Michael
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Legal Risk Analyst for an Investment Research Company, Lawyer, Technophile, Eurovision Fan, <>
Footnote 4 in Kavanaugh's concurrence serves no purpose other than to walk back Vasquez Perdomo. The footnote itself is shoehorned in there and the statement about racial profiling is a total non sequitur.
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Footnote 4 in Kavanaugh's concurrence serves no purpose other than to walk back Vasquez Perdomo. The footnote itself is shoehorned in there and the statement about racial profiling is a total non sequitur.
Museums in Austria seem to want to call the Nazis by their full name, National Socialists, and refer to the period under their forcible rule as "the National Socialist era." Germany, on the other hand, seems to prefer to use the more derogatory nickname "Nazi" and "Nazi era."
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Museums in Austria seem to want to call the Nazis by their full name, National Socialists, and refer to the period under their forcible rule as "the National Socialist era." Germany, on the other hand, seems to prefer to use the more derogatory nickname "Nazi" and "Nazi era."
The German equivalent of the kvinnaböske. It's labeled as "Berchtesgaden Dreileiep" or "Berchtesgaden Hurdy-Gurdy."
Leopold Mozarthaus, Augsburg, Germany
Leopold Mozarthaus, Augsburg, Germany
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The German equivalent of the kvinnaböske. It's labeled as "Berchtesgaden Dreileiep" or "Berchtesgaden Hurdy-Gurdy."
Leopold Mozarthaus, Augsburg, Germany
Leopold Mozarthaus, Augsburg, Germany
Oddly, defense counsel elicited this. Maybe not the Nazi flag, but definitely the Confederate ("rebel" flag).
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Oddly, defense counsel elicited this. Maybe not the Nazi flag, but definitely the Confederate ("rebel" flag).
Judge Wilkinson (4th Cir.) out here, still doing his thing. United States v. Hudak, No. 24-4313 (4th Cir. Oct. 7, 2025), www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/244....
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Judge Wilkinson (4th Cir.) out here, still doing his thing. United States v. Hudak, No. 24-4313 (4th Cir. Oct. 7, 2025), www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/244....
I'm going to guess Judge Nachmanoff won't be thrilled with attorneys who don't know the idiosyncrasies of E.D. Va. trying to go without local counsel. His mentor Judge Brinkema required DOJ Antitrust to have local USAO-EDVA counsel present at all hearings in Google Adtech.
New on MSNBC: Trump's new acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges, according to two people familiar with the selections.
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I'm going to guess Judge Nachmanoff won't be thrilled with attorneys who don't know the idiosyncrasies of E.D. Va. trying to go without local counsel. His mentor Judge Brinkema required DOJ Antitrust to have local USAO-EDVA counsel present at all hearings in Google Adtech.
The Government seems to have decided that after its failure to secure an indictment against assault with a deadly sandwich guy, it will charge him with misdemeanor assault on a federal officer instead. D.D.C.'s CM/ECF is very broken right now, but it appears to be assigned to Judge Nichols.
August 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Government seems to have decided that after its failure to secure an indictment against assault with a deadly sandwich guy, it will charge him with misdemeanor assault on a federal officer instead. D.D.C.'s CM/ECF is very broken right now, but it appears to be assigned to Judge Nichols.
The text accompanying the footnote is notable as well.
![But as events over the past several months have revealed, these are not normal times— at least regarding the interplay between the Executive and this coordinate branch of government. It’s no surprise that the Executive chose a different, and more confrontational, path entirely.[fn2] Instead of appealing any one of the affected habeas cases or filing a rules challenge with the Judicial Council, the Executive decided to sue—and in a big way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j46357lsmuysdxmktshrb4g5/bafkreidgz5yysvptxlzmpmpg2ca2wihmktjkkw6prpabwkjukriflk2t4q@jpeg)
August 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The text accompanying the footnote is notable as well.
Another judge is following Judge Kness's lead in N.D. Ill.'s spate of #ScheduleA cases.
![MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge LaShonda A. Hunt. Plaintiff filed this patent infringement case naming 24 defendants under seal along with a motion for leave to seal [5] and a motion for an ex parte temporary restraining order with a temporary injunction, asset restraint, and expedited discovery [6]. Plaintiff also filed over 1500 pages of attachments to the complaint [9], also under seal. But this Court, like so many of my colleagues, remains unconvinced that "these commonplace efforts in Schedule A cases to obtain secret relief comport with principles of procedural due process." See Eicher Motors Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 25 C 2937, 2025 WL 2299593 at *7 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025)(Kness, J.) As an initial matter, these infringement cases rarely present exceptional circumstances that would justify sealing the names of all defendants and documents pertaining to their alleged infringing activity, let alone an entire case, even temporarily. "Secrecy makes little sense if the goal of the litigation is to protect rightholders' IP interests by obtaining an injunction against defendants' sales of infringing or counterfeit goods." Id. More importantly, this presumption of sealing runs counter to the well−established authority of this Circuit holding that "[m]any a litigant would prefer that the subject matter of a case... be kept from the curious (including its business rivals and customers), but the tradition that litigation is open to the public is of very long standing." See Union Oil Co. of Cal. v. Leavell, 220 F.3d 562, 567−68 (7th Cir. 2000). It is not enough that alleged counterfeiters might quickly shut down the online store and move money if alerted to the fact that they are being sued. Due process still affords them the right to receive notice and a chance to present a defense before restraining all of their assets based solely on one−side…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j46357lsmuysdxmktshrb4g5/bafkreiekove7gej5crhdxwm6cyiliayf6zqggg7yoyobj2nzmssrnuzzyy@jpeg)
![warrant such ex parte relief. Indeed, Plaintiff fails to submit a single supporting affidavit with "specific facts" to "clearly show that immediate and irreparable injury, loss or
damage will result" along with a certification from counsel. That alone is reason to deny this extraordinary request. See Eicher Motors Ltd., 2025 WL 2299593 at *4−7. The combined motion [6] is denied without prejudice. Finally, the Court questions whether Plaintiff has established sufficient grounds for joinder of all 24 defendants under 35
U.S.C. § 299. Indeed, Plaintiff filed a form complaint with generic allegations on "information and belief" about coordinated counterfeiting activity between defendants without any details whatsoever, which arguably violates the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 10. Accordingly, by 8/26/25, Plaintiff must file an amended complaint specifically naming and identifying each defendant being sued and setting forth with more than conclusory statements the alleged infringing activity. Failure to do so will result in the current complaint being dismissed without prejudice and this case being closed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j46357lsmuysdxmktshrb4g5/bafkreicdki3bpdhyfc4aphjcb5fj2gd2col57uuzwsz3klatrgqh5z7sdm@jpeg)
August 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Another judge is following Judge Kness's lead in N.D. Ill.'s spate of #ScheduleA cases.
"Well, lookee here, Huck, do you want to go to heaven? If you want to go to heaven, then I'll tell you right now you better learn to read and you better learn your writin' or you'll never get to heaven 'cause you won't know how."
REPORTER: Is there spiritual motivation behind his peace deals?
LEAVITT: I think the president was serious. The president wants to get to heaven as I hope we all do in this room
LEAVITT: I think the president was serious. The president wants to get to heaven as I hope we all do in this room
August 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Well, lookee here, Huck, do you want to go to heaven? If you want to go to heaven, then I'll tell you right now you better learn to read and you better learn your writin' or you'll never get to heaven 'cause you won't know how."
Assault with a deadly sandwich guy has been released on an appearance bond with conditions just to obey all laws, notify the court of any change of address, and to return to court. That tells you how dangerous Magistrate Judge Harvey thinks this guy is. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Assault with a deadly sandwich guy has been released on an appearance bond with conditions just to obey all laws, notify the court of any change of address, and to return to court. That tells you how dangerous Magistrate Judge Harvey thinks this guy is. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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August 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I would be interested in the #lawsky (is that a thing? It's like #lawtwitter or #appellatetwitter) view on this...novel preliminary injunction analysis from the Fourth Circuit today. www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251... at 9
August 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I would be interested in the #lawsky (is that a thing? It's like #lawtwitter or #appellatetwitter) view on this...novel preliminary injunction analysis from the Fourth Circuit today. www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251... at 9
Just one more reason why South Carolina is the worst Carolina.
Radioactive wasp nest found at South Carolina site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs (CBS News)
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July 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just one more reason why South Carolina is the worst Carolina.
I think what the Eighth Circuit is doing on *Loper Bright* in today's *Zimmer Radio v. FCC* decision is really fascinating. They defer to the agency's interpretation of a statutory term because the term was couched in "public interest" language in the statute. ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/07...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I think what the Eighth Circuit is doing on *Loper Bright* in today's *Zimmer Radio v. FCC* decision is really fascinating. They defer to the agency's interpretation of a statutory term because the term was couched in "public interest" language in the statute. ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/07...
This is why trademark law is fun IP. Source: Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Intrastate Distributors, Inc., No. 24-1212 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2025), www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-ord....
July 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is why trademark law is fun IP. Source: Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Intrastate Distributors, Inc., No. 24-1212 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2025), www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-ord....
Hey @kenwhite.bsky.social! The Fourth Circuit said it was RICO! *Williams v. Martorello*, No. 23-2097 (4th Cir. July 16, 2025), www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232....
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July 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hey @kenwhite.bsky.social! The Fourth Circuit said it was RICO! *Williams v. Martorello*, No. 23-2097 (4th Cir. July 16, 2025), www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232....
Two points for honesty, I guess...
July 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Two points for honesty, I guess...
Looks like the lawsuits against DOGE are getting an important new declarant.
June 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Austria got *zero* countries' televoting 12 points. That's not good for the Contest's credibility. #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Austria got *zero* countries' televoting 12 points. That's not good for the Contest's credibility. #Eurovision
This is weird, but there's a kernel of truth to this statement. The approach/departure air space around EWR used to be controlled by New York TRACON (also called N90). In July 2024, the FAA moved that to be controlled by Philadelphia TRACON. 1/7
Sean Duffy: "We're all been reporting and seeing what's happening at Newark airport. And I think it's clear that the blame belongs with the last administration."
May 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is weird, but there's a kernel of truth to this statement. The approach/departure air space around EWR used to be controlled by New York TRACON (also called N90). In July 2024, the FAA moved that to be controlled by Philadelphia TRACON. 1/7
Judge Wilkinson has feelings about the nature of existence and he wants the world to know about them. Owners Ins. Co. v. Walsh, No. 23-2211 (4th Cir. Apr. 23, 2025), www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232...
April 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Judge Wilkinson has feelings about the nature of existence and he wants the world to know about them. Owners Ins. Co. v. Walsh, No. 23-2211 (4th Cir. Apr. 23, 2025), www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232...
