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Proud of the great Justin Nelson & my other friends at Susman for fighting back against Trump’s illegal retaliation

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If you believe in law over lawlessness, facts over fear, and action over abjection—support the work that meets the moment. Join us today. The moment is now Song credit: @dropkickmurphys.com contrarian.substack.com

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BREAKING: the heroes at Susman Godfrey sue the Trump administration over the illegal retaliation against them They have more integrity in their pinky finger than these other firms that have been capitulating have in their entire partnerships And kudos to the team at Munger for representing them

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Important from @tribelaw.bsky.social & Erwin Chemerinsky They correctly note that as bad as the Roberts court decision was, “the court also said migrants fighting deportation in this case could challenge their detentions…through habeas corpus petitions.” Bring on the habeas—& @aclu.org has

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I obviously disagree w the Roberts Court decision that the groups in the probationary employees case don’t “presently” have standing But the door isn’t closed—& we’ll be back in trial court tomorrow w other groups developing more grounds for relief We will keep going!

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Yes SCOTUS repudiated the Trump/Stephen Miller position that AEA deportees are entitled to no process at all But requiring such “notice as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue before such removal occurs" is woefully insufficient Nevertheless—habeas here we come

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John Barron introduced them 👉 www.cnbc.com/2018/04/20/t...

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Here we come! We & our many wonderful partners are seeking a preliminary injunction in the LULAC case to block Trump from interfering in our elections—& we’re gonna win too

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Important @rwpusa.bsky.social ! It’s a very dangerous situation he analyzes👇

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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. Billionaire self dealing is a threat to a free press and a free market, as I explain here: When Billionaire Government Contractors Are Also Media Moguls washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/07/w...

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We made a video! Hands Off protests were lit from coast-to-coast contrarian.substack.com/p/hands-off-...

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This weekend, I had the honor of joining over 100K patriots gathered in the National Mall to defy the Trump-Musk autocratic takeover Democracy came out swinging with collective action—& the Contrarian covered it all! I broke it down in my latest Publisher’s Note

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When Trump tried to knockout our democracy, the judicial guardrails went up Now the grass roots & political leaders are showing up & speaking out Watch out—democracy is coming back strong!

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Autocracy meets rule of law shock & awe Yesterday, millions showed up, & we’ll KEEP showing up—both in the court of law & the court of public opinion I discussed @velshimsnbc.bsky.social

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Yesterday, I had the absolute honor of speaking to over 100,000 patriots assembled at the National Mall to deliver a simple message to the Trump-Musk regime: Hands off OUR Constitution I’ll discuss our big legal wins & the fight ahead today @ 11am ET on MSNBC w/ @velshi.bsky.social - TN

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The Contrarian’s fearless Publisher, @normeisen.bsky.social, has one message: Hands off! Hands off the Constitution. Hands off our rights. Hands off our democracy We’re in it with you—and we won’t stop fighting

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We've had enough! Hands off our democracy! April 5 is a national day of action. Join me in D.C. @ the Sylvan Theatre where I'll be speaking w/ fellow litigators & democracy defenders Be there! - TN

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New: We win again vs. Musk, DOGE & the Trump admin! This time it is in our case over breaches of personal info The judge ruled the litigation can move forward in order to stop that ongoing disclosure & require any shared info be returned statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/judge-r...

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BREAKING: major smackdown for DOJ’s unsavory behavior in dismissing the Eric Adams case Judge Ho follows our @sddaction.bsky.social brief with @ldadorg.bsky.social to only logical conclusion: Dismissal WITH prejudice statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u... Fight will continue & so will we!

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Musk & his money repudiated in WI Wow Autocracy taking it on the chin in court and now at the ballot box

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Deporting innocent people to a dark site prison in El Salvador is heinous I’m proud to represent leading conservatives like @judgeluttig.bsky.social, fmr Trump Spec Counsel Ty Cobb, fmr NJ Gov Christie Whitman & 30 others in urging SCOTUS to DENY Trump’s effort to stop court oversight of AEA abuse

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BREAKING: We @sddfund.bsky.social filed an Amicus w leading conservatives urging SCOTUS to REJECT Trump’s claim that any action under the Alien Enemies Act is immune to judicial review Legal oversight is critical to checks & balances & must be protected statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...

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46 D & R courts around the country have shut down Trump’s other illegal ideas At this point, he’s throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what violates the Constitution Don’t fall for the distraction - TN

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The Constitution could not be more clear: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,” & the same goes for serving as VP This is all a giant distraction by Trump to avoid his DAILY legal losses I discussed @cnn.com - TN

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Abolishing term limits—now where have I seen that playbook before? Trump’s “not joking” about running for a third term & I’m not joking when I say that won't happen I’ll discuss tonight at 7pm w/ Erin Burnett @cnn.com - TN

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Trump’s EO pushing for new voting restrictions has one goal: suppressing marginalized communities Learn more about anti-Latino disinformation campaigns w/ “The Big Lie,” published in partnership w/ LULAC These tactics are nothing new—just repackaged statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...

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Trump's latest EO threatens the voting rights of millions We @sddfund.bsky.social are proud to join a coalition of pro-democracy orgs incl LULAC suing him—again In America, voters pick their president—presidents don’t pick their voters 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/anti-vo...

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BREAKING: we @sddaction.bsky.social are back in court—this time to stop Trump’s elections EO joined by partners LULAC, CLC & more In America, voters choose their presidents, presidents don’t choose their voters! His attempt to change that won’t work. statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/anti-vo...

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Editorial meeting in Boston where your publisher & editor are mapping out April. Major events tomorrow in Wisconsin + big moves in DC and nationwide on Saturday We’re here to cover it all—stay tuned!

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In 1954, Joseph Welch shattered McCarthyism with six words: Have you no sense of decency? Now, Trumpism faces its own reckoning—through the law & the power of the people & we’re winning! I discussed in my latest @contrariannews.org Publisher’s Roundup 👇 - TN

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Kick off your week with an all new 'Coffee with the Contrarians' this morning @ 9:15am. Today, Norm is joined by special guest @asharangappa.bsky.social to discuss the latest legal & public opinion battles Don’t miss it!

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No criminal record No tattoos No due process Father of a 9 year old, loving pet owner Family insistent that he has no gang affiliations Sent to prison camp amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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BREAKING: a bipartisan mostly conservative coalition is demanding a criminal investigation of the Musk election related lottery in WI Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more:   statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...

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We win again! TRO granted in our VOA case -TN

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We’ve been busy since Jan. 20! To keep you up to speed, here are some of the top headlines chronicling our legal wins & ongoing pro-democracy battles. Your donation helps fund crucial litigation against the lawlessness of the Trump-Musk regime.

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Here comes the legal profession roaring back One big firm bowed down, but EVERYONE else targeted is fighting back & 100s in the field are with us Lawyers, legal firms & org’s plz sign 👇 to join the fight. Thx @democracyforward.org & SRLI for organizing democracyforward.org/action/open-...

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Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites. Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote

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More Trump admin. defiance of court orders We won’t tolerate it 👇

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Tune in to an all-new "Coffee with the Contrarians" this morning @ 9:15 AM ET on Substack. Jen and Norm will be LIVE, discussing Signal screwups and new legal battles on the horizon.

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Only six days until Wisconsin’s April 1 election! Only 1 week to help elect Judge Susan Crawford and keep Elon Musk from buying a Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel Knock doors, make calls, volunteer at wisdems.org/volunteer (Personal message!)

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Well well well a Democrat just won at Trump +17 district in Pennsylvania Don’t tell me Trump is popular And Musk is even more hated GOP will be swept out of office and numbers too large for even Trump’s election denial EO to interfere with

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"It will be the first time a Democrat has held the seat since it was redistricted in 1980." www.wgal.com/article/pa-s...

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Our DOGE investigation continues @sddaction.bsky.social—breaking new ground re Starlink issues! statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/state-d...

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Mike was my evidence prof. & a wonderful man www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

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Big win overnight for the coalition that won the reinstatement of tens of thousands of wrongly fired feds — & that we are proud to be part of. Judge reverses his earlier ruling and finds that unions have standing to bring their claims in fed court & are not “channeled” into administrative remedies.

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With the government asserting “state secrets privilege” to protect details of the deportation to El Salvador, I have discovered ANOTHER embarrassing Trump administration leak on a tech platform…. Marco Rubio‘s Twitter account

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I should get a punch card for the amount of times Trump has revoked my security clearance—the 4th revocation is free! Trump is lashing out because he’s scared & he's losing—but I won’t kiss the ring & the majority of lawyers & firms won’t either I discussed @cnn.com

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What have we come to as a nation if ppl r being deported to a foreign country w/o due process for SUSPICION of being undocumented? That’s why I filed a brief on behalf of almost 2 dozen Conservatives who said this was a violation of American ideals—I discussed @cnn.com

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Trump is ordering the DOJ to go after me & other lawyers because he’s losing! Now is not the time for capitulation—& most of us are standing up We’ll keep fighting & we’ll keep WINNING as I’ll discuss tonight @8pm ET w/ Anderson Cooper @cnn.com

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Looks like the deportations under the Alien Enemies Act swept in innocent people That’s why we @sddfund.bsky.social filed an amicus brief w/ leading Conservatives opposing this heinous Trump wrongdoing I’ll discuss tonight @ 8pm ET w/ Anderson Cooper @cnn.com

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