Zach Newkirk
@zjanewkirk.bsky.social
Democracy + voting rights + rule of law + legal history + local happenings. Most likely running after little rascals at Chestnut Hills Park.
"Soros" (who was neither a party nor a lawyer, obviously, in this case) appears 17 times in this opinion.
Judge Jerry Smith (Reagan appointee) is out with his dissent in the Texas redistricting case, and it is WILD
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November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Soros" (who was neither a party nor a lawyer, obviously, in this case) appears 17 times in this opinion.
"It’s challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors."
Breaking News: A federal court barred Texas from using a newly redrawn congressional map in the midterm elections, dealing a blow to Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state.
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
The move by a three-judge panel dealt a blow to efforts by Texas Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"It’s challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors."
It was a great honor to emcee this important event last weekend in the Yorktown neighborhood in Arlington. Incredible work from the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, AHS, and the Arlington County gov't to make this a reality.
'Stumbling stones' honor the stories of people once enslaved in Arlington
‘Stumbling stones’ honor the stories of people once enslaved in Arlington | ARLnow.com
The lives of Margaret Hyson and her children George and Charlotte -- three people enslaved in the Yorktown neighborhood in the 1800s -- had previously been unknown to all but their descendants. But now,...
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March 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It was a great honor to emcee this important event last weekend in the Yorktown neighborhood in Arlington. Incredible work from the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, AHS, and the Arlington County gov't to make this a reality.