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dahlialithwick.bsky.social • 4 days ago

"I don't have an answer for you."

Another extraordinary exchange just now about "animus" in the court hearing on trasngender members of the military:

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I particularly like her parking his ass in a very professorial lesson for the class… and him.

If he has any shame, he won’t be able to sleep tonight, staring at the ceiling all night questioning every life decision he has ever made.

klaridad.bsky.social•4 days ago

Sooooo awesome

phan-878.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trans people take an oath to defend our country and the Constitution, something some others wouldn't do.

robrandhava.bsky.social•4 days ago

🔥

tja19.bsky.social•4 days ago

In my court, when a party refuses to answer my questions, I usually remind them that I may draw adverse conclusions about their argument if they don't answer. And then, if they still refuse, I do.

lzhedd.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is delicious. I need more of this in my life.

nobodyhome-so.bsky.social•4 days ago

So I'm to assume that trump's "common sense" is directing him?

Dump's intuiting without fact again.

It's not common sense. It's nonsense.

sutherlandbl.bsky.social•4 days ago

Uh…how common is it for a judge to bar every alumnus from a given school?!?

(Speaking as a UVA grad alum, but Biology, not Law)

elreyalto.bsky.social•4 days ago

I assume the lawyer an alum, which is why she made him sit down and “lifted” the ban after she made her point.

meh333.bsky.social•3 days ago

She was giving an immediate example of what the American government is doing to ever more of its citizens. And fwiw the UVA lawyer was lying to the court.

ruviewer.bsky.social•4 days ago

I would venture a guess that it has never happened before

notgordonallport.bsky.social•4 days ago

please say sike

noahdahl.bsky.social•4 days ago

It was done only to demonstrate the point, and was not a permanent measure.

vancemaverick.bsky.social•4 days ago

I hope it's real!

bginchi.bsky.social•4 days ago

The "you do have an answer" is what our reporting class sadly lacks (among other things).

carolnorris.bsky.social•4 days ago

Go, Reyes, go!

baffledbylife.bsky.social•4 days ago

Where can I find the entire transcript?

noahdahl.bsky.social•4 days ago

Judges can't "save us", but there are a number that are doing just extraordinary work in defense of multi-plural democracy—for which I am extremely grateful.

normcook.bsky.social•4 days ago

I suspect Judge Reyes won't be impressed.

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