Carpe Jugular
@carpejugular.bsky.social
Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, mostly indigent defense, probably working for free now that the Treasury is being looted.
At the threshold of hell.
At the threshold of hell.
Unsurprising that you’re not seeing the opposition to this-you’re not seeing that ICE deploys teargas in our neighborhoods when we surround them on the street and scream at them for taking our neighbors. Or how they point guns at us and push us to the ground when they come to our neighborhoods.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Unsurprising that you’re not seeing the opposition to this-you’re not seeing that ICE deploys teargas in our neighborhoods when we surround them on the street and scream at them for taking our neighbors. Or how they point guns at us and push us to the ground when they come to our neighborhoods.
A real “let them eat Big Macs” moment.
October 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A real “let them eat Big Macs” moment.
Except now he’s letting state police protect ICE and they’re helping escalate things in Broadview.
October 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Except now he’s letting state police protect ICE and they’re helping escalate things in Broadview.
What are you doing about our own state and local police forces being used against our citizens in Broadview today?? Please do something about this.
October 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What are you doing about our own state and local police forces being used against our citizens in Broadview today?? Please do something about this.
Are any of your colleagues writing about how none of the panel of CJA lawyers representing indigent defendants in federal court have been paid since July and now with the government shut down we won’t be paid until that’s resolved either?
September 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Are any of your colleagues writing about how none of the panel of CJA lawyers representing indigent defendants in federal court have been paid since July and now with the government shut down we won’t be paid until that’s resolved either?
It’s literally sustaining me during this madness. We’re organizing here. I’ve met more of my neighbors in the last 6 months than I have in the 20 years I’ve lived in my neighborhood because we’re all coming together to protect each other. It’s keeping my hope alive.
September 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s literally sustaining me during this madness. We’re organizing here. I’ve met more of my neighbors in the last 6 months than I have in the 20 years I’ve lived in my neighborhood because we’re all coming together to protect each other. It’s keeping my hope alive.
Looking closer at the photo it looks like she’s coming from the Pro Bono room, so I guess the answer is now. I have a suit and bar card, I’m happy to escort people to and from court if they’ll have me.
September 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Looking closer at the photo it looks like she’s coming from the Pro Bono room, so I guess the answer is now. I have a suit and bar card, I’m happy to escort people to and from court if they’ll have me.
Are any of the people being detained by ICE in this manner represented by attorneys? Are they taking people who appear not to be with attorneys? I know other cities have court watchers attending hearings, but not sure if that’s happening in Chicago.
September 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Are any of the people being detained by ICE in this manner represented by attorneys? Are they taking people who appear not to be with attorneys? I know other cities have court watchers attending hearings, but not sure if that’s happening in Chicago.
And he’ll probably receive some sort of promotion for this, while anyone on TV even slightly suggesting that Charlie Kirk was not the free speech champion they’re trying to turn him into is summarily fired.
September 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
And he’ll probably receive some sort of promotion for this, while anyone on TV even slightly suggesting that Charlie Kirk was not the free speech champion they’re trying to turn him into is summarily fired.
Ok but don’t fall into a similar bit of thinking that no one is doing anything about ICE’s activities here. There is a concerted pushback against ICE that’s BEEN happening here and is only getting stronger. Rapid Response groups around the city are only growing in size.
September 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Ok but don’t fall into a similar bit of thinking that no one is doing anything about ICE’s activities here. There is a concerted pushback against ICE that’s BEEN happening here and is only getting stronger. Rapid Response groups around the city are only growing in size.
No, you didn’t. It’s called an analogy. But that’s clearly too high of a concept for someone who thinks that things will be fine and justice will sort itself out if Bolton didn’t do anything wrong.
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
No, you didn’t. It’s called an analogy. But that’s clearly too high of a concept for someone who thinks that things will be fine and justice will sort itself out if Bolton didn’t do anything wrong.
People don’t get how much the Courts are affected by this. As of 7/15 there is no money left to pay appointed fed defense attorneys-no funds until October. How can courts function and rights be protected if the lawyers aren’t paid? We can’t afford to take every case pro bono. Most of us are solos.
July 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
People don’t get how much the Courts are affected by this. As of 7/15 there is no money left to pay appointed fed defense attorneys-no funds until October. How can courts function and rights be protected if the lawyers aren’t paid? We can’t afford to take every case pro bono. Most of us are solos.
This is a great lesson in showing what info the feds regularly rely on. Tracking locations through historical cell records is pretty bullshit but the court are slow to understand the limitations of the data and the FBI agents who testify re HCSL create very misleading exhibits regularly.
July 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is a great lesson in showing what info the feds regularly rely on. Tracking locations through historical cell records is pretty bullshit but the court are slow to understand the limitations of the data and the FBI agents who testify re HCSL create very misleading exhibits regularly.
You are USELESS.
Someone primary this waste of space, please.
Someone primary this waste of space, please.
June 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You are USELESS.
Someone primary this waste of space, please.
Someone primary this waste of space, please.
Because Queer history from the time of the AIDS epidemic has not been effectively passed down because so many of the people who could tell those stories died.
June 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Because Queer history from the time of the AIDS epidemic has not been effectively passed down because so many of the people who could tell those stories died.
Ha! Thanks-it was a low effort Halloween costume-but what better pic for a bloodsucking lawyer?
June 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ha! Thanks-it was a low effort Halloween costume-but what better pic for a bloodsucking lawyer?
It’s an amazing thing you’ve done. BRAVO. For years clients would ask me if there were any credits beyond good time credit, they insisted they had read about legislation just about to pass-and you gave them that hope. (Had a bad sentencing yesterday and this was really good to see after that.)
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It’s an amazing thing you’ve done. BRAVO. For years clients would ask me if there were any credits beyond good time credit, they insisted they had read about legislation just about to pass-and you gave them that hope. (Had a bad sentencing yesterday and this was really good to see after that.)
Ha! Same! I knew the answer once because RDAP was the only “extra” credit someone could get and gun offense excluded people from earning the credit. I think even a gun sentencing enhancement excluded one from earning the RDAP credit. Thank you so much for all your work on this.
June 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ha! Same! I knew the answer once because RDAP was the only “extra” credit someone could get and gun offense excluded people from earning the credit. I think even a gun sentencing enhancement excluded one from earning the RDAP credit. Thank you so much for all your work on this.
I know I can look this up but I’m hoping you can tell me quickly-regular gun offenses under 18 USC 922g-are they eligible for credit beyond the 15% good-time?
June 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I know I can look this up but I’m hoping you can tell me quickly-regular gun offenses under 18 USC 922g-are they eligible for credit beyond the 15% good-time?
Yes! So glad they’re using bikes and limes-saw them using this in France and thought how perfect it would be for one of these bottleneck entrances.
June 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yes! So glad they’re using bikes and limes-saw them using this in France and thought how perfect it would be for one of these bottleneck entrances.