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darrenkaplan.bsky.social
Attorney--class actions and mass torts, maker of dumb jokes, and occasionally astute observations.
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An anonymous account replied "your gay" to a comment I posted on a social media platform. Please respect my privacy during this difficult time.

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"We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.” —John F. Kennedy www.maine.gov/governor/mil...

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BREAKING: New York and 18 other states obtain a Preliminary Injunction restraining the Dept. of the Treasury from granting access to any data systems containing personally identifiable information and/or confidential financial information to DOGE. HUGE! storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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When you're too much of a Nazi for France's far-right party. Trumpers have jumped the U-boat. www.axios.com/2025/02/21/s...

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Reporting on this without pointing out its absurdity is more than journalistic malpractice, it's aiding in Martin's assault on the First Amendment. An Amendment in which Newsweek obviously has a very significant interest.

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Mike Lawler wants to be Governor of New York. 2.5 million New Yorkers self-identify as Hispanic or Latino. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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David R. Lurie takes one of our nation's most respected law firms to task for their decision to represent Donald Trump in his assault on the rule of law and ends with a great question the Sullivan & Cromwell Management Committee manifestly forgot to ask itself. www.publicnotice.co/p/sullivan-c...

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Republicans who are supposedly super-concerned about "protecting" women's sports are spectacularly untroubled by this. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

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In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

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Today I learned from Byron Donalds that the U.S. annual federal payroll is, uh, $6 trillion.

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Hmmm, I wonder what they would think about a President of the United States referring to himself as "King?"

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Disgusting toxic trash. Trump is a real tough guy, banging out Truth Social posts from his golf cart at a guy who has fought off a murderous drug-addled barbarian horde for 3 years defending his people from Russian rapists and child kidnappers.

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BREAKING: The MTA has filed suit against the Trump Administration for attempting to end Congestion Pricing in NYC. Case marked as related to prior cases challenging Congestion Pricing, which means the case should go to Judge Lewis Liman. (See complaint at link) acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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My reasoned, nuanced take here is that J.D. Vance is a colossal piece of shit. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Good Morning class of 2055. Today we'll look at the exact date when the United States ceased to be a world power.

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Elon Musk's company wants to drive your car for you.

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I hope someone at the SCOTUS reads this opinion piece in Law360 by attorney Eric Dwoskin on the anarchic mess the SOCTUS has forced on federal civil litigation with its "injury in fact" requirement from Spokeo Inc. v. Robins , 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016). Read more at: www.law360.com/trials/artic...

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Donald Trump wasting tax payer money driving around in circles in a gas-guzzling dinosaur while his supporters fanatically cheer him on like he single-handedly won World War II is just so perfect.

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Is there a coherent explanation for this? Anything?

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Counterpoint: Anyone with even a shred of dignity or self-respect should refuse to play along with such infantile nonsense. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The American Bar Association (ABA) issued a letter insisting the Trump Administration follow the rule of law. Today, FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced a new policy prohibiting FTC appointees from participating in ABA events or renewing their ABA memberships. www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

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“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw” Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start

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Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has now transferred the Adams prosecution to Main Justice to file the motion for dismissal. Odds that District Judge Dale Ho will just rubber stamp the motion without conducting a searching hearing ala the Michael Flynn case? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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That's how you do it folks. Mad props to Danielle R. Sassoon, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

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We're all going to die.

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Slow down Pete! At least give Putin a chance to get it out of his pants. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Selling my Tesla in 2018--probably one of the top-five best decisions I've ever made.

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Worst Presidential first month since Henry Harrison died after 31 days in office. www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/b...

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"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way." www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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