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United States v. Kim Wong Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898).

tdgor's tweet image. United States v. Kim Wong Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898).

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Sometimes it’s a lawyer’s job to get yelled at by the judge for things beyond the lawyer’s control. Just have to take it and shake it off.


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PSA: The MOST important thing you can do on election night is tweet out poorly substantiated opinions that will embarrass you a few hours from now.


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"you may be an originalist but I'm a trial judge" is a line for the ages

Chutkan confirms with Lauro that what they want is to first brief whether the VP Pence stuff is covered by immunity, and then get to everything else. Lauro says yes, that's what SCOTUS called for in writing and I'm an originalist. Chutkan raises her eyebrows as he says that. She…



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RETWEET IF YOU LOVE WATCHING STEPHEN CURRY PLAY BASKETBALL.


Agreed.

If a judge “reminded” me of this, I would simply evaporate into mist and scatter my molecules across the globe. Lordt.



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Dear lawyers: Contrary to popular belief, it’s actually possible to effectively litigate without being rude to opposing counsel. Zealous advocacy does not mean you have to be a dick.


If a judge “reminded” me of this, I would simply evaporate into mist and scatter my molecules across the globe. Lordt.



What happened to Judge Crater?

One of my favorite ice breakers is "if you could learn with 100% certainty the answer to one historical mystery, but also be guaranteed that all other mysteries never get solved, what do you pick" and Tunguska is way up there on my list. And knowing if the Sodder children lived.



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This is not a big deal. This is not supporting the insurrection or taking bribes from Republican donors. This is “my spouse has a job.” Don’t diminish the actual ethical problems by worrying over something like this.

EXCLUSIVE: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s husband is representing Fox Corporation — Fox News’ parent company — in a defamation lawsuit, according to court records reviewed by Rolling Stone. Story: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

RollingStone's tweet image. EXCLUSIVE: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s husband is representing Fox Corporation — Fox News’ parent company — in a defamation lawsuit, according to court records reviewed by Rolling Stone.

Story: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…


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Who among has honestly not asked our spouse to take down a mystery flag for several days without success


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I just checked Title 28 and there is no appeal to heaven from this ruling

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he will not recuse from January 6-related cases after backlash over controversial flags flown on his properties cnn.it/4aGdOHn



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An occasional reminder that the behavior of juries cannot be predicted or relied upon based on any intuition or folksy wisdom. You just have to wait to see what they’ll do.


Smart move!

Banuelos appeared by video feed from jail in Chicago and blasted his appointed defense lawyers, calling them “public pretenders”, said he isn’t being well-represented. “They’re f***ing” with me, he tells judge The judge is …. Judge Tanya Chutkan (More)



Brothers Karamazov

What book do you think every person should read at least once?



Yeah, that'll crack this case wide open.

The next alleged discrepancy — "dinner" vs. "snacks" or "food." Daniels, with mild exasperation: "It was dinner!" "It was dinnertime" and food, she adds.



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Imagine your job is to get qualified immunity here ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

RMFifthCircuit's tweet image. Imagine your job is to get qualified immunity here 

ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

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Someone got married at the Georgia Court of Appeals today and I think it's a real mistake waiving all their trial court objections


When the financial aid officer told me my retired and ailing parents could sell their house to pay for my third year in law school and I could buy them a new house after I graduated.

The next alleged discrepancy — "dinner" vs. "snacks" or "food." Daniels, with mild exasperation: "It was dinner!" "It was dinnertime" and food, she adds.



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Hot girls wanna know one thing: how big is your library?


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