So excited for the years to come. /s "[T]his Court already has many doctrines designed to protect the Constitution’s separation of powers. ... [W]e face only two ways forward: Let Presidents exercise all those powers or begin subjecting them to the Constitution’s constraints." Gorsuch in Slaughter.
So I'm running to bring a Democrat back to the 14th Court. Hopefully, the scary political case will never come there--but we need Democrats just in case. As a full-time appellate lawyer, I'm the right one for that job. I hope you'll support me. Again: www.adams-hurta.com (full website in progress)
Michael Adams-Hurta – Adams-Hurta for Justice
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Another reminder that I got to go to law school with some of the best people.
New York Post @nypost.com · 10mo agoMamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Gorgeous fall weather and lovely vibes at the DCCX today.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7." @timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
Earthjustice is looking for an Associate Director of Court Communications & Special Projects who will, among other things, work with the Strategic Legal Advocacy team to convey how the law is changing, who is changing it, and who that hurts. 7+ years experience; DC salary: $157,100-$174,500.
Associate Director, Courts Communications & Special Projects
Earthjustice is hiring a Associate Director, Courts Communications and Special Projects.
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A good place to use one’s legal talents in this time.
Alex Hemmer@ahemmer.bsky.social · 12mo agoOur office is again hiring one or more attorneys for a one-year fellowship to work directly with the Illinois Solicitor General and her team, beginning in August/September 2026. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ilag...
They could use the time they're not spending passing a budget that reinstitutes the constitutional order to codify Bivens.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12mo agoWOW. Remember this May video of a US citizen wrestled to the ground by ICE agents and detained for an hour despite having a valid REAL ID? It gets worse. Two weeks later, ICE did it AGAIN — handcuffed him and detained him for 20 minutes despite his REAL ID. Now the Institute for Justice is suing.
This is a perfect explanation of why the issue of independent agencies matters: Because it’s about something much bigger—how we understand and implement democratic legitimacy, the idea that we the American people control our government.
jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 12mo agoto me, the “column” is less a form than an opportunity (and a challenge). you’re telling me i have as much space as i’d like to make an argument about anything i’d like to an audience inclined to pay close attention? well let’s see if they’ll read 2000 words on democratic legitimacy. (gift link)
It is not just that these employees are risking being put on leave or even fired for standing up for science (see EPA/FEMA officials), they are standing in front of a workplace that was the subject of a terrorist attack a couple of weeks ago, by a man who believes what their boss believes.
The winners of the first two Tour de France Femmes stages are 38 and 41. 🙌🏽
Domestique@domestiquecycling.com · last yr.🇪🇸 Mavi García after winning stage 2 of 🇫🇷 #TDFF2025 'I still can’t believe it. I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I started to think that it was time to consider retiring because I wasn’t enjoying myself, but this gives me a huge boost of energy.' Full reaction ⤵️ 📸 Cor Vos
MARIANNE VOS WINS STAGE 1 OF 🇫🇷 #TDFF2025 Wow what an ending! Pauline Ferrand-Prévot had looked like taking the win but tires in the last metres leading to Marianne Vos taking her 250th win of her career, and the yellow jersey!
I was so in awe of the people I worked for when I interned at State. It’s what made me want to be a lawyer, made me know I wanted to do environmental work, made me determined to be a public servant. It felt so special to walk into that beautiful building every day. This is just so sad.
Alex Raufoglu@ralexdc.bsky.social · last yr.Moving scene - tears, hugs, and cheers - inside the State Dept HQ last night, as diplomats gathered in the lobby to clap out their laid off colleagues, some of which have served for decades 👇🏻
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A good govt. nonprofit has an annual awards for federal employees that it still managed to put on despite everything I interviewed an honoree who helped get low-income people w/ HIV on lifesaving medicine + a NASA employee who might've discovered evidence for aliens www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
From HIV clinics to outer space: Awards program spotlights federal employees in the face of civil service headwinds
The Partnership for Public Service has put on the Service to America medals for more than two decades to recognize exceptional civil servants, but the event took on more resonance this year amid feder...
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If we had a functioning Congress it would be enacting a law providing a §1983-style remedy for anyone whose rights are violated by someone acting under color of federal law.
DC FOLKS - reminder that TOMORROW I'll be at Politics & Prose @politicsprose.bsky.social (Connecticut Ave.) at 7 PM. Rep. Jamie Raskin is moderating a conversation about .... LAWLESS! Event: politics-prose.com/leah-litman?... Preorder a SIGNED copy of LAWLESS! politics-prose.com/preorderlawl...
Someone gave me a hug for alerting them to good BBQ, and it's probably the most accomplished I've felt all year.
I try not to say nice things about @samsankar.bsky.social because it goes to his head, but it is, in fact, a treat working for him. We're hiring an Executive Assistant to work with him and two other equally lovely folks here. Salary range for DC: $91,700 - $101,900. Apply by May 12th.
Executive Assistant
Earthjustice is hiring a EA to support in Washington, DC.
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I try not to say nice things about @samsankar.bsky.social because it goes to his head, but it is, in fact, a treat working for him. We're hiring an Executive Assistant to work with him and two other equally lovely folks here. Salary range for DC: $91,700 - $101,900. Apply by May 12th.
Executive Assistant
Earthjustice is hiring a EA to support in Washington, DC.
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I have to end this thread with a major shoutout to @sshebaya.bsky.social and @nipnlg.bsky.social, who litigated this case since the family was first arrested in Washington DC. The family have been put through the ringer and NIPNLG deserves support for the incredibly victory they just won for them.
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos." - the 4th Circuit, yesterday
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last yr.The White House just posted this on X.
