Jeff Lewis
@jefflewis.bsky.social
⚖️ Appellate, anti-SLAPP and general civil litigation http://www.JeffLewisLaw.com.
🎙Co-Host of http://calpodcast.com.
🐉 D&D nerd.
Los Angeles, California
Signal: slapplaw.99
#AppellateSky
#lawsky
🎙Co-Host of http://calpodcast.com.
🐉 D&D nerd.
Los Angeles, California
Signal: slapplaw.99
#AppellateSky
#lawsky
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Jeff Lewis
@jefflewis.bsky.social
· Nov 18
My interests:
Law ⚖️
D&D 🐉
Diablo IV👹
Comic-Con 🦸♂️
Legal Tech 💻
Critical Role 📺
Podcasting 🎙️
Photography 📷
Daggerheart 🗡️
First Amendment 📢
World of Warcraft 🌎
Lists Ordered by Item Length 📏
Law ⚖️
D&D 🐉
Diablo IV👹
Comic-Con 🦸♂️
Legal Tech 💻
Critical Role 📺
Podcasting 🎙️
Photography 📷
Daggerheart 🗡️
First Amendment 📢
World of Warcraft 🌎
Lists Ordered by Item Length 📏
Q: What did the judge say to the dentist?
A: Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth?
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth?
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Q: What did the judge say to the dentist?
A: Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth?
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth?
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
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🧵The slop thickens. I love this!
Michael Wolff sued Melania yesterday (Tues) after her legal team threatened him with a $1B defamation suit.
They're trying to silence him through intimidation and potentially large legal fees.
Wolf is basically saying fuck them and all of it about Epstein
Michael Wolff sued Melania yesterday (Tues) after her legal team threatened him with a $1B defamation suit.
They're trying to silence him through intimidation and potentially large legal fees.
Wolf is basically saying fuck them and all of it about Epstein
Biographer plans to subpoena Trump, Melania and Maxwell about Epstein ties in new lawsuit
Michael Wolff plans to subpoena President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in the lawsuit he filed against the first lady on Tuesday, the reporter and ...
www.rawstory.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
🧵The slop thickens. I love this!
Michael Wolff sued Melania yesterday (Tues) after her legal team threatened him with a $1B defamation suit.
They're trying to silence him through intimidation and potentially large legal fees.
Wolf is basically saying fuck them and all of it about Epstein
Michael Wolff sued Melania yesterday (Tues) after her legal team threatened him with a $1B defamation suit.
They're trying to silence him through intimidation and potentially large legal fees.
Wolf is basically saying fuck them and all of it about Epstein
Jeff Lewis Interviewed by Scripps News About the Arrest of a Protestor Who Played the Star Wars Theme Near the National Guard.
Watch here: youtu.be/Vas8-DAeWxc
#JeffLewisLawAPC #SCRIPPSNews #starwars #InTheNews
Watch here: youtu.be/Vas8-DAeWxc
#JeffLewisLawAPC #SCRIPPSNews #starwars #InTheNews
JeffLewis Interviewed by Scripps: Arrest of Protestor Who Played Star Wars Theme Near National Guard
Jeff Lewis Law, APC, represents clients in civil litigation and appellate matters in courts throughout California and in land use matters in and around the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Jeff Lewis Interviewed by Scripps News About the Arrest of a Protestor Who Played the Star Wars Theme Near the National Guard.
Watch here: youtu.be/Vas8-DAeWxc
#JeffLewisLawAPC #SCRIPPSNews #starwars #InTheNews
Watch here: youtu.be/Vas8-DAeWxc
#JeffLewisLawAPC #SCRIPPSNews #starwars #InTheNews
Q: What did the lawyer say to the mirror?
A: “I rest my case.”
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: “I rest my case.”
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Q: What did the lawyer say to the mirror?
A: “I rest my case.”
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: “I rest my case.”
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
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Here's Judge Ellis' full order after yesterday's hearing, which includes one change: Bovino has to appear today (and every weekday) in court at 5:45 p.m. "to account for the security needs of the Dirksen Courthouse"
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here's Judge Ellis' full order after yesterday's hearing, which includes one change: Bovino has to appear today (and every weekday) in court at 5:45 p.m. "to account for the security needs of the Dirksen Courthouse"
Judge tapped to vet $4-billion sex abuse settlement; L.A. County urges bar investigation - Los Angeles Times
October 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Judge tapped to vet $4-billion sex abuse settlement; L.A. County urges bar investigation - Los Angeles Times
Q: Why was the lawyer so good at crossword puzzles?
A: He knew all the right terms.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: He knew all the right terms.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Q: Why was the lawyer so good at crossword puzzles?
A: He knew all the right terms.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: He knew all the right terms.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
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When asking about the future of lawyers in the age of Ai, lawyers and the public are not asking about the same thing.
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When asking about the future of lawyers in the age of Ai, lawyers and the public are not asking about the same thing.
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
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Richard Susskind at #ClioCon2025:
AI isn’t just automating law, it’s redefining it.
By 2030, firms that focus on solving client problems (not just legal tasks) will win.
Lead the change. Don’t wait for it.
Thanks team @goclio.bsky.social for an amazing conference!
#LegalTech #AI #FutureOfLaw
AI isn’t just automating law, it’s redefining it.
By 2030, firms that focus on solving client problems (not just legal tasks) will win.
Lead the change. Don’t wait for it.
Thanks team @goclio.bsky.social for an amazing conference!
#LegalTech #AI #FutureOfLaw
October 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Richard Susskind at #ClioCon2025:
AI isn’t just automating law, it’s redefining it.
By 2030, firms that focus on solving client problems (not just legal tasks) will win.
Lead the change. Don’t wait for it.
Thanks team @goclio.bsky.social for an amazing conference!
#LegalTech #AI #FutureOfLaw
AI isn’t just automating law, it’s redefining it.
By 2030, firms that focus on solving client problems (not just legal tasks) will win.
Lead the change. Don’t wait for it.
Thanks team @goclio.bsky.social for an amazing conference!
#LegalTech #AI #FutureOfLaw
The AI tech behind ChatGPT is going to disrupt the current way consumers obtain legal services within the next five years in the same way that Uber disrupted taxi services or food apps have disrupted the food service industry.
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The AI tech behind ChatGPT is going to disrupt the current way consumers obtain legal services within the next five years in the same way that Uber disrupted taxi services or food apps have disrupted the food service industry.
Q: Why do lawyers never get bored?
A: There’s always another case to handle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: There’s always another case to handle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Q: Why do lawyers never get bored?
A: There’s always another case to handle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: There’s always another case to handle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
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SB 771, currently on Gavin Newsom's desk, is a combination of unconstitutional goals, an incomplete understanding of technology, and drafting that makes it even worse.
This week I wrote to Newsom urging him to veto the bill.
I explain the basics here: platformpolemics.aricohn.com/p/california...
This week I wrote to Newsom urging him to veto the bill.
I explain the basics here: platformpolemics.aricohn.com/p/california...
California wants to coerce platforms into hosting less offensive speech with algorithmic liability law
First Amendment and Section 230 shocked to learn they no longer exist
platformpolemics.aricohn.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
SB 771, currently on Gavin Newsom's desk, is a combination of unconstitutional goals, an incomplete understanding of technology, and drafting that makes it even worse.
This week I wrote to Newsom urging him to veto the bill.
I explain the basics here: platformpolemics.aricohn.com/p/california...
This week I wrote to Newsom urging him to veto the bill.
I explain the basics here: platformpolemics.aricohn.com/p/california...
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OMG.
The meritocracy is really showing how the DOJ is now made up the best of the best, I guess.
The meritocracy is really showing how the DOJ is now made up the best of the best, I guess.
Someone gonna get fired …. @kenwhite.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
OMG.
The meritocracy is really showing how the DOJ is now made up the best of the best, I guess.
The meritocracy is really showing how the DOJ is now made up the best of the best, I guess.
Big law gets caught filing appellate brief with made-up cases. Opponent catches them. Big law asks for permission to file a "do over" brief. Opponent scorches them. Tony Ortega recounts the painful battle here: tonyortega.substack.com/p/scientolog....
Scientology blasts lawyers for Masterson victims in AI fiasco, wants sanctions
Since news first emerged that the lawsuit against Scientology and Danny Masterson brought by his victims (Bixler v.
tonyortega.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Big law gets caught filing appellate brief with made-up cases. Opponent catches them. Big law asks for permission to file a "do over" brief. Opponent scorches them. Tony Ortega recounts the painful battle here: tonyortega.substack.com/p/scientolog....
Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite kind of dog?
A: A subpoo-dle.
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A: A subpoo-dle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
October 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite kind of dog?
A: A subpoo-dle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: A subpoo-dle.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
🚨 Big anti-SLAPP news from the Ninth Circuit ⚖️🔥
In Gopher Media LLC v. Melone (Oct. 9, 2025), the en banc Ninth Circuit just overruled Batzel v. Smith — holding that a denial of a California anti-SLAPP motion isn’t immediately appealable in federal court.
In Gopher Media LLC v. Melone (Oct. 9, 2025), the en banc Ninth Circuit just overruled Batzel v. Smith — holding that a denial of a California anti-SLAPP motion isn’t immediately appealable in federal court.
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨 Big anti-SLAPP news from the Ninth Circuit ⚖️🔥
In Gopher Media LLC v. Melone (Oct. 9, 2025), the en banc Ninth Circuit just overruled Batzel v. Smith — holding that a denial of a California anti-SLAPP motion isn’t immediately appealable in federal court.
In Gopher Media LLC v. Melone (Oct. 9, 2025), the en banc Ninth Circuit just overruled Batzel v. Smith — holding that a denial of a California anti-SLAPP motion isn’t immediately appealable in federal court.
In this episode of The California Appellate Law Podcast, Cherise Bacalski talks about Teaching Justices to Write with Jeff and Tim. Listen now: www.calpodcast.com/1093703/epis...
#AppellateLaw #LegalWriting
#AppellateLaw #LegalWriting
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In this episode of The California Appellate Law Podcast, Cherise Bacalski talks about Teaching Justices to Write with Jeff and Tim. Listen now: www.calpodcast.com/1093703/epis...
#AppellateLaw #LegalWriting
#AppellateLaw #LegalWriting
Reposted by Jeff Lewis
Also in case anyone needs a reminder, Judge Immergut is not some radical lefty. She was on Ken Starr's team, famously deposed Monica Lewinsky, and was appointed by Trump. The difference between her and the Fed DOJ lawyers who just argued in front of her is that she lives in reality.
October 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Also in case anyone needs a reminder, Judge Immergut is not some radical lefty. She was on Ken Starr's team, famously deposed Monica Lewinsky, and was appointed by Trump. The difference between her and the Fed DOJ lawyers who just argued in front of her is that she lives in reality.
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Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.
SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...
SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.
SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...
SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...
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Is it good when federal judges have to schedule Sunday night 10 pm hearings about absurd military invasions of their state.
COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Is it good when federal judges have to schedule Sunday night 10 pm hearings about absurd military invasions of their state.
Looks like the proliferation of smart, wearable technology and the implications for neural data privacy hit the radar of the U.S. Senate right before the shut down. 3 U.S. Senators have sponsored Senate Bill 2925 which,
www.congress.gov
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Looks like the proliferation of smart, wearable technology and the implications for neural data privacy hit the radar of the U.S. Senate right before the shut down. 3 U.S. Senators have sponsored Senate Bill 2925 which,
Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite game?
A: Truth or subpoena.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: Truth or subpoena.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
October 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite game?
A: Truth or subpoena.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
A: Truth or subpoena.
#ProfessionalHumor #OfficeLaughs #JokeOfTheDay #LawyerHumor #LegalJokes
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Jeffries: "The next time you have something to say about me, don't cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I'm back in the Oval Office, say it to my face."
September 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Jeffries: "The next time you have something to say about me, don't cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I'm back in the Oval Office, say it to my face."
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Really the only question that matters
September 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Really the only question that matters