Jeff Gnecco
@jeffgnecco.bsky.social
Mainer, lawyer, occasional musician.
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If the DOJ is going to punish its attorneys for being candid with the courts, it stands to reason that courts can no longer assume DOJ attorneys will fulfill their duty of candor.
DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case
The DOJ has placed on leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the U.S. in a lawsuit brought by a man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If the DOJ is going to punish its attorneys for being candid with the courts, it stands to reason that courts can no longer assume DOJ attorneys will fulfill their duty of candor.
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Well this is awkward
March 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Well this is awkward
SecDef must resign.
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
SecDef must resign.
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸
Does anyone know whether Elon Musk has taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States?
February 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Does anyone know whether Elon Musk has taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States?
For a clear explanation of why the chaos-inducing freeze on all federal grants is unconstitutional, @stevevladeck.bsky.social‘s article is it.
January 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
For a clear explanation of why the chaos-inducing freeze on all federal grants is unconstitutional, @stevevladeck.bsky.social‘s article is it.
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Please check out my essay for @theatlantic.com reflecting on this final unjust verdict, and what it can teach us about how to reform police interrogations.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Please check out my essay for @theatlantic.com reflecting on this final unjust verdict, and what it can teach us about how to reform police interrogations.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What @dahlialithwick.bsky.social says⬇️
And here goes:
(i) Trying to end #BirthrightCitizenship is illegal.
(ii) They say they have an Executive Order denying birthright citizenship.
(iii) That action is clearly unconstitutional and should be an early defeat in the courts.
More here:
And here goes:
(i) Trying to end #BirthrightCitizenship is illegal.
(ii) They say they have an Executive Order denying birthright citizenship.
(iii) That action is clearly unconstitutional and should be an early defeat in the courts.
More here:
January 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
What @dahlialithwick.bsky.social says⬇️
And here goes:
(i) Trying to end #BirthrightCitizenship is illegal.
(ii) They say they have an Executive Order denying birthright citizenship.
(iii) That action is clearly unconstitutional and should be an early defeat in the courts.
More here:
And here goes:
(i) Trying to end #BirthrightCitizenship is illegal.
(ii) They say they have an Executive Order denying birthright citizenship.
(iii) That action is clearly unconstitutional and should be an early defeat in the courts.
More here:
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yeah, if you're inviting me to participate in an upcoming debate about structural Supreme Court reform and term limits and an ethics code, I'm a hard no unless it comes with a flux capacitor and a DeLorean. Thanks tho. :)
January 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
yeah, if you're inviting me to participate in an upcoming debate about structural Supreme Court reform and term limits and an ethics code, I'm a hard no unless it comes with a flux capacitor and a DeLorean. Thanks tho. :)
From p.2 of the Special Counsel’s report, quoting Attorney General Edward Levi in 1976: “In a society that too easily accepts the notion that everything can be manipulated, it is important to make clear that the administration of federal justice seeks to be impartial and fair.”
January 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
From p.2 of the Special Counsel’s report, quoting Attorney General Edward Levi in 1976: “In a society that too easily accepts the notion that everything can be manipulated, it is important to make clear that the administration of federal justice seeks to be impartial and fair.”
I take frequent news breaks, no matter who’s in power (or going to be), and invariably under Trump 1.0, and now again in Trump 2.x beta, what I come back to is way more insane than I could even imagine before the break. (That never happens on the other side.)
December 16, 2024 at 10:52 PM
I take frequent news breaks, no matter who’s in power (or going to be), and invariably under Trump 1.0, and now again in Trump 2.x beta, what I come back to is way more insane than I could even imagine before the break. (That never happens on the other side.)
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with @mjsdc.bsky.social on the mission
Is the Law for Suckers, Now?
Can lawyers be more than stenographers of democracy’s demise?
slate.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:37 PM
with @mjsdc.bsky.social on the mission
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Here’s a crazy idea. Let’s make sure the proposed new FBI Director can pass an FBI Background Check.
December 2, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Here’s a crazy idea. Let’s make sure the proposed new FBI Director can pass an FBI Background Check.
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Hi. It's not normal for a nominee to be Director of the FBI to have his own personal hit list of people he wants to take revenge on using the power of the fed'l govt. Do not confirm.
December 3, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Hi. It's not normal for a nominee to be Director of the FBI to have his own personal hit list of people he wants to take revenge on using the power of the fed'l govt. Do not confirm.
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John Dean says Biden should pardon literally everyone Trump vowed to target when he returns to the White House. This includes those who investigated Trump—including Robert Mueller, Jack Smith and their teams—as well as “all on Trump’s enemies list.” However, I don’t agree Biden should pardon Trump.
John Dean Reveals 1 Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's 'Revenge' Plot
The Watergate figure said the president could "take the wind" out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.
www.huffpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:53 PM
John Dean says Biden should pardon literally everyone Trump vowed to target when he returns to the White House. This includes those who investigated Trump—including Robert Mueller, Jack Smith and their teams—as well as “all on Trump’s enemies list.” However, I don’t agree Biden should pardon Trump.
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@benjaminwittes.bsky.social makes an excellent point. Twitter is well and truly dead. There is only X. So why not turn "tweet" into a generic word for microblog post? www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/just-call-...
Just Call Them "Tweets"
The case for the culturally appropriating the word.
www.dogshirtdaily.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:23 AM
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social makes an excellent point. Twitter is well and truly dead. There is only X. So why not turn "tweet" into a generic word for microblog post? www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/just-call-...
This was my final post on twitter, and I stand by it 100%.
December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
This was my final post on twitter, and I stand by it 100%.
Greetings from Saco, Maine.
November 13, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Greetings from Saco, Maine.