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Appellate public defender. Poll worker. Peace Corps Tunisia. Low-level zoning chair. Wolverine in Buckeye land. Cyclist. Personal views only. On the payroll of the rain garden interests. he/him LOTR/poll worker feeds https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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When cut-and-paste is just too hard.

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

“A Trump lawyer walks into a SciFi convention…”

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

One thing I despise about the Trump Junta is that it’s made me root for aggressive state criminal prosecutions.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

“teamFeed + Leonide” Don’t know why, but this is one of the funniest expressions in the Murderbot series.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

When will the NYTimes correct the ongoing injustice of its YEET erasure?

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

One great part of Peace Corps service was the tremendous safety net that the US Government provided. We needed our nurse at HQ, language instruction, cultural training, job training, liaisons with the local gov’t job sites, and more. But I also always knew they’d do anything needed for my safety.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

So, if Blatt were inclined to apologize, besides a letter and call to opposing counsel, would she send a letter to the justices by filing it with the clerk? Mail it to the justices individually? Just to the Chief?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Accusations of dishonesty against opposing counsel are for disciplinary complaints and sanctions motions, not briefs or oral argument.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

(Me noticing that I’ve appeared in my state supreme court almost as often as Blair has in SCOTUS, and seeing this as a powerful reminder of what not to do.)

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Overfamiliarity is an experienced-lawyer hazard. We’re not special because we’ve been there before a lot. Maybe (MAYBE!) we have a better idea of how far we can go into a gray area, but we don’t get a special pass to cross lines others can’t.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

For a non-bombastic appellate advocate, “that’s incorrect” can be a knock-down allegation. Trying to try to prove that an error was intentional is rarely needed or useful. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Why Ohio Republicans want to cut health care for poor three-year-olds: "You start it at zero to 3, then it becomes three to 5, then it becomes 5 to 10.” Rep. Brian Stewart, House Finance Committee Chair www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I’m sitting here while having the hiccups, and I’m thinking that this is one potential oral argument disaster that I’ve never seen. If you hadn’t thought of it, either, you’re welcome.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

A thread about the Trump Junta’s arrest of a judge from someone the NYTimes quoted today as a local expert.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

This reminds me of the ethics advice for lawyers—one unethical act can destroy a reputation that took decades to build.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments