Thomas Crowley
@thomasmcrowley.bsky.social
Now: Chancellor at Saint Peter's Church in Lewes, DE and Policy Committee for DE Center for Justice; We The Action. Then: PA Supreme Court law clerk; Deputy PA AG; Senior Counsel, PA DEP; Freedman Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Temple Univ. Law School.
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FWIW, I see this order as a very encouraging sign for those who are hoping #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s application.
There would be no need to issue it if the administration had five votes on the other two issues; and this is perhaps the strongest argument against it on the third.
There would be no need to issue it if the administration had five votes on the other two issues; and this is perhaps the strongest argument against it on the third.
#BREAKING: In the Illinois National Guard case, #SCOTUS is asking for additional briefing on one of the key substantive questions (and one flagged by my Georgetown colleague @martylederman.bsky.social in an amicus brief):
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
FWIW, I see this order as a very encouraging sign for those who are hoping #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s application.
There would be no need to issue it if the administration had five votes on the other two issues; and this is perhaps the strongest argument against it on the third.
There would be no need to issue it if the administration had five votes on the other two issues; and this is perhaps the strongest argument against it on the third.
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You may have heard that the Dems walked out of the Sen Judiciary committee hearing on Bove but not why. It's because Chairman Grassley moved to a vote without allowing all the Dems to speak.
Listen to Cory Booker's impassioned protestations as it happens.
www.c-span.org/program/sena...
Listen to Cory Booker's impassioned protestations as it happens.
www.c-span.org/program/sena...
Judiciary Cmte. Holds Vote To Advance Emil Bove's 3rd Circuit Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance President Trump's nomination of Emil Bove to be a judge for the the Third Circuit U.S. Appeals Court. All Republicans voted for the nomination as Democr...
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July 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
You may have heard that the Dems walked out of the Sen Judiciary committee hearing on Bove but not why. It's because Chairman Grassley moved to a vote without allowing all the Dems to speak.
Listen to Cory Booker's impassioned protestations as it happens.
www.c-span.org/program/sena...
Listen to Cory Booker's impassioned protestations as it happens.
www.c-span.org/program/sena...
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We simply cannot allow the world's most powerful antisemites to continue pretending they care about the safety or freedom of American Jews. They don't give a fuck about us, and no one should act like they do.
Trump, who referred to bankers as "shylocks" a couple days ago, says Harvard "has been very bad. Totally antisemitic."
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We simply cannot allow the world's most powerful antisemites to continue pretending they care about the safety or freedom of American Jews. They don't give a fuck about us, and no one should act like they do.
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Escalate and intimidate. That is exactly the playbook.
And it concerns me greatly: You know the Stephen Miller types in this administration are just itching for violence - searching, longing for something they can use as pretext for a drastic escalation so they can finally ditch all restraint.
And it concerns me greatly: You know the Stephen Miller types in this administration are just itching for violence - searching, longing for something they can use as pretext for a drastic escalation so they can finally ditch all restraint.
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
May 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Escalate and intimidate. That is exactly the playbook.
And it concerns me greatly: You know the Stephen Miller types in this administration are just itching for violence - searching, longing for something they can use as pretext for a drastic escalation so they can finally ditch all restraint.
And it concerns me greatly: You know the Stephen Miller types in this administration are just itching for violence - searching, longing for something they can use as pretext for a drastic escalation so they can finally ditch all restraint.
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Trump's dismantlement of the Civil Rights Division, and its transformation of the rump that remains into a right-wing grievance engine, was a big motivator for my newsletter last week arging for the importance of the private plaintiffs' bar. buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
April 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump's dismantlement of the Civil Rights Division, and its transformation of the rump that remains into a right-wing grievance engine, was a big motivator for my newsletter last week arging for the importance of the private plaintiffs' bar. buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
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I just wrote: "Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador"
Astonishing.
Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.
Astonishing.
Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.
Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador
Earlier today, I discussed one of the “sleeper” immigration cases that had largely flown below the radar: D.V.D.
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I just wrote: "Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador"
Astonishing.
Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.
Astonishing.
Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.
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with @mjsdc.bsky.social on the Roberts Court giving the Trump Admin just about everything it needs to keep renditioning people without due process
Extra: John Roberts Sure Isn’t Going to Ensure This Supreme Court Saves Us After All
Due process is super simple and accessible for detainees being disappeared by the government, apparently.
slate.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
with @mjsdc.bsky.social on the Roberts Court giving the Trump Admin just about everything it needs to keep renditioning people without due process
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Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the man illegally sent to a Salvadoran prison due to the government’s own error—say the Justice Department can’t disavow the admissions its lawyers made in court. (DOJ suspended the lawyers for, in part, just telling the truth.) www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
April 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the man illegally sent to a Salvadoran prison due to the government’s own error—say the Justice Department can’t disavow the admissions its lawyers made in court. (DOJ suspended the lawyers for, in part, just telling the truth.) www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
Venus and Mercury tonight. Lewes, DE.
March 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Venus and Mercury tonight. Lewes, DE.
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Musk explicitly says he wants to turn America into El Salvador where a strongman has consolidated power, undermined judicial independence, harassed journalists, and suspended constitutional rights
February 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Musk explicitly says he wants to turn America into El Salvador where a strongman has consolidated power, undermined judicial independence, harassed journalists, and suspended constitutional rights
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Dear Internet:
#SCOTUS holding that the President can't be prosecuted for official acts does *not* mean, under *any* non-frivolous reading, that the *federal government,* including all of its officers, is immune from civil suits for *its* official acts.
There's just no equivalency between the two.
#SCOTUS holding that the President can't be prosecuted for official acts does *not* mean, under *any* non-frivolous reading, that the *federal government,* including all of its officers, is immune from civil suits for *its* official acts.
There's just no equivalency between the two.
January 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Dear Internet:
#SCOTUS holding that the President can't be prosecuted for official acts does *not* mean, under *any* non-frivolous reading, that the *federal government,* including all of its officers, is immune from civil suits for *its* official acts.
There's just no equivalency between the two.
#SCOTUS holding that the President can't be prosecuted for official acts does *not* mean, under *any* non-frivolous reading, that the *federal government,* including all of its officers, is immune from civil suits for *its* official acts.
There's just no equivalency between the two.
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My law firm has joined Bluesky!
Hi Bluesky! 👋
We are Elias Law Group, a mission-driven law firm led by @marcelias.bsky.social.
We are committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change.
Follow us here to stay up-to-date on our work, and visit our website at Elias.Law to learn more.
We are Elias Law Group, a mission-driven law firm led by @marcelias.bsky.social.
We are committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change.
Follow us here to stay up-to-date on our work, and visit our website at Elias.Law to learn more.
January 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My law firm has joined Bluesky!
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BREAKING NEWS:
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a resolution to BAN transgender women from using women’s restrooms at the Capitol as Sarah McBride is set to become the first transgender member of Congress.
RT so every American sees how cruel MAGA is.
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a resolution to BAN transgender women from using women’s restrooms at the Capitol as Sarah McBride is set to become the first transgender member of Congress.
RT so every American sees how cruel MAGA is.
November 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a resolution to BAN transgender women from using women’s restrooms at the Capitol as Sarah McBride is set to become the first transgender member of Congress.
RT so every American sees how cruel MAGA is.
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a resolution to BAN transgender women from using women’s restrooms at the Capitol as Sarah McBride is set to become the first transgender member of Congress.
RT so every American sees how cruel MAGA is.
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November 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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Supreme Court approval ratings still at record lows - per Gallup poll https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/politics/supreme-court-record-lows-gallup
Supreme Court approval ratings at record lows, new Gallup poll shows | CNN Politics
Approval ratings of the US Supreme Court remain at record low levels and Americans are closely divided on Justice Clarence Thomas, as the court continues to issue controversial opinions and is hit wit...
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August 2, 2023 at 10:27 PM
Supreme Court approval ratings still at record lows - per Gallup poll https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/politics/supreme-court-record-lows-gallup
Hello Bluesky I hope to find other Twitter refugees!
August 1, 2023 at 12:48 AM
Hello Bluesky I hope to find other Twitter refugees!
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NEWS: Challengers to Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for minors ask the 6th Circuit to allow continued provision of care during appeal, highlighting differences between TN and KY laws. Court today ordered responses by Friday; reply by Monday.
storage.courtlistener.com
July 19, 2023 at 9:45 PM
NEWS: Challengers to Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for minors ask the 6th Circuit to allow continued provision of care during appeal, highlighting differences between TN and KY laws. Court today ordered responses by Friday; reply by Monday.
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🚨 NEW: Early this morning, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit allowed TN’s ban on gender affirming care for minors to go into effect. (The district court had blocked the law.) The first federal ct op in favor of these laws.
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/23a0146p-06.pdf
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/23a0146p-06.pdf
July 8, 2023 at 11:24 AM
🚨 NEW: Early this morning, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit allowed TN’s ban on gender affirming care for minors to go into effect. (The district court had blocked the law.) The first federal ct op in favor of these laws.
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/23a0146p-06.pdf
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/23a0146p-06.pdf
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I wrote about the legal details you should know about, as students begin to tee-up claims that if affirmative action can't be a thing, legacy admissions can't be either. Civil Discourse: https://joycevance.substack.com/p/legacy-status-and-the-end-of-affirmative
Legacy Status and the End of Affirmative Action
It’s easy to understand why minority students would be up in arms over the Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action, while permitting practices like legacy-based admissions to continue. ...
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July 5, 2023 at 11:41 AM
I wrote about the legal details you should know about, as students begin to tee-up claims that if affirmative action can't be a thing, legacy admissions can't be either. Civil Discourse: https://joycevance.substack.com/p/legacy-status-and-the-end-of-affirmative
I'm here! Hope to follow and be followed by the good folks from Twitter. There's already one!😃
July 7, 2023 at 2:38 AM
I'm here! Hope to follow and be followed by the good folks from Twitter. There's already one!😃