Clay Jackson
@clayjak.substack.com
• just a lawyer who gives a shit
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• 📍 memphis / marfa
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• 📍 memphis / marfa
Pinned
Fear and Loathing at the 6th Circuit Judicial Conference
The Court is less a deliberative body than a cartel: six butt-hurt ideologues with lifetime tenure, laundering billionaire ideology through grievance-based constitutional reinterpretation.
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Yet here was Kavanaugh, insisting that the solution isn’t accountability or reform or transparency. No. It’s tone. As if the right cadence of judicial bedside manner might hypnotize the nation into forgetting Heller, Citizens, Dobbs, Bruen, and Trump v. U.S.
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meanwhile its biz as usual for the vast majority of my colleagues in the bar. neutrality is complicity
It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
meanwhile its biz as usual for the vast majority of my colleagues in the bar. neutrality is complicity
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
brb gonna ball my eyes out for a min
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
brb gonna ball my eyes out for a min
“Silence is intolerable.” — Hon. Mark L. Wolf, former Reagan-appointed U.S. district judge, D. Mass.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Silence is intolerable.” — Hon. Mark L. Wolf, former Reagan-appointed U.S. district judge, D. Mass.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
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Maybe it’s the dog angle that hit me harder, but this story is crushing. They’re destroying people for no reason.
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
He Was a Beloved Dog Trainer and an Asylum Seeker. Why Was He Detained?
The humans love him, and so do the canines. What happened when ICE took Seyre Mussa Traore away.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Maybe it’s the dog angle that hit me harder, but this story is crushing. They’re destroying people for no reason.
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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"The goal is to put terror into people."
Radley Balko with @stephruhle.bsky.social on the tactics federal officials are using as they carry out the president's immigration and deportation agenda.
Radley Balko with @stephruhle.bsky.social on the tactics federal officials are using as they carry out the president's immigration and deportation agenda.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"The goal is to put terror into people."
Radley Balko with @stephruhle.bsky.social on the tactics federal officials are using as they carry out the president's immigration and deportation agenda.
Radley Balko with @stephruhle.bsky.social on the tactics federal officials are using as they carry out the president's immigration and deportation agenda.
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Lawless goons. Racial profiling isn’t just something they do, it’s all they do.
www.instagram.com/p/DQu5q2pkc_...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lawless goons. Racial profiling isn’t just something they do, it’s all they do.
www.instagram.com/p/DQu5q2pkc_...
www.instagram.com/p/DQu5q2pkc_...
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
w/ Judge Craft and DA @mulroyda.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
w/ Judge Craft and DA @mulroyda.bsky.social
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This is phenomenal reporting from @radleybalko.bsky.social, although be warned, the term "gut punch" doesn't even cover it radleybalko.substack.com/p/accusing-j...
Accusing Jordan Silverman
A D.C. teaching assistant was accused of molesting up to 15 kids. Multiple law enforcement agencies cleared him. But his nightmare was just beginning.
radleybalko.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is phenomenal reporting from @radleybalko.bsky.social, although be warned, the term "gut punch" doesn't even cover it radleybalko.substack.com/p/accusing-j...
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Interesting times
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Interesting times
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NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
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Last year, the DOJ criticized Memphis police for using minor infractions as a pretext to search people for serious crimes. Under Trump’s crackdown, it’s happening again. @wendicthomas.bsky.social @katieburgess.bsky.social @mlk50.com
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Last year, the DOJ criticized Memphis police for using minor infractions as a pretext to search people for serious crimes. Under Trump’s crackdown, it’s happening again. @wendicthomas.bsky.social @katieburgess.bsky.social @mlk50.com
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They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came.
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came.
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
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Souvannarath is likely a citizen, ICE kidnapped him, he filed habeas, a judge ordered he not be deported, and *the next day* DHS deported him.
DHS told the press they didn't get the order, which is undoubtedly a lie and will be perjury when they say it to the court.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
DHS told the press they didn't get the order, which is undoubtedly a lie and will be perjury when they say it to the court.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
NEW: ACLU of Louisiana asks a federal judge to order the govt to immediately return Chanthila (Shawn) Souvannarath from Laos, to which it deported him over the weekend in violation of the judge's injunction. @acluoflouisiana.bsky.social www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Souvannarath is likely a citizen, ICE kidnapped him, he filed habeas, a judge ordered he not be deported, and *the next day* DHS deported him.
DHS told the press they didn't get the order, which is undoubtedly a lie and will be perjury when they say it to the court.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
DHS told the press they didn't get the order, which is undoubtedly a lie and will be perjury when they say it to the court.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
