@cheeho.bsky.social
Retired attorney. Former Chief Counsel of a major state department and former Supervising Deputy Attorney General for the Department of Justice in California. Former adjunct professor of law at UC Irvine. #HawaiiStrong
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NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR should confirm Emil Bove for the 3d Circuit Court of Appeals.
June 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR should confirm Emil Bove for the 3d Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Boasberg has game: "To permit officials to freely annul the judgments of the courts of the United States wd not just “destroy the rights acquired under those judgments”; it would make “a solemn mockery” of “the constitution itself.” (Marshall, C.J.). “So fatal a result must be deprecated by all.”
April 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Inject this energy directly into my veins.
JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders. .. To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts ..’ would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’” 🇺🇸
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Inject this energy directly into my veins.
Whoa!
If the judge is looking for an attorney to prosecute the Trump administration for contempt of court... 🙋♂️
What’s next?
(1) The gov can “purge” the contempt by asserting custody of people removed to El Salvador and by allowing them to pursue habeas claims
(2) If not, Boasberg will initiate proceedings to ID contemnor
(3) Refer to DOJ
(4) If DOJ refuses, "appoint another attorney to prosecute"
(1) The gov can “purge” the contempt by asserting custody of people removed to El Salvador and by allowing them to pursue habeas claims
(2) If not, Boasberg will initiate proceedings to ID contemnor
(3) Refer to DOJ
(4) If DOJ refuses, "appoint another attorney to prosecute"
April 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Whoa!
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HUGE: Here's the written preliminary injunction from Judge Paula Xinis ordering the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
HUGE: Here's the written preliminary injunction from Judge Paula Xinis ordering the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“This is a tragedy for the U.S. Trump’s message is that there is no point in being his ally since he will not defend you, he will impose more customs duties on you than on his enemies and will threaten to seize your territories while supporting dictatorships that invade you.”
Senator Claude Malhuret
Senator Claude Malhuret
March 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“This is a tragedy for the U.S. Trump’s message is that there is no point in being his ally since he will not defend you, he will impose more customs duties on you than on his enemies and will threaten to seize your territories while supporting dictatorships that invade you.”
Senator Claude Malhuret
Senator Claude Malhuret
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Another disgrace.
Another law firm capitulates amid Trump’s pressure campaign.
Milbank LLP has agreed to a deal with Trump, per a post on Trump’s Truth Social account.
Milbank LLP has agreed to a deal with Trump, per a post on Trump’s Truth Social account.
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Another disgrace.
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Cali and Hawaii peeps!! You got some places to make your voices and presence heard. April 5. Show how blue your states really are!!
March 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cali and Hawaii peeps!! You got some places to make your voices and presence heard. April 5. Show how blue your states really are!!
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A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
March 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
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When the stakes are this high, incompetence is not an option.
Pete Hegseth should resign.
Mike Waltz should resign.
Pete Hegseth should resign.
Mike Waltz should resign.
March 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
When the stakes are this high, incompetence is not an option.
Pete Hegseth should resign.
Mike Waltz should resign.
Pete Hegseth should resign.
Mike Waltz should resign.
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
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If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you?
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
March 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you?
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
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A "former" major Democratic law firm.
Lawyers at Paul Weiss now have a choice. Stay and understand you are now aligned with Trump or leave with your dignity.
Lawyers at Paul Weiss now have a choice. Stay and understand you are now aligned with Trump or leave with your dignity.
March 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A "former" major Democratic law firm.
Lawyers at Paul Weiss now have a choice. Stay and understand you are now aligned with Trump or leave with your dignity.
Lawyers at Paul Weiss now have a choice. Stay and understand you are now aligned with Trump or leave with your dignity.
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And if you’re an associate, announce tomorrow your plans to leave. There are so many better places to work, in the City and elsewhere. You’ll be glad that you did.
And all you headhunters out there, get on those phones first thing!
And all you headhunters out there, get on those phones first thing!
Paul Weiss, pathetic. Stop doing business with this law firm, folks. Reward people and organizations that stand strong and don't bend the knee.
www.semafor.com/article/03/1...
www.semafor.com/article/03/1...
Powerhouse law firm makes overture to Trump
Paul Weiss’ chairman visited Washington to discuss a deal after White House revoked its lawyers’ security clearance.
www.semafor.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And if you’re an associate, announce tomorrow your plans to leave. There are so many better places to work, in the City and elsewhere. You’ll be glad that you did.
And all you headhunters out there, get on those phones first thing!
And all you headhunters out there, get on those phones first thing!
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This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
March 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
Totally agree. It's a shit firm and so is anyone who decides to stay and practice there. Why would anyone hire a lawyer who is so easily intimidated and bends over like this for a bully? Paul Weiss knows nothing about justice, is weak, and I hope gets its ass handed to it.
This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
March 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Totally agree. It's a shit firm and so is anyone who decides to stay and practice there. Why would anyone hire a lawyer who is so easily intimidated and bends over like this for a bully? Paul Weiss knows nothing about justice, is weak, and I hope gets its ass handed to it.
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A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
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He has no idea how to strike the right tone for the moment - that's bad enough. Worse is the fact that he seems oblivious to the fact that democracy is very clearly AT RISK. It is honestly mindblowing that he would use the word "if" as a qualifier. By the time he catches up, democracy will be gone.
“If democracy is at risk?”
If?
IF?
What the hell fantasyland does he live in?
This is why Chuck Schumer must step down.
We’re all fighting to save democracy and he’s still waiting for the fight to start.
If?
IF?
What the hell fantasyland does he live in?
This is why Chuck Schumer must step down.
We’re all fighting to save democracy and he’s still waiting for the fight to start.
March 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
He has no idea how to strike the right tone for the moment - that's bad enough. Worse is the fact that he seems oblivious to the fact that democracy is very clearly AT RISK. It is honestly mindblowing that he would use the word "if" as a qualifier. By the time he catches up, democracy will be gone.
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Come on everybody!!! Time to get a new EV that isn’t a SwastiKar!!
March 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Come on everybody!!! Time to get a new EV that isn’t a SwastiKar!!
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I am surprised that the former presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden are not making their very important voices heard in these troubled times. Are they afraid? And if they are afraid...America has crossed the line into authoritarianism.
March 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I am surprised that the former presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden are not making their very important voices heard in these troubled times. Are they afraid? And if they are afraid...America has crossed the line into authoritarianism.
This is true. I stopped my monthly donation to Act Blue and won't donate a dime to the Dems until I'm convinced they get it and start fighting back effectively. I will donate to the lawyers who are doing all the actual fighting instead.
Dems, unless you dump Schumer don’t expect a dime from donors. Enough is enough,
March 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This is true. I stopped my monthly donation to Act Blue and won't donate a dime to the Dems until I'm convinced they get it and start fighting back effectively. I will donate to the lawyers who are doing all the actual fighting instead.
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People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
March 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
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BREAKING: Challengers to Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation respond to DOJ's Sunday "notice," asking Judge Boasberg to "seek immediate clarification from Defendants, in one or more sworn declarations, about their conduct regarding this Court’s Orders." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
BREAKING: Challengers to Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation respond to DOJ's Sunday "notice," asking Judge Boasberg to "seek immediate clarification from Defendants, in one or more sworn declarations, about their conduct regarding this Court’s Orders." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
March 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.