J Severson
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J Severson
@jennifersev.bsky.social
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I am incredibly proud of the work my law firm did in defending toe California congressional map on behalf of the DCCC. Now, if you don't mind, I am going to enjoy a tall glass of GOP tears. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
🚨 Tangipa et al v. Newsom et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Missouri Supreme Court REJECTS election challenge to Proposition A, the minimum wage and sick leave bill approved by voters in November. A victory for the Jobs with Justice Ballot Fund and the voters of Missouri.
April 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Fantastic piece from @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on the tide finally starting to turn: "But what really matters—what is measurable and knowable now in a way that was not a few weeks ago—is that standing up to Trump is going to be worth it." slate.com/news-and-pol...
April 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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This is important news. Dictators try to weaken defamation standards to make it easier for them to sue, and so to deter criticism of them. Justices Thomas & Gorsuch have previously suggested they might be willing to do this, but at least for now, there aren’t four votes to take a case.
JUST IN: Supreme Court has turned down a request to take up Trump ally Steve Wynn's bid to upend the landmark NYT v. Sullivan press freedom precedent.
March 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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NEW: Judge Boasberg DENIES Trump’s motion to vacate his TRO in the Alien Enemies Act case. Since the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits because they deserve due process, the TRO is appropriate. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Checking in on Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing:
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Like @marcelias.bsky.social I think we need to reframe resistance into opposition. There's plenty to do. Here's the full post. open.substack.com/pub/theliber...
Goodbye Resistance, Hello Opposition
For those of us who refuse to get in line, to accommodate the rollback of civil and human rights, what is our choice? I think the answer is opposition.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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This is real.

I’m serious about this.

Who’s with me?
Announcing Project 2029
The Progressive Blueprint for a Fairer, Stronger Future.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Speaker of the House is actively involved in an effort to cover up allegations (and potential evidence) that the nominee for Attorney General was involved in sex trafficking
Speaker Johnson says he’s going request Ethics Committee not release Gaetz report | CNN Politics
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he does not think the House Ethics Committee report on allegations related to Matt Gaetz should be released and is “going to strongly request that the Et...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. (John F. Kennedy)(Google photo)

Happy Wednesday, everyone.
November 13, 2024 at 12:12 PM