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“we’re not used to paying a price for our freedom. And we’re not used to paying the price for constitutional democracy”
Some Biglaw Firms Are Choosing Their Bottom Lines Over The 'Costly' Defense Of The Rule Of Law - Above the Law
Several Biglaw firms have officially sold out.
abovethelaw.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“we’re not used to paying a price for our freedom. And we’re not used to paying the price for constitutional democracy”
“hastens America’s slide from a system of constitutional democracy, in which executive power is constrained by multiple independent institutions, to a regime of fiat akin to those authoritarian governments our country has long stood against.”
"Of all of the American legal institutions now facing sustained attack, none would seem better positioned to push back against Mr. Trump’s strongman tactics than this class of wealthy and politically connected firms, known collectively as Big Law..."
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March 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“hastens America’s slide from a system of constitutional democracy, in which executive power is constrained by multiple independent institutions, to a regime of fiat akin to those authoritarian governments our country has long stood against.”
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Do you get it yet, law firms?
What’s happening isn’t an isolated threat to Paul Weiss or Covington or Perkins Coie.
It’s an existential threat to the independence of the legal profession.
You’re a fool if you think you won’t be next.
Say something. Do something.
What’s happening isn’t an isolated threat to Paul Weiss or Covington or Perkins Coie.
It’s an existential threat to the independence of the legal profession.
You’re a fool if you think you won’t be next.
Say something. Do something.
March 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Do you get it yet, law firms?
What’s happening isn’t an isolated threat to Paul Weiss or Covington or Perkins Coie.
It’s an existential threat to the independence of the legal profession.
You’re a fool if you think you won’t be next.
Say something. Do something.
What’s happening isn’t an isolated threat to Paul Weiss or Covington or Perkins Coie.
It’s an existential threat to the independence of the legal profession.
You’re a fool if you think you won’t be next.
Say something. Do something.
I cannot say I am shocked
Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court Lawyers
www.whitehouse.gov
March 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I cannot say I am shocked
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I'm told that Cohen no longer has access to her firm email account.
"If being on this career path demands I accept that my industry—because this is certainly not unique to Skadden—will allow an authoritarian government to ignore the courts, I refuse to take it any further," she wrote on LinkedIn.
"If being on this career path demands I accept that my industry—because this is certainly not unique to Skadden—will allow an authoritarian government to ignore the courts, I refuse to take it any further," she wrote on LinkedIn.
March 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I'm told that Cohen no longer has access to her firm email account.
"If being on this career path demands I accept that my industry—because this is certainly not unique to Skadden—will allow an authoritarian government to ignore the courts, I refuse to take it any further," she wrote on LinkedIn.
"If being on this career path demands I accept that my industry—because this is certainly not unique to Skadden—will allow an authoritarian government to ignore the courts, I refuse to take it any further," she wrote on LinkedIn.
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A completely serious question.
When people, and businesses, and institutions with the resources and reputation to stand firm…don’t, where does that leave this country.
cc Paul, Weiss. And Columbia. And so many others
When people, and businesses, and institutions with the resources and reputation to stand firm…don’t, where does that leave this country.
cc Paul, Weiss. And Columbia. And so many others
March 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A completely serious question.
When people, and businesses, and institutions with the resources and reputation to stand firm…don’t, where does that leave this country.
cc Paul, Weiss. And Columbia. And so many others
When people, and businesses, and institutions with the resources and reputation to stand firm…don’t, where does that leave this country.
cc Paul, Weiss. And Columbia. And so many others
Just associates?
Hundreds Of Associates Sign Open Letter Calling On Biglaw Leaders To 'Defend' The Legal Profession - Above the Law
More than 300 Biglaw associates have already signed the letter. Stand up for the rule of law and add your name.
abovethelaw.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just associates?
Who’s going to speak up now?
Trump EEOC Hits Big Law Firms With DEI Bias Investigations (2)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating Kirkland & Ellis, Ropes & Gray, and Simpson Thacher, among other top law firms, for discrimination in their diversity programs.
news.bloomberglaw.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Who’s going to speak up now?
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A sad day for America—Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist, has been arrested by ICE, not for any crime, but for his political activism. The Trump administration claims he was involved in “pro-terrorist” activities, yet no formal charges have been filed.
March 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A sad day for America—Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist, has been arrested by ICE, not for any crime, but for his political activism. The Trump administration claims he was involved in “pro-terrorist” activities, yet no formal charges have been filed.
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“Washington has become the court of Nero,” Senator Claude Malhuret declared before the French Parliament this week. His speech, whose dark urgency and stark rhetorical force made it a social-media sensation, has been translated and adapted by The Atlantic:
Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’
www.theatlantic.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Washington has become the court of Nero,” Senator Claude Malhuret declared before the French Parliament this week. His speech, whose dark urgency and stark rhetorical force made it a social-media sensation, has been translated and adapted by The Atlantic:
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In an early sign of dissent, Democratic Rep. Al Green was removed from the House chamber after disrupting President Trump's address to Congress. Follow AP for live updates.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
In an early sign of dissent, Democratic Rep. Al Green was removed from the House chamber after disrupting President Trump's address to Congress. Follow AP for live updates.
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NEW: Elon Musk's men at HUD have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—including identities of every federal public housing voucher holder in the US—and control over who can access HUD systems.
read @telliotter.bsky.social and @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @telliotter.bsky.social and @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator
Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.
www.wired.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's men at HUD have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—including identities of every federal public housing voucher holder in the US—and control over who can access HUD systems.
read @telliotter.bsky.social and @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @telliotter.bsky.social and @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
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No, c'mon
The U.S Marine Band has cancelled a concert that was to feature high school musicians of color, in accordance with executive orders targeting “DEI” initiatives. My story here: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Following executive orders, ‘The President’s Own’ Marine Band scraps concert
The U.S. Marine Band’s cancelled collaboration with Equity Arc was to feature high-school musicians of color who competed for the opportunity to perform with the ensemble.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
No, c'mon
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Did right-wing podcaster and Donald Trump’s former White House strategist Steve Bannon flash a quickie Nazi salute during his speech Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)?
Countless observers sure thought so.
Countless observers sure thought so.
Did Steve Bannon flash a Nazi salute at CPAC?
‘Someone try and convince me he didn’t,’ challenges a critic on X
www.independent.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Did right-wing podcaster and Donald Trump’s former White House strategist Steve Bannon flash a quickie Nazi salute during his speech Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)?
Countless observers sure thought so.
Countless observers sure thought so.
What the ever loving fuck
Elon Musk waves chainsaw gifted by Argentinian President Milei
Argentina's president gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw to symbolise cuts to bureaucracy.
bbc.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
What the ever loving fuck
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Good news in the world
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
www.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Good news in the world
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
“If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic."
youtu.be/G3_SLAzHMmc?...
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic."
youtu.be/G3_SLAzHMmc?...
Pritzker invokes Nazi references, criticizing Trump, during budget speech
YouTube video by The Center Square
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February 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic."
youtu.be/G3_SLAzHMmc?...
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic."
youtu.be/G3_SLAzHMmc?...
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Happening in our name
nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happening in our name
nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the interior of a vehicle is a “public place” if it is driven on public roads, in a case involving a criminal charge over a BB gun found under the driver’s seat of a car.
Minnesota Supreme Court: interior of a car is a ‘public place’ if driven on public roads
The case of a BB gun under a driver’s seat led the courts to consider whether the interior of a privately owned vehicle is a public place when driven on public property.
www.startribune.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the interior of a vehicle is a “public place” if it is driven on public roads, in a case involving a criminal charge over a BB gun found under the driver’s seat of a car.
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
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USAID has been paying for removal of Vietnam-era land mines in Cambodia. Trump's funding freeze has compromised those efforts.
Almost immediately, China stepped in to aid Cambodia instead. Besides humanitarian costs here, how does any of this serve US interests?
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...
Almost immediately, China stepped in to aid Cambodia instead. Besides humanitarian costs here, how does any of this serve US interests?
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...
Program clearing deadly U.S. mines left reeling after Trump USAID funding suspension
“I am over here because my mother told me as a little kid to clean up after myself,” said Bill Morse, who was a U.S. Army officer during the Vietnam War and co-founded the Landmine Relief Fund.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
USAID has been paying for removal of Vietnam-era land mines in Cambodia. Trump's funding freeze has compromised those efforts.
Almost immediately, China stepped in to aid Cambodia instead. Besides humanitarian costs here, how does any of this serve US interests?
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...
Almost immediately, China stepped in to aid Cambodia instead. Besides humanitarian costs here, how does any of this serve US interests?
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...