Kendyl Hanks
@kendylhanks.bsky.social
Full time biglaw appellate lawyer, part time #FlyFishing angler, orchidophile, native Texan & erstwhile New Yorker, mom to furbabies Molly & Lady Bird. Speaking for me not my firm, not your lawyer. #AppellateSky ⚖️ #Orchids @LadyLawyerDiary
Pyrite. Fools gold.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pyrite. Fools gold.
The Trump administration has ordered visa officers to deny immigrants who are obese or have certain health issues, in yet another instance of the president’s strange obsession with physical traits. trib.al/b0AtL8r
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I do like how she has shown herself to be quite strategic when circumstances permit her to be
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I do like how she has shown herself to be quite strategic when circumstances permit her to be
There’s some nuance here, definitely, that I did not appreciate
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There’s some nuance here, definitely, that I did not appreciate
That’s what I’m reading.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
That’s what I’m reading.
Reposted by Kendyl Hanks
I know it’s not perfect but this adds some context www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I know it’s not perfect but this adds some context www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
Im glad to see this bsky.app/profile/kend...
Some people are describing it that way, but truth is I don’t think that they met the elements of the charge. I think of jury nullification more of where someone is obviously guilty of what they are charged with, but the jury just refuses to convict. But I’m not a criminal lawyer so …
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Im glad to see this bsky.app/profile/kend...