest in Peace.
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Imperial boomerang: when tactics of colonial rule exported abroad are imported back home
June 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Imperial boomerang: when tactics of colonial rule exported abroad are imported back home
The fact the next weeks SCOTUS opinions will be released on Wednesday, not Thursday, because they’re celebrating Juneteenth is such a funny little quirk in our current political moment.
June 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The fact the next weeks SCOTUS opinions will be released on Wednesday, not Thursday, because they’re celebrating Juneteenth is such a funny little quirk in our current political moment.
Every single state needs to have a PACER-like system that is easily accessible, (mostly) free, and gives updates and alerts.
There is no reason why the courts should be so unaccessible in many states as they’re currently construed.
There is no reason why the courts should be so unaccessible in many states as they’re currently construed.
June 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every single state needs to have a PACER-like system that is easily accessible, (mostly) free, and gives updates and alerts.
There is no reason why the courts should be so unaccessible in many states as they’re currently construed.
There is no reason why the courts should be so unaccessible in many states as they’re currently construed.
Why does this always happen with LGBTQ hate crimes? Like we see this play out time and time again but cops are completely blind to the idea of even INVESTIGATING that there MIGHT have been a hate crime
San Antonio police have walked back on a previous statement that there was no evidence of a hate crime in the killing of actor Jonathan Joss, with the police chief now calling the statement “premature.”
Police take back statement dismissing hate crime in gay actor’s killing
Jonathan Joss, who acted in “King of the Hill” and “Parks and Recreation,” was shot in San Antonio by a man who yelled “homophobic slurs” at him, his husband said.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Why does this always happen with LGBTQ hate crimes? Like we see this play out time and time again but cops are completely blind to the idea of even INVESTIGATING that there MIGHT have been a hate crime
Working from home is nice bc I get to talk to myself as I bitch about bullshit
June 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Working from home is nice bc I get to talk to myself as I bitch about bullshit
Being forced to read a Judge Duncan opinion 😭
June 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Being forced to read a Judge Duncan opinion 😭
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Shelby County played a major role in getting us to where we are today and the actual holding of the case, as Leah describes so well, was that it’s not fair to Republicans to let everyone vote because then they are more likely to lose and SCOTUS can’t allow that.
See also Bush v Gore.
See also Bush v Gore.
May 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Shelby County played a major role in getting us to where we are today and the actual holding of the case, as Leah describes so well, was that it’s not fair to Republicans to let everyone vote because then they are more likely to lose and SCOTUS can’t allow that.
See also Bush v Gore.
See also Bush v Gore.
Y’all, the restriction of gender affirming care as an essential health benefit IS NOT an HRT ban. Only 5 states currently cover gender-affirming care as an EHB right now, but obviously care is still accessible in all 50.
May 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Y’all, the restriction of gender affirming care as an essential health benefit IS NOT an HRT ban. Only 5 states currently cover gender-affirming care as an EHB right now, but obviously care is still accessible in all 50.
One of these days having to constantly engage with incredibly derogatory legal language from the federal government is gonna catch up to me, but not today
April 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
One of these days having to constantly engage with incredibly derogatory legal language from the federal government is gonna catch up to me, but not today
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration’s policy eliminating nonbinary option for passport holders is likely an equal protection violation — but provides relief for only six plaintiffs, not nationwide. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration’s policy eliminating nonbinary option for passport holders is likely an equal protection violation — but provides relief for only six plaintiffs, not nationwide. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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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."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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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Democracy dies, not in darkness, but in an executive order on showerheads, it seems.
Trump’s Dumbest Order Is Hiding His Most Dangerous Rule Change Yet
Donald Trump snuck an insidious change into an executive order on showerheads.
newrepublic.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Democracy dies, not in darkness, but in an executive order on showerheads, it seems.
I love how you can read a basic sentence like “Music is one of the oldest forms of human expression” and immediately know it’s a Justice Kennedy opinion.
April 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I love how you can read a basic sentence like “Music is one of the oldest forms of human expression” and immediately know it’s a Justice Kennedy opinion.
Rejoice!
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Rejoice!
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THIS is why many local police departments choose not to share some information with ICE. This woman's decision to report her assault to the cops led to her being arrested by ICE and likely deported.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
March 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
THIS is why many local police departments choose not to share some information with ICE. This woman's decision to report her assault to the cops led to her being arrested by ICE and likely deported.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
I love this idea that the constitution has “loopholes” like it’s a cereal box sweepstakes
March 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I love this idea that the constitution has “loopholes” like it’s a cereal box sweepstakes
Wait did the Feds just take down PACER?????
March 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Wait did the Feds just take down PACER?????