Alison Pahlkotter
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As with our case involving Peter Sean Brown and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, another native-born U.S. citizen is reportedly held in ICE detention near Tallahassee.
🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.
April 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As with our case involving Peter Sean Brown and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, another native-born U.S. citizen is reportedly held in ICE detention near Tallahassee.
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"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action.
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
‘Treated like a criminal': US citizen says he was detained returning from Canada
Bachir Atallah, a real estate attorney from New Hampshire, says he and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, were stopped crossing from Canada into Vermont
www.nbcboston.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action.
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
I would love for members of the house to say what's their red line? What gets them to file articles of impeachment? At what point has an administration official crossed a line that means for you to uphold your oath you submit articles of impeachment?
April 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I would love for members of the house to say what's their red line? What gets them to file articles of impeachment? At what point has an administration official crossed a line that means for you to uphold your oath you submit articles of impeachment?
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April 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What happened today is just the most recent and potentially most dangerous symptom of the ethical vacancy in DC. Positions of trust like lawyer and judge and doctor and even gov't employee all have strict ethics because of the dangers to the people they serve if they don't follow them.
Dramatic sell-off of US government bonds as tariff war panic deepens
Falling demand suggests loss of financial confidence in US as Donald Trump escalates trade standoff with China
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
What happened today is just the most recent and potentially most dangerous symptom of the ethical vacancy in DC. Positions of trust like lawyer and judge and doctor and even gov't employee all have strict ethics because of the dangers to the people they serve if they don't follow them.
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very excited to learn that the constitution allows the federal government to disappear people to foreign gulags beyond the reach of any judicial remedy
NEW: Chief Justice Roberts has issued an administrative stay in the Abrego Garcia case, temporarily relieving the Trump administration of its duty to return him from El Salvador. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
very excited to learn that the constitution allows the federal government to disappear people to foreign gulags beyond the reach of any judicial remedy
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ChatGPT ass presidency
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ChatGPT ass presidency
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
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And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
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The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
This will absolutely negatively affect the US auto industry. We have such a deeply integrated economy with our friends in Canada that a tax increase on imported car parts ends up being a tax on American cars.
Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues
President Donald Trump says he is placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims will foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend...
apnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This will absolutely negatively affect the US auto industry. We have such a deeply integrated economy with our friends in Canada that a tax increase on imported car parts ends up being a tax on American cars.
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1/ Important legal 🧵
This is problematic & weaponizes sanctions against attorneys litigating against the federal government.
I’ve had attorneys try to use sanctions as an intimidation tactic under the guise that my clients’ lawsuits are frivolous. I fought back and won each time.
But it’s
This is problematic & weaponizes sanctions against attorneys litigating against the federal government.
I’ve had attorneys try to use sanctions as an intimidation tactic under the guise that my clients’ lawsuits are frivolous. I fought back and won each time.
But it’s
It’s a long “memorandum,” but it’s essentially telling Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem to go after lawyers who challenge the federal government — which is many lawyer’s jobs.
It’s basically a catch-all “let’s Paul Weiss whoever pisses us off” memo.
It’s basically a catch-all “let’s Paul Weiss whoever pisses us off” memo.
March 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
1/ Important legal 🧵
This is problematic & weaponizes sanctions against attorneys litigating against the federal government.
I’ve had attorneys try to use sanctions as an intimidation tactic under the guise that my clients’ lawsuits are frivolous. I fought back and won each time.
But it’s
This is problematic & weaponizes sanctions against attorneys litigating against the federal government.
I’ve had attorneys try to use sanctions as an intimidation tactic under the guise that my clients’ lawsuits are frivolous. I fought back and won each time.
But it’s
Ditto. Due process is fundamental to a functioning country and we must protect it from those who want to destroy it.
Proud to be a member of the State Bar of Michigan, which has issued a statement explaining the importance of the rule of law and an independent judiciary.
Rule of Law
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March 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ditto. Due process is fundamental to a functioning country and we must protect it from those who want to destroy it.
This is horrible. It was not long ago where travel between our countries didn't even require a passport. To shut down access a small town library in the name of national security is just ridiculous and helps no one.
US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion
The town of Stanstead, Quebec, says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to “close the main Canadian access” to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the two countries.
apnews.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is horrible. It was not long ago where travel between our countries didn't even require a passport. To shut down access a small town library in the name of national security is just ridiculous and helps no one.
Process isn't sexy. It isn't cool. It is often boring and tedious but it helps to keep us safe. Anyone who wants to bulldoze process when it comes to people's lives is a dangerous person and should not be anywhere near power.
March 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Process isn't sexy. It isn't cool. It is often boring and tedious but it helps to keep us safe. Anyone who wants to bulldoze process when it comes to people's lives is a dangerous person and should not be anywhere near power.
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kind of incredible to me that no one wants to be a john quincy adams
The American tradition of former presidents just melting away into the set dressing once their done is a hindrance right now
March 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
kind of incredible to me that no one wants to be a john quincy adams
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America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens