You can read the analysis from @elisebmaizel.bsky.social and me on SSRN or the California Law Review Online. We are still pursuing our rights to review the settlement agreements in our FOIA case [3/4]
Now, the Trump Administration has abandoned its appeals, perhaps because it recognized the EOs were unlawful in the first place -- or perhaps because the EOs accomplished the chilling effect they were designed to have [2/4]
Early in his second term, Donald Trump issued unprecedented Executive Orders against half a dozen private law firms. Four of them -- including my old law shop, @WilmerHale, sued and won in federal district court [1/4]
π¨ Law360 picked up on our FOIA lawsuit. βοΈ @elisebmaizel.bsky.social and I want to read the Trump/Big Law contracts. π In part so we can analyze them, as we did, in short form, here: papers.ssrn.com/abstract=538....
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Dial M for Muppet
This is the direct result of a judicial order. Law isnβt magic but it can be powerful stuff.
Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Securityβs account of the shooting.
Today would be a good day to donate to immigration defense in Minnesota. www.ilcm.org/donate/
Good morning from the Philadelphia airport, where people are saying "I'm sorry" when I tell them my destination is Detroit.
I talked to CNN about the privileged assertions being made by Epstein's estate.
Solidarity
snakes leave behind whole skins. all manner of flying creatures, not just butterflies, do them one better, whole new selves from wriggling worms. rocks into gems. mystics die to the flesh to be reborn in the spirit. rebirth is the rule, not the stray exception, if we can grasp it
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
Spicy tuna rolls
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattanβ¦
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.οΏΌ
I think this is one those things historians understand intuitively and a lot of non-historians struggle with. Research isnβt just about answering a question, itβs about framing a question. This is what we argue about! Wrestle with. Cry over. Drink away. Not how to answer, but what question to ask.
Ah, reading further I see he's already beating me to making this comment!
Plot twist: I have it on good authority that @yeargain.bsky.social 's grades are already in. People will do anything to avoid finishing that paper for February, though!
Rigorous originalist thought from my brilliant colleague.
I don't check this website every day, but I did today and that was a mistake. I want to learn nothing more about metaphorical rivers and canyons.
VC David went out of her way to identify the dogs' names when she could
We're just doing 30 Rock episodes now
Also, Sabrina Shroff--who represented Sandwich Guy--is a phenomenal attorney. I worked on a matter with Sabrina when I was in practice and have no doubt the defense case was expertly litigated.
Happy new @themountaingoats.bsky.social record day to all who celebrate! This year's theme is nautical musical theatre!
At last, the voice we've been waiting to hear on Tornetta...
π¨πͺΆβοΈ @elisebmaizel.bsky.social and I just came out with a new essay on Trump's assault on Big Law. Available in the California Law Review Online here: www.californialawreview.org/online/trump... [1/5]
How does private equity work, you ask? Well let's start with a lesson on management fees, illustrated here.
Cosign
There goes my corporate comparative law project. Wouldn't want to be caught smuggling in ideas.
