@kristinon.bsky.social
Seeking better world for all | nonprofit attorney | Gen X
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John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...
October 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...
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This decision is bad enough on the merits. But it also gives the government relief in a case in which it defied the district court at least *twice.* That’s quite a message to send to the government with respect to the costs of its litigation behavior in other cases—or the complete lack thereof.
June 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This decision is bad enough on the merits. But it also gives the government relief in a case in which it defied the district court at least *twice.* That’s quite a message to send to the government with respect to the costs of its litigation behavior in other cases—or the complete lack thereof.
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NEWS: Senate Parliamentarian says GOP scheme to limit federal court preliminary injunctions by requiring plaintiffs challenging government actions to post large bonds cannot be part of reconciliation bill.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
June 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEWS: Senate Parliamentarian says GOP scheme to limit federal court preliminary injunctions by requiring plaintiffs challenging government actions to post large bonds cannot be part of reconciliation bill.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
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May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's *very* significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on *all* attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:
151. The Supreme Court's (Alien Enemies Act) Patience is Wearing Thin
A very quick breakdown of Friday afternoon's quietly significant ruling slapping down the lower courts in the Northern District of Texas Alien Enemies Act litigation—and what it means going forward.
www.stevevladeck.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's *very* significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on *all* attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:
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1/ I dissect Stephen Miller
- Why only Congress can suspend habeas
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett's helpful 2014 scholarship
- How Miller goes beyond undocumented migrants
- Why Miller’s remarks should be self-defeating (courts rejecting "invasion" claims)
- Why this matters to everyone in the US
- Why only Congress can suspend habeas
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett's helpful 2014 scholarship
- How Miller goes beyond undocumented migrants
- Why Miller’s remarks should be self-defeating (courts rejecting "invasion" claims)
- Why this matters to everyone in the US
The Actual Threat: Attacks on Habeas and Citizenship Rights
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
1/ I dissect Stephen Miller
- Why only Congress can suspend habeas
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett's helpful 2014 scholarship
- How Miller goes beyond undocumented migrants
- Why Miller’s remarks should be self-defeating (courts rejecting "invasion" claims)
- Why this matters to everyone in the US
- Why only Congress can suspend habeas
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett's helpful 2014 scholarship
- How Miller goes beyond undocumented migrants
- Why Miller’s remarks should be self-defeating (courts rejecting "invasion" claims)
- Why this matters to everyone in the US
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just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful
Bessent says that little girls who are sad about having fewer dolls should just have it explained to them that they will have a better life for it
May 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful
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This is why you never engage with bad faith as if it's good faith - because people acting in bad faith will pretend to care about legality only until they get into power and then they will drop the mask.
By engaging them as if they are acting in good faith, media and opponents only normalized them.
By engaging them as if they are acting in good faith, media and opponents only normalized them.
New: “Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is why you never engage with bad faith as if it's good faith - because people acting in bad faith will pretend to care about legality only until they get into power and then they will drop the mask.
By engaging them as if they are acting in good faith, media and opponents only normalized them.
By engaging them as if they are acting in good faith, media and opponents only normalized them.
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"The Trump forces have made their disdain well known for institutions that empower marginalized communities, value equity, or hold the government accountable. " www.democracydocket.com/opinion/nonp...
Nonprofits Under Attack: Is ‘Institutional Strength’ Strong Enough to Defeat the Authoritarians?
Opinion | Collective action is the only force capable of meeting an authoritarian movement with equal resolve.
www.democracydocket.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"The Trump forces have made their disdain well known for institutions that empower marginalized communities, value equity, or hold the government accountable. " www.democracydocket.com/opinion/nonp...
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Here's my debrief to @lawfaremedia.org 's @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org of the 2 hearings today in cases in which law firms—Perkins Coie & @wilmerhale.bsky.social—are challenging Trump's executive orders retaliating against them for having represented clients or causes he disfavors.
COMING UP: My colleague @rparloff.bsky.social was in court all day for hearings in the litigation challenging Trump’s retaliatory executive orders against law firms.
He’ll discuss live with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org at 4:15 pm ET.
Watch (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/live/bkkGNQ9...
He’ll discuss live with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org at 4:15 pm ET.
Watch (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/live/bkkGNQ9...
Lawfare Live: Discussing Court Hearings Involving the EOs Targeting Law Firms
At 4:15 pm ET, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes will speak to Lawfare Senior Editor Roger Parloff about the 2 hearings today over President Trump's executive orders targeting law firms, includi...
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Here's my debrief to @lawfaremedia.org 's @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org of the 2 hearings today in cases in which law firms—Perkins Coie & @wilmerhale.bsky.social—are challenging Trump's executive orders retaliating against them for having represented clients or causes he disfavors.
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Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI
Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI
This is New Directions, a series of discussions about the Trump administration’s first quarter in office and what to watch in the coming months....
www.jdsupra.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI
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Here’s some good news. Kudos to @vanhollen.senate.gov for his persistence and concern for the Constitution.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Here’s some good news. Kudos to @vanhollen.senate.gov for his persistence and concern for the Constitution.
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April 9 is the anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Canadian storming of Vimy Ridge.
This is my reflection on courage in an era of complicity and moral cowardice.
Trump is being aided by the "great grovel" of business/political leaders.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
This is my reflection on courage in an era of complicity and moral cowardice.
Trump is being aided by the "great grovel" of business/political leaders.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Confronting the Contagion of Cowardice: On Bonhoeffer and Vimy
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed by the Nazis, April 9, 1945
substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
April 9 is the anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Canadian storming of Vimy Ridge.
This is my reflection on courage in an era of complicity and moral cowardice.
Trump is being aided by the "great grovel" of business/political leaders.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
This is my reflection on courage in an era of complicity and moral cowardice.
Trump is being aided by the "great grovel" of business/political leaders.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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Those who elevate this individual to positions of power bear full responsibility for enabling his reckless and self-serving governance. By legitimizing his leadership, they perpetuate a system devoid of ethical restraint, where personal ambition overrides the well-being of society.
March 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Those who elevate this individual to positions of power bear full responsibility for enabling his reckless and self-serving governance. By legitimizing his leadership, they perpetuate a system devoid of ethical restraint, where personal ambition overrides the well-being of society.
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“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938
March 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938
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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
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Tomorrow marks one month until the first federal election of 2025. Although my name will be on the ballot, this election is about a lot more than me. It’s about protecting healthcare, Social Security, and the American economy.
To help us get out the vote, can you help me reach 40K followers?
To help us get out the vote, can you help me reach 40K followers?
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Tomorrow marks one month until the first federal election of 2025. Although my name will be on the ballot, this election is about a lot more than me. It’s about protecting healthcare, Social Security, and the American economy.
To help us get out the vote, can you help me reach 40K followers?
To help us get out the vote, can you help me reach 40K followers?
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substack.com/@newmeans/no...
Follow link to excellent video
Follow link to excellent video
J. P. Hill on Substack
This Australia politician lays it out clear and straightforward.
substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
substack.com/@newmeans/no...
Follow link to excellent video
Follow link to excellent video
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NEW: A D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing Cathy Harris, chair of an agency that protects federal workers' rights. Harris will be reinstated while litigation continues.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
NEW: A D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing Cathy Harris, chair of an agency that protects federal workers' rights. Harris will be reinstated while litigation continues.
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TODAY: A hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit filed by 14 states seeking to stop and block the work of DOGE and Elon Musk.
The hearing is at 11 am ET. Public access is available by calling 833-990-9400 (Meeting ID:
493633106).
Background:
The hearing is at 11 am ET. Public access is available by calling 833-990-9400 (Meeting ID:
493633106).
Background:
14 States Sue to Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Actions, Claim Unconstitutional Abuse of Power
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
TODAY: A hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit filed by 14 states seeking to stop and block the work of DOGE and Elon Musk.
The hearing is at 11 am ET. Public access is available by calling 833-990-9400 (Meeting ID:
493633106).
Background:
The hearing is at 11 am ET. Public access is available by calling 833-990-9400 (Meeting ID:
493633106).
Background:
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European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like.
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech
Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like.
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
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