carly
@carly.from.legal
paralegal student. constitutional law hobbyist. ask me about my bluebook citation anki decks
trying to decide on a memo assignment topic that's something "in the news" where the issue doesn't boil down to "but who is going to stop you"
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
trying to decide on a memo assignment topic that's something "in the news" where the issue doesn't boil down to "but who is going to stop you"
already on it switching to law lol (rip) (i'm in hell)
August 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
already on it switching to law lol (rip) (i'm in hell)
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It is hilarious that this is happening at the same time as the legal claim that you cannot possibly hold Anthropic liable for its legal actions oh no just a little birthday boy
Read the article here. I'll probably post a longer thread about this later on. Pretty hilarious, if you ask me, especially given that folks like Reid Hoffman claim that it's literally "Universal Basic Superintelligence." Lolz.
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/gpt-5-is-b...
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/gpt-5-is-b...
GPT-5 Should Be Ashamed of Itself
The long-hyped AI model is making some people who bought into the hype very sad.
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It is hilarious that this is happening at the same time as the legal claim that you cannot possibly hold Anthropic liable for its legal actions oh no just a little birthday boy
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I hate to be a mom, but maybe look at law school, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t.... Data security and privacy law love computer science majors AND you can learn how to write? I hate to be a history-humanities major but cutting humanities misses their flexibility to respond to changing job markets.
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I hate to be a mom, but maybe look at law school, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t.... Data security and privacy law love computer science majors AND you can learn how to write? I hate to be a history-humanities major but cutting humanities misses their flexibility to respond to changing job markets.
the variety of spambots i get is fascinating. i'm guessing the christianity ones are pig butchering which seems particularly idk. sign of the times
August 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
the variety of spambots i get is fascinating. i'm guessing the christianity ones are pig butchering which seems particularly idk. sign of the times
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I was thinking of client red flags: the things that, if a potential client does them, I start out suspicious and on my guard. Some of these are about honesty, some are about narcissism and personality, some are about capacity to take legal advice.
Here we go:
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Here we go:
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August 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I was thinking of client red flags: the things that, if a potential client does them, I start out suspicious and on my guard. Some of these are about honesty, some are about narcissism and personality, some are about capacity to take legal advice.
Here we go:
/1
Here we go:
/1
truly a mystery why people aren't happy
![President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways. Massive tax cuts. Record-low border crossings. Surging tariff revenue. Stunning air strikes in Iran. Modest inflation.
Yet poll after poll suggests most Americans aren't impressed. In fact, they seem tired of all the winning, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a "Behind the Curtain" column.
Why it matters: Trump appears to be losing by winning. The more he does [link.axios.com] (including issues beyond his legislative wins), the more the general public, especially independents, shrug — or recoil.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5fbnzh57rn7xz65yjc36gxb/bafkreid7bfz6usem2jf2exo67cim52eu7qotw3bkjmmmjgb3dj4iopy6oe@jpeg)
July 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
truly a mystery why people aren't happy
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In a recent win in our case fighting the Trump admin’s EOs threatening to defund health services for LGBTQ+ people, we ensured our 9 plaintiffs could continue operating.
Today, we confirmed that more than $6.2 million in grant funding has been restored! 💪
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yraf9e25
Today, we confirmed that more than $6.2 million in grant funding has been restored! 💪
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yraf9e25
July 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In a recent win in our case fighting the Trump admin’s EOs threatening to defund health services for LGBTQ+ people, we ensured our 9 plaintiffs could continue operating.
Today, we confirmed that more than $6.2 million in grant funding has been restored! 💪
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yraf9e25
Today, we confirmed that more than $6.2 million in grant funding has been restored! 💪
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yraf9e25
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??????????? what is happening
I thought the headline was exaggerating but it’s not. This is legitimately insane www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
Texas is about to ban talking on college campuses at night | Opinion
If signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, this bill will ban speech at night — from study groups to newspaper reporting — at the state's public universities.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
??????????? what is happening
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LIVE: Comptroller Lander addresses media following immigration court observations
www.youtube.com/live/ecInuZA...
www.youtube.com/live/ecInuZA...
LIVE: Court Observation
YouTube video by Comptroller Brad Lander
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
LIVE: Comptroller Lander addresses media following immigration court observations
www.youtube.com/live/ecInuZA...
www.youtube.com/live/ecInuZA...
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By the numbers, Clarence Thomas has been treated to:
• At least 38 destination vacations;
• 26 private jet flights;
• 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events;
• 2 stays at luxury resorts;
• 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club
(Published 2023)
• At least 38 destination vacations;
• 26 private jet flights;
• 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events;
• 2 stays at luxury resorts;
• 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club
(Published 2023)
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
By the numbers, Clarence Thomas has been treated to:
• At least 38 destination vacations;
• 26 private jet flights;
• 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events;
• 2 stays at luxury resorts;
• 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club
(Published 2023)
• At least 38 destination vacations;
• 26 private jet flights;
• 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events;
• 2 stays at luxury resorts;
• 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club
(Published 2023)
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Hard to overstate how insane it makes you feel to read a Supreme Court decision that very seriously concludes that there is not a sufficient “history and tradition” to allow judges to stop the president from ignoring the Constitution ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
The Republican Justices Are Simply Doing What the Republican President Asks
The position of the Roberts Court is that presidents are sometimes allowed to break the law, but only if they are Republicans.
ballsandstrikes.org
June 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hard to overstate how insane it makes you feel to read a Supreme Court decision that very seriously concludes that there is not a sufficient “history and tradition” to allow judges to stop the president from ignoring the Constitution ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
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"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical.
slate.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
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Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
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From Justice Kagan's dissent in FSC v. Paxton, that little parenthetical (sorry) made me laugh. One takes one's laughs where one can find them, I guess.
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
From Justice Kagan's dissent in FSC v. Paxton, that little parenthetical (sorry) made me laugh. One takes one's laughs where one can find them, I guess.
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I was adopted via closed adoption, born in North Carolina.
It was closed so I have no knowledge of or access to my biological mother’s details. It also means my biological mother isn’t on my birth certificate.
So if birthright citizenship becomes a patchwork right, what’s someone like me to do?
It was closed so I have no knowledge of or access to my biological mother’s details. It also means my biological mother isn’t on my birth certificate.
So if birthright citizenship becomes a patchwork right, what’s someone like me to do?
June 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I was adopted via closed adoption, born in North Carolina.
It was closed so I have no knowledge of or access to my biological mother’s details. It also means my biological mother isn’t on my birth certificate.
So if birthright citizenship becomes a patchwork right, what’s someone like me to do?
It was closed so I have no knowledge of or access to my biological mother’s details. It also means my biological mother isn’t on my birth certificate.
So if birthright citizenship becomes a patchwork right, what’s someone like me to do?
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FSC v. Paxton: Texas age verification mandate for adult content survives intermediate scrutiny because it only "incidentally" burdens the protected speech of adults. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
FSC v. Paxton: Texas age verification mandate for adult content survives intermediate scrutiny because it only "incidentally" burdens the protected speech of adults. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
I guess FSC v Paxton is a good reminder that there is not *actually* a constitutionally-enshrined right to privacy and most of it was derived from......... Roe,
June 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I guess FSC v Paxton is a good reminder that there is not *actually* a constitutionally-enshrined right to privacy and most of it was derived from......... Roe,
did not expect them to say "well, the president might be doing flagrantly illegal things, but who are we to stop him" as the highest court of the judiciary
June 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
did not expect them to say "well, the president might be doing flagrantly illegal things, but who are we to stop him" as the highest court of the judiciary
i'm going to be real i would consider actually going to law school instead of just doing my paralegal cert if this was not a thing. it sounds like sorority rush week but like a whole year long and also definitely biases toward "traditional" (first career, fresh out of college) students
BigLaw's manufactured 'arms race' for talent recruitment harms us all
BigLaw has manufactured an “arms race” for talent that is hurting employers, students, recruiters, career counselors and legal educators alike. Like most arms races, the action of one law firm has triggered the reactions of others, all seeking to cultivate the impression of superior strength while instead imposing enormous (and often-absurd) costs on everyone.
www.abajournal.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
i'm going to be real i would consider actually going to law school instead of just doing my paralegal cert if this was not a thing. it sounds like sorority rush week but like a whole year long and also definitely biases toward "traditional" (first career, fresh out of college) students
did not expect my sub to vanity fair to include regular coverage of supreme court rulings but i'm not complaining because i love constitutional law actually
June 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
did not expect my sub to vanity fair to include regular coverage of supreme court rulings but i'm not complaining because i love constitutional law actually