Laurence H. Tribe
@laurencetribelaw.bsky.social
"We are living through a revolt against the future. The future will prevail." - Anand Giridharadas
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This suit “hits upon the lawless absurdity of these developments: the legally unfounded DOGE is seizing a congressionally approved and funded agency, with leadership appointed according to the law, and destroying it without any legal justification or authority.”
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A little agency is standing up to Musk with a tell-all lawsuit
If you want to know how DOGE is taking over, read this.
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March 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This suit “hits upon the lawless absurdity of these developments: the legally unfounded DOGE is seizing a congressionally approved and funded agency, with leadership appointed according to the law, and destroying it without any legal justification or authority.”
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“Voters may resent egg prices more than damage to our democratic norms. So what may preserve American democracy is not popular revulsion at the historic damage that Trump is doing but alarm at the myriad banal impacts on our daily lives because of Trumpian mismanagement.”
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Opinion | The Thing That Could Be Trump’s Undoing
Voters may resent egg prices more than damage to America’s democratic norms.
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March 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“Voters may resent egg prices more than damage to our democratic norms. So what may preserve American democracy is not popular revulsion at the historic damage that Trump is doing but alarm at the myriad banal impacts on our daily lives because of Trumpian mismanagement.”
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“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action.
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"A whole new level of cruelty": Health experts decry "devastating" cuts to HIV treatment programs
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment.
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March 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action.
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“The Trumpists are no longer in their majesty. They control the executive, the Parliament, the Supreme Court and social networks. But in American history, the freedom fighters have always prevailed. They are beginning to raise their heads.” — Claude Malhuret, to the French Senate (March 4, 2025).
March 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“The Trumpists are no longer in their majesty. They control the executive, the Parliament, the Supreme Court and social networks. But in American history, the freedom fighters have always prevailed. They are beginning to raise their heads.” — Claude Malhuret, to the French Senate (March 4, 2025).
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“States are now left to pick up the pieces of the shattered federal workforce — addressing numerous unemployment compensation requests and helping our residents seek new jobs as each new wave of terminations crests,” the state AGs wrote in court papers
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Multistate lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump administration purge of federal workers
The administration is required to provide advance notice of mass layoffs to employees and states so that states can mobilize resources needed to process unemployment claims and care for unemployed wor...
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March 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“States are now left to pick up the pieces of the shattered federal workforce — addressing numerous unemployment compensation requests and helping our residents seek new jobs as each new wave of terminations crests,” the state AGs wrote in court papers
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Just right — and likely to be the outcome after Judge Ho holds his hearing.
JUST IN: Paul Clement, the attorney tapped by judge in NY to advise on handling of Eric Adams case, recommends he dismiss the case WITH prejudice — despite DOJ’s suggestion otherwise — to prevent potential of future prosecution from hanging like a “sword of Damocles” over Adams.
March 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just right — and likely to be the outcome after Judge Ho holds his hearing.
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“A vessel for all the worst elements of the American condition. And a cheap, soulless bully besides. We never have had such a cheap counterfeit of a president as currently occupies the office.” — Charles Pierce (Oct. 2018)
March 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“A vessel for all the worst elements of the American condition. And a cheap, soulless bully besides. We never have had such a cheap counterfeit of a president as currently occupies the office.” — Charles Pierce (Oct. 2018)
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“Behold! As the Ides of March approaches, witness as Earth’s shadow engulfs the moon!
Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning hours of March 14.”
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Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning hours of March 14.”
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North America’s Only Total Lunar Eclipse of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How to Watch It
The March 13–14 lunar eclipse will be an all-night affair you won’t want to miss
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March 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“Behold! As the Ides of March approaches, witness as Earth’s shadow engulfs the moon!
Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning hours of March 14.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning hours of March 14.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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“If you shock and awe our system with no plan — other than right-wing woke revenge and Trump’s 19th-century view of geopolitics and trade — watch what happens to our slice of the global pie and everyone else’s.”
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Opinion | How to Tell That the Chain Saw Is Coming for America
“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“If you shock and awe our system with no plan — other than right-wing woke revenge and Trump’s 19th-century view of geopolitics and trade — watch what happens to our slice of the global pie and everyone else’s.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
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Too bad she wasn’t in a position to do that with yesterday’s pack of lies!
March 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Too bad she wasn’t in a position to do that with yesterday’s pack of lies!
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So the USAID ruling reveals a solid 4-votes for a totally unbounded Trump.
We’re left with a 5-4 Court ready to rein in Trump, with one decision (March 5) about his power to freeze funds that Congress committed and the other (Feb 21) about his power to fire officers whom Congress tried to protect.
We’re left with a 5-4 Court ready to rein in Trump, with one decision (March 5) about his power to freeze funds that Congress committed and the other (Feb 21) about his power to fire officers whom Congress tried to protect.
@stevevladeck.bsky.social as always has valuable post with quick reaction to Sup Ct opinion. I'm a little more of the glass 1/2 empty school though (it's really just a matter of emphasis)--I think w/ Kavanaugh again w/ the 3, we have a near built-in 4 votes for outlandish Trump conduct down the road
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So the USAID ruling reveals a solid 4-votes for a totally unbounded Trump.
We’re left with a 5-4 Court ready to rein in Trump, with one decision (March 5) about his power to freeze funds that Congress committed and the other (Feb 21) about his power to fire officers whom Congress tried to protect.
We’re left with a 5-4 Court ready to rein in Trump, with one decision (March 5) about his power to freeze funds that Congress committed and the other (Feb 21) about his power to fire officers whom Congress tried to protect.
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The S.Ct. has overturned Trump’s freeze of $2 billion in foreign aid voted by Congress. SCOTUS directed the trial judge to “clarify what obligations the government must fulfill.” CJ Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the three liberal justices to form a 5-4 majority. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Trump Live Updates: Supreme Court Denies Bid to Freeze Nearly $2 Billion in Foreign Aid
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March 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The S.Ct. has overturned Trump’s freeze of $2 billion in foreign aid voted by Congress. SCOTUS directed the trial judge to “clarify what obligations the government must fulfill.” CJ Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the three liberal justices to form a 5-4 majority. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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OMFG
Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."
Here’s the clip with audio
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
OMFG
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“The injunction issued on March 4 signals that the government will need to overcome significant legal challenges to carry out its plans.” Thank goodness! Those anti-trans plans are both unconstitutional and cruel.
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Judge Blocks Trump Orders to Stop Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers
The ruling affects hospitals nationwide, putting on hold the administration’s plan to withhold research grants from those that offer gender transition treatments to young people.
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March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“The injunction issued on March 4 signals that the government will need to overcome significant legal challenges to carry out its plans.” Thank goodness! Those anti-trans plans are both unconstitutional and cruel.
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I’m NOT on Facebook and got off it years ago. As I said, this is a FAKE account. Asking Facebook to take it down has gotten me nowhere.
Why are you on Facebook?
March 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I’m NOT on Facebook and got off it years ago. As I said, this is a FAKE account. Asking Facebook to take it down has gotten me nowhere.
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WARNING: There’s a fake Facebook account that pretends to be mine and that copies lots of my BlueSky posts but isn’t me at all. It intersperses some deep fakes that look and sound just like me but that suggest actions involving something called “QFS,” which I know nothing at all about.
March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
WARNING: There’s a fake Facebook account that pretends to be mine and that copies lots of my BlueSky posts but isn’t me at all. It intersperses some deep fakes that look and sound just like me but that suggest actions involving something called “QFS,” which I know nothing at all about.
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“From its start, the list has been full of errors: claims that confused billions with millions, triple-counted the same cancellation, or claimed credit for contracts that had ended years or even decades before.” . . . But who’s counting?
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Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“From its start, the list has been full of errors: claims that confused billions with millions, triple-counted the same cancellation, or claimed credit for contracts that had ended years or even decades before.” . . . But who’s counting?
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Surely you realize I know that, right? That doesn’t erase the truth — or change what’s right.
With the GOP in charge of everything currently, impechment wouldn't even make it to the floor for a vote, and they definitely wouldn't convict him.
March 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Surely you realize I know that, right? That doesn’t erase the truth — or change what’s right.
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Trump has “ordered both the Defense Department’s Cyber Command and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to stand down from monitoring and countering Russian cyberthreats.”
What could possibly go wrong?
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What could possibly go wrong?
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Opinion | U.S. digital disarmament gives Russia free rein in cyberspace. Bad idea.
In cyberspace, as in other domains, peace comes through strength.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Trump has “ordered both the Defense Department’s Cyber Command and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to stand down from monitoring and countering Russian cyberthreats.”
What could possibly go wrong?
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What could possibly go wrong?
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Trump’s murderous freezing of aid that Congress enacted a law to send to Ukraine unconstitutionally usurps the power of the purse, violates the 1974 Impoundment Act, and is an impeachable “high crime and misdemeanor” akin to the extortion for which the Senate should have convicted Trump in 2020.
March 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Trump’s murderous freezing of aid that Congress enacted a law to send to Ukraine unconstitutionally usurps the power of the purse, violates the 1974 Impoundment Act, and is an impeachable “high crime and misdemeanor” akin to the extortion for which the Senate should have convicted Trump in 2020.
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“Once transferred to Ukraine, this money can be used to ensure that the country cannot only recover from the war, but also prevent a repeat of it.” My study urging this $300 billion transfer several years ago has worn well. Action, not talk, is urgently needed now:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
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Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.
President Trump’s threat to abandon Ukraine added urgency to plans to fund security or reconstruction with the roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank.
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March 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“Once transferred to Ukraine, this money can be used to ensure that the country cannot only recover from the war, but also prevent a repeat of it.” My study urging this $300 billion transfer several years ago has worn well. Action, not talk, is urgently needed now:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
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“Clearcutting these beautiful places will increase fire risk, drive species to extinction, pollute our rivers and streams, and destroy world-class recreation sites.” Trump’s timber order is based on nothing but lies, greed, hatred, and monumental ignorance.
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Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber
President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species
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March 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“Clearcutting these beautiful places will increase fire risk, drive species to extinction, pollute our rivers and streams, and destroy world-class recreation sites.” Trump’s timber order is based on nothing but lies, greed, hatred, and monumental ignorance.
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“This is going to be great television,” Trump said at the end of Friday’s stormy session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “It may as well be the motto of his administration.”
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America’s Cultural Revolution
What Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center really means
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March 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“This is going to be great television,” Trump said at the end of Friday’s stormy session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “It may as well be the motto of his administration.”
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“Clients have the right to access their lawyer without interference by the government. Lawyers must be free to represent clients and perform their ethical duty without fear of retribution.”
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The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession
Three weeks ago, the American Bar Association spoke to you about values that guide us. We called upon every lawyer to insist that the government adhere to four major principles of law that have guided...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“Clients have the right to access their lawyer without interference by the government. Lawyers must be free to represent clients and perform their ethical duty without fear of retribution.”
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