Paul Detrick

“He was the sixth IRS leader since the start of the year.”

Supreme Court Upholds Curbs on Care for Transgender Minors (3) A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh bl...

"A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh blow to LGBTQ rights."

Loper Bright: How a Little Boat Made Big Waves by UnCommon Law Inside Loper Bright: How Fishermen and Conservative Groups Shaped a Supreme Court Ruling and Redefined Regulatory Power

I am certainly not a lawyer. But, I did get to play a fictitious lawyer in a fictitious courtroom making fictitious arguments on a very real award-winning legal podcast called UnCommon Law for @bloomberglaw.com about the Loper Bright case. Take a listen here: megaphone.link/BL2917456147

Law Firms Thread Needle on Trump Pledges With Minimal Change Nine big law firms that promised President Donald Trump $940 million in free legal services are changing little to meet their commitments, a strategy enabled by the deals’ vagueness and judges strikin...

"The agreements lack deadlines, definitions or processes, giving firms wide latitude in interpreting them. Firm leaders realize the president has less leverage to punish them for how they follow the deals after three judges struck down Trump orders."
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I’ve ridden said train and I wish there were at least some disco playing.

Judicious, of course.

I got a little gassed last week running two 5k races on little training. But the good news is I got to race against a bunch of fancy lawyers, judges, journalists, politicians and SCOTUS Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. A very fun way to explore DC.

Trans student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first Marcy Rheintgen, 20, faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge punishable by up to 60 days in jail and is due to appear in court in May.

“If I’m a criminal, it’s going to be so hard for me to live a normal life, all because I washed my hands. Like, that’s so insane.”

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YouTube video by Bloomberg Law Donald Trump & MAGA Target Transgender Rights: Culture Wars, Executive Orders, and Bathroom Bills

SCOTUS said it would allow the Trump admin to discharge 1000s of transgender service members. The discharge was from an EO saying armed forces must prioritize military excellence and readiness. For more on the state of transgender rights check out this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...

Puppy rescue day at the office is absolutely as wonderful as you think it might be.

YouTube video by Bloomberg Law How Republicans Can Muscle Through Trump’s Agenda Without Compromise

How will GOP pass their agenda? Compromise with Dems? Maybe. But GOP led Congress will most likely use the brute force method of budget reconciliation.

Here is a guide to that *rollercoaster of a process from @bgov.com and @bloomberglaw.com.

*Rollercoaster featured in video.

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YouTube video by Bloomberg Law Transgender Rights Under Trump: Policy Battles and Legal Fights

The team here at @bloomberglaw.com & @bgov.com is out with a new vid on the state of transgender rights. It’s a survey of reporters covering the rights from different beats. Watch! youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...

Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, naturally.

She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex. The Daily · Episode

The production on this episode of The Daily is incredible. The story has so many great twists and deep analysis. Worth. Every. Second. open.spotify.com/episode/09YM...

A Political History of Country Music | On the Media | WNYC Studios Although country music is now synonymous with the Republican Party, it wasn't always so.

As it’s rumored that more country music is headed for the Kennedy Center under President Trump’s directive, I am reminded of this @onthemedia.bsky.social piece about the evolution of country among the right and left. Listen: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

*Legal comedy maybe. They should have given an Oscar to Joan Cusack for almost anything but especially for her nominated performance in “In & Out.”

“But you got in the shower?”

Damn, Ted’s Bulletin is scrambling my pocket book.

If you learn anything from the first episode of White Lotus S3 let it be: Call reporters back.

I was kinda glad the Dad in Parker Posey’s family disobeyed the White Lotus’ rule to hand over their phones and tablets for the week. I felt a lot of relief for that fake WSJ reporter.

YouTube video by ReasonTV How Donald Shoup Will Find You a Parking Spot

Donald Shoup was kind. I got to produce this profile of him about his work studying parking. Profs don’t always have time for b-roll shoots. Shoup made time for us & was pleased to let us shoot him riding around on his bike. Of course he didn’t drive to work. RIP Prof. Shoup youtu.be/uVteHncimV0?...

It feels like you’d be friends with Justin Long back then

YouTube video by Bloomberg Law Marvin Gaye, Ed Sheeran & the 'Blurred Lines' of Music Copyright

Confused about the difference between record of the year and song of the year at the Grammys? We cover some of that in this @bloomberglaw.com explainer about songwriting copyright (with a little help from Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston of course).

Watch: youtu.be/EVPMizqp-qg?...

“There’s no hard and fast rule for what I won’t cover, but I don’t think ‘Billionaires Are Good’ is a headline you’ll ever see on The Handbasket.”

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I really hoped this was about the dolphin influencer community but upon clicking I found out it was not.

TFW a law professor references Insane Clown Posse to react to the TikTok unbanning. 🥰🥰🥰 Whoop, whoop.

Was it avoiding moral panics?

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Quince has a good one. www.quince.com/women/women-...

Chris, in your legal journalistic opinion, is Blank Street Coffee cold brew any good?

Take your AirPods out of your ears on the Green line and listen to the conversations. Everyone is talking about Allison Janney in the second season of The Diplomat! DC loves Allison Janney and it loves The Diplomat…