Gary Maveal
@mavealgm.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus
University of Detroit
Mercy School of Law
University of Detroit
Mercy School of Law
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In the wake of January 6, 2021 -- 5 years ago today -- we put out a challenge to all lawyers that we repeat today.
We need lawyers to stand up for our democracy. This is even more true today than it was 5 years ago. Why? ⬇️ 1/2
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We need lawyers to stand up for our democracy. This is even more true today than it was 5 years ago. Why? ⬇️ 1/2
ldad.org/letters-brie...
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
In the wake of January 6, 2021 -- 5 years ago today -- we put out a challenge to all lawyers that we repeat today.
We need lawyers to stand up for our democracy. This is even more true today than it was 5 years ago. Why? ⬇️ 1/2
ldad.org/letters-brie...
We need lawyers to stand up for our democracy. This is even more true today than it was 5 years ago. Why? ⬇️ 1/2
ldad.org/letters-brie...
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Make no mistake, this is about enriching his oil executive donors who want access to Venezuela’s oil—not about democracy or Maduro or narcotics. Meanwhile, they tell us we can’t afford healthcare at home. No war with Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Make no mistake, this is about enriching his oil executive donors who want access to Venezuela’s oil—not about democracy or Maduro or narcotics. Meanwhile, they tell us we can’t afford healthcare at home. No war with Venezuela.
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Donald Trump ran on “America First,” a promise to end the era where we waste our taxpayer money waging regime change wars over oil abroad. Last night, he violated that promise, wasting our money in an unauthorized act of regime change war.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Donald Trump ran on “America First,” a promise to end the era where we waste our taxpayer money waging regime change wars over oil abroad. Last night, he violated that promise, wasting our money in an unauthorized act of regime change war.
A sobering recap by Stephen Rohde of the Supreme Court’s abusing its power and enabling Trump’s excesses. @indivisible.org
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The Unitary Presidency: Trump’s Second Term, the Supreme Court, and the Consolidation of Power
Stephen Rohde: Whatever happens, the Roberts Court will forever be remembered as the handmaiden of Donald Trump’s imperial presidency
https://f.mtr.cool/chzojobjxe
Stephen Rohde: Whatever happens, the Roberts Court will forever be remembered as the handmaiden of Donald Trump’s imperial presidency
https://f.mtr.cool/chzojobjxe
December 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A sobering recap by Stephen Rohde of the Supreme Court’s abusing its power and enabling Trump’s excesses. @indivisible.org
tinyurl.com/26tf2hsd
tinyurl.com/26tf2hsd
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When will SCOTUS finally put an end to Trump’s fabrication that deploying the national guard into U.S. cities is in any way warranted? www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
US judge says Trump must end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state's Democrat...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
When will SCOTUS finally put an end to Trump’s fabrication that deploying the national guard into U.S. cities is in any way warranted? www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
Related scrutiny into Musk claims of rampant voter fraud in today’s Detroit Free Press @freep.com freep-mi.newsmemory.com?publink=1b8b...
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Related scrutiny into Musk claims of rampant voter fraud in today’s Detroit Free Press @freep.com freep-mi.newsmemory.com?publink=1b8b...
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Musks AI chatbot conceded defeat on voter fraud
This never happens: I appear to have won an online argument. Even sw
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Folks, please share this story with others who may miss today’s Detroit newspapers! freep-mi.newsmemory.com?publink=1b8b...
The treatment of Treyvon Cooper is abusive prosecutorial conduct and an embarrassment to the DOJ as an institution! The court had previously ordered the return of Mr. Cooper’s cell phone seized upon his arrest. caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis...
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The treatment of Treyvon Cooper is abusive prosecutorial conduct and an embarrassment to the DOJ as an institution! The court had previously ordered the return of Mr. Cooper’s cell phone seized upon his arrest. caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis...
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🚨Join the Lawyers March for Democracy, a movement of legal professionals fighting authoritarianism & upholding the Constitution
📣 Lawyers March for Democracy
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📣 Lawyers March for Democracy
🗓 Sat. Nov 15, 1pm
📍 Supreme Court, D.C.
👉Sign up actionnetwork.org/events/lawye... @aclu.org @afj.org @indivisible.org @acslaw.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨Join the Lawyers March for Democracy, a movement of legal professionals fighting authoritarianism & upholding the Constitution
📣 Lawyers March for Democracy
🗓 Sat. Nov 15, 1pm
📍 Supreme Court, D.C.
👉Sign up actionnetwork.org/events/lawye... @aclu.org @afj.org @indivisible.org @acslaw.bsky.social
📣 Lawyers March for Democracy
🗓 Sat. Nov 15, 1pm
📍 Supreme Court, D.C.
👉Sign up actionnetwork.org/events/lawye... @aclu.org @afj.org @indivisible.org @acslaw.bsky.social
This is a brazenly lawless Administration. Its willful violations of the 1939 Hatch Act are demeaning and demoralizing to our civil servants. freep-mi.newsmemory.com?publink=28c1...
Shutdown messaging may violate Hatch Act
Complaints filed against 9 federal departmentsAllie FeinbergKnoxville
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October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is a brazenly lawless Administration. Its willful violations of the 1939 Hatch Act are demeaning and demoralizing to our civil servants. freep-mi.newsmemory.com?publink=28c1...
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Read the full press release:
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October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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On January 6th, 2022 Congress held a moment of silence to commemorate the bravery of the Capitol Police during the attempted coup one year earlier
Mike Johnson did not attend
In fact, not a single Republican showed up
So I think we know who REALLY hates America
Mike Johnson did not attend
In fact, not a single Republican showed up
So I think we know who REALLY hates America
Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
On January 6th, 2022 Congress held a moment of silence to commemorate the bravery of the Capitol Police during the attempted coup one year earlier
Mike Johnson did not attend
In fact, not a single Republican showed up
So I think we know who REALLY hates America
Mike Johnson did not attend
In fact, not a single Republican showed up
So I think we know who REALLY hates America
Inspiration for our trying times: Channel the energy and courage of Ann Fagan Ginger, civil rights champion. R.I.P. @nlgnews.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Ann Fagan Ginger, Tireless Defender of Civil Liberties, Dies at 100
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October 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Inspiration for our trying times: Channel the energy and courage of Ann Fagan Ginger, civil rights champion. R.I.P. @nlgnews.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
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In 2022, we predicted that the wage gap would widen. In 2025, we were proven (sadly) correct. Read more below from @forbes.com on how the widening wage gap is hurting our economy.
The Economic Impact Of The Wage Gap Growing Two Years In A Row
Fewer women are now in the workforce as compared to January 2025, and, for those that remain, the wage gap has widened for two years in a row for the first time ever.
www.forbes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In 2022, we predicted that the wage gap would widen. In 2025, we were proven (sadly) correct. Read more below from @forbes.com on how the widening wage gap is hurting our economy.
This plaintiff’s lawyers need to be named, shamed, and blamed at some point.
OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
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Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This plaintiff’s lawyers need to be named, shamed, and blamed at some point.
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The Trump administration is working to undermine American elections — a campaign likely to intensify as the 2026 midterms approach.
Join us on Thursday, September 18, at 3 p.m. ET for a live virtual event on protecting the integrity of the vote. RSVP: bit.ly/46gWk3V
Join us on Thursday, September 18, at 3 p.m. ET for a live virtual event on protecting the integrity of the vote. RSVP: bit.ly/46gWk3V
The Campaign to Undermine the Midterms
Brennan Center experts analyze the White House’s effort to seize control of elections.
www.brennancenter.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Trump administration is working to undermine American elections — a campaign likely to intensify as the 2026 midterms approach.
Join us on Thursday, September 18, at 3 p.m. ET for a live virtual event on protecting the integrity of the vote. RSVP: bit.ly/46gWk3V
Join us on Thursday, September 18, at 3 p.m. ET for a live virtual event on protecting the integrity of the vote. RSVP: bit.ly/46gWk3V
DC Resistance live now. Make it last.
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WATCH LIVE: Community organizers speak at protest against Trump's DC takeover
Trump took control of the Metropolitan Police Department in August in addition to deploying hundreds of National Guard troops, saying he was going to “take our capital back” from criminals.
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September 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
DC Resistance live now. Make it last.
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Make no mistake: the President’s actions today have nothing to do with “crime” or “safety” in the District. This is about control.
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ACS Condemns Misuse of Law Enforcement, Military in D.C. | ACS
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August 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Make no mistake: the President’s actions today have nothing to do with “crime” or “safety” in the District. This is about control.
www.acslaw.org/press_releas...
www.acslaw.org/press_releas...
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Pardoning hundreds of people who assaulted cops on Jan. 6 (and many who were convicted of seditiously conspiring against our govt) and then claiming you care about crime in DC SO MUCH you'll deploy the Guard here while crime is lowest its been in 30 years.
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Violent Crime in D.C. Hits 30 Year Low
Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) a...
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August 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pardoning hundreds of people who assaulted cops on Jan. 6 (and many who were convicted of seditiously conspiring against our govt) and then claiming you care about crime in DC SO MUCH you'll deploy the Guard here while crime is lowest its been in 30 years.
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Allowing these tactics in Los Angeles sets a dangerous and unacceptable precedent – one that could easily spread to states like Michigan, where ICE raids have already shaken communities.
michiganadvance.com/briefs/nesse...
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Nessel: Unlawful ICE stops in Los Angeles set dangerous, unacceptable precedent • Michigan Advance
Allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to make unlawful stops during immigration sweeps have terrified immigrant and non-immigrant communities alike and must end, Michigan Attorney...
michiganadvance.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Allowing these tactics in Los Angeles sets a dangerous and unacceptable precedent – one that could easily spread to states like Michigan, where ICE raids have already shaken communities.
michiganadvance.com/briefs/nesse...
michiganadvance.com/briefs/nesse...
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This is a very smart piece.
May 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is a very smart piece.
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Focusing on eight examples from the government’s recent briefs, @johnmikhail.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration’s position misrepresents the history around #birthright #citizenship.
www.justsecurity.org/110212/birth...
www.justsecurity.org/110212/birth...
Birthright Citizenship and the DOJ’s Misuse of History in its Briefs
Although the DOJ's briefs in birthright citizen cases might initially seem well-supported, a close look reveals that it is grasping at straws.
www.justsecurity.org
April 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Focusing on eight examples from the government’s recent briefs, @johnmikhail.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration’s position misrepresents the history around #birthright #citizenship.
www.justsecurity.org/110212/birth...
www.justsecurity.org/110212/birth...
Thank you Brad and Nicole!
Musk, like Trump, is cruel and uncaring toward the less fortunate among us.
Musk, like Trump, is cruel and uncaring toward the less fortunate among us.
When a Tesla owner isn't alone in selling at a loss to cut ties to Elon Musk. And @polestarcars.bsky.social gets new buyers w/unique promo.
"This will be an example of a brand that is 100% destroyed by the CEO." -- Ross Gerber
Story here ⤵️
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"This will be an example of a brand that is 100% destroyed by the CEO." -- Ross Gerber
Story here ⤵️
phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/tesla-owne...
https://phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/tesla-owners-selling-at-a-loss-to……
March 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thank you Brad and Nicole!
Musk, like Trump, is cruel and uncaring toward the less fortunate among us.
Musk, like Trump, is cruel and uncaring toward the less fortunate among us.