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Teaching Civics and Law to the world. Ready to rebuild the Democratic Party, one tiny red district at a time. Host of Downballot Roundup. Former Assistant Attorney General. Shaw, DC. 🏳️‍🌈/💙/🌴 Linktr.ee/brynodc

Two nonprofits have sued the federal government over a proposed deep-sea mining operation in the pristine waters near Rose Atoll, American Samoa. I was once chief counsel to the American Samoa Fish and Wildlife Agency. Please keep your eyes on this one, it needs attention.

Phang v. Blanche: at today's status hearing, Judge Emmet Sullivan held DOJ lawyers in contempt over their handling of the unredacted Epstein records. A firsthand account from court. brynodc.com/opinions

The slowdown in sex-trafficking investigations is one consequence of an overhaul of federal law enforcement the Trump administration launched last year. Almost everything that isn't tied to immigration has taken a back seat.

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Phang v. Blanche update from the D.C. federal courthouse: the judge pressed DOJ on redactions, withheld handwritten notes, and claimed duplicate documents in the Epstein files under the Epstein Transparency Act.

Update on Phang v. Blanche: journalist Katie Phang's civil suit pressing the DOJ and Todd Blanche to release Epstein files under the Epstein Transparency Act; a federal judge has been questioning DOJ over its failure to produce privilege logs.

Trump sued over his Truth Social plan: The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation argue charging for early access to the President's posts unconstitutionally burdens access to official government statements. #firstamendment

An update on Barbara v. Trump: attorneys have asked the district court to clarify whether Trump's two new executive orders violate the injunction protecting birthright citizenship. More at brynodc.com/opinions