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Partner with Hogan Lovells's Appellate and Administrative Litigation groups. #AppellateSky member. Skeets mine. Banner image by Art Lien.

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"This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today." This joke is basically just for @ringwiss.bsky.social.

submitted 5 minutes ago • 1 comment

Gang, if judges going off on topics not technically related to the matter at hand from the bench is judicial misconduct, I've got bad news for everyone.

submitted 23 hours ago • 20 comments

Think we're going to get into social media quote graphics business. Everybody else just does this while we're cutting woodland creatures out of stock photos. Work smarter not harder.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

The Originalist Case for Losing SAN Points.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

I haven't seen a cross-party amicus appointment like this since (checks notes) Paul Clement was appointed to argue for the constitutionality of the CFPB's structure.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

There's . . . a lot going here, but what in the Justice Manual is a "letter of inquiry after request"? That's not a thing!

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

The overlap between the U.S. Postal Service fans and the passenger rail service fans is a circle and they are the biggest nerds I've ever seen. The Administration doesn't know what it has unleashed.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

The TRO party is going to get so lit the Postal Service, an executive department, is going to sue the Executive.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Even in the face of all of (gestures), you can see judges like Judge Ali being thoughtful and deliberate in how they approach these issues, even on rocket-fast emergency schedules. It speaks well of our judiciary.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

That’s the stuff. Straight into my vein.

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

On Tuesday, Trump signed an Executive Order purporting to assert control over independent agencies. The move is of a piece with his administration's broader promotion of the unitary executive theory. On the blog, I explain which parts of the latest EO are permissible and which parts shouldn't be.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Judge Reyes has a Ms. Pac-Man machine in her chambers. That is incredible.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Periodic reminder: almost all procedural questions are answered in the text of the rules of procedure.

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

I don't know enough about the rest of the EO, but I think it's worth saying what this part on interpretation of law is all about. For most agencies, they are already bound to AG's position on what the law is. DOJ represents them in court. /1

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Great job

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

These folks hanging out with the nuclear-bomb safety experts or?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

At this rate, it's just going to be Ed Martin left to run the office.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

On the one hand, this is a non-answer. On the other hand, you get the sense that DOJ attorneys are very carefully only repeating what they can get in others' sworn declarations rather than making representations themselves. Which is wise.

"This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today." This joke is basically just for @ringwiss.bsky.social.

Gang, if judges going off on topics not technically related to the matter at hand from the bench is judicial misconduct, I've got bad news for everyone.

Think we're going to get into social media quote graphics business. Everybody else just does this while we're cutting woodland creatures out of stock photos. Work smarter not harder.

The Originalist Case for Losing SAN Points.

I haven't seen a cross-party amicus appointment like this since (checks notes) Paul Clement was appointed to argue for the constitutionality of the CFPB's structure.

There's . . . a lot going here, but what in the Justice Manual is a "letter of inquiry after request"? That's not a thing!

The overlap between the U.S. Postal Service fans and the passenger rail service fans is a circle and they are the biggest nerds I've ever seen. The Administration doesn't know what it has unleashed.

The TRO party is going to get so lit the Postal Service, an executive department, is going to sue the Executive.

Even in the face of all of (gestures), you can see judges like Judge Ali being thoughtful and deliberate in how they approach these issues, even on rocket-fast emergency schedules. It speaks well of our judiciary.

That’s the stuff. Straight into my vein.

On Tuesday, Trump signed an Executive Order purporting to assert control over independent agencies. The move is of a piece with his administration's broader promotion of the unitary executive theory. On the blog, I explain which parts of the latest EO are permissible and which parts shouldn't be.

Judge Reyes has a Ms. Pac-Man machine in her chambers. That is incredible.

Periodic reminder: almost all procedural questions are answered in the text of the rules of procedure.

I don't know enough about the rest of the EO, but I think it's worth saying what this part on interpretation of law is all about. For most agencies, they are already bound to AG's position on what the law is. DOJ represents them in court. /1

Great job

These folks hanging out with the nuclear-bomb safety experts or?

At this rate, it's just going to be Ed Martin left to run the office.

You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?

On the one hand, this is a non-answer. On the other hand, you get the sense that DOJ attorneys are very carefully only repeating what they can get in others' sworn declarations rather than making representations themselves. Which is wise.

lol sob. whoops.

You've been murdered. Who do you want on the case.

You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?