Sheldon Snook
@sheldonsnook.bsky.social
18 years in the federal judiciary; 5 at One First Street NE.
As someone who worked in the Federal judiciary for nearly two decades, including five years at the Supreme Court, it pains me to see half of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Court. But kudos to the lower court judges who are standing up to authoritarianism.
Y'know, when six justices moved on from adjudication to refashion themselves as a super-legislature — rewriting laws and the Constitution itself — they may have doomed themselves to public popularity and trust as abysmal as our legislature typically enjoys.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
As someone who worked in the Federal judiciary for nearly two decades, including five years at the Supreme Court, it pains me to see half of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Court. But kudos to the lower court judges who are standing up to authoritarianism.
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Letting the president fire officials “for reasons good or bad,” would grant him “an enormous amount of power — more power, I think, than any sensible person should want anyone to have, and more power than any member of the founding generation could have anticipated.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...
Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Letting the president fire officials “for reasons good or bad,” would grant him “an enormous amount of power — more power, I think, than any sensible person should want anyone to have, and more power than any member of the founding generation could have anticipated.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...
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Listen now! This Monday, ICAP Executive Director Mary McCord delivered the keynote address at Stockton University's 19th Annual Constitution Day with a focus on rule of law and where it stands in the current political landscape. Listen to Mary's full address here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmYR...
Constitution Day 2025 with Mary McCord
YouTube video by Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton Univ.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Listen now! This Monday, ICAP Executive Director Mary McCord delivered the keynote address at Stockton University's 19th Annual Constitution Day with a focus on rule of law and where it stands in the current political landscape. Listen to Mary's full address here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmYR...
DHS head feeling threatened because someone didn’t identify themselves!!
Norm refers to Padilla as “this man” and claims he didn’t identify himself
June 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
DHS head feeling threatened because someone didn’t identify themselves!!
Attorney discipline, an underrated guardrail.
This week, we filed a bar complaint against interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin.
Martin has threatened investigations against political enemies and given legal advice to at least one January 6 defendant. These actions violate his professional obligations as a lawyer.
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...
Martin has threatened investigations against political enemies and given legal advice to at least one January 6 defendant. These actions violate his professional obligations as a lawyer.
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...
Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump’s controversial pick to be DC’s top prosecutor | CNN Politics
Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington, DC, to open an inve...
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April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Attorney discipline, an underrated guardrail.
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The case for Democrats to start holding televised, primetime opposition hearings featuring civil servants fired by Trump & Musk, Americans hurt by baseless cuts, and scholars on authoritarian regimes.
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/the-urgent...
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/the-urgent...
The Urgent Need for Televised Opposition Hearings
Unmasking Trumpism
quartzevelyn.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The case for Democrats to start holding televised, primetime opposition hearings featuring civil servants fired by Trump & Musk, Americans hurt by baseless cuts, and scholars on authoritarian regimes.
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/the-urgent...
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/the-urgent...
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Having served with many career federal employees, I can comfortably state with conviction that these dedicated, non-partisan public servants are the essential backbone of our society. What Trump is doing is a gift to our adversaries and catastrophic to a functioning government.
February 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Having served with many career federal employees, I can comfortably state with conviction that these dedicated, non-partisan public servants are the essential backbone of our society. What Trump is doing is a gift to our adversaries and catastrophic to a functioning government.
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The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
February 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
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Re-posting this for no particular reason.
Re-posting this for no particular reason.
MSN
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February 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Re-posting this for no particular reason.
Re-posting this for no particular reason.
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New! ICAP's fact sheet explains what federal immigration cooperation the law requires of state and local governments. Read the full fact sheet here: tinyurl.com/4ymhxj82
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February 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
New! ICAP's fact sheet explains what federal immigration cooperation the law requires of state and local governments. Read the full fact sheet here: tinyurl.com/4ymhxj82
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Looking forward to this plummeting.
Looking forward to this plummeting.
US Egg Farm Price Received Monthly Analysis: USDA Farm Price Received | YCharts
In depth view into US Egg Farm Price Received including historical data from 1998 to 2024, charts and stats.
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January 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Looking forward to this plummeting.
Looking forward to this plummeting.
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I’m sorry—what?!?
This is... something. arkansasadvocate.com/wp-content/u...
January 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Filed in America’s commercial capital, Sherman, Texas, of all places, a court with only two judges. I wonder why?
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Texas judge blocks anti-money laundering law's enforcement nationwide
A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that requires corporate entities to disclose to the U.S. Treasury Department the identities of their real beneficial owners.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Filed in America’s commercial capital, Sherman, Texas, of all places, a court with only two judges. I wonder why?
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Watching what’s happening in South Korea brought back sad memories of the Kent State shootings (when I was 12 years old). The parallels to what’s happening today in America make me worry about the dangers protestors could face under a Trump regime. Read:
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US
Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a tragedy that still resonates today.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Watching what’s happening in South Korea brought back sad memories of the Kent State shootings (when I was 12 years old). The parallels to what’s happening today in America make me worry about the dangers protestors could face under a Trump regime. Read:
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Will the GOP position be the same when liberal activists judge-shop to block Trump actions?
Scoop: The federal judiciary has said it won't pursue future action against "judge shopping," after a policy against the tactic faced backlash from Republican lawmakers. w/ @suzannemonyak.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Judiciary Drops Push to Curb Judge Shopping After GOP Backlash
Federal judicial officials have signaled they won’t move forward with an effort to curb judge-shopping, following blowback from Republicans who will soon control the White House and Congress, accordin...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Will the GOP position be the same when liberal activists judge-shop to block Trump actions?
Amir will be a great addition to what is already the best bench in the country!
CONFIRMED: Amir Ali to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, by a 50-49 vote.
November 20, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Amir will be a great addition to what is already the best bench in the country!
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At ICAP, we use strategic litigation tools, policy development, and public education to defend individuals’ constitutional rights and protect our democratic processes. We use the rights & protections of the Constitution to help communities stay safe & navigate the critical challenges of our time.
November 14, 2024 at 6:32 PM
At ICAP, we use strategic litigation tools, policy development, and public education to defend individuals’ constitutional rights and protect our democratic processes. We use the rights & protections of the Constitution to help communities stay safe & navigate the critical challenges of our time.