@southdemsc.bsky.social
Blue dot in a red state 😑 Lawyer and cat dad. Views my own.
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My law firm is currently litigating 61 voting and election cases, including 12 redistricting cases. We have four cases in one stage or another before the Supreme Court.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 61 voting and election cases, including 12 redistricting cases. We have four cases in one stage or another before the Supreme Court.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
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Do the justices have any rules they won’t let Republicans break?
The Texas gerrymandering case is a test of the Supreme Court's integrity
Do the justices have any rules they won't let Republicans break?
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Do the justices have any rules they won’t let Republicans break?
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This is *literally* what some district court judges have said in opinions! The bad things the Supreme Court is doing through the shadow docket aren’t too difficult to figure out if you take apart each piece of the legal process and describe what it is supposed to accomplish.
Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
Brett Kavanaugh says there’s a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic
In remarks to a judicial conference, Kavanaugh also defended Chief Justice John Roberts.
www.politico.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is *literally* what some district court judges have said in opinions! The bad things the Supreme Court is doing through the shadow docket aren’t too difficult to figure out if you take apart each piece of the legal process and describe what it is supposed to accomplish.
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Big news: California, Oregon and Washington State just announced a joint "West Coast Health Alliance" to counter Trump/RFK destruction of our public health system.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
September 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Big news: California, Oregon and Washington State just announced a joint "West Coast Health Alliance" to counter Trump/RFK destruction of our public health system.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
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I wish somebody would ask him to specifically list the "seven" or however many wars he claims to have ended and then hand him a map and ask him to show us on it where the wars were.
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I wish somebody would ask him to specifically list the "seven" or however many wars he claims to have ended and then hand him a map and ask him to show us on it where the wars were.
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🚨Epstein survivor Chauntae Davies:
Jeffrey Epstein’s biggest brag forever was that he was a very good friend with Donald Trump. He had an 8×10 framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them
Jeffrey Epstein’s biggest brag forever was that he was a very good friend with Donald Trump. He had an 8×10 framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them
September 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🚨Epstein survivor Chauntae Davies:
Jeffrey Epstein’s biggest brag forever was that he was a very good friend with Donald Trump. He had an 8×10 framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them
Jeffrey Epstein’s biggest brag forever was that he was a very good friend with Donald Trump. He had an 8×10 framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them
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Job openings dropped to 7.18M in July, undershooting expectations.
September 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Job openings dropped to 7.18M in July, undershooting expectations.
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In the world of MAGA politics, all considerations come secondary to the culture war
And even basic decency towards LGBTQ Americans is suspect www.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-d...
And even basic decency towards LGBTQ Americans is suspect www.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-d...
DeSantis Declares War on Woke Sidewalk Chalk
He says it’s about safety, and if you believe that…
www.thebulwark.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
In the world of MAGA politics, all considerations come secondary to the culture war
And even basic decency towards LGBTQ Americans is suspect www.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-d...
And even basic decency towards LGBTQ Americans is suspect www.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-d...
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South Carolina is one of the states DOJ is asking for voter data.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Justice Department Has Demanded Voter Files from at Least 21 States
The administration’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information on a massive scale pose risks to voters and election officials.
www.brennancenter.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
South Carolina is one of the states DOJ is asking for voter data.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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"When we start purging agents for doing their jobs, instead of toeing a partisan line, we weaken our defense against everything from violent crime to foreign threats, and that makes us all less safe," Warner said. www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
Politics may have spurred August purge of 5 veteran FBI agents
Details are emerging about the possible motivation behind the firing of five senior FBI agents.
www.cbsnews.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"When we start purging agents for doing their jobs, instead of toeing a partisan line, we weaken our defense against everything from violent crime to foreign threats, and that makes us all less safe," Warner said. www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
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They specifically uploaded the 'NUMIDENT' file. This record includes your name, social security number, your birth date, your birth place, your parents' names and social security numbers, gender, and immigration status. The security threat is profound.
DOGE put at risk *every person with a Social Security Number* for identify theft.
DOGE's treatment of these data is extraordinary-the level of protection that has long been applied to these data is rigid. But they just uploaded it all to the cloud! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE's treatment of these data is extraordinary-the level of protection that has long been applied to these data is rigid. But they just uploaded it all to the cloud! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
They specifically uploaded the 'NUMIDENT' file. This record includes your name, social security number, your birth date, your birth place, your parents' names and social security numbers, gender, and immigration status. The security threat is profound.
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Trump’s Angry New “Dictator” Rant to Media Alarms Experts: “Wake Up!” newrepublic.com/article/1991...
Trump’s Angry New “Dictator” Rant to Media Alarms Experts: “Wake Up!”
As Trump’s ugly ramblings about his militarization of cities get worse, prominent legal observer Joyce Vance explains how and why this is all heading to a very dark place—and what we must do to stop i...
newrepublic.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Trump’s Angry New “Dictator” Rant to Media Alarms Experts: “Wake Up!” newrepublic.com/article/1991...
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ICE attorney Quits: 'Had To Make a Moral Decision'
ICE employee quits: "Had to make a moral decision"
Adam Boyd, a 33-year-old attorney, quit the legal department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month, The Atlantic reported.
www.newsweek.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ICE attorney Quits: 'Had To Make a Moral Decision'
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This is why I hate the emergence of a legal literature that undermines the plain text. The Citizenship Clause was created precisely to moot the debate. These newly fabricated theories and deeply problematic histories of citizenship were a central part of what the 14th Amendment was intended to stop.
April 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is why I hate the emergence of a legal literature that undermines the plain text. The Citizenship Clause was created precisely to moot the debate. These newly fabricated theories and deeply problematic histories of citizenship were a central part of what the 14th Amendment was intended to stop.
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When a professor kicks open the door and boldly claims they've learned 1,000 years of legal history in 3 months and that they have discovered something that has eluded academics for generations, it is fair to ask if it is serious historical work, and the onus is on them to answer questions.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When a professor kicks open the door and boldly claims they've learned 1,000 years of legal history in 3 months and that they have discovered something that has eluded academics for generations, it is fair to ask if it is serious historical work, and the onus is on them to answer questions.
~fin!~
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Well, this is horrifying.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Well, this is horrifying.
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BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, the Associated Press reports.
Enough is enough. Hegseth must resign NOW!
Enough is enough. Hegseth must resign NOW!
April 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, the Associated Press reports.
Enough is enough. Hegseth must resign NOW!
Enough is enough. Hegseth must resign NOW!
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Trump is lying about egg prices
April 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump is lying about egg prices
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I wrote about how Elon Musk is pretending he's leaving a job he supposedly doesn't have to return to the job he supposedly never left, and how basically everything about him is made up nonsense.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/24/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/24/e...
Elon Musk Pretends He’s Leaving The Job He Supposedly Doesn’t Have To Not Return To The Job He Supposedly Never Left
There are a few ways to think about Elon Musk’s announcement this week that he’s stepping back from DOGE. The first is that he’s leaving a job he officially doesn’t have. Th…
www.techdirt.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I wrote about how Elon Musk is pretending he's leaving a job he supposedly doesn't have to return to the job he supposedly never left, and how basically everything about him is made up nonsense.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/24/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/24/e...
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Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, AP reports
Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.
apnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, AP reports
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Trump has no clue what he’s saying at any moment and is literally and constantly just responding to anything that happens with what he’s feeling at the moment — and yet this is what we, and the world, have to deal with right now. This is really not sustainable.
March 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump has no clue what he’s saying at any moment and is literally and constantly just responding to anything that happens with what he’s feeling at the moment — and yet this is what we, and the world, have to deal with right now. This is really not sustainable.
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