John Oberst

@johnoberst.bsky.social

Saint Paul, MN Creighton JD ‘24 Leave the world better than you found it He/him

Remember, your job is NOT over once you leave the voting booth! Here’s what to do next after you place your vote: —go home —sit on your couch —take out your phone —open Bluesky dot Com —scroll until something good happens

NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”

Great news; yet another court finds that ICE and the DOJ were wrong to declare that Congress secretly mandated detention of millions of noncitizens in 1996 (specifically, anyone who entered unlawfully at some point in the past, no matter how long ago), and that no one had noticed until now.

Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 4mo ago

9th Cir., 2-1, joins the 2d, 6th, 10th, and 11th Cirs. in holding that DHS cannot detain unadmitted noncitizens found living inside the United States without the possibility of bond while their removal proceedings are pending. Circuits split with 5th and 8th. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

In this case, we conclude that § 1225(b)(2)(A), based on its text and context, is best construed as applying to aliens entering the United States at the border.  Section 1226, by contrast, is best understood as governing inadmissible and deportable aliens present in the interior of the United States.  While the relevant statutory provisions are not pellucidly clear, the text, context, and history of the INA are more supportive of the plaintiffs’ interpretation.

No matter what the Supreme Court says, No matter how hard the fascists cling to power, we will fight for all our trans community. Sports are integral to youth community and development and cannot be denied to our trans kids.

At the Republican convention today they opened with a moment of silence for…. Derek Chauvin. No, seriously. That’s the party we’re up against. We cannot let them win any state races or take control of the House or Senate in November. They had a moment of silence for a convicted murderer. #mnleg