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Proud to have joined the 1300 colleagues who served DOJ under both Republican & Democratic administrations in condemning the Trump administration's attacks upon the rule of law.
🚨Over 1,300 former DOJ officials—spanning both parties—have signed a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s attacks on the legal profession and the rule of law.
Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...
Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...
DOJ Alumni Statement Opposing Executive Branch Attacks on Lawyers and Law Firms
We, the undersigned, are alumni of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) who have collectively served both Republican and…
medium.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Proud to have joined the 1300 colleagues who served DOJ under both Republican & Democratic administrations in condemning the Trump administration's attacks upon the rule of law.
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What about ethical concerns when a third party dictates who a lawyer can or must accept as a client?
March 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
What about ethical concerns when a third party dictates who a lawyer can or must accept as a client?
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UPDATE: A third law firm — Wilmer Hale — has filed suit against Trump this AM, represented by veteran Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement. Clement says the executive orders are flagarantly unconstitutional and violate separation of powers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
UPDATE: A third law firm — Wilmer Hale — has filed suit against Trump this AM, represented by veteran Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement. Clement says the executive orders are flagarantly unconstitutional and violate separation of powers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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A timely and VERY APPROPRIATE request for a bribery investigation of Elon’s PAC in WI where he is trying to buy the Supreme Court. When he used a similar scheme in PA it was not as advertised. He appears to think he is above the law. Maybe he is but voters don’t want to sell their high court?
BREAKING: a bipartisan mostly conservative coalition is demanding a criminal investigation of the Musk election related lottery in WI
Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more: statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...
Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more: statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...
Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers
Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general has asked a court to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend.
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A timely and VERY APPROPRIATE request for a bribery investigation of Elon’s PAC in WI where he is trying to buy the Supreme Court. When he used a similar scheme in PA it was not as advertised. He appears to think he is above the law. Maybe he is but voters don’t want to sell their high court?
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BREAKING: a bipartisan mostly conservative coalition is demanding a criminal investigation of the Musk election related lottery in WI
Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more: statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...
Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more: statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...
Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers
Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general has asked a court to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend.
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
BREAKING: a bipartisan mostly conservative coalition is demanding a criminal investigation of the Musk election related lottery in WI
Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more: statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...
Here’s our letter to the authorities 👇 & here’s an AP article with more: statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...
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NEW: A Maryland federal judge temporarily blocks Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing sensitive data at the Social Security Administration — including Social Security numbers and tax records — and orders DOGE to destroy any data it has.
Federal Judge Blocks DOGE’s Social Security “Fishing Expedition”
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: A Maryland federal judge temporarily blocks Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing sensitive data at the Social Security Administration — including Social Security numbers and tax records — and orders DOGE to destroy any data it has.
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton
Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton
Beryl Howell rejects argument that Perkins Coie is national security risk and says tactic ‘sends chills down my spine’
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a vast portion of Donald Trump’s executive order that threatened to hurt a major law…
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton
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Defiant CBS Files Motion to Dismiss Trump $20 Billion Lawsuit: ‘An Affront to The First Amendment’
Defiant CBS Files Motion to Dismiss Trump $20 Billion Lawsuit: ‘An Affront to The First Amendment’
CBS bucked the trend of media companies bending the knee to President Donald Trump, refusing to settle the lawsuit he filed over a 60 Minutes interview of former Vice President Kamala Harris, filing two motions to dismiss in federal court on Thursday.
The…
www.mediaite.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Defiant CBS Files Motion to Dismiss Trump $20 Billion Lawsuit: ‘An Affront to The First Amendment’
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Where Would Trump Be Without His Spineless Defenders?
Where Would Trump Be Without His Spineless Defenders?
It’s amazing how men who prided themselves on strength and toughness will submit to a gangster.
www.thebulwark.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Where Would Trump Be Without His Spineless Defenders?
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Former NLRB board member sues Trump over firing: An ex-member of the National Labor Relations Board, whom President Trump fired last month, filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging her dismissal and asking a federal court to reinstate her to the board.
Why it matters: The suit, filed by Gwynne…
Why it matters: The suit, filed by Gwynne…
Former NLRB board member sues Trump over firing
An ex-member of the National Labor Relations Board, whom President Trump fired last month, filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging her dismissal and asking a federal court to reinstate her to the board.
Why it matters: The suit, filed by Gwynne Wilcox,…
www.axios.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Former NLRB board member sues Trump over firing: An ex-member of the National Labor Relations Board, whom President Trump fired last month, filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging her dismissal and asking a federal court to reinstate her to the board.
Why it matters: The suit, filed by Gwynne…
Why it matters: The suit, filed by Gwynne…
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It’s important to note that Judge Cannon blocked the Jack Smith report from going to anyone outside the Justice Department. Which includes President Biden
January 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s important to note that Judge Cannon blocked the Jack Smith report from going to anyone outside the Justice Department. Which includes President Biden
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BREAKING: Vice President Kamala Harris just presided over the peaceful certification of the election results on this day, January 6, 2024.
She certified her own defeat: without drama or vitriol, no call to storm the Capitol. There was no broken glass, no officers attacked, no property damaged.
She certified her own defeat: without drama or vitriol, no call to storm the Capitol. There was no broken glass, no officers attacked, no property damaged.
January 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
BREAKING: Vice President Kamala Harris just presided over the peaceful certification of the election results on this day, January 6, 2024.
She certified her own defeat: without drama or vitriol, no call to storm the Capitol. There was no broken glass, no officers attacked, no property damaged.
She certified her own defeat: without drama or vitriol, no call to storm the Capitol. There was no broken glass, no officers attacked, no property damaged.
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Omg, this picture of Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton 💙
January 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Omg, this picture of Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton 💙
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