Joe Fore

Poverty? Can't solve it. Education? Can't fund it. Student debt? Can't relieve it. But there's always enough money for war.

Chief Justice Cleo Powell formally sworn into Supreme Court of Virginia She is the first Black woman to hold the position.

At her investiture ceremony, Virginia Chief Justice Cleo Powell ’82, the first Black woman to hold the position, reflected on her journey as a jurist. @vpm.org

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Could someone please reset the "Hours without an embarrassing DOJ filing" clock to 0?

Speechless. Government moves to not move to dismiss law firm EO appeals.

Congrats to Jenner & Block, Perkins Coie, Susman Godfrey, and Wilmer Hale, and congrats to their lawyers at Clement & Murphy, Cooley, Munger Tolles, and Williams & Connolly. You've shown integrity and conviction when many of your peers showed that they have none.

Virginia redistricting election can move forward, court rules Although Monday’s ruling means the redistricting referendum will take place, it is not the end of the legal saga.

🚨BREAKING: Virginia voters will head to the polls starting Friday to weigh in on a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map in response to GOP gerrymanders in other states after a court ruled* that election preparations can move forward. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Over generations, DOJ built a reputation as the gold standard.

In one year, they burnt it to the ground.

DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled:

Voters as “Votors”
Emergency as "Emeregency"
United States as "United Staes"

And, it included a non-party in the caption.

These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.

Screenshot of a tweet from Katie Miller that reads "Restoring entertainment to a shared common culture devoid of overt liberalism will make our country a better place. Our children deserve programming without a forced trans agenda. A win for consumers. A win for Americans. A win for our children."

This is the wife of the second most powerful person in the American government, openly cheering on the censorship of stories and narratives and values that conflict with her own. It's appalling, and Democrats should absolutely fight back hard.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

I was pleased to write for my pal @meganeboyd.bsky.social an essay on How I Write for Scribes. And if you'd like to read it, it's here. I don't think I have any special sauce, but this is how I do it.

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I mean, good for the 5th Cir. But this kind of conduct deserves way more than a $2500 fine. We *have* to start docking people's bar cards for this nonsense.

The fake cites/quotes are bad enough. But responding to that gaffe with anything less than 100% contrition should be disqualifying.

How any attorney with a shred of dignity or integrity could walk under that banner and into work every day is completely beyond me.

Many (most?) lawyers of character have already left the Department. But this should prompt another wave of defections.

Based on my previous work on probability phrases across various colloquial and professional contexts, 60% probability invariably corresponds to subjective phrases like "about as likely as not, " "more likely than not," or (at most) "likely" or "probable."

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I hope more senior mentors/attorneys/profs etc know this but I always like to say this

Please please please share with young people, mentees, or whoever all your struggles and challenges you had in your career

The reason I come to you for advice is because I certainly must value something…

Stephen Colbert Defies CBS, Says Network Banned Him From Interviewing James Talarico On ‘The Late Show’ The Late Night host explained FCC Chair Brendan Carr's new guidance on the "equal time" rule, which alters how some programs schedule interviews.

The party against cancel culture loves canceling everyone.

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I heartily second Fisk. In addition to just being funny, it’s got a lot of very realistic-feeling lawyers-client interactions and situations. I’ve been tempted to show several clips in class to highlight particular ethical or professional issues.

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.

The referendum will take place on April 21.

The unexpected winners of the AI slop boom: Word nerds The rise of slopaganda is fueling a surprising tech hiring boom.

Forget coders; tech companies are desperate for "storytellers"

It's a lesson for #legalwriting students: even if AI takes over some writing tasks, there's still a need for the uniquely human skill of analyzing and explaining things in clear, compelling ways.

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Another loss for Pirro, whose office has “struggled to secure indictments and convictions, including when a jury acquitted a man who chucked a Subway sandwich ..”

@nbcnews.com
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Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.

NEW: Trump DOJ tries, fails to secure indictment over Democratic lawmakers' social media video on unlawful orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.

I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.

Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

…and the notion that lawyers don’t need to conduct a “granular analysis” of court opinions is a bit of a shock to anyone who’s taught at—or attended—an American law school in the past 150 years.

Another old-school-style Q for #AppellateTwitter: have y’all used this quote (or sentiment) to avoid unhelpful language in a controlling opinion?

It seems like a helpful, stock quote to have at the ready when you want to say “those are just words”— I just don’t recall seeing it before…

…and the notion that lawyers don’t need to conduct a “granular analysis” of court opinions is a bit of a shock to anyone who’s taught at—or attended—an American law school in the past 150 years.

Another old-school-style Q for #AppellateTwitter: have y’all used this quote (or sentiment) to avoid unhelpful language in a controlling opinion?

It seems like a helpful, stock quote to have at the ready when you want to say “those are just words”— I just don’t recall seeing it before…

Font nerds rejoice

If due process can be denied to anyone, it can be denied to everyone.
"You don't get due process because [x]."
"But [x] doesn't actually apply to me!"
"Sorry, you have no legal recourse to show you have due process rights because we've denied your due process rights due to [x]."
Wurman worm.