Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
Host of the Law&Chaos podcast and newsletter at lawandchaospod.com
Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
She/Her
Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
She/Her
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Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Protect immigrants
Protect trans
Protect the environment
That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
Protect trans
Protect the environment
That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
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"Your honor, we didn't do our homework before filing, so here are more citations."
Does Trump's sparklemagic libelslander lawyer Alejandro Brito know how supplemental authorities work? What is this shit?
Hearing tomorrow morning in the case Trump filed against the WSJ for saying he drew boobs 20 years ago. Should be amazing!
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Hearing tomorrow morning in the case Trump filed against the WSJ for saying he drew boobs 20 years ago. Should be amazing!
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December 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Your honor, we didn't do our homework before filing, so here are more citations."
Does Trump's sparklemagic libelslander lawyer Alejandro Brito know how supplemental authorities work? What is this shit?
Hearing tomorrow morning in the case Trump filed against the WSJ for saying he drew boobs 20 years ago. Should be amazing!
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Hearing tomorrow morning in the case Trump filed against the WSJ for saying he drew boobs 20 years ago. Should be amazing!
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Does Trump's sparklemagic libelslander lawyer Alejandro Brito know how supplemental authorities work? What is this shit?
Hearing tomorrow morning in the case Trump filed against the WSJ for saying he drew boobs 20 years ago. Should be amazing!
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Hearing tomorrow morning in the case Trump filed against the WSJ for saying he drew boobs 20 years ago. Should be amazing!
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Despite Trump’s tariffs, China’s goods trade surplus topped $1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025. Meanwhile, the US trade deficit continues to widen.
cc: @bloomberg.com
cc: @bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Despite Trump’s tariffs, China’s goods trade surplus topped $1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025. Meanwhile, the US trade deficit continues to widen.
cc: @bloomberg.com
cc: @bloomberg.com
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Bafflingly, Bondi now says they're appealing. I have no idea whether the case is now moot or not. Kudos to Alina Habba, who has managed to make even a resignation confusing
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Bafflingly, Bondi now says they're appealing. I have no idea whether the case is now moot or not. Kudos to Alina Habba, who has managed to make even a resignation confusing
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Literally fire the writers
December 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Literally fire the writers
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
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I'm going to say this once more:
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm going to say this once more:
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
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Tolerating these bad faith parlor games, devoid of an attachment to actual history or the plain meaning of words, as paths to elite success in legal academia & the federal judiciary was a grave mistake. We need to stop doing that & never do it again.
During ratification of the 14th Amendment, senators discussed whether the Citizenship Clause would apply to the children of immigrants and resoundingly concluded that it did. The text and history all point in one direction and the counter-arguments are patently fraudulent. I am going to lose my mind
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Tolerating these bad faith parlor games, devoid of an attachment to actual history or the plain meaning of words, as paths to elite success in legal academia & the federal judiciary was a grave mistake. We need to stop doing that & never do it again.
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It was in late January that CDC staff received an email with the subject heading “A Fork in the Road.” Employees who wished to resign, the email said, should type “Resign” in the body of a reply email. Also they should “hit send.”
Doughnuts and Bullets: The Absurdity of Working for RFK Jr.
What happens when your new boss thinks you’re a child killer?
nymag.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It was in late January that CDC staff received an email with the subject heading “A Fork in the Road.” Employees who wished to resign, the email said, should type “Resign” in the body of a reply email. Also they should “hit send.”
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Yes, we cover all the latest developments at the Supreme Court and with Pete Hegseth, but be honest… you’re here for the return of Justin Baldoni teaches civ pro, aren’t you??
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With @lizdye.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yes, we cover all the latest developments at the Supreme Court and with Pete Hegseth, but be honest… you’re here for the return of Justin Baldoni teaches civ pro, aren’t you??
With @lizdye.bsky.social
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With @lizdye.bsky.social
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TIL that I am qualified to be a business reporter, at least on Fox.
Seriously, bookmark this clip in case you ever feel imposter syndrome. Subchapter vee? AYFKMRN?
Seriously, bookmark this clip in case you ever feel imposter syndrome. Subchapter vee? AYFKMRN?
Fox Business attempts to do a segment on spiking small business bankruptcies, but one host says "is it chapter V or 5? I don't even know" and another one gets mad about the segment itself (because even discussing rising bankruptcies looks bad for Trump)
But note the voice of reason at the end!
But note the voice of reason at the end!
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
TIL that I am qualified to be a business reporter, at least on Fox.
Seriously, bookmark this clip in case you ever feel imposter syndrome. Subchapter vee? AYFKMRN?
Seriously, bookmark this clip in case you ever feel imposter syndrome. Subchapter vee? AYFKMRN?
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New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
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More nonsense. X faces liability under the 🇪🇺 Digital Services Act for (1) deceiving users by selling blue ✔️ for "verified" users (2) inadequate ad transparency, and (3) researcher access to data. The Commission has not moved past investigating how X handles unlawful content or Community Notes... 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
More nonsense. X faces liability under the 🇪🇺 Digital Services Act for (1) deceiving users by selling blue ✔️ for "verified" users (2) inadequate ad transparency, and (3) researcher access to data. The Commission has not moved past investigating how X handles unlawful content or Community Notes... 🧵
Is the Dan Richman case the end of the line on US v Comey?
with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social
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One More Final Nail In The Coffin For US v. Comey
Deader than Monty Python's parrot?
lawandchaospod.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is the Dan Richman case the end of the line on US v Comey?
with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social
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with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social
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Costco sues the Trump admin to ensure that it gets its money back if/when SCOTUS declares the tariffs illegal. This is what happens when the court lets the president break the law for a little while.
Thanks, CJ Roberts!
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Thanks, CJ Roberts!
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Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
aaronrupar.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Costco sues the Trump admin to ensure that it gets its money back if/when SCOTUS declares the tariffs illegal. This is what happens when the court lets the president break the law for a little while.
Thanks, CJ Roberts!
aaronrupar.substack.com/p/costco-tru...
Thanks, CJ Roberts!
aaronrupar.substack.com/p/costco-tru...
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If Hegseth's "declassification in my mind" legal theory held water, then all of their complaints about Hillary's e-mail server were for show. Like Hegseth, Hillary was an OCA at the time she sent and received those e-mails. Under Hegseth's legal theory, Hillary had the power to "declassify" them
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If Hegseth's "declassification in my mind" legal theory held water, then all of their complaints about Hillary's e-mail server were for show. Like Hegseth, Hillary was an OCA at the time she sent and received those e-mails. Under Hegseth's legal theory, Hillary had the power to "declassify" them
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"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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But there's one important point a lot of the discourse is missing. There were four years of Biden that they held onto the records they were told to destroy.
Trump's hacks were only able to paw through them in 2025 because the career guys held onto them in violation of a court order for 4 years.
Trump's hacks were only able to paw through them in 2025 because the career guys held onto them in violation of a court order for 4 years.
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
But there's one important point a lot of the discourse is missing. There were four years of Biden that they held onto the records they were told to destroy.
Trump's hacks were only able to paw through them in 2025 because the career guys held onto them in violation of a court order for 4 years.
Trump's hacks were only able to paw through them in 2025 because the career guys held onto them in violation of a court order for 4 years.
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Judge Howell's decision begins by clarifying a piece of constant misinformation coming out of the Trump admin: "[V]iewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong."
![Consequently, viewing all immigrants
potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong. Second, immigration
policy is indisputably important and “can affect trade, investment, tourism, and diplomatic
relations for the entire Nation, as well as the perceptions and expectations of aliens in this country
who seek the full protection of its laws.” Arizona, 567 U.S. at 395 (citing
Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, 342 U.S. 580, 588-589 (1952)). Treating all immigrants potentially
subject to removal as if they were criminals highlights the Supreme Court’s wise caution that
“[p]erceived mistreatment of aliens in the United States may lead to harmful reciprocal treatment
of American citizens abroad.” Id.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreide72g5jbeaiorowmo2bvwqusjnrzzzybgfdbpn4hem3ad3xzcnoi@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Judge Howell's decision begins by clarifying a piece of constant misinformation coming out of the Trump admin: "[V]iewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong."
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Featuring our very own Joe Dye:
New in PN: This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
"The Republican Party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."
"The Republican Party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."
This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?
www.publicnotice.co
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Featuring our very own Joe Dye: