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Raffi Melkonian

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Appellate lawyer at Wright, Close & Barger in Houston, with a Fifth Circuit and TX appellate practice. So-called Dean, #appellatetwitter (banner from Art Lien)

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Hey #appellatetwitter: I collected all our verbal crutches in a google drive document. Let me know of others. drive.google.com/open?id=0B09Pc…


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On 5th November Lord Sales delivered the keynote lecture for the Annual Conference of @GovernmentLegal on the subject of: AI and Public Law: Automated Decision-Making in Government. The speech is available to read on our website: supremecourt.uk/justices/lord-…


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IEEPA is an *emergency* statute. It makes sense that it would confer a really extreme power like shutting down all trade--but not a more mundane, day-to-day kind of power, like imposing a tax.


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Sai Prakash is a former Justice Thomas clerk & an originalist scholar of Executive Power -- one of the leading lights of the Academy. Interested he came out in favor of the tariff challengers. The Supreme Court should liberate us from ‘liberation day’ thehill.com/opinion/judici…


I’ve only listened to parts of the tariff case but I think I agree with the consensus that it went poorly for Trump.


A case I litigated in the Court of Appeals is at SCOTUS today. If Petitioner wins, I would like one of Justice Scalia’s duck calls please. scotusblog.com/cases/case-fil…

RMFifthCircuit's tweet image. A case I litigated in the Court of Appeals is at SCOTUS today.  If Petitioner wins, I would like one of Justice Scalia’s duck calls please. 

scotusblog.com/cases/case-fil…

Hadn’t seen this version of the cart/horse thing before

RMFifthCircuit's tweet image. Hadn’t seen this version of the cart/horse thing before

Arnold v Barbers Hill ISD: #5thCir, in case challenging school district's "hair policy," dismisses appeal for lack of jurisdiction: no standing by third-party or non-parties to challenge discovery order on #legislativeprivilege issue #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter

BAFFC's tweet image. Arnold v Barbers Hill ISD: #5thCir, in case challenging  school district's "hair policy," dismisses appeal for lack of jurisdiction: no standing by third-party or non-parties to challenge discovery order on #legislativeprivilege issue #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter…


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So much in journalism is challenging now, but it's so wonderful to see good things happen to good people in the #SCOTUS reporter space. Congratulations, @jamesromoser!

Some professional news — I started a new job today: Supreme Court reporter for The Wall Street Journal. A longtime dream job for me. After five great years as an editor at Politico (and SCOTUSblog before that), I'm stoked to return to my reporting roots. Let's go.



CA5 cuts down NLRB’s enforcement power in a case about a “struggling” karaoke bar ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

RMFifthCircuit's tweet image. CA5 cuts down NLRB’s enforcement power in a case about a “struggling” karaoke bar

ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

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Reupping this post on #SCOTX and the rule changes for the #appellatetwitter crowd.

New at 14th & Colorado: A discussion of the Supreme Court's amendments to the Texas Rules of Appellate procedure, how we got here, and what it all may mean for practitioners! Link in next post



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New: @GregAbbott_TX appoints former Texas solicitor general Kyle Hawkins to the open SCOTX seat previously held by Justice Jeff Boyd. #txlege

bradj_TX's tweet image. New: @GregAbbott_TX appoints former Texas solicitor general Kyle Hawkins to the open SCOTX seat previously held by Justice Jeff Boyd. #txlege

Tariffs are bad and Reagan knew they were bad and he wasn’t quiet about it. That is all.


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Yesterday, Lord Lloyd-Jones had the honour of presenting the Lord Kerr Memorial Essay Prize to Sarah Stearne 🎉 The annual @BridgeTheBar competition is named for Lord Kerr, who played an important role in establishing the Court's internship scheme. Congratulations, Sarah!

UKSupremeCourt's tweet image. Yesterday, Lord Lloyd-Jones had the honour of presenting the Lord Kerr Memorial Essay Prize to Sarah Stearne 🎉 

The annual @BridgeTheBar competition is named for Lord Kerr, who played an important role in establishing the Court's internship scheme.

Congratulations, Sarah!

My plan in law school was to move here to London and practice corporate law at a big firm so I could enjoy this incredible city. Other than the fact I stink at corporate law and big firms hate me, this was exactly right. London’s as amazing as it was then. See you soon Houston.


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Ura was being interviewed after his match, a venue employee who was passing by carrying beer for spectators noticed Ura and presented him with a beer. Ura hesitated, but accepted the beer in a plastic cup. He took a sip, followed by a couple more sips, and said, "This is amazing.…

TheSumoSoul's tweet image. Ura was being interviewed after his match, a venue employee who was passing by carrying beer for spectators noticed Ura and presented him with a beer. Ura hesitated, but accepted the beer in a plastic cup. He took a sip, followed by a couple more sips, and said, "This is amazing.…
TheSumoSoul's tweet image. Ura was being interviewed after his match, a venue employee who was passing by carrying beer for spectators noticed Ura and presented him with a beer. Ura hesitated, but accepted the beer in a plastic cup. He took a sip, followed by a couple more sips, and said, "This is amazing.…

I’m at the sumo. It’s incredible in person.

RMFifthCircuit's tweet image. I’m at the sumo.  It’s incredible in person.

In London. Here’s some delightful cheese

RMFifthCircuit's tweet image. In London. Here’s some delightful cheese

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