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Lawyer, lifelong New Yorker, seeker of justice at work and in life.
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Yesterday it was Paul Weiss. Today, Columbia University: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

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This is chilling: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were...

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Fact-filled, but also amusing: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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This paragraph is the kicker:

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Today Donald Trump attacked me by name in a speech at the Department of Justice. Of course I am worried, but courage comes from acting in spite of being worried. I have made my choice: I will continue to speak out, I will continue to litigate, I will continue to stand tall. I will never bow down.

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A few words on journalism, risk and what I actually said.

submitted 10 days ago • 122 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...

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A little rationality here: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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“Now we know that Bezos is no Katharine Graham. It has been sad and unnerving to watch Bezos fall so terribly short of her standard as he confronts the return of Donald Trump to the White House.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The front pages of tomorrow’s UK papers. One story to lead them all.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth with receipts!

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Not unexpected, but still unsettling: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Go Bernie: www.press-citizen.com/story/news/p...

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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In the Washington Post today; chilling: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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A Trump tweet finds its way into a Hochul presser

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Media are missing this if they don't include it. Yes, Judge Chutkan just denied temporary restraining order in New Mexico v Musk. But judge signals plaintiffs have the better argument when this reaches the merits: That Elon Musk is exercising power in violation of Appointments Clause. ⬇️Key para⬇️

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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Upon receiving the news that four of the City's Deputy Mayors have submitted their resignations, I sent the following letter to @nycmayor.

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What a degenerate! If Hochul doesn’t remove Adams as Mayor, she has a lot to answer for. www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/17/a...

submitted 35 days ago • 90 comments

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/n...

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Here’s a description of the rejected ad. Does anyone have the actual copy? It should be disseminated widely.

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US Coup Gains Speed open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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I was to give a talk at a big US Attorney's Office next week abt the complicity of German lawyers in the creation of the Nazi state. Yesterday the Justice Department cancelled it. Irony is dead. I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated. #LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust

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A little bit of hope in these bleak times: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

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This: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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The rule of law upheld by a slim majority: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

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An interesting perspective: www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...

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This: www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...

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I’m not convinced: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...

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Sad to hear that Alice Brock has passed away; it’s impossible for me to listen to Alice’s Restaurant without feeling a mix of happiness, nostalgia, a little sadness.(www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57g...) www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/a...

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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Really? They want to block her from the bathroom. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...

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Not sure what to make of this: www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/19/c...

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Interesting obit; Ed Koch’s sister, who scheduled her death: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/n...

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