D.C. trial and appellate lawyer. Senior Litigation Counsel at cir-usa.org. Tweets about legal stuff (mostly). Retweets at random. Opinions my own.
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May 12
For each case, a federal court (including the Supreme Court) asks: (1) Who should decide? and (2) If it's the federal judicial branch, what should the decision be? We the People should pay more attention to the first question.
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Jun 12
Communists can never quite grasp that if you make Musk poorer, you make millions of others poorer in the process because unlike them, he actually creates value for others in society.
It's deranged.
Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire.
Let’s make sure he’s also the last.
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Jun 12
Sixteen years ago today. Never forget 🇺🇸
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Jun 12
Shouldn't we be trying to make more trillionaires? Wealth is not finite. Covetousness is not a fiscal policy.
Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire.
Let’s make sure he’s also the last.
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Jun 11
Justice Sotomayor's concurrence in Keathley, an opinion on which I expect few will comment, reflects that she has actually litigated before trial courts, an unfortunately uncommon perspective on the Supreme Court.
supremecourt.gov/opinions/25…
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Jun 10
As with the disproportionate and unprecedented points deduction against Everton, this legal precedent will not be extended beyond Everton. People with power will suddenly realize where this leads, and they will stop it.
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Can we all just admit that, even if you hate Trump, the reflecting pool looks really great now?
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Jun 6
People used to say Donald Trump was a poor person’s idea of a rich person.
Graham Platner is a rich person’s idea of a poor person.
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I know it’s fashionable to hate baseball. I still love it. And this is beautiful. I remember the first time I hit a home run in a little league game, and it’s a great feeling I can still feel as an old…and as a short who could never dunk a basketball!
Dad and son are doing batting practice when his son launches one over the fence. Dad can't contain his excitement. Baseball is one of those sports where parents can be directly part of the work, throwing BP, playing catch, hitting grounders, etc
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Another media induced moral panic that caused a tremendous amount of harm (no mention of all the Canadian churches burned?) for which there will be no consequences and, perhaps even worse, no lessons learned or improvements made.
Globe editorial: There is no reconciliation without truth
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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May 30
I get that this is just a briefing order. But the order’s credulous tone is worthy of this and other comments. The motion is awful. To be clear alert: I think the “slush fund” is bad. I think other Biden/Obama settlements were bad. And Congress should do something.
May 29
This doesn’t seem to embrace any of the legal arguments advanced by the fake judges. She seems to have come up with her own based on the “Trump bad” factual allegations. Mandamus? Can any Tom, Dick, or Luttig just show up and get a Rule 11 review outside a case or controversy?
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It is, though. This country rules.
May 29
In a nation of plummeting pride and MAGA hats, “patriotism just isn’t cool anymore,” Arthur Krystal writes. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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May 29
Having lived and/or worked in DC for over a decade, I can’t believe I’d never heard of this letter from the Duke of Wellington to a bunch of bureaucrats in London during the Napoleonic wars.
If you haven’t either, please enjoy (link below if the font is too small):
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May 29
Tremendous pick by Scalia. Home run!
May 29
Strong pick by Scalia Law School to hire Dan Kelly as their new dean. He is a longtime friend going back to law school days and is not only brilliant and principled but a great guy. St. Thomas’ loss is Scalia Law’s gain - I’m excited to see him in this new role!
gmu.edu/news/2026-05/daniel-…
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May 27
Become ungovernable
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May 26
I have said before and will say again, I wish judges would stop doing this. Just decide the case.
"In 1789, we elected George Washington as the first President of the United States." So begins Judge Rosenbaum's opinion about whether the federal pension law, ERISA, requires using a certain age for certain estimates about payments. She reverses for more proceedings.
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May 26
Exclusive: Picture taken during private reprimand.
May 26
A federal district judge engaged in an extramarital affair with a law enforcement officer in chambers, and in earshot of law clerks, a judicial conduct committee found. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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"New York bureaucrats cannot tell Iowa farmers and ethanol and biofuel producers how to do their job or what regulations they need to follow. It's as simple as that." @AGIowa on her pathbreaking lawsuit, teaming up with @AGCHanaway, @AmfreeChamber & @CIRights in @DMRegister
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Can New York impose Greenhouse Gas Disclosure mandates on midwest farmers? @AGIowa, @AGCHanaway, and @AmfreeChamber say, "No." In a first-of-its-kind Complaint, the States argue that radical New York environmental regulations belong in New York, not Iowa.
May 14
New York bureaucrats cannot tell lowa farmers and ethanol and biofuel producers how to do their job or what regulations they need to follow.
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Reading scores, 3rd graders to 8th graders, 2015 to 2025. This is a national tragedy.
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