George Scoville
@scovillelaw.bsky.social
Commercial litigator, sometimes constitutional law professor, in Nashville. Number one fan of @emilypassini.bsky.social (💍) and @predsnhl.bsky.social (🏒). RTs = proof of life. Not your lawyer. But seriously, don't get your legal advice from social media.
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At long last, Netflix's Death by Lightning series has arrived—a dramatization of the assassination of President James Garfield by the unwell Charles Guiteau, who was represented at trial by . . . an attorney named George Scoville.
(No relation of which I'm aware.)
(No relation of which I'm aware.)
At long last, Netflix's Death by Lightning series has arrived—a dramatization of the assassination of President James Garfield by the unwell Charles Guiteau, who was represented at trial by . . . an attorney named George Scoville.
(No relation of which I'm aware.)
(No relation of which I'm aware.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
At long last, Netflix's Death by Lightning series has arrived—a dramatization of the assassination of President James Garfield by the unwell Charles Guiteau, who was represented at trial by . . . an attorney named George Scoville.
(No relation of which I'm aware.)
(No relation of which I'm aware.)
Not sure why X wouldn't have suspended my account for many past posts mocking the buffoonery of Trump's tariffs, but I woke up this morning to my account being suspended for unspecified "inauthentic behaviors," whatever that means. I have no confidence in the appeal process. Guess I'm here to stay!
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Not sure why X wouldn't have suspended my account for many past posts mocking the buffoonery of Trump's tariffs, but I woke up this morning to my account being suspended for unspecified "inauthentic behaviors," whatever that means. I have no confidence in the appeal process. Guess I'm here to stay!
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Reports that Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Daniel P. Driscoll & other snr officials have moved themselves & their families to new homes on military bases.
Across media, general criticism focuses on them taking housing that should be available for military staff.
Reports that Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Daniel P. Driscoll & other snr officials have moved themselves & their families to new homes on military bases.
Across media, general criticism focuses on them taking housing that should be available for military staff.
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Reports that Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Daniel P. Driscoll & other snr officials have moved themselves & their families to new homes on military bases.
Across media, general criticism focuses on them taking housing that should be available for military staff.
Reports that Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Daniel P. Driscoll & other snr officials have moved themselves & their families to new homes on military bases.
Across media, general criticism focuses on them taking housing that should be available for military staff.
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Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
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There's plenty enough real doom going around without making up more for engagement bait.
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
There's plenty enough real doom going around without making up more for engagement bait.
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Refusing to "officially consider" a cert petition isn't an option that exists, they have to dispose of all of them by either granting or rejecting them.
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Refusing to "officially consider" a cert petition isn't an option that exists, they have to dispose of all of them by either granting or rejecting them.
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This is a grossly misleading description of what's actually happening. They're deciding the cert petition. That happens in every single case anybody asks them to take. There are thousands of cert petitions they "officially consider," it is completely mundane and the vast majority are rejected.
Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage.
This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is a grossly misleading description of what's actually happening. They're deciding the cert petition. That happens in every single case anybody asks them to take. There are thousands of cert petitions they "officially consider," it is completely mundane and the vast majority are rejected.
"[x], to own the libs" has done more damage to the cause of liberty through limited government since 2008 than anything else I can think of
Saw this at the Denver #NoKings. A running theme of a lot of signs and shirts was basically "Be good and decent to each other." Because what we're up against are people who reject the very idea of goodness and decency.
October 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"[x], to own the libs" has done more damage to the cause of liberty through limited government since 2008 than anything else I can think of
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A play in three acts
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A play in three acts
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Since I'm about to head out to DC's No Kings protest, here's a quick look at America's ORIGINAL No Kings movement, and a review of how many of George III's crimes outlined in the Declaration have been repeated by Trump. juliansanchez.substack.com/p/trump-vs-g...
Trump vs. George III: A No Kings Comparison
Our own mad king is repeating many of his predecessors' greatest hits
juliansanchez.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Since I'm about to head out to DC's No Kings protest, here's a quick look at America's ORIGINAL No Kings movement, and a review of how many of George III's crimes outlined in the Declaration have been repeated by Trump. juliansanchez.substack.com/p/trump-vs-g...
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Protest peacefully.
No, you won’t win the propaganda war that way. They’ll run videos of the Rodney King beating or something and say it’s antifa.
Protest peacefully because it’s better for your community and your peace of mind, and we’re all going to need both of those things a whole lot now.
No, you won’t win the propaganda war that way. They’ll run videos of the Rodney King beating or something and say it’s antifa.
Protest peacefully because it’s better for your community and your peace of mind, and we’re all going to need both of those things a whole lot now.
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Protest peacefully.
No, you won’t win the propaganda war that way. They’ll run videos of the Rodney King beating or something and say it’s antifa.
Protest peacefully because it’s better for your community and your peace of mind, and we’re all going to need both of those things a whole lot now.
No, you won’t win the propaganda war that way. They’ll run videos of the Rodney King beating or something and say it’s antifa.
Protest peacefully because it’s better for your community and your peace of mind, and we’re all going to need both of those things a whole lot now.
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Two words: Daft Punk.
Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Two words: Daft Punk.
Don't be scared, they aren't real.
October 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Don't be scared, they aren't real.
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Very obvious reasons why everything is seen through the lens of electoral strategy these days. The stakes are high, politics is broken, and people have strong opinions about how to fix things. But it sure is exhausting.
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Very obvious reasons why everything is seen through the lens of electoral strategy these days. The stakes are high, politics is broken, and people have strong opinions about how to fix things. But it sure is exhausting.
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Today in things I wish were different (ala Klein): it would be nice to be able to talk about optimal policy without immediately having every response be about whether it is optimal politics. This isn't a subtweet of anyone unless you count "America of the last 15 years" to be someone.
September 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Today in things I wish were different (ala Klein): it would be nice to be able to talk about optimal policy without immediately having every response be about whether it is optimal politics. This isn't a subtweet of anyone unless you count "America of the last 15 years" to be someone.
There is a god
Yes. Your skeeting days are over
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
There is a god
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September 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Hi Blueskies. Haven't been here in a while. What have I missed? Have we gotten rid of "skeet" as a verb yet?
September 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hi Blueskies. Haven't been here in a while. What have I missed? Have we gotten rid of "skeet" as a verb yet?
This is right, but your bio is wrong.
Han didn't shoot first because Greedo didn't shoot—that's what makes this line all the more scoundrel-y.
Han didn't shoot first because Greedo didn't shoot—that's what makes this line all the more scoundrel-y.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is right, but your bio is wrong.
Han didn't shoot first because Greedo didn't shoot—that's what makes this line all the more scoundrel-y.
Han didn't shoot first because Greedo didn't shoot—that's what makes this line all the more scoundrel-y.
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Congratulations to @scavendish.bsky.social, @iamstevenhale.bsky.social, and the rest of the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social team! www.tba.org?pg=TBAToday&...
TBA Today
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May 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Congratulations to @scavendish.bsky.social, @iamstevenhale.bsky.social, and the rest of the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social team! www.tba.org?pg=TBAToday&...
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Now available open access at JSTOR as a chapter (rather than having to download the pdf of the whole book)
Jacob T. Levy, Academic Freedom as Freedom of Complex Association, in Nandini Ramanujam & Frédéric Mégret, eds., Academic Freedom in a Plural World, CEU Press
www.jstor.org/stable/10.78...
Jacob T. Levy, Academic Freedom as Freedom of Complex Association, in Nandini Ramanujam & Frédéric Mégret, eds., Academic Freedom in a Plural World, CEU Press
www.jstor.org/stable/10.78...
www.jstor.org
May 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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My childhood friend and fellow Memphis Law grad/Tennessee attorney @popelizbet.bsky.social has a poetry book coming in July —>
"without memory there can be no retribution”
Is My Chainsaw A Heart: 13 Centos by Elizabeth R. McClellan is a praise work to horror; a blood and guts gift to fandom, a new needed creation in the blistering and gripping world of Stephen Graham Jones. Long live final girls.
@popelizbet.bsky.social
Is My Chainsaw A Heart: 13 Centos by Elizabeth R. McClellan is a praise work to horror; a blood and guts gift to fandom, a new needed creation in the blistering and gripping world of Stephen Graham Jones. Long live final girls.
@popelizbet.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My childhood friend and fellow Memphis Law grad/Tennessee attorney @popelizbet.bsky.social has a poetry book coming in July —>
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I would subscribe to this corgi’s newsletter
Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star.
PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇
PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇
May 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I would subscribe to this corgi’s newsletter
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SCOTUS twice noted the government’s radical positions in the Abrego Garcia case as it ruled against the government in this Alien Enemies Act case
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A. A. R. P. v. TRUMP
Per Curiam
circumstances, to apprise interested parties" and that "af-ford[s] a reasonable time ... to make [an] appearance." Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U. S. 306, 314 (1950). Accordingly, in J. G. G., this Court ex-plained-with all nine Justices agreeing-that "AEA detainees must receive notice ... that they are subject to removal under the Act ... within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief" before removal. 604 U.S., at _ (slip op., at 3). In order to "actually seek habeas relief," a detainee must have sufficient time and information to reasonably be able to contact counsel, file a petition, and pursue appropriate relief.
The Government does not contest before this Court the applicants' description of the notice afforded to AEA detainees in the Northern District of Texas, nor the assertion that the Go enment was poised to carry out removals immi-
nently. The Government has represented elsewhere that it is unable to provide for the return of an individual deported in error to a prison in El Salvador, see Abrego Garcia v.
Noem, No. 25-cv-951 (D Md.), ECF Docs. 74, 77, where it is alleged that detainees face indefinite detention, see Application for Injunction 11. The detainees' interests at stake are accordingly particularly weighty.
Under these
circumstances, notice roughly 24 hours ber e removal, de-
void of information about how to exercise due process rights to contest that removal, surely does not pass muster. But it is not optimal for this Court, far removed from the circumstances on the ground, to determine in the first instance the precise process necessary to satisfy the Constitution in this case. We remand the case to the Fifth Circuit for that purpose.
To be clear, we decide today only that the detainees are entitled to more notice than was given on April 18, and we grant temporary injunctive relief to preserve our jurisdiction while the question of what notice…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/bafkreie5v7spjsv2swhvd2cop3qiyx7jc56gio7qmlrbgeqvj3gxrtufga@jpeg)
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A. A. R. P. v. TRUMP
Per Curiam
to the Fifth Circuit. ECF Doc. 36, p. 1. The detainees also applied to this Court for a temporary injunction.
We understood the Government to assert the right to remove the detainees as soon as midnight central time on April 19. The Government addressed the detainees' allegations on April 18 only at an evening hearing before the District Court for the District of Columbia, where the detainees had separately sought relief. The Government guaranteed that no putative class members would be removed that day.
Tr. of Proceedings in J. G. G. v. Trump, No. 25-cv-766, ECF Doc. 93, p. 9. But it further represented that, in its view, removal of putative class members as soon as the next day "would be consistent with" its due process obligations, and it "reserve[d] the right" to take such action. Id., at 26; see id., at 16 (explanation by the court that "tomorrow ... starts at 12:01 a.m."). Evidence now in the record (although not all before us on April 18) suggests that the Government had in fact taken steps on the afternoon of April 18 toward removing detainees under the AEA-including transporting them from their detention facility to an airport and later returi g them to the facility. See Supp. App. to Reply
1a-5a.| Had the detainees been removed from the United States to the custody of a foreign sovereign on April 19, the Government may have argued, as it has previously argued, that no U. S. court had jurisdiction to order relief. See Application To Vacate Injunction in Noem v. Abrego Garcia, No. 24A949 (Apr. 7, 2025), pp. 11-20.|
At 12:52 a.m. eastern time (11:52
m. central time), we
ordered the Government-in light of all these circum-stances-"not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees" in order to preserve our jurisdiction to consider the application. 604 U.S. _ (2025). We invited the Government to respond to that application after the Fifth Circuit ruled. The Fifth Circuit dismissed the detainees' appeal for lack of juri…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/bafkreif6phnup6dccm3m7xxmrlvlbrnedcvgxhzzn3paczps6pua32imsu@jpeg)
May 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
SCOTUS twice noted the government’s radical positions in the Abrego Garcia case as it ruled against the government in this Alien Enemies Act case