jwsel.bsky.social
Partner, Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP. Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of CALG.
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What clip?
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I’m proud that my firm signed on without hesitation.
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And they will have a sword of Damocles over their head for as long as Trump or any other Republican is in the White House. Maybe their job is safe today, but who wants to work in a place where they might be arbitrarily fired by Musk and his cronies without warning.
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More like this
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Had the same reaction. He almost took off my head when I appeared before him - and I had strong support for my argument.
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Sorry if I misunderstood. What Canada does is consistent with the UN Convention on Refugees. MAGA here is using the “port of entry” language to unwrite nearly a century of law and practice permitting anyone who reaches US soil to claim asylum.
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Yes. They were blocking people from applying for asylum at the ports of entry at the Mexican/U.S. border. And then they argued that people who crossed the border and turned themselves in were not valid asylum seekers because they did not go through a port of entry.
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Considering Germans are currently leading the free world, standing up to Putin, and opposing the rise of fascism in their country, they may be among the most anti-Nazi right now. We've flipped the allied and axis powers on their head.
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In other words, except everything we predicted before the election if Trump won.
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The First Amendment also applies to non-citizens lawfully in the U.S., including visa holders.
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When do Republicans' corporate donors begin to revolt over the loss of their companies' value? How are tech bros' portfolios doing these days?
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Let's see what type of jobs are most available: (1) fast food and counter workers; (2) home health and personal care aides; (3) cashiers; (4) retail salespersons; and (5) stockers and order fillers. Not exactly high-paying careers. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Good luck doing that without Canadian potash. natural-resources.canada.ca/minerals-min...
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The film is exceedingly clear in its political message.
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For a second, I thought that was the NY Times Pitchbot.
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Same in Valley Glen
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This article says they are refusing to fuel warships. Not sure where the original post got the quote about submarines. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
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Equally problematic, most agencies have support staff departments -- IT, Human Resources, legal counsel, janitors, security, etc. -- that are necessary for them to function, but are not "created" by any statute.
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Only some departments within federal agencies are specifically created by statute. Congress might vest an agency with responsibility to do certain tasks but then the agency might create a department dedicated to the task. Under DOGE reasoning, that prioritizes those employees for RIF /1
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I suspect something in Tanchico involving Mat and Thom, possibly Nynaeve, Elayne, and Min. Donal Finn just did Hadestown in the UK, so he can definitely sing.
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You’re not even counting the offset in terms of how much these employees pay in taxes or what we will pay in unemployment benefits.
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I immediately thought of “Dinner.”
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This is Trump’s brain. No drugs required.
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Actually, many undocumented workers use false SSNs to get past the employer verification, they pay into SS through withholding, but cannot collect. That money is critical to funding SS.
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Many celebrities balked at accepting Kennedy Center honors during Trump’s first term because it traditionally means going to the White House as well. So they cancelled the White House event and Trump didn’t attend the honors performances. It’s retribution for Trump.
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She resigned yesterday from the Kennedy Center
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I tried getting eggs yesterday. None on the shelves in Studio City.
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Reminds me of my first day of criminal procedure. Our prof said, “The Supreme Court no longer believes in the Fourth Amendment, so I’m not teaching it.”
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Laila in flight
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“Equality” is a “very bad thing.” Guess the Founding Fathers got it wrong.
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Who needs refunds? Billionaires don’t pay taxes in the first place.
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Translated into English: We’ll just ignore foreign bribes to Trump’s cronies.
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I feel seen. Spent way too much time playing Zork, Sherwood Forest, and Taipan as a tween.
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gitmomemory.org/stories/rona...
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It won't be the first time: gitmomemory.org/timeline/hai...
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credible fear of persecution, so they qualified for asylum but were refused entry to the U.S. because of their HIV+ status. They were kept at Guantanamo because they could not be returned to Haiti.
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Yes, it was with Harold. We lost at the Supreme Court over the interdiction at sea policy. That policy was enacted after we won in the Second Circuit over the policies toward Haitians being processed at Guantanamo. We also won the subsequent proceedings over the HIV+ Haitians who had /1
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Once they reached Guantanamo. I worked on the case in law school and we won the fight over Guantanamo’s use. For migrants transported from the U.S. to Guantanamo, there should be no question that due process applies. Immigrants in the U.S. have due process rights.
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Sale did not involve Haitians taken to Guantanamo. It involved Haitians interdicted at sea and returned directly to Haiti. The government previously used Guantanamo for processing, but changed to processing at sea because courts held the Haitians had due process rights /1
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Only military aircraft can fly to Guantanamo. The lawyers will need to get court orders.
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There were earlier cases involving Haitians held at Guantanamo. Migrants have due process rights once they enter the U.S. That includes the right to counsel.
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In flight
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It was a training mission for an experienced flight crew. It was an annual proficiency training flight. www.kltv.com/2025/01/30/c...
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And underfunding the FAA for tax cuts
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For anyone who may not get the reference youtu.be/9TXfU9cSS24?...
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You beat me to that
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I worked on Sale while in law school. It addressed interdictions at sea, not refugees being held at Guantanamo. The cases involving Guantanamo detainees from Iraq and Afghanistan may be better guides as to the reach of US law to the base.