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Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
August 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Do something today to resist. Even small actions add up when millions of people do them.
August 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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July 20, 2025
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On Friday, G.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Bluntly, democracy is in rotten shape. Despite heroic lawyering, growing protests, and dogged D opposition, the Trump regime has progressed in its quest to create a police state, seize poser from Congress power and intimidate law firms, universities, and media cos
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Democracy is on Life Support
But Democrats do have a path to recovery
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July 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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normeisen.bsky.social
Yeah I vehemently disagree with the SCOTUS decision

But we can deal with it incl. thru filing class actions & already filed the first one!

And taking away birthright citizenship still unconstitutional--SCOTUS didn't change that

I explain @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Contrarians to SCOTUS: we got your class action right here
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June 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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normeisen.bsky.social
There is absolutely no legal basis for Trump to pull superstar national security lawyer Mark Zaid's security clearance

More of Trump’s grudge politics

We @sddfund.bsky.social are proud to stand with a powerhouse team challenging this abuse & defending the rule of law
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May 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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normeisen.bsky.social
Judges @ngertner.bsky.social, Michael Luttig & over 150 bipartisan fmr judges just sent a letter to DOJ condemning the retaliatory arrest of Judge Dugan in WI

We @sddfund.bsky.social were proud to work w conservative group @chkbal.bsky.social to support

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May 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution.

The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.

Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
This consolidated action concerns an attempt to change the rules of the game after it had been played. The court cannot countenance that strategy, see Hendon, 710 F.2d at 182; Toney, 476 F.2d at 209, which implicates the very integrity of the election and offends "the law's basic interest in finality." United States v. Fugit, 703 F.3d 248, 253 (4th Cir. 2012). Permitting parties to "upend the set rules" of an election after the election has taken place can only produce "confusion and turmoil [which] threatens to undermine public confidence in the federal courts, state agencies, and the elections themselves." Wise, 978 F.3d at 105 (Wilkinson, J., dissenting). Accordingly, the court FINDS as follows: 1. Retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates those voters' substantive due process rights; 2. The cure process violates the equal protection rights of overseas military and civilian voters; and 3. The lack of any notice or opportunity for eligible voters to contest their mistaken designation as Never Residents violates procedural due process and represents an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote. Therefore, the court ORDERS that: A. The State Board SHALL NOT take any action in furtherance of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court's orders in Griffin v. N. Carolina State Bd. of Elections, No. COA25-181, 2025 WL 1021724 (N.C. Ct. App. Apr. 4, 2025) and Griffin v. N. Carolina State Bd. of Elections, No. 320P24-3, 2025 WL 1090903 (N.C. Apr. 11, 2025); B. The State Board SHALL certify the results of the election for Seat 6 based on the tally at the completion of the canvassing period on December 10, 2024; C. Judge Griffin's petitions for judicial review [DE 1-4; DE 1-12] are DENIED; D. Judge Griffin's motions for injunctive relief [DE 1-5; DE 1-13] are DENIED; E. Justice Riggs' motion for injunctive relief [DE 37] is GRANTED; F. The VoteVets Action Fund Parties' motion for summary judgment [DE 86] is GRANTED 6, G. The NCDP's request for injunctive relief [DE 78] is GRANTED; H. The Conley Plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction [DE 82] is GRANTED; I. Final judgment is ENTERED: In Griffin Il, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the State Board, Justice Riggs, and the VoteVets Action Fund Parties as to the issues identified in Findings 1, 2, and 3; ii. In NCDP, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the NCDP as to the issues identified in Findings 1, 2, and 3; and iii. In Conley, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the Conley Plaintiffs as to the issues identified in Findings 1 and 2.28 The court's order is STAYED for 7 days, so that Judge Griffin may pursue an appeal if he so chooses. SO ORDERED this 5th day of May, 2025. PaulIMin RICHARD E. MYERS II CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
May 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM