Eric Brignac (He/Him)
@ericbrignac.bsky.social
Chief Appellate Atty @ EDNC Federal Public Defender & Adjunct Professor at UNC-CH Law School. Enjoy N.O. Saints, BBQ, & craft beer.
There will be bigger fish to fry, but when The Reckoning comes, I hope there is some space to hold to account conservatives who posted #NeverTrump for whom “never” meant until it became mildly inconvenient. They created a false impression of intellectual conservative resistance that was never there.
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
There will be bigger fish to fry, but when The Reckoning comes, I hope there is some space to hold to account conservatives who posted #NeverTrump for whom “never” meant until it became mildly inconvenient. They created a false impression of intellectual conservative resistance that was never there.
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Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
My concurrences are often doubtful
unlike my love for you.
#AppellateValentines
Violets are blue.
My concurrences are often doubtful
unlike my love for you.
#AppellateValentines
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
My concurrences are often doubtful
unlike my love for you.
#AppellateValentines
Violets are blue.
My concurrences are often doubtful
unlike my love for you.
#AppellateValentines
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Trump has never had juice. The GOP pols, media members, CEOs, and university presidents who claim to be scared into supporting him have always agreed with him. The fear has been an excuse since 2016.
This guy has no fucking juice. People need to realize standing up to him works and catering to him does not.
Trump threatens to support primaries against Republicans who vote against tariffs
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Trump has never had juice. The GOP pols, media members, CEOs, and university presidents who claim to be scared into supporting him have always agreed with him. The fear has been an excuse since 2016.
Bold of him to give his 2028 GOP Convention acceptance speech before he has formally locked up the nomination.
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Bold of him to give his 2028 GOP Convention acceptance speech before he has formally locked up the nomination.
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There's a lot of kids in Minnesota missing. No one knows where they are. Not DHS, not ICE, not the local police, no one. They just know some masked unidentified people claiming they're police took them. No one knows where they are. And now we know who ICE is employing.
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
There's a lot of kids in Minnesota missing. No one knows where they are. Not DHS, not ICE, not the local police, no one. They just know some masked unidentified people claiming they're police took them. No one knows where they are. And now we know who ICE is employing.
Trump gaff renews concerns about Biden’s competence.
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Trump gaff renews concerns about Biden’s competence.
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the thing that gets me about the antivoting leftists is that they don't just want to not vote. they want to not vote and have all the rest of us admit how cool and good it is. a participation trophy for laziness
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the thing that gets me about the antivoting leftists is that they don't just want to not vote. they want to not vote and have all the rest of us admit how cool and good it is. a participation trophy for laziness
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This paper looks to be an exemplar of the "argument that seems self-evident but only after someone else thought of it and wrote it out" genre. It's not that the argument is obvious (derogatory) but so powerful and intuitive that you slap your forehead after reading it (laudatory). Excited to dig in!
Very excited that @gelbach.bsky.social & I will be publishing "Bruen's Tenth Amendment Problem" in the @uchilrev.bsky.social!
Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This paper looks to be an exemplar of the "argument that seems self-evident but only after someone else thought of it and wrote it out" genre. It's not that the argument is obvious (derogatory) but so powerful and intuitive that you slap your forehead after reading it (laudatory). Excited to dig in!
I’m sure she will be very mature and professional about it, but if I were the first alternate for the US team that was prevented from having my Olympic moment, because Lindsey Vonn decided to try and ski on one knee, I’d probably lack the maturity and professionalism not to say *something*
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I’m sure she will be very mature and professional about it, but if I were the first alternate for the US team that was prevented from having my Olympic moment, because Lindsey Vonn decided to try and ski on one knee, I’d probably lack the maturity and professionalism not to say *something*
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Anyways, dear reader, this congress has been wildly unproductive, and that includes things like appointments. The democrats have literally been as obstructive as possible in the senate and forced Thune to change the votes multiple times -after- wasting tons of time.
February 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Anyways, dear reader, this congress has been wildly unproductive, and that includes things like appointments. The democrats have literally been as obstructive as possible in the senate and forced Thune to change the votes multiple times -after- wasting tons of time.
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They're literally being worse than McConnell basically ever was. People just have this strange shibboleth in their mind because he kept the Scalia seat open, but the GOP literally had a majority in the senate wtf were you expecting
February 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
They're literally being worse than McConnell basically ever was. People just have this strange shibboleth in their mind because he kept the Scalia seat open, but the GOP literally had a majority in the senate wtf were you expecting
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Doomerism is just a combo of self-fulfilling defeatism, counterproductive demotivation, and a lazy insistence on refusing to accept any of the facts that contradict it.
Aided, admittedly, by a media that would STILL somehow find a way to phrase a successful removal of Trump as “Dems in disarray.”
Aided, admittedly, by a media that would STILL somehow find a way to phrase a successful removal of Trump as “Dems in disarray.”
Anyways, dear reader, this congress has been wildly unproductive, and that includes things like appointments. The democrats have literally been as obstructive as possible in the senate and forced Thune to change the votes multiple times -after- wasting tons of time.
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Doomerism is just a combo of self-fulfilling defeatism, counterproductive demotivation, and a lazy insistence on refusing to accept any of the facts that contradict it.
Aided, admittedly, by a media that would STILL somehow find a way to phrase a successful removal of Trump as “Dems in disarray.”
Aided, admittedly, by a media that would STILL somehow find a way to phrase a successful removal of Trump as “Dems in disarray.”
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Instablock of the day: person saying transgender folks won't die if not given gender-affirming care/hormones.
If I have to explain why that's a daft statement to you, you're following the wrong guy.
If I have to explain why that's a daft statement to you, you're following the wrong guy.
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Instablock of the day: person saying transgender folks won't die if not given gender-affirming care/hormones.
If I have to explain why that's a daft statement to you, you're following the wrong guy.
If I have to explain why that's a daft statement to you, you're following the wrong guy.
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That guy who once bought a pizza with 10,000 bitcoins now sitting with his fingers tented like, yes, my investment is coming around
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
That guy who once bought a pizza with 10,000 bitcoins now sitting with his fingers tented like, yes, my investment is coming around
It’s an S-tier office. Anyone with interest should apply.
Come work with me!
The Eastern District of Virginia Federal Public Defender's Office is hiring an appellate attorney! We're excited to find someone excellent to join our team doing the best law job around. Apply now!
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The Eastern District of Virginia Federal Public Defender's Office is hiring an appellate attorney! We're excited to find someone excellent to join our team doing the best law job around. Apply now!
www.fd.org/sites/defaul...
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It’s an S-tier office. Anyone with interest should apply.
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
There is value in having executive branch actors that exercise interpretive and adjudicative powers while helping their agency execute the law.
We should stop calling them judges.
They can provide a valuable service. But the term "judge" implies a neutrality and detachment that they do not have.
We should stop calling them judges.
They can provide a valuable service. But the term "judge" implies a neutrality and detachment that they do not have.
February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
There is value in having executive branch actors that exercise interpretive and adjudicative powers while helping their agency execute the law.
We should stop calling them judges.
They can provide a valuable service. But the term "judge" implies a neutrality and detachment that they do not have.
We should stop calling them judges.
They can provide a valuable service. But the term "judge" implies a neutrality and detachment that they do not have.
History should remember Brett Kavanaugh for only two things.
This is one of them.
This is one of them.
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
History should remember Brett Kavanaugh for only two things.
This is one of them.
This is one of them.
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same with “virtue signaling”
signaling virtue is good, actually. the depraved signaling that is popular now is bad!
signaling virtue is good, actually. the depraved signaling that is popular now is bad!
January 31, 2026 at 4:08 PM
same with “virtue signaling”
signaling virtue is good, actually. the depraved signaling that is popular now is bad!
signaling virtue is good, actually. the depraved signaling that is popular now is bad!
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“Why aren’t Dems trying to defund ICE”
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 AM
“Why aren’t Dems trying to defund ICE”
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THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
On the one hand, I’m a career public defender who believes that our criminal justice system over punishes people as a matter of course.
On the other hand, I think there should be mandatory life sentences for people who post about court decisions without linking to them.
I contain multitudes
On the other hand, I think there should be mandatory life sentences for people who post about court decisions without linking to them.
I contain multitudes
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
On the one hand, I’m a career public defender who believes that our criminal justice system over punishes people as a matter of course.
On the other hand, I think there should be mandatory life sentences for people who post about court decisions without linking to them.
I contain multitudes
On the other hand, I think there should be mandatory life sentences for people who post about court decisions without linking to them.
I contain multitudes
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Now, at a time when a Republican president & a Republican congress are tearing apart the very foundations of this country, it is more important than ever to attack the people truly responsible for this: The Democrats.
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Now, at a time when a Republican president & a Republican congress are tearing apart the very foundations of this country, it is more important than ever to attack the people truly responsible for this: The Democrats.