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Last Notes npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Ginni Thomas out here proving, yet again, the urgent need for Supreme Court reform. ‘Shackelford said he saw Thomas’ support as evidence that judges, who “can’t go out into the political sphere and fight,” were thankful for First Liberty’s work to block Supreme Court reform.’ https://www.propublica.org/article/ginni-thomas-email-scotus-ethics-reform-first-liberty-institute npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub1lrv…tth9 The NYT has descended into self-parody. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman We’re going to thank #Biden by electing #KamalaHarris the next President of the United States of America. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I just noticed that one of my former first year law students made a contribution to the Mastodon for Harris-Walz fundraiser. I’m beyond moved. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Some of the economic positions #Harris has announced today: npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Despite my excitement and joy over the Harris-Walz ticket and campaign, I still am struck by waves of nervousness over the US presidential election and its aftermath. Between rank and file voters entranced by Trump, racism and misogyny, and the big money interests backing Trump, nothing about this election is a sure thing. 1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Crowd chanting about Vance: He’s a weirdo.🤣🤣 npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Happy to announce we are over $440,000 for #HarrisForPresident! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris My hope is that we can get to $450,000 in the next 24 hours through a steady drumbeat of contributions. 1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman If you are using a Mastodon for Harris banner, tag me. @npub1u3u…658a npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Taking my trusty sign while I run errands in town. I have modest expectations for today and would be delighted if #Mastodon4Harris reaches $440,000 today. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Last stop before heading for home. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Since beginning #MastodonForHarris, a number of people have asked about a Mastodon community venue to support downballot Democrats. Today, I took the time to create one. Check out Mastodon For A Blue Wave 2024 #MastodonBlueWave at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonbluewave. For now, my own main focus will continue to be on Mastodon for Harris, but nobody said we here on Mastodon can’t have all the nice things! npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Nighttime update #MastodonForHarris, on the day we broke $200K. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Mastodon for Harris has surpassed $40,000 raised, with 600 contributions ranging from $1 to significantly more. I have increased the goal to $45,000 - considered $50,000 but I hardly dare to think we could raise that under two days. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Mastodon for Harris update: npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Watch, esp. from 2:10 on. #KamalaHarris is impressive. https://www.youtube.com/live/9UkB5Kdnkr0?si=s1AH-9Y7PLqKbMrP npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub178r…qekt I love this. One of your best, in my opinion. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The Republican cult meeting in Milwaukee has been so horrific, I have been very cautious about sharing anything about it. But we shouldn’t ignore it completely, because it is all that we are fighting against. Here’s a good column on what has gone on. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/milwaukee-rnc-cult-donald-trump-20240718.html npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman News that Biden is preparing to come out in favor of Supreme Court reform is good. Because Democrats have to control Congress to make this happen, it gives progressive voters a reason to come out this November. Also Biden is at least implicitly signaling that he would back Senate Democrats in changing the filibuster rule to allow #SupremeCourtReform legislation to pass with a simple majority in the Senate. 1/2 npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Biden getting ready to announce support for Supreme Court reform, according to WaPo. #giftlink https://wapo.st/4bGC9gI npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I plan to ignore #JDVance as much as possible. But whatever you do, disregard any changes to the Republican crime syndicate platform. Here’s Vance on abortion. https://wapo.st/3Lp7zNO npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The indefatigable Indivisible, a major player in grass roots mobilization. Here’s a recent blog post from them about what you can do to help make Supreme Court reform happen. https://indivisibleteam.medium.com/with-fear-for-our-democracy-a17b7402ad40 4/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Very smart people, laser-focused on Supreme Court reform: Take Back the Court at https://www.takebackthecourtfoundation.org/ 3/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The only way to salvage U.S. constitutional democracy and rule of law is to reform this Supreme Court. Practically, that can only happen if we make sure the Democrats hold the Senate, take the House, and win the WH. Moreover, Biden, our presumptive nominee, must be willing to throw his weight behind the effort. We must work to make all this happen. Some organizations working toward these goals include: 2/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Of course Smith will appeal Cannon’s lawless ruling. However the 11th Circuit decides such an appeal, that decision will go to the Supreme Court — which itself is a lawless court in the hands of a majority who cares not one whit for precedent and is stacked with appointees beholden to Trump and the organizations that fed him their resumes. Some have direct ties to his effort to overthrow the U.S. Constitution. 1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman We live in exhausting times. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Parts of this Biden address are clear rebukes to Trump and his Republican crime syndicate. Parts are unhelpful bromides. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Because there’s very little new information about the episode at Trump’s rally and because I think it is better if we all try not to focus on that obsessively, here’s a good simple explanation of what ActivityPub is, from Ghost. https://activitypub.ghost.org/its-all-about-the-infrastructure/?ref=build-log-newsletter npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/gop-legislators-seek-to-make-ar-15-michigans-official-state-rifle/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman When they call for meaningful gun control, including a ban on assault weapons, I’ll believe that Trump, Mike Johnson, and other Republicans genuinely want “to turn down the temperature.” npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Waking up to “we’ve got to turn the temperature down in this country”, the absurd new mantra being uttered by both Democratic and Republican electeds. The “temperature” is high because Trump and his Republican crime syndicate were, are, and will be an existential threat to secular, pluralistic constitutional democracy and rule of law. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Trump is even more of a menace after today, more of an imminent threat to secular, pluralist constitutional democracy and rule of law. Democrats running for office must not shy away from stating this; must not be intimidated into soft-pedaling the truth. 2/2 npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman One thing is clear already: the shooting at Trump’s rally is going to drive further polarization and anger. MAGA Christians, Newt Gingrich, and others are busy painting Trump as chosen by God to be saved and blaming Biden for the shooting. Deranged, but but also infuriating to me and, I expect, millions of others. Meanwhile, early reports (in MSM but not verified) are that the shooter used an AR-15 semiautomatic gun. Any Republicans calling for gun control in light of this? 1/2 npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman We could have had two terms of Gore but … the Supreme Court. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Sticking to what I have been saying for a decade: we have to rebuild secular constitutional democracy at local and state levels. Can’t preserve it at the federal level without doing that. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Since then, I have occasionally raised money for other causes. I only do it when the cause really speaks to me and when I feel I’m particularly well positioned to discuss it. I like to let the content of my ideas or my reports on events do the work of attracting donors. I’ve learned the incredible power of small dollar donations - they not only add up, they create community. I make them to other people’s causes too. 4/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman In fact, enough people used it that I started to get invited to campaign events. So, I blogged about those, especially about what Hillary, her campaign manager, and others from her inner circle were telling us at these events. I liked reporting back. And the more I did, the more donations that came in through my blog. Ultimately, I was Clinton’s biggest small dollar fundraiser for that campaign. 3/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I thought this would be a way for any of the 20 or so people I’d been emailing to read my updates if they wanted to. I wrote about going to West Virginia, to Texas, to Pennsylvania, to Oregon. I was a primary and caucus observer. I started posting occasional reflections about politics more generally too. The blog then just took off. It had a donation link to the Clinton campaign and suddenly people were using it! 2/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman How I got the confidence to fundraise: Before 2007, I never imagined I could do it. That year, I started traveling as a volunteer for Hillary Clinton, when she was running to be the Democratic nominee for President. I created a small email list of friends who I thought might be interested in my experiences and wrote to them periodically. I got worried that not all of them welcomed the messages, so for the first time in my life I created a blog and gave them the link. 1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Reading #Rahimi, today's Supreme Court decision about the #SecondAmendment. Roberts, writing for the court, starts with plenty of homage to #Heller, the case that kicked off a radical reinterpretation of the right to bear arms, bringing us #Bruen and Rahimi itself. Full opinion at https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-915_8o6b.pdf. My reactions in this thread. 1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Do read this story with care. One of Trump’s major advisers, a candidate for chief of staff in a second Trump term is a white Christian nationalist pushing a “post-constitutional” plan for sweeping Presidential powers. This is a detailed action plan for governing unconstitutionally. https://wapo.st/3VyftdG npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman “What would be informative: A minute or two of unedited video showing Trump’s rambling, incoherent and deranged rants. Rather than merely “fact check” the nonsense blizzard, reports can explore the unprecedented nature of his rhetoric, illustrate the deterioration in his thinking and speech, and discuss how an obviously irrational and unhinged leader casts a spell over his devoted following.” How to report on the election #JenniferRubin — https://wapo.st/45d5wpk npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Hey, American college students, it would be helpful for the U.S., the world, Palestinians, and Israelis if you would turn your attention to defeating Donald Trump in November. Read about his fascist plans in this recent extended interview with him. https://time.com/6972021/donald-trump-2024-election-interview/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The state of abortion rights in the U.S. unequivocally demonstrates that women are second class citizens. All the orange and tan states deny women autonomy over their own bodies, the most basic element of liberty. The federal government permits this. I’m angry and heavy-hearted. #abortion #patriarchy #misogyny npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Every time #AmyConeyBarrett speaks I immediately think of her standing next to Trump accepting his nomination to the Supreme Court days after he said he was not prepared to accept defeat via the 2020 elections and that he expected the Court to resolve the question of whether he would remain in power. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The lines between authoritarian states and free states grow starker. I will do everything I can to never go to Texas unless and until it recognizes women’s equal rights to life and liberty. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-lawsuit-kate-cox/ #misogyny #AbortionRights #ReproductiveJustice npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub1c5c…644a Your photos are gorgeous. Even better is the example you set by prudently turning back when you were unwell rather than taking needless risk. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I still cannot abide Mitt Romney. He remains affiliated with a so-called U.S.political party that he himself says is in thrall to demagoguery and with a majority who does not believe in the U.S. Constitution. He should have switched his affiliation to the only genuine major party this country has, the Democratic Party, years ago or at the very least caucused with the Senate Democrats. He could have done some real good that way. His handwringing now accomplishes zip. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman A word about #ADL: As with most organizations, I don’t agree with every position they take. But when Musk accuses the most organized voice against #antisemitism in the U.S. of costing him ad revenue, he is leaning on a most #antisemitic dog whistle (that Jews control the media) and he most definitely knows it. 1/2 npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub1ulm…hweg @npub1c46…uxs3 Hang in there, Dru! npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The RNC could refuse to permit any candidate who participated in J6 attempted coup to be its nominee. Remember, American political parties are private associations. They make their own rules and can change them at will. 2/2 npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The press still normalizes the Republican Party, covering last night’s debate as if it were a contest among contenders for the presidential nomination of an institution committed to U.S. Constitutional democracy. So we get headlines about who “won” or “broke through”. This is both silly and dangerous. The important news is that the Republican National Committee, sponsor of the debate, remains committed to Trump if he wins the Republican primaries.1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman While the #Georgia court isn’t going to find a breach of the #bond agreement for vaguely obnoxious and derogatory comments by #Trump, he seems likely to violate the agreement clearly and egregiously. This will put the onus on the court to preserve its authority and #ruleOfLaw. But you can see how the court would be reluctant to jail Trump before or during trial. 2/ #FultonCounty npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I’m a little late to yesterday’s news of #Trump #bond agreement in #FultonCounty. It sets up quite game of chicken between Trump and the #Georgia Court. Bond is conditioned on Trump refraining from what he has never not done: publicly threatening and menacing others. In photo are the clauses from the agreement. Full text at https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23921630/donald-trumps-bond-agreement.pdf 1/ (thread) #LawFedi npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman #Trump is morally culpable for creating a culture of violence and intimidation among his supporters. #FaniWillis and all the #FultonCounty #grandJurors who #indicted Trump have been bravely serving justice. They should not be subjected to smears and threats. Reporting from Washington Post, gift link: https://wapo.st/3sfzrOi npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The #FultonCounty #indictment shows how the #GeorgiaRepublicanParty participated, in numerous ways, in the conspiracy to subvert the 2020 Presidential election. The range of co-conspirators is wide, from higher-ups to election worker. Worth being aware of each. Good coverage from Washington Post, gift link here https://wapo.st/3DWUTdp #RICO #Georgia npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Another person who fully deserves his #indictment in #FultonCounty is #JeffreyClark, darling of the Republican legal ecosystem. Background on Clark here, gift link: https://wapo.st/3OY2xdC #FaniWillis #Georgia npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Reading the #FultonCounty #indictment has left me feeling like I need a shower. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I’ve finished reading the #FultonCounty #indictment, first time through. I’ll need to read it again to fully absorb it, but it is a crucial historical and legal document. Because #FaniWillis charged under #Georgia #RICO statute, the indictment fully captures how extensive and coordinated were the efforts of #Trump, #Giuliani, #Eastman, #Meadows and the rest. All the acts described in the RICO count have been reported, even been synthesized by journalists. But the discipline …1/2 #LawFedi npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman …of having to lay out the facts precisely and analytically so as to support a series of criminal charges, not just the RICO count, yields a document that plainly and matter-of-factly explains how this criminal group fanned out to steal the 2020 Presidential election. 2/2 #LawFedi npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub178r…qekt I’m trying to decide whether to mask while teaching this fall. Will you? npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I don’t see how #WestVirginia University ever recovers from these massive cuts to faculty and programs. How will they ever be able to hire good people? https://wvmetronews.com/2023/08/14/wvus-gee-confident-in-tough-decisions/ #HigherEducation #Academe #WVU npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub178r…qekt Glad you masked while flying. Did you mask indoors at conference? npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman It is easy to lapse into just nodding along with the District Court’s finding. After all, #Trump has always and forever been playing games with judicial proceedings. But this really is striking: the District Court and the DC Circuit Court have both determined that he could not be trusted not to actively meddle with an ongoing criminal investigation by messing with evidence, menacing witnesses, telling his cronies about the nature of the investigation. #LawFedi 6/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman … Trump might well destroy or otherwise tamper with evidence or intimidate potential witnesses or notify his confederates in criminal behavior. In other words, the District Court thought there was a serious possibility that Trump would illegally interfere with the #J6 grand jury investigation. 5/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The District Court held, and the DC Circuit just affirmed, that the integrity and secrecy of the #J6 investigation required X not to communicate the existence or contents of the search warrant for materials connected with Trump’s bird site account would have alerted Trump that the court that had issued the warrant had found probable cause that evidence of a crime might be found in Trump’s account AND that if Trump knew this… 4/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman To survive strict scrutiny, the non-disclosure order had to serve a compelling government interest that could not have been served another way, and it had to be narrowly tailored so as to serve that interest. The interests the government asserted were in preserving and maintaining the integrity and secrecy of the #J6 investigation. Now, here’s the striking bit…. 3/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman The search warrant arose from #DOJ investigation into #Trump efforts to interfere with the 2024 election results. It came with a “non-disclosure” order, forbidding X from revealing or discussing it with Trump or anybody else. This is what X argued violated the #1A. DC Circuit case applied “strict scrutiny,” an exacting standard, to assess this claim. 2/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Just read the DC Circuit’s opinion upholding lower court determination that X, formerly known as you-know-who, was in contempt of a search warrant when X delayed turning over materials related to Trump’s account. The opinion is technical in places. The main substantive issue is whether X had a #FirstAmendment right to communicate with #Trump about the warrant. 1/ (short thread) Opinion at https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.39513/gov.uscourts.cadc.39513.1208541751.0.pdf #LawFedi npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman I read an aggravating column in today’s Washington Post, lauding Gerald Ford@for pardoning Nixon and claiming that this shows that politicians used to be “kind” and now they are not. Some alternative perspectives: https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/09/archives/the-failure-of-mr-ford.html 1/ npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman @npub1v2s…mqq5 👋 Thanks for highlighting this story about #ClarenceThomas ‘s longtime habit of getting money and other perks from wealthy friends. Here’s a gift link to the story for those who can’t access it via your original link. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/us/clarence-thomas-rv-anthony-welters.html?unlocked_article_code=_YLPcl3TmjNIYPYrG21qGgjWlZ4E-P0rN9XhTIyGd1hTyqjehflgQ22RM-3OhlYTI1gk5f3mSVvif2xHWh_6WkniqTKxXpS4cdlCupK2XWxqkS-0r8TcTFL2mbAchk9XlPSk6IvvTJwIqiE4busc-WTvxR4ySjDvG-PZ9PXu-G4Kso9Cga0G-QT7mILZBJ2SIt6qJDQZF4n3JFyRIRev-PySIjqy_mQvY2CvtYh_rQCutWVqVWqow7OXJaSz5B4UrgiPQdvS7ViPuByqRpW9_-FrdxgfA6zbN_Wq38MzpmygwG6ok9AnDp_jV9a28KwogD4asz2PAHK1kV_sBibzUXLOTafze6A&smid=url-share @npub1q4y…x7aj npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Trump’s plans to convert the Department of Justice to a personal revenge mechanism are the logical outcome of the “unitary executive theory” advanced by figures on the right including Bill Barr and Jeffrey Clark. More on the DOJ-in-waiting Trump is forming: https://archive.ph/2023.08.05-054615/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-jack-smith-indictment-jan6-justice-department-1234800968/ #LawFedi npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Every once in a while I find myself in a state of disbelief at the state of the Republican Party in the U.S. We are no longer a two-party democracy. We have one major party and a cultish criminal organization. npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Background on #MoxilaUpadhyaya, the magistrate judge presiding at today’s #TrumpArraignment: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/content/magistrate-judge-moxila-a-upadhyaya npub13yrg3g90senmxcsp87ef4w02xkczmm3t3m0kv2k5qfuct492d9fq3t2pk6 Heidi Li Feldman Wow. Texas A&M is kowtowing to Texas elected officials at lightning speed. This sort of political control of university affairs is a hallmark of an authoritarian state. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/25/texas-am-university-professor-suspended-dan-patrick #Texas #AcademicFreedom
