Michael Adams-Hurta
@adams-hurta.bsky.social
Houston, Texas appellate attorney with side interests in progressive politics and making the world a better place
TIL the new Mayor-elect of New York City once did some organizing work in Houston.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
TIL the new Mayor-elect of New York City once did some organizing work in Houston.
Minimal duty: voting to send a new Democrat to Congress (and, we think, someone more energetic and less reckless than some of the party's leaders).
October 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Minimal duty: voting to send a new Democrat to Congress (and, we think, someone more energetic and less reckless than some of the party's leaders).
Couldn't attend a protest today because we had a wedding to attend in Port Aransas, Texas. Turns out there was a local No Kings protest, anyway.
October 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Couldn't attend a protest today because we had a wedding to attend in Port Aransas, Texas. Turns out there was a local No Kings protest, anyway.
Raffi is an influencer. (I have been influenced)
August 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Raffi is an influencer. (I have been influenced)
So. Yelp thinks I'm normally not fun. Thanks, algorithm.
August 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
So. Yelp thinks I'm normally not fun. Thanks, algorithm.
This is the maybe the most callous and anti-life statement I've seen out of this Administration outside of the immigration context (and it's competitive with some of that, too). Emergency action to save lives costs six figures or more literally every day and is perfectly reasonable???
July 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is the maybe the most callous and anti-life statement I've seen out of this Administration outside of the immigration context (and it's competitive with some of that, too). Emergency action to save lives costs six figures or more literally every day and is perfectly reasonable???
Altuve has hit multiple homers against the Dodgers tonight and I got to watch fireworks from my bedroom window. Patriotism returned.
July 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Altuve has hit multiple homers against the Dodgers tonight and I got to watch fireworks from my bedroom window. Patriotism returned.
Well, that officially explains one of the other vetoes, so that wouldn't be shocking.
June 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Well, that officially explains one of the other vetoes, so that wouldn't be shocking.
Finalizing a reply brief in the hot, muggy Houston outdoors because my dog is a needy weirdo who likes this weather.
June 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Finalizing a reply brief in the hot, muggy Houston outdoors because my dog is a needy weirdo who likes this weather.
as useful as an appellate lawyer in a deposition. #appellatesky
April 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
as useful as an appellate lawyer in a deposition. #appellatesky
This is the bread of affliction our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Even the dog.
Chag Sameach.
Chag Sameach.
April 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This is the bread of affliction our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Even the dog.
Chag Sameach.
Chag Sameach.
Justice Boyd's statement on the other site:
April 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Justice Boyd's statement on the other site:
A photo you'd use as an album cover
March 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
A photo you'd use as an album cover
I don't see why Go Texan Day should preclude pajamas.
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I don't see why Go Texan Day should preclude pajamas.
I think it's very funny that Perrier felt the need to pretend to be hardcore with a line of drinks.
February 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I think it's very funny that Perrier felt the need to pretend to be hardcore with a line of drinks.
Pot calling the kettle black again, I see.
February 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Pot calling the kettle black again, I see.
In contrast, SCOTUS should be deciding many more cases like Donte Parrish. Not just because it is appellate procedure (which I love, of course), but just because it is a boring but important legal question that lower courts disagree on. More of that!
January 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In contrast, SCOTUS should be deciding many more cases like Donte Parrish. Not just because it is appellate procedure (which I love, of course), but just because it is a boring but important legal question that lower courts disagree on. More of that!
For some reason it seemed appropriate that these skeets appeared next to each other. Cc @eladiobobadilla.com @scotusplaces.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
For some reason it seemed appropriate that these skeets appeared next to each other. Cc @eladiobobadilla.com @scotusplaces.bsky.social
And yet the NYT has not updated their own dictionary.
January 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And yet the NYT has not updated their own dictionary.
I'm paid to mansplain the law to judges. #appellatesky
December 31, 2024 at 2:46 AM
I'm paid to mansplain the law to judges. #appellatesky
Hannukah spread from last night—led by roast chicken, latkes, gravlax, & confit beans—courtesy of @k-adams-hurta.bsky.social! Dessert was olive oil cake.
December 29, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Hannukah spread from last night—led by roast chicken, latkes, gravlax, & confit beans—courtesy of @k-adams-hurta.bsky.social! Dessert was olive oil cake.
@k-adams-hurta.bsky.social wanted to get a Bonne Maman Advent calendar mainly as a means to stock the child's toy kitchen (but also, delicious treats), and the child is already using a jar for its intended purpose as a food storage device.
December 7, 2024 at 4:54 PM
@k-adams-hurta.bsky.social wanted to get a Bonne Maman Advent calendar mainly as a means to stock the child's toy kitchen (but also, delicious treats), and the child is already using a jar for its intended purpose as a food storage device.