Dylan Russell
@txappealslawyer.bsky.social
Partner, Sorrels Law,personal injury/trials & appeals/runner #TXBoardCertified-Civil Appeals #AppellateSky #FortBendDems #HoustonLawNerdPodcast 🇮🇪🛹
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial 'pathfinder,' dies at 84 https://cnn.it/3ZCgLFQ
In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
8 U.S. Code § 1402: “All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States at birth.” Benito Ocasio, born March 10, 1994, known as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer.
“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
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"No one is illegal on stolen land." - Billie Eilish, Grammys acceptance speech
"Oh easy for YOU to enjoy an omelet under this regime when it's not YOUR life at stake." I had a slim but nonzero chance of living long enough for an mRNA based cancer cure to emerge, until this regime specifically withdrew funding from that research. My chance is now zero. They ALREADY killed me.
Of Trump's 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior leadership roles in its first 200 days, only two, or 2%, are Black. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
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Our democracy’s on the line. Patriots don’t sit back — we rise. 📍 Fort Bend Courthouse 🗓 10/18 | 🕛 12–2PM They will hear us when we say, “No Kings. Not in the USA. Not in Texas. Not ever.” 👊🏽💙 #NoKings #PowerToThePeople #Eliz4TX #HD26 #fortbendcounty
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Dylan Russell@txappealslawyer.bsky.social · last yr.TODAY! Join DLAT and Leah Litman, host of Strict Scrutiny and author of Lawless, at 12 PM CT for our free July CLE discussing the new restrictions on injunctive relief! Register at bit.ly/dlat-july-cle
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Dylan Russell@txappealslawyer.bsky.social · last yr.TODAY! Join DLAT and Leah Litman, host of Strict Scrutiny and author of Lawless, at 12 PM CT for our free July CLE discussing the new restrictions on injunctive relief! Register at bit.ly/dlat-july-cle
TODAY! Join DLAT and Leah Litman, host of Strict Scrutiny and author of Lawless, at 12 PM CT for our free July CLE discussing the new restrictions on injunctive relief! Register at bit.ly/dlat-july-cle
BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
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“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.” - the Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., the dumbest Kennedy.
Don’t Ask RFK Jr. for Medical Advice
“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” the HHS secretary said after being asked about his vaccine views.
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE! Dylan Russell (@txappellateatty.bsky.social) of Sorrels Law shares how he balances life as a trial and appellate lawyer—and why there's real power in doing both. From voir dire to SCOTX arguments, he walks the line with purpose. #AppellateSky www.texappcounsel.com/2025/05/e149...
E149: Straddling the Line Between Trial Work and Appellate Practice | Dylan Russell
“There's never any point at which I would have to say, ‘Well, I'm only going to do trial work now’ or ‘I'm only going to do appellate work,’” Dylan
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We had a great time talking with @txappellateatty.bsky.social on this week’s @texapplawpod.bsky.social episode. We covered everything from voir dire to error preservation to arguing in the Texas Supreme Court … plus a war story involving a SCOTUS filing during Winter Storm Uri. ❄️📬 #appellatesky
Texas Appellate Law Podcast@texapplawpod.bsky.social · 2y ago🎙️ NEW EPISODE! Dylan Russell (@txappellateatty.bsky.social) of Sorrels Law shares how he balances life as a trial and appellate lawyer—and why there's real power in doing both. From voir dire to SCOTX arguments, he walks the line with purpose. #AppellateSky www.texappcounsel.com/2025/05/e149...
As a candidate, Trump promised an economic “boom like no other.” But eight weeks into his presidency, he is refusing to rule out a recession — a striking change in tone for a man who rode economic dissatisfaction to the White House. @tylerpager.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune.
President Trump’s sweeping promises are running headlong into the reality of governing.
nytimes.com
Thou shalt not claim to be improving efficiency when all you do is fire people and then beg them to come back.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.