Chris Edwards
@chrisedwardsca4.bsky.social
North Carolina-based appellate lawyer, handling civil and criminal appeals in both state and federal court. Board-certified appellate specialist. Tweets about appellate practice and procedure, sports (#COYS), and nonsense.
This feels more like an announcement that, if you don’t buy Laurel, the economy will crash.
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This feels more like an announcement that, if you don’t buy Laurel, the economy will crash.
That’s immediately where I assumed he’d be. My mouth would drop open if he were higher
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
That’s immediately where I assumed he’d be. My mouth would drop open if he were higher
Everywhere I go, I go for the restaurant scene.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Everywhere I go, I go for the restaurant scene.
AJEI is in Philly next year, so bookmarking this for posterity
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
AJEI is in Philly next year, so bookmarking this for posterity
I’ve always thought (maybe because it seems intuitive to me) that the ban on firearm possession fit into the second category, as a “regulation” of a “thing” in interstate commerce.
To convict under 922(g), the government needs someone to testify about the gun’s interstate nexus.
To convict under 922(g), the government needs someone to testify about the gun’s interstate nexus.
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’ve always thought (maybe because it seems intuitive to me) that the ban on firearm possession fit into the second category, as a “regulation” of a “thing” in interstate commerce.
To convict under 922(g), the government needs someone to testify about the gun’s interstate nexus.
To convict under 922(g), the government needs someone to testify about the gun’s interstate nexus.
“I expose myself to ridicule for free!”
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“I expose myself to ridicule for free!”
A partner of mine had koozies made “FCK [Redacted]”
It was the other side’s “smoking gun”
It was the other side’s “smoking gun”
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A partner of mine had koozies made “FCK [Redacted]”
It was the other side’s “smoking gun”
It was the other side’s “smoking gun”
I do have major questions about how we got here
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do have major questions about how we got here
There's still time to delete this post.
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There's still time to delete this post.
You've said his name; now I have to rewatch The West Wing
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You've said his name; now I have to rewatch The West Wing
I’ve been led to believe some of y’all like the interaction. But if you want to avoid eye contact and small talk, we are a Big Tent Generation
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I’ve been led to believe some of y’all like the interaction. But if you want to avoid eye contact and small talk, we are a Big Tent Generation
There are so many gambling ads. While trying to bet on the NHL playoffs, I learned that my basic inquiries about the spread were somehow beneath beginner level.
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
There are so many gambling ads. While trying to bet on the NHL playoffs, I learned that my basic inquiries about the spread were somehow beneath beginner level.
I was using it to mean one that isn’t reasoned
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I was using it to mean one that isn’t reasoned
Yet I’ve had a non-substantive order, denying a Rule 23(f) petition, with all judges identified. The panel members can identify themselves if they want to
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Yet I’ve had a non-substantive order, denying a Rule 23(f) petition, with all judges identified. The panel members can identify themselves if they want to
I’ll take “things that were unthinkable to say 20 years ago for $1,000”
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I’ll take “things that were unthinkable to say 20 years ago for $1,000”
It’s called East Wing, but it’s Chip and Joanna Gaines decorating the Ballroom with barn doors and grey LVP
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It’s called East Wing, but it’s Chip and Joanna Gaines decorating the Ballroom with barn doors and grey LVP
I can feel myself grinding my teeth harder with every word.
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I can feel myself grinding my teeth harder with every word.
Otherwise it’s just sparkling despotism
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Otherwise it’s just sparkling despotism
That’s not immunity; it’s the practical consequence of the prosecution eating into the morning cigarette and baguette
October 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
That’s not immunity; it’s the practical consequence of the prosecution eating into the morning cigarette and baguette