Joseph McGhee
@radlegaltakes.bsky.social
AuDHD Gen X’er with a passion for justice and a well-grinded axe. Relentlessly dedicated to government accountability and the rule of law. Currently chopping at #qualifiedimmunity and § 922(g)(3) in the Ninth Circuit. I like cats.
Signal: @moroserabbit.34
Signal: @moroserabbit.34
Got this ACMS notification yesterday evening from the Ninth Circuit (thinking it was a decision in my AI disclosure requirement appeal) and was too nervous to open it for hours.
Turns out it was just a global order on the .gov shutdown that has nothing to do with my case. Talk about anti-climactic…
Turns out it was just a global order on the .gov shutdown that has nothing to do with my case. Talk about anti-climactic…
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Got this ACMS notification yesterday evening from the Ninth Circuit (thinking it was a decision in my AI disclosure requirement appeal) and was too nervous to open it for hours.
Turns out it was just a global order on the .gov shutdown that has nothing to do with my case. Talk about anti-climactic…
Turns out it was just a global order on the .gov shutdown that has nothing to do with my case. Talk about anti-climactic…
Really, Robert? Big Log?
Are we 12?
Are we 12?
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Really, Robert? Big Log?
Are we 12?
Are we 12?
It was a clear black night; a clear white moon.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It was a clear black night; a clear white moon.
Vapid crap.
Sorry if you’re a fan. No, really.
Sorry if you’re a fan. No, really.
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Vapid crap.
Sorry if you’re a fan. No, really.
Sorry if you’re a fan. No, really.
Google AI actually got this correct. First time?
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Google AI actually got this correct. First time?
My son’s dragon costume was a huge hit!
November 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My son’s dragon costume was a huge hit!
My son and I are taking an art class at Northern Arizona University. Every Saturday we spend two hours learning various ways to depict felines. Last week, our class did watercolors of specific animals available for adoption, and each animal’s paintings is now displayed next to them at Humane Soc.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My son and I are taking an art class at Northern Arizona University. Every Saturday we spend two hours learning various ways to depict felines. Last week, our class did watercolors of specific animals available for adoption, and each animal’s paintings is now displayed next to them at Humane Soc.
Punches pulled: 0
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Punches pulled: 0
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me.
October 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me.
I’d rather push a boulder up a mountain every single day.
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I’d rather push a boulder up a mountain every single day.
If courts don’t like when litigants threaten them with seeking mandamus review, then they simply shouldn’t do things they know are contrary to law and which provide a clear path to mandamus relief.
Do your job is literally all I ask from courts.
(The rest here:) drive.google.com/file/d/16uLN...
Do your job is literally all I ask from courts.
(The rest here:) drive.google.com/file/d/16uLN...
October 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If courts don’t like when litigants threaten them with seeking mandamus review, then they simply shouldn’t do things they know are contrary to law and which provide a clear path to mandamus relief.
Do your job is literally all I ask from courts.
(The rest here:) drive.google.com/file/d/16uLN...
Do your job is literally all I ask from courts.
(The rest here:) drive.google.com/file/d/16uLN...
The law belongs just as much to me—as a pro se civil rights plaintiff—as to a federal judge, and I’m tired of people who should know better pretending otherwise.
Actually, no, I’m not tired of it—I’m fucking done with it. I’ve in fact now instituted a zero tolerance policy for it.
Actually, no, I’m not tired of it—I’m fucking done with it. I’ve in fact now instituted a zero tolerance policy for it.
October 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The law belongs just as much to me—as a pro se civil rights plaintiff—as to a federal judge, and I’m tired of people who should know better pretending otherwise.
Actually, no, I’m not tired of it—I’m fucking done with it. I’ve in fact now instituted a zero tolerance policy for it.
Actually, no, I’m not tired of it—I’m fucking done with it. I’ve in fact now instituted a zero tolerance policy for it.
Motion denied by district court yesterday at 0700. Notice of Appeal (collateral order doctrine) filed yesterday at 1123. Appeal docketed by CA9 today at 1002 and expedited briefing schedule issued 7 min later. Emergency Motion to Stay district court’s AI disclosure requirements filed today at 2000.
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Motion denied by district court yesterday at 0700. Notice of Appeal (collateral order doctrine) filed yesterday at 1123. Appeal docketed by CA9 today at 1002 and expedited briefing schedule issued 7 min later. Emergency Motion to Stay district court’s AI disclosure requirements filed today at 2000.
My interlocutory appeal (collateral order doctrine) of the district court’s order requiring disclosure if AI was used in a filing and which tools were used, which I allege is unconstitutional on multiple grounds, is now docketed + expedited briefing schedule.
Mine is the first such challenge ever.
Mine is the first such challenge ever.
October 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My interlocutory appeal (collateral order doctrine) of the district court’s order requiring disclosure if AI was used in a filing and which tools were used, which I allege is unconstitutional on multiple grounds, is now docketed + expedited briefing schedule.
Mine is the first such challenge ever.
Mine is the first such challenge ever.
So, to the Ninth Circuit we now go.
October 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So, to the Ninth Circuit we now go.
Motion to Vacate AI Disclosure Requirements DENIED without any legal analysis or discussion.
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Motion to Vacate AI Disclosure Requirements DENIED without any legal analysis or discussion.
I don’t care if I look dumb—it keeps me warm.
October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don’t care if I look dumb—it keeps me warm.
And scores #1 in corruption, according to a 2016 Harvard study.
October 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
And scores #1 in corruption, according to a 2016 Harvard study.
I feel like the Arizona District Court may have forgotten about Circuit Rule 3-6.
I dare D. Ariz. to ignore my Rule 4(c)(3) motion and then dismiss the case for “failure to timely serve,” which it said would happen on 10/1 without proof of service on Bondi, even though IFP was only granted on 9/9.
I dare D. Ariz. to ignore my Rule 4(c)(3) motion and then dismiss the case for “failure to timely serve,” which it said would happen on 10/1 without proof of service on Bondi, even though IFP was only granted on 9/9.
September 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I feel like the Arizona District Court may have forgotten about Circuit Rule 3-6.
I dare D. Ariz. to ignore my Rule 4(c)(3) motion and then dismiss the case for “failure to timely serve,” which it said would happen on 10/1 without proof of service on Bondi, even though IFP was only granted on 9/9.
I dare D. Ariz. to ignore my Rule 4(c)(3) motion and then dismiss the case for “failure to timely serve,” which it said would happen on 10/1 without proof of service on Bondi, even though IFP was only granted on 9/9.
My proudest professional moment:
Ross Guberman reads my Ninth Circuit (QI foundational challenge) Opening Brief and then,
Ross Guberman reads my Ninth Circuit (QI foundational challenge) Opening Brief and then,
September 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My proudest professional moment:
Ross Guberman reads my Ninth Circuit (QI foundational challenge) Opening Brief and then,
Ross Guberman reads my Ninth Circuit (QI foundational challenge) Opening Brief and then,