Sam Hinson
@samhinson.bsky.social
Somebody…anybody please!
Alabama Law
Auburn Alum
“Proceed and be bold.”
Alabama Law
Auburn Alum
“Proceed and be bold.”
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What this order makes clear is that plaintiffs can collect a mountain of animus, the district court can write extensively about the record, and the Supreme Court will just go “nuh uh.”
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What this order makes clear is that plaintiffs can collect a mountain of animus, the district court can write extensively about the record, and the Supreme Court will just go “nuh uh.”
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Surprised: No.
Disappointed: Yet again.
Disappointed: Yet again.
Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: It was not clear Wednesday afternoon how many employees were terminated by Auburn, or what the nature of the posts were that led to their terminations.
Auburn employees fired over social media posts, says university president | Alabama Reflector
Multiple Auburn University employees were fired on Wednesday over what university President Christopher Roberts deemed "insensitive" social media posts.
alabamareflector.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Surprised: No.
Disappointed: Yet again.
Disappointed: Yet again.
Becoming more and more glad I chose not to take on that six figure debt total had I chose a different school!
The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service
A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Becoming more and more glad I chose not to take on that six figure debt total had I chose a different school!
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Good morning Bluesky !
August 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Good morning Bluesky !
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college towns are absolutely fantastic, one of the great American concepts, and for unknown reason the people who live in college towns absolutely loathe them and want to ensure no one else can live there
August 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
college towns are absolutely fantastic, one of the great American concepts, and for unknown reason the people who live in college towns absolutely loathe them and want to ensure no one else can live there
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Lower-income law students are likelier than most to become public interest attorneys. Yet changes to student loans programs in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will make it harder for them to attend law school going forward
How Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Make Law School Unaffordable For People Who Are Not Already Rich
Sweeping changes to key student loan programs will make it harder for aspiring public interest attorneys to attend law school—and exacerbate this country's justice gap.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Lower-income law students are likelier than most to become public interest attorneys. Yet changes to student loans programs in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will make it harder for them to attend law school going forward
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Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
on.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
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With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
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Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
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The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
June 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
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as long as the material conditions of people’s lives are tied to patterns of racial inequality — as long as racism marks them as racialized people exposed to some
of the worst forms of social domination and class inequality — then there is no disregarding race as a social reality
of the worst forms of social domination and class inequality — then there is no disregarding race as a social reality
May 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
as long as the material conditions of people’s lives are tied to patterns of racial inequality — as long as racism marks them as racialized people exposed to some
of the worst forms of social domination and class inequality — then there is no disregarding race as a social reality
of the worst forms of social domination and class inequality — then there is no disregarding race as a social reality
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If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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I Believe That It’s Possible to Agree that the Prior Status Quo Was Bad While Also Acknowledging that Things Have Swiftly Become Much Worse
March 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I Believe That It’s Possible to Agree that the Prior Status Quo Was Bad While Also Acknowledging that Things Have Swiftly Become Much Worse
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All of these can be true:
1. A small contingent of Gaza protestors have antisemitic views.
2. The protests overall are driven by opposition to mass murder, not antisemitism.
3. Conservatives are using "campus antisemitism" as a cudgel to imprison protestors & delegitimize universities
1. A small contingent of Gaza protestors have antisemitic views.
2. The protests overall are driven by opposition to mass murder, not antisemitism.
3. Conservatives are using "campus antisemitism" as a cudgel to imprison protestors & delegitimize universities
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
All of these can be true:
1. A small contingent of Gaza protestors have antisemitic views.
2. The protests overall are driven by opposition to mass murder, not antisemitism.
3. Conservatives are using "campus antisemitism" as a cudgel to imprison protestors & delegitimize universities
1. A small contingent of Gaza protestors have antisemitic views.
2. The protests overall are driven by opposition to mass murder, not antisemitism.
3. Conservatives are using "campus antisemitism" as a cudgel to imprison protestors & delegitimize universities
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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"we're in a constitutional crisis and the entire government has been handed to an unelected billionaire to break at his personal whim" is a true statement
and it also has not, yet, broken in a way that fucks with the day to day life of most people
it will have to do so before they notice
and it also has not, yet, broken in a way that fucks with the day to day life of most people
it will have to do so before they notice
February 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"we're in a constitutional crisis and the entire government has been handed to an unelected billionaire to break at his personal whim" is a true statement
and it also has not, yet, broken in a way that fucks with the day to day life of most people
it will have to do so before they notice
and it also has not, yet, broken in a way that fucks with the day to day life of most people
it will have to do so before they notice
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What happened to the Constitution? It became too woke.
February 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What happened to the Constitution? It became too woke.
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Permanent mood.
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Permanent mood.
Some reading before law school in the fall! Class of ‘28.
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Some reading before law school in the fall! Class of ‘28.
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
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Dems: campaign on Trump as a fascist threat to democracy
*Trump wins*
Dems: we're ready to work with Trump to get stuff done!
also Dems: why don't people don't think we're authentic? it is truly a mystery
*Trump wins*
Dems: we're ready to work with Trump to get stuff done!
also Dems: why don't people don't think we're authentic? it is truly a mystery
December 18, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Dems: campaign on Trump as a fascist threat to democracy
*Trump wins*
Dems: we're ready to work with Trump to get stuff done!
also Dems: why don't people don't think we're authentic? it is truly a mystery
*Trump wins*
Dems: we're ready to work with Trump to get stuff done!
also Dems: why don't people don't think we're authentic? it is truly a mystery