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Elizabeth Joh

@elizabethjoh.bsky.social

Law Prof at UC Davis Law; co-host of the 99pi Breakdown of the Constitution https://99percentinvisible.org/book-club/ Non-practicing optimist.

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h ago

BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.

Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage

Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.

nytimes.com

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 2d ago

A federal judge in Arizona has dismissed a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture and taken the unusual step of barring the plaintiff from using AI to draft an ​amended complaint @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4AYosYi

Judge dismisses US agency worker's lawsuit, citing AI hallmarks

A federal judge in Arizona has dismissed a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture and taken the unusual step of barring the plaintiff from using AI to draft an ​amended complaint.

reut.rs

Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 2d ago

The man shot by ICE in NYC yesterday has disappeared after he was admitted to the hospital, and his lawyer reportedly doesn’t know where he is. www.courthousenews.com/ice-shot-a-m...

ICE shot a man in New York City; his lawyers can’t find him

The agency claims Oscar Belgal "weaponized his vehicle” against agents in the Bronx, prompting them to fire seven shots at his car.

courthousenews.com

Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d ago

Ivan Turgenev's "Execution of Troppmann" is a short essay, published in 1870, that gives a first-hand account of the writer attending a public execution in Paris. Turgenev's details how the drunk, unruly crowd turned a somber moment into a carnival. A deeply moving essay; I encourage you to read it.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d ago

Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 5d ago

Breaking news: DHS sped up training for police officers making immigration arrests by scaling back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws and real world scenarios they might encounter, according to emails reviewed by the Post.

Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers

Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.

washingtonpost.com

Elizabeth Joh@elizabethjoh.bsky.social · last wk.

sickening: DHS task force program "has become a cash cow for state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide." Arrest 1 deportable immigrant = $60,000 a year per deputized officer. WV sheriff: “When you get an opportunity to get possibly $100,000 for equipment or vehicles, that’s a no-brainer.”

Exclusive | How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests

The Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force.

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The Associated Press@apnews.com · last wk.

An Arizona man's 10-year manslaughter sentence has been tossed in a case where a video generated by artificial intelligence portrayed the deceased victim addressing a judge before the punishment was imposed.

Sentence tossed in Arizona case where deceased victim was depicted speaking in AI-generated video

An Arizona man’s 10-year manslaughter sentence has been tossed in a case where a video generated by artificial intelligence portrayed the deceased victim addressing a judge before the punishment was imposed.

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Marin K. Levy@marinklevy.bsky.social · last wk.

The Judge says "she will appoint UChicago Consitutional law expert William Baude as an outside counsel. He'll be charged with filing an Amicus Brief that would clarify what powers the judge has under the consitution to appoint a special prosecutor and who that prosecutor would ultimately answer to."

Federal judge weighs special prosecutor in ‘Broadview Six' case

A federal judge is evaluating whether to assign a special prosecutor after the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of the ‘Broadview Six’ case

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