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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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BREAKING: As Elon Musk said on X would be happening, I can now report that all federal employees are receiving an email directing them to provide “approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week.” It directs them not to send any classified information and is due by 11:59p Monday.

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This piece nicely captures the sometimes subtle benefits of legal mobilization in practice—leveraging concessions, building a public record, winning by losing, etc

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Chris Geidner at Law Dork nails it: "The mere fact of litigating can change implementation of policy to improve its application to those affected.... Failing to challenge illegal & unconstitutional actions means that Trump & his team will go forward & do more. That is not an option." ⚖️

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As per usual, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social has managed to distill exactly what needs to be said. Litigation is crucial. Yes, the courts are captured. Yes, laws are not real. Whatever. We should still be litigating tooth and nail.

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This was Charles Houston's attitude. And he (and his disciples such as Thurgood Marshall) are the reason desegregation happened.

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>>Force them to work for it.<<

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What was up with Friday evening's SCOTUS order about the U.S. Office of Special Counsel? At Law Dork, I explain: www.lawdork.com/i/157688311/...

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NEW: The importance of being litigious. Lawsuits matter — even when they might not "win." This afternoon, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-import...

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NEWS: Judge McFadden sets a hearing on the TRO request in the AP’s lawsuit for 3p Monday.

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Crusades: Trump edition

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DOGE’s accounting of its “savings” is riddled with sloppy mistakes. The five largest cuts that it listed on its website earlier this week were all incorrect — making the savings look far larger than they were in reality.

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Chad Mizelle is such a chad.

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NEWS: Federal judge blocks parts of two of Trump’s anti-diversity executive orders, finding that some provisions violate the First Amendment and are unconstitutionally vague. * preliminary injunction: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... * opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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BREAKING: SCOTUS, for now, leaves order in place keeping Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger in office. Trump fired him, but Dellinger sued. The government’s request, however, is being kept before the court — on hold for now — since the TRO is set to expire on 2/26.

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BREAKING: @pogo.org sued Trump and DOGE in federal court in D.C. today over the administration's efforts to treat DOGE records as presidential records not subject to FOIA for now. Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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NEWS: The Associated Press has sued the Trump administration over Oval Office, Air Force One, and similar access denial. The case have been assigned to Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee. Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... TRO memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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NEWS: The Federal Housing Finance Agency has stood up a "DOGE Team" — I hear DOGE people were there Thursday — that's asking for intra-office snitching. Employees were told: "We appreciate everyone who has already provided ideas on how we can streamline FHFA operations and stop wasteful spending."

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NEW: Law Dork can confirm that, per a memo sent today from Acting Commissioner Dudek, most components of the office (OARO) are being moved to other offices — and that Deputy Commissioner Gina Clemons, who headed OARO, is being moved to be a "senior advisor" in the Office of Communications.

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This is 100% the right call.

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Update: The plaintiffs sought to have this before Judge AliKhan as a related case to the OMB grants/loan "pause" case. Judge AliKhan said no in an order this morning, so this case will get randomly reassigned to another D.C. federal judge. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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I'm digging down details on a few stories, but I'm very interested in hearing from any federal employees or contractors: * who are just seeing DOGE folks coming into your agencies now * about what has happened in the wake of a DOGE bomb: rehires, canceled programs, big changes, etc. Signal: crg.32

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[You'll have seen this in lots of my writing.]

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Precisely what we warned about when the emails first went out.

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Here's a brief note at Law Dork on today's SCOTUS decision(s): substack.com/profile/2269...

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