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Willenson Law
@willensonlaw.bsky.social
· Feb 10
What is the opposite of DEI?
Prejudice, Inequality, and Hate
Which side are you on?
Prejudice, Inequality, and Hate
Which side are you on?
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander: “This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally executed a revocation of $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from New York City’s bank accounts late yesterday afternoon."
comptroller.nyc.gov
February 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander: “This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally executed a revocation of $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from New York City’s bank accounts late yesterday afternoon."
Federal statute: "appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made"
This does not include dismantling USAID and gifting congressionally-appropriate funds for private dealmaking
This does not include dismantling USAID and gifting congressionally-appropriate funds for private dealmaking
As Elon Musk shuts down USAID the Trump administration is looking at shifting billions in funding to a little-known agency about to be led by a Wall Street scion.
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Advisers Look to Shift US Foreign Aid to Wall Street Ally
President Donald Trump’s advisers have discussed shifting billions in funding from USAID to a government-run agency due to be headed up by the dealmaker son of Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Federal statute: "appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made"
This does not include dismantling USAID and gifting congressionally-appropriate funds for private dealmaking
This does not include dismantling USAID and gifting congressionally-appropriate funds for private dealmaking
Good on the ABA for joining a lawsuit filed on behalf of NGOs challenging the unconstitutional dismantling of USAID.
Complaint available here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69628...
Complaint available here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69628...
GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL v. DONALD J. TRUMP, 1:25-cv-00402 - CourtListener.com
Docket for GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL v. DONALD J. TRUMP, 1:25-cv-00402 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
www.courtlistener.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Good on the ABA for joining a lawsuit filed on behalf of NGOs challenging the unconstitutional dismantling of USAID.
Complaint available here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69628...
Complaint available here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69628...
Powerful complaint filed in Seattle to stop the unconstitutional suspension of refugee admissions and federal funding of refugee resettlement organizations
Find it here: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Pacito v. Trump, filed 2/10/25
Find it here: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Pacito v. Trump, filed 2/10/25
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Powerful complaint filed in Seattle to stop the unconstitutional suspension of refugee admissions and federal funding of refugee resettlement organizations
Find it here: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Pacito v. Trump, filed 2/10/25
Find it here: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Pacito v. Trump, filed 2/10/25
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Not"May Have" - Muck *did** run the US Constitution and multiple laws through his wood chipper
Not"May Have" - Muck *did** run the US Constitution and multiple laws through his wood chipper
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Not"May Have" - Muck *did** run the US Constitution and multiple laws through his wood chipper
Not"May Have" - Muck *did** run the US Constitution and multiple laws through his wood chipper
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where we are as a country
February 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
where we are as a country
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Updated story: the judge convened a videoconference hearing and granted the order within an hour of the filing - during the Super Bowl. Not sure I have ever heard of a court moving that fast.
Venezuelan Migrants Ask Court to Block U.S. from Sending Them to Guantánamo
The three men, who are detained in New Mexico, say they “fit the profile” of the type of migrants the Trump administration has started sending to the Navy base.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
The three men, who are detained in New Mexico, say they “fit the profile” of the type of migrants the Trump administration has started sending to the Navy base.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
Venezuelan Migrants Ask Court to Block U.S. from Sending Them to Guantánamo
The three men, who are detained in New Mexico, say they “fit the profile” of the type of migrants the Trump administration has started sending to the Navy base.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Updated story: the judge convened a videoconference hearing and granted the order within an hour of the filing - during the Super Bowl. Not sure I have ever heard of a court moving that fast.
If you are in DC: Rally at the CFPB (shuttered as of today)
We have the streets.
We can try to use the courts (where there are huge headwinds).
We cannot sit still.
We have the streets.
We can try to use the courts (where there are huge headwinds).
We cannot sit still.
TODAY: We’re rallying at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with Sen. Warren and Rep. Waters to fight back against Elon Musk. Musk is trying to kill the CFPB, which Americans rely on to protect against corporate exploitation and bank fraud. Join us if you're in DC: www.mobilize.us/indi...
February 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you are in DC: Rally at the CFPB (shuttered as of today)
We have the streets.
We can try to use the courts (where there are huge headwinds).
We cannot sit still.
We have the streets.
We can try to use the courts (where there are huge headwinds).
We cannot sit still.
Incredible resource for lawyers and non-lawyers: the Just Security anti-Trump Litigation Tracker
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Incredible resource for lawyers and non-lawyers: the Just Security anti-Trump Litigation Tracker
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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Faith-based organizations have long been at the heart of helping the most vulnerable. The Trump administration’s attacks on them aren’t just wrong, they’re a betrayal of core American values.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Attacks on Catholics, Lutherans suggest new Trump approach on religion
Allies of the president are leveling attacks on religious groups, including Catholics and Lutherans, and questioning their efforts to help migrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Faith-based organizations have long been at the heart of helping the most vulnerable. The Trump administration’s attacks on them aren’t just wrong, they’re a betrayal of core American values.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
What is the opposite of DEI?
Prejudice, Inequality, and Hate
Which side are you on?
Prejudice, Inequality, and Hate
Which side are you on?
February 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What is the opposite of DEI?
Prejudice, Inequality, and Hate
Which side are you on?
Prejudice, Inequality, and Hate
Which side are you on?