Dan Bennett
@nerdyattorney.bsky.social
Portland-based appellate nerd and regular nerd. Public Defender.
“To wives and sweethearts! May they never meet!”
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“To wives and sweethearts! May they never meet!”
I will! I did a poor job of recreating my Twitter following list and lost track of a lot of voices I enjoyed—recreating it has been a slow process.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I will! I did a poor job of recreating my Twitter following list and lost track of a lot of voices I enjoyed—recreating it has been a slow process.
Thanks Dara. I enjoyed reading you at Vox in the day!
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Thanks Dara. I enjoyed reading you at Vox in the day!
The theme song for this show fell through a time portal and was accidentally appended to Enterprise.
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The theme song for this show fell through a time portal and was accidentally appended to Enterprise.
I'm just surprised he can post without the word "kinetic."
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I'm just surprised he can post without the word "kinetic."
Let me guess. This time it’s the “The Rent is Too Damn High” guy.
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Let me guess. This time it’s the “The Rent is Too Damn High” guy.
HBO Max recommends: the vortex
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
HBO Max recommends: the vortex
Who shall be their Scooter?
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who shall be their Scooter?
Why does Kevin, the largest uncle, not simply eat the others?
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Why does Kevin, the largest uncle, not simply eat the others?
Yeah, the word "exceedingly" does not appear in any opinion there. Pretty strange to put those words between quotation marks.
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Yeah, the word "exceedingly" does not appear in any opinion there. Pretty strange to put those words between quotation marks.
Depends on when the Gary Hart revelations drop.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Depends on when the Gary Hart revelations drop.
Abandoned by devs.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Abandoned by devs.
Thought the thumbnail was Shiv and Roman Roy for a moment.
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thought the thumbnail was Shiv and Roman Roy for a moment.
Sounds like time for another book about whether Biden is old.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sounds like time for another book about whether Biden is old.
They seem to think the appellate doctrine of harmless error applies to an ongoing trial proceeding?
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
They seem to think the appellate doctrine of harmless error applies to an ongoing trial proceeding?
Alright, let's count 'em up. I'll go first:
One (1) 4070
One (1) 4070
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Alright, let's count 'em up. I'll go first:
One (1) 4070
One (1) 4070
I was going to joke about ‘Clair Obscur’ being one, but I figured I’d first better check that it wasn’t.
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I was going to joke about ‘Clair Obscur’ being one, but I figured I’d first better check that it wasn’t.
Have you encountered the podcast “Just King Things?” A couple of nerdy academics have been reading and discussing King’s book in publication order for several years. Good stuff.
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Have you encountered the podcast “Just King Things?” A couple of nerdy academics have been reading and discussing King’s book in publication order for several years. Good stuff.
Is it good when your signature block requires an argument section?
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Is it good when your signature block requires an argument section?
Doesn't every Oreo have bits of Oreo in it?
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Doesn't every Oreo have bits of Oreo in it?
If you’re going to expend massive political capital to keep this stuff under wraps it would behoove you to… keep it under wraps.
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you’re going to expend massive political capital to keep this stuff under wraps it would behoove you to… keep it under wraps.
Yeah, that subreddit is a dark place.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yeah, that subreddit is a dark place.
Much about your mad pursuit of this house becomes clear.
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Much about your mad pursuit of this house becomes clear.