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Emily Galvin-Almanza

@galvinalmanza.bsky.social

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Lawyer trying to transform public defense. Author of The Price of Mercy ( www.emilygalvinalmanza.com ). Can drive a truck and trailer through places you shouldn't. Personal account, personal opinions.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · Sep 7

YOU GUYS THE GALLEYS ARE HERE!!!!! THIS IS SO REAL!

If you haven't ordered one...but you like knowing things the criminal court system would prefer you didn't know... please consider a pre-order! Link in bio :-)

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 8h

It's the year 2025 and my mother-in-law just called my daughter on the landline in our kitchen but my daughter was busy making a mixtape.

Live your life however you want.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 8h

If you write a law where the enforcement mechanism is appointed by the person who might be violating the law, you haven't created much of an enforcement mechanism

You can't really have rights if there are no consequences for violating those rights

Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 8h

@mollyroberts.bsky.social considers how the Trump administration’s recent communications about the federal shutdown have pushed the boundaries of the Hatch Act, writing that the executive “is testing its ability to pull undisturbed on the levers of government to advance its agenda.”

The Trump Administration Pushes the Hatch Act to its Limits

But whether those boundaries have been breached may not matter in the end.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d

I actually guffawed

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Huge, huge swathes of *Trump voters* will effectively have no health care available except for emergency ER.

It is simultaneously a) the worst way to maintain public health and b) the most *expensive* way to do it.

Idiocy from moral degenerates. That's our country now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my God I was hopeful but not expecting anything here. This is great news. For now.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Some good news.

That "Texas won't execute a guy who is likely innocent, at least in the near future" counts as good news right now . . . says a lot about right now.

But I'll take it.

clayjak.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

BREAKING NEWS: Robert Roberson will see his next birthday

That should make us all hopeful

clayjak.substack.com

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh ooh I know this one! Smart initiatives that got funded and implemented after 2020 actually had an effect and now we're reaping the benefits but we stand to lose it all if we defund those things and replace them with federal violence!!

The Trace @thetrace.org · 1d

How violent is Portland, Oregon, the latest Democratic city that President Donald Trump says “has been on fire for years”?

The Trace dug into the numbers and found that gun violence in the city has been plummeting since the pandemic.

Here Are the Facts About Gun Violence in Portland

The Trump administration has claimed violent crime is rampant in Oregon’s largest city. A Trace analysis shows that shootings have actually plummeted.

www.thetrace.org

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d

Right now there is a man sending violent federal agents into cities in his own country and thinking he might get a Nobel Peace Prize

The mind reels

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

Sharpie only

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

Fun game: ask your local public defender friend if they've ever had a case in which a person was accused of gang membership and the gang was "antifa"

I'll start

NO because that's not actually a thing anywhere

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!!!!!

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

I'm gonna organize some cool pre-order prizes so save your receipt if you do decide to dive in!

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

SO if I have ever posted stats about the law, the courts, safety, and public defense that you find useful, they are now all gathered in a book that you can pre-order. If you think this subject is important, pre-orders are a great way of telling the world so ;)

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

Don't be discouraged. Our fam went and got regular shots. Zero issues.

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 3d

After RFK Jr.’s shenanigans, COVID shot access will be a lot like last year

Most people can get vaccinated at their local pharmacy like normal.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

The amount of information and opinions Mike Johnson suddenly doesn't have is quite striking

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Last night, my team filed a motion to defend voters in California.

DOJ sued 8 states. My firm has filed to protect voters in all 8 states.

We will never back down from the fight to protect free and fair elections.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9d

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2d

Judge public defender DA

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

News item you may have missed but (sorry) should definitely not miss

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Clarence Thomas Says Legal Precedent Isn’t “Gospel” — Emily Galvin-Almanza explains.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely would be

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

As someone pointed out to me (since my head was fixed on testilying and its lack of consequences) that the actual conduct here is at the very least a felony assault and potentially attempted murder. It would be interesting to see what would happen if Chicago's DA sought an indictment.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

Completely correct---my post, I realized, was written thinking about the epidemic of false police reports. But yeah, in this instance, the conduct is violent and vastly more serious. Would be interesting to see what would happen if the Chicago DA filed.

Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

It's not, like, some minor paperwork mistake. If this is correct, ICE rammed a woman's car, threatened her derisively, shot her, and then wrote up a report claiming she drove at them.

Someone prosecute someone for perjury someday please.

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

This is a really excellent reminder not just to Chicagoans, but to every proprietor of private property in the US: it's your property, and government agents cannot legally enter your property without a signed judicial warrant.

Take measures.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

A Dem legislator raised a good point in a CNN interview today: if you want to combat gun violence in Chicago, why not look at where the guns are coming from? www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...

The red-state invasion that worsened Chicago gun violence

President Trump's eager deployment of federal and federalized troops is ostensibly rooted in fighting crime. Maybe he actually believes that; he did apparently see some footage from 2020 on the TV and...

www.pbump.net

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