@ConLawWarrior At least it seems like the presumption is starting to erode.
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Chris Newman
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The judiciary’s longstanding “presumption of regularity” for govt litigants is as outré and outdated as the geocentric model of the solar system. A fundamentally tribal superstition not grounded in any coherent account of empirical reality. Bless your heart, judges.
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A serious question: Are we calling it Learning Resources even though that case was technically dismissed for want of jurisdiction? Or should we be calling it Trump v. V.O.S. Selections instead? Any thoughts on this?
Connor Ewing@ConnorMEwing
Professors realizing they have to add Learning Resources v. Trump to their syllabi
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Chris Newman retweetledi
5/5 My practical take on MQ: If there's ANY room for a Member of Congress to weasel out of responsibility for the president's disastrous exercise of some purportedly delegated power, then the power wasn't delegated. There's a reason the entire House has to run every two years--accountability. /end
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@va_anticom @ConLawWarrior Do you understand what your handle means? You sure it shouldn’t actually read Lick Semper Tyrannis?
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@ConLawWarrior His rights ended the second he started interfering and fighting with law enforcement officers. He was no longer legally exercising his rights.
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It is the avowed position of the current administration that if you exercise your 2Am rights in the presence of a federal agent, you are liable to summary execution and post-mortem slander. Which might just be the straw that breaks the MAGA-camel’s back. We shall see.
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@AlisonSomin I mean, Wi$h Li$t could be a satirical depiction of what a vaguely worded statute looks like to the executive when the Court fails to be textualist enough…? Geez, this is almost as bad as Taylor’s bread puns.
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This week Taylor Swift releases Life of a Showgirl, which means that she might finally break her silence on whether she supports Justice Gorsuch or Justice Barrett's understanding of the major questions doctrine.
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@ProfMJCleveland I’d be impressed if Trump were taking Gore’s line and saying “I disagree with these rulings but will respect the legal process.”. Instead he is using his 1/6 MO: demonizing judges who rule against him, with the implicit promise of pardons to those who target them with violence.
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14/14 Appellate courts & SCOTUS must step in now & forcefully because problem is one of judiciary's making--not Trump's. And Trump should be applauded for lengths he has gone to not create constitutional crisis by crafting plausible basis by which he obeyed illegal orders.
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🧵This post by @shellenberger provides an opportunity for me to hit a point I've been making the last week, but which many are still missing. For 2 months, Trump Administration has faced an avalanche of unconstitutional court orders from single federal judges. 1/
Michael Shellenberger@shellenberger
Every single Trump advisor, including and especially @StephenM, knows perfectly well that what they did is unconstitutional.
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@brianlfrye But then they’ll be too fearful of legal repercussions to do their jobs vigorously! Thank God presidents don’t have that problem.
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It’s so backward. Prosecutors should face the most serious sanctions for abusing their authority.
Mike Fox@foxmike90
cato.org/blog/untouchab… The knowledge that prosecutors will suffer no repercussions and that the system designed to hold them accountable will instead immunize them further perpetuates injustice.
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Chris Newman retweetledi
Protest is and should be protected, but you don't have a right to disrupt classes or use bullhorns in the library. This is a minority of students deciding for everyone else if they can study or even if they can get to class. They can and should be punished.
Steve McGuire@sfmcguire79
This is taking place in the library building:
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Chris Newman retweetledi
Justice Barrett is a very good judge. I disagree with her a lot, but she is smart, careful, and fair. She's a true believer in the law and in the rule of law, not a partisan hack or an ideologue.
This, of course, makes her anathema to trumpism.
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Chris Newman retweetledi
No, it's not.
You have a right to protest, and I’ve defended that right more than practically anyone. You do NOT have a right to shut down other people's classes, their speakers or prevent them from studying in the frickin library. I am tired of people supporting mob censors, but claiming to give a damn about freedom of speech.
And EVERYONE immediately understands this when it's a class they want to attend, a speaker they want to hear, or a time when they want to study. It is only ideology that makes people dense about this stuff.
Just.A.Thought 💭@e_galv
@glukianoff Protesting is literally disruption. Claiming one should be punished for protesting is the opposite of protecting it. Doublespeak fascist propaganda.
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@AnthonyMKreis I know. It reminds me of the Obamacare waivers. When did “faithfully execute” become “apply with whatever exceptions he deems expedient”?
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I don’t see how this is lawful.
Kaitlan Collins@kaitlancollins
Trump says he's asking companies not to let TikTok go dark, will sign an EO tomorrow and argues for 50% US ownership. "My initial thought is a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners whereby the U.S. gets a 50% ownership in a joint venture set up between the U.S. and whichever purchase we so choose."
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plain m&ms: yes
mint m&ms: absolutely
caramel m&ms: sure why not
peanut butter m&ms: ok
peanut m&ms: under no circumstances 🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️
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Coming soon: a dating app for wine moms, Sarahs and Hannahs who want to meet dads, Brads and Chads. #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment
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Gotta say, I love it that the best diss on this album is aimed the parts of the fan base who took it upon themselves to decide who was PC enough for her to date. #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment
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New twist in Jack Daniel’s dog toy trademark lawsuit: judge asks U.S. attorney general for thoughts on whether law against dilution by tarnishment violates the First Amendment. (MB)
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/us-aske…
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Judging from how hostile they've been to the ballot process. conservative authorities are clearly scared of letting people have a direct say in their states' abortion policies bit.ly/3xBSqW1
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air canada argued unsuccessfully that it shouldn’t be liable for incorrect information provided by its chatbot & the passenger shouldn’t have trusted the bot because "the chatbot is a separate legal entity that is responsible for its own actions” 😒
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
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“She doesnt have a large fan base outside of white culture” .. Taylor Swift has a damn near sold out overseas tour… she did a sold out show in JAPAN the night before the superbowl. 🤷🏾♂️ its ok to not understand the appeal of Taylor but lying about her appeal is just hater shit.
AshleyStevens@The_Acumen
White people vastly overestimate Taylor Swifts global reach and star power. She’s a huge pop star….for White people. She doesn’t have as large of a fan base outside of White culture. She doesn’t influence artists outside of her bubble. That’s not the marker of a legend.
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@SonnyBunch He didn’t say both sides were equally bad, he said they were equally old.
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I gotta say, I lived through his first run on The Daily Show, and the idea that his humor was rooted in “both sides are equally bad” is, uh, not how I remember it.
Rolling Stone@RollingStone
Commentary: Is Jon Stewart Still the Right Person to Host ‘The Daily Show?’ The comedy vet makes his return to the desk he left in 2015 this evening, but his “both sides are equally bad” approach may not translate to 2024. More: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…
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