Scott Medlock
@scottmedlock.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer with the ACLU of Colorado. Matt Murdock and Jennifer Walters are the only Super Lawyers. Ex Texas Civil Rights Project, Edwards Law, and Greisen Medlock.
Opinions aren’t those of my employer (except when they are).
Opinions aren’t those of my employer (except when they are).
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Scott Medlock
@scottmedlock.bsky.social
· Sep 16
This weekend I married my best friend @scottmedlock.bsky.social and our union happened all because of @jortsthecat.bsky.social 🥰🐈
I encourage everyone to find a partner who will let you have readings from Mark Gruenwald and @fabiannicieza.bsky.social in your ceremony!
Captain Sulu is correct.
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Captain Sulu is correct.
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Is there no end to radical communist agitation from the Chamber of Commerce!?
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
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February 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Is there no end to radical communist agitation from the Chamber of Commerce!?
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Quite possibly my favorite Doug Moe story:
While coaching the San Antonio Spurs in the 1970s, Moe allowed players to bring dogs to shootarounds "so when they'd pee on the floor he'd have an excuse to go play golf."
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Rest in peace, Doug.
While coaching the San Antonio Spurs in the 1970s, Moe allowed players to bring dogs to shootarounds "so when they'd pee on the floor he'd have an excuse to go play golf."
📰 Sports Illustrated
Rest in peace, Doug.
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Quite possibly my favorite Doug Moe story:
While coaching the San Antonio Spurs in the 1970s, Moe allowed players to bring dogs to shootarounds "so when they'd pee on the floor he'd have an excuse to go play golf."
📰 Sports Illustrated
Rest in peace, Doug.
While coaching the San Antonio Spurs in the 1970s, Moe allowed players to bring dogs to shootarounds "so when they'd pee on the floor he'd have an excuse to go play golf."
📰 Sports Illustrated
Rest in peace, Doug.
I would pay money, actually, to see Colbert interview Paxton…
Breaking News: Stephen Colbert said he was barred from airing an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate because of new FCC guidance from the Trump administration about equal airtime for political candidates.
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Talarico Interview
Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I would pay money, actually, to see Colbert interview Paxton…
Lots of people are going to spend this all in one place - the ACA exchanges.
“So, when you get your Tax Refund, think about what a wonderful President you have […] Don't spend all of this money in one place!”
February 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Lots of people are going to spend this all in one place - the ACA exchanges.
That’s a banger that should be cited in every employment law case.
I was once was talking to Jesse Jackson and he blurted out, "Text without context is pretext." As if he just made that up. I can't recall what he was discussing, but I have never forgotten that line.
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
That’s a banger that should be cited in every employment law case.
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They hate immigrants so much they will just let a young Coast Guardsman disappear and abandon his family
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:08 PM
They hate immigrants so much they will just let a young Coast Guardsman disappear and abandon his family
Proposal to stop celebrating Presidents’ Day, and start celebrating LeVar Burton Day.
Today we celebrate the legendary LeVar Burton, our incomparable Geordi La Forge. From the engineering deck of the Enterprise to inspiring generations of readers here on Earth, you’ve always helped us see the universe with more clarity and heart. Wishing you a day that is truly extraordinary. Engage!
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Proposal to stop celebrating Presidents’ Day, and start celebrating LeVar Burton Day.
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a man who had been in immigration detention due to "objectively unreasonable failures of care that more likely than not resulted in permanent disability, including the loss of his toe and part of his foot."
![While Respondents largely do not address the conditions of Petitioner's confinement in responding to this claim, they argue elsewhere that "the medical care [Petitioner] has received is constitutionally adequate." Dkt. No. 22 at 15. But the record here compels a finding that, on the preponderance of the evidence, Petitioner's medical care, and denial of medical care, included objectively unreasonable failures of care that more likely than not resulted in permanent
disability, including the loss of his toe and part of his foot. The Court bases this finding on the
following facts:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreifgw3hkuamuxfvezrwuuwgt43gses572ta3swqhq4ht2ebcbiwpkm@jpeg)
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a man who had been in immigration detention due to "objectively unreasonable failures of care that more likely than not resulted in permanent disability, including the loss of his toe and part of his foot."
Citing literature in briefs and opinions is good!
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Citing literature in briefs and opinions is good!
Travesty that the Good Friday Accords didn’t liberate Uncle O’Grimacey.
We're now just two days away from the return of the Shamrock Shake! Unfortunately, no word on if Uncle O'Grimacey will be back or if his rumored public statements supporting the IRA will keep him retired for another year.
February 16, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Travesty that the Good Friday Accords didn’t liberate Uncle O’Grimacey.
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If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
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This is a start but honestly the law that should be put in place is something that simply requires a store and any third party affiliates to sell a good or product at only one price
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This is a start but honestly the law that should be put in place is something that simply requires a store and any third party affiliates to sell a good or product at only one price
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Meanwhile I REALLY wanna go skiing in Italy now
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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so disgusting and reprehensible.
i've been reporting on a CoreCivic prison in their home state of TN (just a regular old prison) and these people are such a special kind of awful
i've been reporting on a CoreCivic prison in their home state of TN (just a regular old prison) and these people are such a special kind of awful
From today's CoreCivic earnings call: “One of the big questions, I think, concerns for investors has been the pace of detention by ICE, that it's been below what investors thought it was going to be,” one caller said. “I think people thought we'd be at that 100,000 level.”
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
so disgusting and reprehensible.
i've been reporting on a CoreCivic prison in their home state of TN (just a regular old prison) and these people are such a special kind of awful
i've been reporting on a CoreCivic prison in their home state of TN (just a regular old prison) and these people are such a special kind of awful
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Good example of why I respectfully disagree with those who think bodycams are useless or actively harmful. In the last 13 months we have repeatedly seen bodycam footage refute ICE/CBP officers' flagrant lies, sometimes even exonerating protesters falsely accused of assault. slate.com/news-and-pol...
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Good example of why I respectfully disagree with those who think bodycams are useless or actively harmful. In the last 13 months we have repeatedly seen bodycam footage refute ICE/CBP officers' flagrant lies, sometimes even exonerating protesters falsely accused of assault. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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WHO'S IDEA WAS IT TO HAVE ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
WHO'S IDEA WAS IT TO HAVE ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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Republicans claim that life is hard because immigrants are taking our jobs and using scant public resources when the real barrier to a dignified life is corporate greed
Love how colon cancer keeps killing people under 50 and yet insurance doesn't cover colonoscopy without cost-sharing until age 45.
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Every federal criminal defendant facing similar evidence should file a motion to dismiss citing this testimony.
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Every federal criminal defendant facing similar evidence should file a motion to dismiss citing this testimony.
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Brawndo’s got what plants crave.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Brawndo’s got what plants crave.
Counterpoint: Lakers are in so much foul trouble that Vic could put up a hundo.
Halftime at the Crypt.
Spurs 84, Lakers 55. Second consecutive 80-point first half for the Spurs.
Wembanyama with 37 points. He's technically on pace to break David Robinson's single-game franchise scoring record (72) but unlikely to play enough if the score remains a blowout.
Spurs 84, Lakers 55. Second consecutive 80-point first half for the Spurs.
Wembanyama with 37 points. He's technically on pace to break David Robinson's single-game franchise scoring record (72) but unlikely to play enough if the score remains a blowout.
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Counterpoint: Lakers are in so much foul trouble that Vic could put up a hundo.