William Yeomans
@willyeo.bsky.social
Former DOJ, Senate Judiciary Comm. Staff, law prof. Civil rights, con law, ethics, legislation. Husband, dad, grandpa, coach, rapidly fading athlete.
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In case you missed it, over 1,500 DOJ alumni (and counting) are organizing to speak out against Trump’s attempted targeting of law firms and opposing counsel. Read their letter:
A letter from America’s former lawyers
Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on our legal system
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
April 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In case you missed it, over 1,500 DOJ alumni (and counting) are organizing to speak out against Trump’s attempted targeting of law firms and opposing counsel. Read their letter:
Proud to sign this statement. If lawyers will not stand up for the rule of law, who will?
🚨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 9:13 PM
Proud to sign this statement. If lawyers will not stand up for the rule of law, who will?
Expected and infuriating.
January 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Expected and infuriating.
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A statement alongside my fellow Democratic EEOC Commissioners regarding the rescission of Executive Order 11246.
January 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A statement alongside my fellow Democratic EEOC Commissioners regarding the rescission of Executive Order 11246.
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The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
January 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
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There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat.
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
The GOP Is Trying To Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat.
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
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Wonderful, surprising, enlightening piece by my friend Lincoln Caplan, on a connection I hadn't know about: Jimmy Carter and James Agee, via 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.'
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/jimm...
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/jimm...
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32 | Harvard Magazine
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
www.harvardmagazine.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Wonderful, surprising, enlightening piece by my friend Lincoln Caplan, on a connection I hadn't know about: Jimmy Carter and James Agee, via 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.'
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/jimm...
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/jimm...
Go Jamie!
Today I proudly took the oath of office to represent the remarkable people of Maryland’s 8th district.
As the new Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, I will defend constitutional democracy and freedom and champion the common good.
Thank you for this high honor.
As the new Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, I will defend constitutional democracy and freedom and champion the common good.
Thank you for this high honor.
January 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Go Jamie!