Joseph McGhee
@radlegaltakes.bsky.social
AuDHD Gen X’er with a passion for justice and a well-grinded axe. Relentlessly dedicated to government accountability and the rule of law. I like cats.
#Flagstaff #Arizona
Signal: @moroserabbit.34
#Flagstaff #Arizona
Signal: @moroserabbit.34
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Many of you know me from #LawTwitter and #AppellateTwitter, but for those at #LawSky who do not, I am excited to connect!
Briefly, I’m the pro se plaintiff-appellant in a 9th Circuit appeal challenging the doctrines of § 1983 qualified & absolute immunity.
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Briefly, I’m the pro se plaintiff-appellant in a 9th Circuit appeal challenging the doctrines of § 1983 qualified & absolute immunity.
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Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
This is going to make me feel old I just know it.
Still, I do like the topic, and I’m obsessed with reading mutuals’ work, so I’ll just grab a box of Depends on the way home and settle in.
Still, I do like the topic, and I’m obsessed with reading mutuals’ work, so I’ll just grab a box of Depends on the way home and settle in.
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This is going to make me feel old I just know it.
Still, I do like the topic, and I’m obsessed with reading mutuals’ work, so I’ll just grab a box of Depends on the way home and settle in.
Still, I do like the topic, and I’m obsessed with reading mutuals’ work, so I’ll just grab a box of Depends on the way home and settle in.
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Occasionally someone will like an old tweet of mine. Still stands up.
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Occasionally someone will like an old tweet of mine. Still stands up.
Oh I’m so reading this later tonight. Thanks!
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Oh I’m so reading this later tonight. Thanks!
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FaceID has no Fifth Amendment protections.
The Fifth’s protections are limited to testimonial statements.
Your face’s biometrics are not considered testimony.
#Testify!
The Fifth’s protections are limited to testimonial statements.
Your face’s biometrics are not considered testimony.
#Testify!
Biometric locks for phones aren’t just convenient for you, they are convenient for the cops.
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now
The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
theintercept.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
FaceID has no Fifth Amendment protections.
The Fifth’s protections are limited to testimonial statements.
Your face’s biometrics are not considered testimony.
#Testify!
The Fifth’s protections are limited to testimonial statements.
Your face’s biometrics are not considered testimony.
#Testify!
That one metric ton increase is a game changer for sure!
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
That one metric ton increase is a game changer for sure!
*White Christian Nationalism
February 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
*White Christian Nationalism
The Trump administration never met an individual constitutional right it doesn’t hate.
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The Trump administration never met an individual constitutional right it doesn’t hate.
The Trump Administration: “Fuck the Second Amendment!”
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Trump Administration: “Fuck the Second Amendment!”
Mike Johnson is a constitutional lawyer like Happy Gilmore was a hockey player.
Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Mike Johnson is a constitutional lawyer like Happy Gilmore was a hockey player.
I wish I were important enough that Trump would threaten me with lawsuits for exercising my First Amendment rights, because I’d double and triple down, and throw in “fat senile psychopath” for good measure.
February 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I wish I were important enough that Trump would threaten me with lawsuits for exercising my First Amendment rights, because I’d double and triple down, and throw in “fat senile psychopath” for good measure.
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Leaving aside the rest of the inappropriateness of this, I wanna know how enforcement works. Does the Supreme Court file suit in district court?
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 3, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Leaving aside the rest of the inappropriateness of this, I wanna know how enforcement works. Does the Supreme Court file suit in district court?
So who represents the Court if an agreement is violated? And does the litigation de facto end at the circuit court of appeals?
I don’t think he thought this through.
I don’t think he thought this through.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
So who represents the Court if an agreement is violated? And does the litigation de facto end at the circuit court of appeals?
I don’t think he thought this through.
I don’t think he thought this through.
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The DHS funding needs to include specific criminal penalties for officers who do, or order, things like using teargas on peaceful protesters, assaulting, unlawfully detaining, etc., with a nice long statute of limitations.
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 AM
The DHS funding needs to include specific criminal penalties for officers who do, or order, things like using teargas on peaceful protesters, assaulting, unlawfully detaining, etc., with a nice long statute of limitations.
I read some negative comments on the Flagstaff Community FB page, but those people clearly don’t understand the First Amendment.
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I read some negative comments on the Flagstaff Community FB page, but those people clearly don’t understand the First Amendment.
Flagstaff kids had a walkout protest today. I’m so proud of them.
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Flagstaff kids had a walkout protest today. I’m so proud of them.
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Apart from ::gestures broadly::, I've decided to take the plunge and set up a (small) endowment fund at the NCSU Libraries
Stayed there overnight quite a bit back when I was homeless (nearly 30 years ago now 👴🏼🫠) and want to give something back to them
Stayed there overnight quite a bit back when I was homeless (nearly 30 years ago now 👴🏼🫠) and want to give something back to them
January 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Apart from ::gestures broadly::, I've decided to take the plunge and set up a (small) endowment fund at the NCSU Libraries
Stayed there overnight quite a bit back when I was homeless (nearly 30 years ago now 👴🏼🫠) and want to give something back to them
Stayed there overnight quite a bit back when I was homeless (nearly 30 years ago now 👴🏼🫠) and want to give something back to them
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When I was not even in law school yet and just a baby Dem, I had a little politics blog. I went to a @wisdems.org convention and Sen. Feingold was hosting a hospitality (with sloppy joes, IYKYK) and we'd never met but when I introduced myself, he mentioned a blog I'd written recently.
Feingold losing his seat made the senate so much worse
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
When I was not even in law school yet and just a baby Dem, I had a little politics blog. I went to a @wisdems.org convention and Sen. Feingold was hosting a hospitality (with sloppy joes, IYKYK) and we'd never met but when I introduced myself, he mentioned a blog I'd written recently.
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DOJ would just remove to federal court.
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
DOJ would just remove to federal court.
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I don’t really care about minor PR victories. Bovino being demoted is nice but means little standing alone. We need real accountability.
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I don’t really care about minor PR victories. Bovino being demoted is nice but means little standing alone. We need real accountability.
Well, shit. I hope things stay sane.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Well, shit. I hope things stay sane.
Same (literally as I drink tea made from 8 green tea bags).
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Same (literally as I drink tea made from 8 green tea bags).