This was removed from the docket. DOJ realized their mistake and asked the court clerk to strike. That’s the appropriate mitigation. But yeah. Big fuckup. Lawyer nightmare. A head might roll. Or not. I mean, it’s not like this lawyer candidly admitted an erroneous deportation or something like that.

I’m an Israeli dual national and I agree with you 100%.

Exactly.

He might have a cabinet level position in the current White House waiting for him!

This is *exactly* the right take.

Sometimes I don’t even use the vacuum cleaner. I just turn it on to see the dog lose her shit.

Westlaw’s quickcheck is a solid tool. But it turns out you still need to read the cases because it can aim a little wide of the mark and suggest some cases am that are…marginally relevant. Non closed-universe AI though? Fuck no.

As a prosecutor myself, I am embarrassed for him. If there’s a crime, charge it. If maybe, investigate. But don’t overplay your hand with this limp dick effort to chill free speech.

The book was a surprisingly entertaining read. And available through Libby! (At least in Seattle).

In a surreal turn of events, I realized that one of the defendants (who made the initial PR request the plaintiff officers sued to enjoin) was a colleague from Peace Corps.

We’re glad you are here too!

Not be a fan of poutine. But yeah. Poutine.