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Judge John Bates (D.D.C.): Trump's executive order against Jenner & Block "violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full." washingtonpost.com/documents/a5...

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"If Trump can impose his will on Harvard, the most important nongovernmental institution to stand up to him, he will be one step closer to his dream of forcing his version of reality on American society." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Montana became the first state to pass the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act, which requires the government to get a warrant before buying our data from data brokers. This is a huge win for our right to privacy and we're urging Congress to follow Montana's lead.

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🚨This is a HUGE escalation and a deliberate effort to use the government against Trump's enemies. Weaponizing the Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification against Harvard to punish them for pushing back is a new low — and needlessly punishes thousands of innocent students.

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“If you want to live a secret life, that’s a decision that’s going to have real consequences.” Extreme-privacy consultants can make you and your personal information hard to find. But those methods might cost you more than money, Benjamin Wallace writes.

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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court sidesteps religious charter school question for now with 4-4 vote, creating no national precedent and letting the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision — which does not allow the religious charter school — stand. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Hello have you seen goldylocks🤣

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"Man walks into a bar. It's the starting point for a million jokes," James Poniewozik writes in a Critic's Notebook. "And for season after season on 'Cheers,' some of the best of those were delivered by George Wendt, who died on Tuesday at age 76, as the long-suffering Norm Peterson."

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Please read. This is so important. www.cato.org/blog/50-vene...

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Hahahaha

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This is HUGE. For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!

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Judge Howell's powerful conclusion in judgment for US Institute for Peace: "The President and his subordinates then used brute force and threats of criminal process to take over USIP’s headquarters, despite being cautioned that this organization did not fall within the Executive branch"

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Bravo for Above The Law. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...

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Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

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This would be an obvious act of ethnic cleansing under international law.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 7-2 to further enjoin the government from summarily deporting alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. The government didn’t give enough notice and the 5th Circuit erred in refusing to provide relief, the justices concluded.

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Among other things, Google is arguing Bruce Schneier’s dark patterns testimony should be blocked because experts can’t opine about intent, and the concept of dark patterns design by definition includes the intent to deceive. content.mlex.com#/content/165...

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Oh, sweet merciful fire, two notes: (1) Even Latham & Watkins, ya'll. (2) The lawyer defending an AI company for using stolen IP to train their AI/LLM used the company's AI/LLM to cite check her brief, which hallucinated results. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...

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This is the kind of thing they wouldn't even put in a terrible satirical movie about the dumbing down of America.

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Ed Martin says he’s facing an ethics investigation, per Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/ous...

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Damn! The legal term for this motion to dismiss is "badass". 1/

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Q&A from a talk I gave last week. Q: "What do you think is the biggest threat in cybersecurity right now? Is it post-quantum computing? Is it AI?" A: Fascism. It's fascism.

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"When people do see you as a human being, it can look like people not going to jail for being five minutes late to court,” Jones continued. “People getting second and third chances.”

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JUST IN: Judge rules DOJ canceled grants to the American Bar Association in retaliation for criticizing the Trump administration. He has enjoined the department from terminating the grants on that basis. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

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Not that I agree with it but…

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I’ve been disappointed by how little interest the remedies portion of the Google Search antitrust trial has received within the privacy community. Privacy, data protection, and information governance is at the heart of much of what is being proposed. A few rambling thoughts from yours truly:

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Oh this one is worse than the usual one, because lots of lawyers, plus the judge told them there were hallucinations, and they resubmitted the brief with hallucinations.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he supports a ban on stock trading by members of Congress amid controversy about well-timed trades during recent market volatility.

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Incredibly alarming report out from @josephcox.bsky.social @404media.co: Automated License Plate Reader company Flock is planning to build a massive database of personal information for law enforcement Shockingly, it will even include info from data breaches www.404media.co/license-plat...

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I saw this circulating & I checked if it was real. It is.✅⚖️ "It is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings. See The Japanese Immigrant Case (1903)." Justice Scalia in Reno v. Flores www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/9...

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The current US administration’s assault on privacy is real & dangerous. Join us in making our voices heard by adding your name to our public letter. This is step 1. W/ a coalition, more action to come. Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Sign On: docs.google.com/forms/d/1cLo...

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BREAKING: A woman was kicked out of a women’s bathroom at a Massachusetts hotel by a security guard who demanded she “prove her gender.” No badge gives you the right to sexually harass someone in a bathroom. This is what fascism looks like in real time. And it’s coming to your city next.

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Moments before an immigration court hearing in Mahmoud Khalil's case, our lawyers were abruptly banned from using laptops in the courtroom — but the government's lawyers weren't. No one should be denied the basic tools they need to defend themselves in court.

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JUST IN: Judge Xinis says the DOJ has failed to file a privilege log regarding invocation of the state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case. She's giving them until 3pm or will construe it as "intentional refusal" to comply. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Angry judge roasts Biglaw lawyers for their "collective debacle" filing a brief where "~9 of the 27 legal citations in the 10-page brief were incorrect in some way" due to Generative AI digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcont... Lawyers will pay $31k for their sloppiness 🤖😵

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Effective July 1, if you are employed in Florida you will effectively become an indentured servant, potentially bound to a four-year noncompete that would be illegal in any other state. You won't be able to take a new job in your field Get out of Florida now www.webpronews.com/citadels-pow...

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FTC investigates Exxon buying Pioneer FTC alleges Pioneer CEO tried to coordinate with OPEC FTC bars CEO from Exxon board CEO’s son gives $160K to RNC Trump is re-elected CEO asks FTC to let him join board FTC is about to say yes You have 5 hours to tell FTC: NO www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

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If I read this proposed language correctly, this would also preempt State Privacy Laws. This has been my nightmare since the GOP took Congress bc they've been hammering preemption for years. Privacy is FOUNDATIONAL to Free Speech, Protest, Association, Health, & so many other rights. Call your Reps.

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You count on the NPR Network. THANK YOU to our supporters who are showing we can count on you too. If you haven’t given yet, it’s time to join the movement to defend public media. Donate now: n.pr/3EYClNR

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LAWSUIT: Guards videotaped strip searches at Michigan women’s prison. "What these women continue to endure is nothing short of horrific. This case exposes a grotesque abuse of power that directly retraumatizes survivors of sexual assault."

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This is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

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Odd that those criticizing @gtconway.bsky.social for endorsing Diane Seltzer because he isn't a member of the DC Bar, ignore the fact that I have as well and I am a member. Vote Diane Seltzer for DC Bar president.

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Advance Financial’s Flex Loan charges 279.5% interest, trapping thousands of borrowers in debts that end up in court, where the company has won over $200 million in judgments since 2015. By @friedmanadam5.bsky.social, w/ @tennesseelookout.com

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