Paul Alan Levy
@paulalanlevy.bsky.social
Litigator, soccer nut. I litigated union democracy, free speech and IP issues at Public Citizen from 1977 to 2026. The views expressed here are my own.
Fascinating account of the most recent Pirro controversy www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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Almost right -- but the Dulles Metro station is a long walk from IAD. Probably not possible to put the station closer to the terminal, but that was done badly at the insistence of cheap-o Congresscritters
Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 5d agoI’ve flown in or out of Dulles Airport hundreds of times—no joke, folks—which more than qualifies me to be an IAD Opinion Haver. So here is my take on the $22.5 billion transformation plan unveiled Wednesday, in particular the two parts of it that need to go in the bit bucket immediately.
This week I filed my first amicus brief as a solo practitioner doing public interest law, following my retirement from Public Citizen. The brief discusses how Prepared Food Photos' status as a notorious copyright troll should affect attorney fee claims against it clpblog.citizen.org/another-poss...
Another possible hit on Prepared Food Photos for abusive copyright litigation - CLP Blog
Pool World and The National Law Review, two small business that successfully resisted extortionate copyright infringement claims filed by Prepared Food Photos (“PFP”), a notorious copyright troll whos...
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Observations by the Guardian on HOW FIFA will extract more money out of soccer - twice as many tournaments, imposing much more workload on players; biennial World Cups (squeezing out regional competitions). And it's all for the men's game, not the women's www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but little mention of women’s game
Fifa’s pitch to persuade members to approve sale of World Cup’s commercial rights includes more tournaments, higher ticket prices and debt financing
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Pertinent observation from this First Amendment specialist who moved from USNA to a conventional law school precisely because of the former's serious constraints on faculty academic freedome
Jeff Kosseff@jkosseff.bsky.social · 5d agoWhile this article is welcome news, I’m not sure if it’s correct. Yesterday the government requested the court enter a final judgment so it could potentially appeal from that. I don’t get the sense that the gov has abandoned an appeal. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Interesting substack here. Ht @jkosseff.bsky.social www.bedrockprinciple.com/about
About - The Bedrock Principle
Your gateway to the cutting edge of free speech thought in the digital age, where scholarship meets pressing global challenges. Click to read The Bedrock Principle, a Substack publication with hundred...
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In this week's podcast "Serious Trouble," veteran former prosecutor Ken White picks apart the raft of Comey motions attacking his indictment for posting in image of 8647 in sea shells found on a beach. Highly recommended www.serioustrouble.show/p/comeys-got...
Comey's Got the Moves
Four James Comey motions attack his prosecutions; Trump is told to disclose financial information in his BBC lawsuit; Chirayu Rana is suing JP Morgan again.
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No wonder Infantino has been cozying up to the US Dementia in Chief! www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
FIFA plans to sell a stake in the World Cup: How much for and why is Gianni Infantino doing it?
The proposal has been widely criticized, with European soccer's governing body UEFA saying it "crosses a line."
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Wherein Trump and his lawyers learn that when you grossly overstate your damages claim for purposes of intimidation, seeking billions of dollars, you can't object that discovery into your scads of financial documents is overly burdensome storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion to Compel Production of Documents – #104 in Trump v. British Broadcasting Corporation (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting in part and denying in part 103 Motion to Compel Production of Documents to Non-Party, The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 7/27/2026. Se...
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Good people are being pushed out of advocating free speech protections at the US military academies, such as Jeff Kosseff leaving the Naval Academy for Minnesota Law School www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.
Tim Bakken argues that the Pentagon's attempt to stifle what teachers can say and write makes the military more susceptible to bad decisions.
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Was this Trump Admin contest rigged to make sure that a minority student couldn't win? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Judges accused of denying Sikh student points in national civics contest
His parents and a congressional caucus questioned the results after the teen’s answers were rejected.
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The smoking gun document admitting that grants were terminated solely based on whether the recipients were in states that had voted for Harris and had two Democratic senators storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Exhibit F – #211, Att. #6 in Thakur v. Trump (N.D. Cal., 3:25-cv-04737) – CourtListener.com
Declaration of Kyle A. McLorg in Support of 210 MOTION for Summary Judgment MOTION to Certify Class, and Memorandum of Points and Authorities In Support filed byKen Alex, Plamen Atanassov, Louise Beds...
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Perhaps it is time for a consumer boycott of Door Dash
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w agoIn a statement, DoorDash tells me that the council passed the "arbitrary" new fee without holding any hearings. "We have always supported home rule for D.C.," says the company. "But will continue to defend D.C.'s small businesses, local economy, and underserved residents."
Fascinating analogy: could the legislature constitutionally bar efforts to addict people to religious practices, some of which can certainly be harmful to many?
Walter Olson@walterolson.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat does it mean to demand that the law act to restrain or prevent people's "addiction" to participation in a constitutionally protected activity such as speech, press or religion? [Eugene Volokh]
Barrett's plaint about difficulty explaining bulletproof vest to her son. Hard to be candid about how her clique repeatedly strike laws limiting public carrying of guns in public or even on private premises (except courtrooms, where Second Amendment doesn't extend) www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/just...
Justices Kagan and Barrett testify before Congress
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Noting the sweet post from Al Franken about Lindsay Graham
Astonishing: parties (including Trump) forbidden to refer to collusive anti-weaponization fund as a settlement. Rule 11 sanctions for plaintiff’s counsel Brito, referred for Florida Bar discipline. Monetary sanctions payable to amici. Blanche and Woodward referred for possible NY bar discipline.
Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com · 3w agoBREAKING A federal judge NULLIFIES the purported “settlement” behind Trump’s $1.776B slush fund, finding there was never a “case or controversy” — and referring his attorney for possible professional discipline. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Question to the tiresome posters who whine about the fact that Democratic senators find nice things to say about a recently deceased Senate adversary: do you similarly fault RBG for getting along so well with the evil Scalia? Elena Kagan for her collegiality with the evil Trump-appointed justices?
My former colleagues at Public Citizen have filed this important lawsuit www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration Gave Iran Details on Asylum Seekers
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Voter fraud in Texas -- by Warren Paxton www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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Not a big fan of Yale but I do hope it fights back
Jennie Coughlin@jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 4w agoThe dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.
Imagine that -- hugging his wife in PUBLIC
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4w agoCan’t make this up
Political interference in the World Cup is nothing new www.socceramerica.com/when-politic...
When politics intruded on the World Cup pitch - Soccer America
US President Donald Trump’s phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin Balogun reviewed is the latest instance of political interference in th...
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: RUDI GARCIA "He came to talk to me. I really liked that. It’s not his fault, he’s not the one to blame, I told him that. I appreciate the intention of him speaking to me." Rudi Garcia, about Balogun coming over to talk to him after the game HT Soccer America
