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Mass deportation hysteria prevails — but who’s actually at risk? My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column, with a huge assist from local immigration attorney @mattcameron.bsky.social : www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/21/o... via @bostonglobe.com

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Professor @katieeyer.bsky.social of Rutgers Law joins for the main segment of today's show to review the state of LGBTQ anti-discrimination law in the wake of Trump's executive orders & the shadow of SCOTUS's pending decision in Skrmetti directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...

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Great episode from @openargs.bsky.social with a segment discussing where we're at with Trump's anti-trans EOs. Guest @katieeyer.bsky.social shares her major concern which is kinda what I've been thinking too, that many orgs are too eager to comply with insubstantial orders. pca.st/episode/b3e7...

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Dropping the promo for OA 1124 here because this Valentine's-themed edit is way more fun than the IRL brazen, nasty corruption this episode was about

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"I would rather resign than dismiss the case against Eric Adams" is becoming an entire genre of literature, and SDNY's Hagan Scotten has an early lock on the Pulitzer www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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In addition to (esp. now) being a fantastic legal podcast with a diverse (oooooh I used that wooord) array of amazing contributors, the @openargs.bsky.social opening montage is awesome. Every other day is a reminder to "get out there and do it, get in the way." Have a listen: www.patreon.com/law

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IMPORTANT NOTE: today's episode was recorded just before the DOJ Thursday Night Massacre (and associated letters) and a federal judge ordered USAID to resume dispersing international aid. There is no good time to step away from the news hose!

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This is an example of the kind of dehumanizing language that fascists use to groom us to tolerate human rights abuses of large groups of people. See also “poisoning the blood of our nation” etc. There has also been an obsession with IQ, which is a eugenics thing, and something to keep an eye on.

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Elon Musk's DOGE team gained access to NASA today. Musk is the CEO of SpaceX, which is NASA's largest private contractor. This is a MAJOR conflict of interest. Let's talk about it👇

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The price of coffee is up 53% since last year. USAID was helping Cornell University make coffee more affordable for Americans by working with growers to strengthen supply chains. The administration said they would lower costs, but without USAID we'll all be paying more per cup☕️

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SpaceX CEO Elton Musk is now reported to be auditing NASA, a federal agency with which he is in direct competition. THIS IS AN ACTUAL CRIME. And not in the sense of like "that ought to be a crime!" but LITERALLY A FEDERAL CRIME that he is just doing in public www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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"... but it will never end there, because it never does." Thoughts on the first round of US residents ever to be held at Guantanamo Bay, where this is all going, and the truly beautiful thing that we should all know the name "Guantanamo" for instead deportnation.substack.com/p/first-they...

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Stanford Law School Professor Anne Joseph O'Connell was a guest on the @openargs.bsky.social in "The Vacancies Act - How Trump Has Used and Abused It, and Might Again." Listen to the episode here: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...

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A minor clarification on today's Insurrection Act episode: the Battle of Blair Mountain was the only time that US military aircraft were called up in response to a federally-declared insurrection. The 1921 Tulsa Massacre involved private planes (as did Blair Mtn) and was not declared an insurrection

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Sorry for the late post, but if you hurry you can still play this week's #T3BE! Here's your bar exam question. Listen to the episode to hear the choices, and quote skeet this with your answer!

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Major breaking trans news: The States of Washington, Minnesota, and Oregon have sued the Trump administration to block it from enforcing a national gender affirming care ban for those under 19 years of age. This is the second major lawsuit over Trump's trans ban EO. Docs to come.

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson has formally dismissed the case of Jan. 6 defendant DJ Rodriguez, who drove a taser into the neck of MPD officer Michael Fanone and had been sentenced to 12 years in prison "Michael Fanone's heroism will never be moot," she says. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Thanks for listening! Much appreciated

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Dear journalists: Now, more than ever, ✨The lawyers need to see the actual court filings.✨ Yes, I know you summarized. Yes, I know your non-attorney readers don't care. But we need to see the documents. The actual documents. If you're pulling docs from PACER, use RECAP & give us a link. Please.

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This was very cathartic: You can debate the reason Elon gave a Nazi salute, but it was a Nazi salute. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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Looking to escape with some fun non-Trump legal content this weekend this weekend? Listen in as Thomas, Matt, and NY attorney Liz Skeen lol their way through one of the stupidest things ever filed in federal court by a licensed attorney on our sister show Gavel Gavel www.patreon.com/posts/121093...

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Opening Arguments Podcast play some great clips from the confirmation hearing of Russell Vought to be Office of Management and Budget director. Give it a listen on your favorite podcast ap.

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In today's show, Thomas and Lydia have the goods on P2025 playbook manager (and once and future OMB head) Russell Vought. Who is the single most important Trump enabler you've probably never heard of, and why does he want to "traumatize" the federal workforce? directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...

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It's time for another bar exam question! It's T3BE56! Here's the question, but you'll have to tune in for the possible answers! Quote skeet this with your answer for a chance to win a shoutout and vast, vast riches!

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