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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 9h

Accepting there is wide variation in “shoes that cost $1,000,” I’m thinking more of the below, where the cost is unrelated to comfort/wear but a free-floating signal “I pay $1,000 for my shoes”.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 10h

The thousand dollar shoes do not last longer. Expensive shoes are fragile. That is the point. Posted needs to read Veblen.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 1d

The incredible people at @aclufl.bsky.social have stopped some of it. The detainer issue is harder in Florida. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Florida’s Request to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law | American Civil Liberties Union

The Supreme Court maintained a lower court’s block of Florida’s discriminatory law targeting immigrants for arrest and detention, further extending...

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Ray!

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 1d

The county will certainly appeal. They appealed in the middle of the case as well. We are confident in the jury’s verdict and will be ready to defend it. No one can predict what a future court will do.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 1d

The situation in Florida is unbearable right now.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!!

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, AI doesn’t have any value for me in anything I do. I understand this says something about *what* I do. But also? It’s only practically existed for maybe 18 months. I loved and worked almost 45 years without it so yeah, I’m cool.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

They will appeal and it could take time to resolve. The verdict was today. Justice is slow.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Part of it was Covid, but yes, justice takes too long.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Not what we are seeing now. This was ICE asking local jails to keep people beyond their release date for no reason other than ICE wanted to pick them up. Now there are so many ICE agents they can get people before their release date.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Can I like this twice?

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

There were lawyers challenging the detentions at the time from @nyclu.org — they secured a release in 2018 and made the process stop. This was the damages case for those who were jailed.

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Anti-Fascist Collective 👊🏼👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

This poster appeared at a bus stop near Tesla's flagship London store overnight… 👏🏼

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

No portion of this award goes to lawyers. We are a nonprofit. Winston was pro bono counsel.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

We

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Stamina

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Average of $166,000. More or less depending on length of detention. No portion of award goes to attorneys, who were at legal non profit (us) or pro bono firm.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

This was based on detentions in 2016-18. Some are free, some were deported. Alas.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

That’s true! Justice is slow (and Covid slowed further). But we aren’t going anywhere.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Probably without COVID it’s only six years. But these cases (damages, as opposed to emergency relief) are slow.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Not today. They will appeal. But we are ready.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

We at @latinojustice.bsky.social are a legal nonprofit and never charge fees. Our law firm co-counsel were pro bono.

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2d

Lawsuit is from 2017 lawsuit against Suffolk County and its Sheriff for unlawfully holding people in county jails after posting their bail or resolving their cases, for the sole purpose of letting ICE take them into custody.

Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.

Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF

FOR IMMEDIATE

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Andrew Case @aclaudecase.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Zack!

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