Thread on this hearing in the SNAP multistate litigation here —>
And, Judge Talwani has begun her hearing on the multistate case over the SNAP benefits.
Tyler Becker is arguing for DOJ.
Talwani, on the 11/7 USDA memo: "It doesn't say there was an appeal pending, it doesn't say you were seeking a stay."
She's raising the point I made here Sunday:
Tyler Becker is arguing for DOJ.
Talwani, on the 11/7 USDA memo: "It doesn't say there was an appeal pending, it doesn't say you were seeking a stay."
She's raising the point I made here Sunday:
DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thread on this hearing in the SNAP multistate litigation here —>
A reminder that there is a lot of ongoing litigation around the drawing (and redrawing) of congressional maps. My firm is currently involved in more than a dozen cases in 10 states: AL, CA, GA, LA, MO, NC, NY, TX, VA and WI.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A reminder that there is a lot of ongoing litigation around the drawing (and redrawing) of congressional maps. My firm is currently involved in more than a dozen cases in 10 states: AL, CA, GA, LA, MO, NC, NY, TX, VA and WI.
Subscribe to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Subscribe to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
For those curious, this the same-sex marriage case was the Kim Davis litigation.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The mail ballot litigation is MS vs the RNC and MS GOP, with implications for a TON of Western states.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The mail ballot litigation is MS vs the RNC and MS GOP, with implications for a TON of Western states.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For those curious, this the same-sex marriage case was the Kim Davis litigation.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The mail ballot litigation is MS vs the RNC and MS GOP, with implications for a TON of Western states.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The mail ballot litigation is MS vs the RNC and MS GOP, with implications for a TON of Western states.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Per ongoing *litigation. Apologies for the typo.
Since Midway Blitz began, ICE and Border Patrol have ripped people out of cars and buildings, disappearing thousands; deployed chemical weapons against whole communities; abused - per ongoing legislation - press and clergy; and held people - per more litigation - in inhumane conditions at Broadview.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Per ongoing *litigation. Apologies for the typo.
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
emptycity.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social's courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.
Check it out:
Check it out:
Trump Administration Trial Coverage
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social's courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.
Check it out:
Check it out:
“When American organisations with annual budgets in the hundreds of millions fund UK litigation, there are legitimate questions about whether this serves British democratic interests”
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“When American organisations with annual budgets in the hundreds of millions fund UK litigation, there are legitimate questions about whether this serves British democratic interests”
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Talwani will be issuing a second order — aside from the Rhode Island TRO — to "protect against the government's position" that the states suing over SNAP benefits are not "parties" to the R.I. litigation. It will be stayed to run concurrently w/ the R.I. order's current admin stay.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
BREAKING: Judge Talwani will be issuing a second order — aside from the Rhode Island TRO — to "protect against the government's position" that the states suing over SNAP benefits are not "parties" to the R.I. litigation. It will be stayed to run concurrently w/ the R.I. order's current admin stay.
it is in my view rather odd to hyperfixate on a litigation of whether the BBC works well or badly when the vector of attack is whether it should exist. it is also rather odd to hyperfixate on a litigation of whether it should exist when the discussion is whether it works well or badly
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
it is in my view rather odd to hyperfixate on a litigation of whether the BBC works well or badly when the vector of attack is whether it should exist. it is also rather odd to hyperfixate on a litigation of whether it should exist when the discussion is whether it works well or badly
It’s worse than you think. This is his lawyer Rita Glavin who has been paid tens of millions of dollars to smear me and the other women who came forward. She has led his taxpayer funded litigation abuse of us all.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It’s worse than you think. This is his lawyer Rita Glavin who has been paid tens of millions of dollars to smear me and the other women who came forward. She has led his taxpayer funded litigation abuse of us all.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
“When JKR funds legal challenges to trans-inclusive policies…when American organisations fund UK litigation on reproductive rights…when coordinated campaigns use litigation to bypass normal democratic processes, let that be seen clearly rather than operating in shadow”
Read this.Wealth corrupts QED
Read this.Wealth corrupts QED
“When American organisations with annual budgets in the hundreds of millions fund UK litigation, there are legitimate questions about whether this serves British democratic interests”
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“When JKR funds legal challenges to trans-inclusive policies…when American organisations fund UK litigation on reproductive rights…when coordinated campaigns use litigation to bypass normal democratic processes, let that be seen clearly rather than operating in shadow”
Read this.Wealth corrupts QED
Read this.Wealth corrupts QED
kim i will represent you in the fraud litigation against these psychics. psychics offer something real and should be held to the highest standards of their profession. now if you will simply provide me, as your counsel, with what we in the biz call "power of attorney" i can begin work.
Kim Kardashian puts frustration on display after failing California bar exam: ‘Full of s–t’
Kim Kardashian puts frustration on display after failing California bar exam: ‘Full of s–t’
The "Kardashians" star revealed her results over the weekend, writing that she will move forward with "more studying and even more determination."
pagesix.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
kim i will represent you in the fraud litigation against these psychics. psychics offer something real and should be held to the highest standards of their profession. now if you will simply provide me, as your counsel, with what we in the biz call "power of attorney" i can begin work.
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Talwani is unhappy that DOJ asked them to hold off on the Mass case because of the RI case, then told the First Circuit that states were going ahead with full payments despite not being parties to the RI litigation.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Talwani is unhappy that DOJ asked them to hold off on the Mass case because of the RI case, then told the First Circuit that states were going ahead with full payments despite not being parties to the RI litigation.
In litigation: Credibility. Is. EVERYTHING.
Ellis turns to the testimony of U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. How he denied using force against a man he tackled and said he didn't see the Rev. David Black hit by pepperballs.
"More telling," she says, "defendant Bovino admitted that he lied."
"More telling," she says, "defendant Bovino admitted that he lied."
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In litigation: Credibility. Is. EVERYTHING.
The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.
Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports
The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.
*extremely civil litigator voice* noooo bari don’t rip apart standards your litigation exposure is so sexy aha
i’d hate to sue your network after they blatantly defame a private citizen over an obvious mix-up that would have been caught by fact checkers & the legal dept in standards aha
i’d hate to sue your network after they blatantly defame a private citizen over an obvious mix-up that would have been caught by fact checkers & the legal dept in standards aha
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
*extremely civil litigator voice* noooo bari don’t rip apart standards your litigation exposure is so sexy aha
i’d hate to sue your network after they blatantly defame a private citizen over an obvious mix-up that would have been caught by fact checkers & the legal dept in standards aha
i’d hate to sue your network after they blatantly defame a private citizen over an obvious mix-up that would have been caught by fact checkers & the legal dept in standards aha
The planet is dying. I know the fight against fascism feels so acute, but there will be nothing left to fight for if we don't bring these longer term challenges. Please - will you support our climate litigation?
We’re working with @glanlaw.bsky.social and our claimants SOS UK, @tippingpointuk.bsky.social and Save Hemsby Coastline to challenge the UK government.
Starmer’s climate framework is so full of holes that it breaches our right to family life. Support our challenge here:
https://goodlaw.social/h5ik
Starmer’s climate framework is so full of holes that it breaches our right to family life. Support our challenge here:
https://goodlaw.social/h5ik
Make Keir Starmer step up on climate
The government is failing to tackle global heating – so we’re forcing it to take action
goodlaw.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The planet is dying. I know the fight against fascism feels so acute, but there will be nothing left to fight for if we don't bring these longer term challenges. Please - will you support our climate litigation?
and congrats to the big companies too. i mean, i’m not a lawyer, but i’m pretty sure there’s going to be a lot of litigation from parents for a very long time
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
and congrats to the big companies too. i mean, i’m not a lawyer, but i’m pretty sure there’s going to be a lot of litigation from parents for a very long time
If you care about the coordinated assault on trans rights and on our democracy, read this research from A Just Society.
“This is strategic, funded, coordinated litigation being used as a policy change tool”.
“This is strategic, funded, coordinated litigation being used as a policy change tool”.
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
If you care about the coordinated assault on trans rights and on our democracy, read this research from A Just Society.
“This is strategic, funded, coordinated litigation being used as a policy change tool”.
“This is strategic, funded, coordinated litigation being used as a policy change tool”.
Gift link. "I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Gift link. "I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
BREAKING: After years of litigation led by Campaign Legal Center on behalf of our clients, Utah voters finally will have a fair congressional map. The court rejected lawmakers' latest gerrymandered map and ordered implementation of a fair map in time for the 2026 midterms.
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
BREAKING: After years of litigation led by Campaign Legal Center on behalf of our clients, Utah voters finally will have a fair congressional map. The court rejected lawmakers' latest gerrymandered map and ordered implementation of a fair map in time for the 2026 midterms.
Since Midway Blitz began, ICE and Border Patrol have ripped people out of cars and buildings, disappearing thousands; deployed chemical weapons against whole communities; abused - per ongoing legislation - press and clergy; and held people - per more litigation - in inhumane conditions at Broadview.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Since Midway Blitz began, ICE and Border Patrol have ripped people out of cars and buildings, disappearing thousands; deployed chemical weapons against whole communities; abused - per ongoing legislation - press and clergy; and held people - per more litigation - in inhumane conditions at Broadview.
Our litigation at @democracyforward.org has exposed this administration for what it is: cruel and willing to use the American people (including those who voted for the President) as political pawns. We will not stop fighting for the people. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
The Agriculture Department also demands that states “immediately undo” any steps they have taken to send full November payments to recipients of the food assistance program, referred to as food stamps...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our litigation at @democracyforward.org has exposed this administration for what it is: cruel and willing to use the American people (including those who voted for the President) as political pawns. We will not stop fighting for the people. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Well, quite. He's got a history of vexatious litigation. Different jurisdictions, etc. He's pissing in the wind.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Well, quite. He's got a history of vexatious litigation. Different jurisdictions, etc. He's pissing in the wind.