@joshuakolb.bsky.social
Counsel and Manager of Rapid Legal Response, Democracy Defenders Fund @sddfund.bsky.social and Democracy Defenders Action @sddaction.bsky.social; The Contrarian
Good news in VOA case!
Judge just granted our & wonderful cocounsel & clients motion for order to show cause & strongly called out the government's games
He ordered gov to produce a plan for restoring VOA's programming as required under the statute
The Trump Admin wrongfully detained & removed Adrián Rengel from the US, sending him to the brutal CECOT prison in El Salvador
@democracydefendersfund.org we brought a claim under fed law on Rengel's behalf to clear his name
I discussed w/ @katiephang.bsky.social
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Suing the Trump Administration for its Bad Acts -- Here's my conversation w/ @katiephang.bsky.social about the claim we @democracydefendersfund.org filed on behalf of Adrián Rengel
He was wrongfully detained & removed from the US, & left to languish in CECOT
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Honored to join @katiephang.bsky.social on her Substack today to discuss our claim on behalf of our client, who was wrongfully detained and removed from the U.S. to the brutal CECOT prison in El Salvador
It's the first of its kind & we @democracydefendersfund.org were proud to bring it
I just covered the claim brought by Neiyerver Rengel against the Trump Administration and I wanted to talk with one of the lawyers who’s representing Mr. Rengel.
Join me at 3:00 pm ET for a Substack Live with @joshuakolb.bsky.social from @democracydefendersfund.org !
This week we have a special Independence Week edition of the Democracy Index w/ @joycewhitevance.bsky.social -- stepping back to take the temperature of the rule of law in the wake of momentous SCOTUS decisions and DOJ developments @contrariannews.org
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This week we have a special Independence Week edition of the Democracy Index w/ @joycewhitevance.bsky.social -- stepping back to take the temperature of the rule of law in the wake of momentous SCOTUS decisions and DOJ developments @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-democr...
President Trump's deployment of the National Guard is unlawful and unprecedented. Our @democracydefendersfund.org report unpacks the law. W/ @normeisen.bsky.social & Diamond Brown
www.democracydefendersfund.org/_files/ugd/c...
We @democracydefendersfund.org just filed an amicus brief w/ former conservative officials opposing Trump's use of the AEA
It's not just unlawful, it's unnecessary. The gov has many legal tools to protect the public, but the AEA isn't one of them
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/06.03.25...
Elon Musk has been forced to learn a Bismarckian lesson about the art of politics. We explain the implications of that at The Democracy Index this week @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-democr...
The high-profile fights over Abrego Garcia & the other removals to El Salvador reflect the Trump Adm's desperation, & also help obscure the reality that Trump and his top immigration adviser Stephen Miller are falling short of their own promises
We explain @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
With the pause in discovery in the Garcia case ending today it’s a good time to step back & look at how we got here
As Trump & WH scrambles one figure seems to have more responsibility than anyone else for this mess: Trump adviser Stephen Miller
We explain @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
It's part of Miller's inescapable influence & desire to steamroll on immigration & the courts
We broke down @msnbc.com how DOJ’s filings became increasingly recalcitrant & misleading after his public comments. And as seen here Trump has adopted Miller's mistaken spin
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
This convo bw @gregsargent.bsky.social & @speechboy71.bsky.social gets at the imp dynamic we explained in our @msnbc.com piece, and the prominent role Stephen Miller is playing in this mess
DOJ’s filings after Miller’s comments become more recalcitrant and misleading
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
The high-profile fights over Abrego Garcia & the other removals to El Salvador reflect the Trump WH's desperation, & also help obscure the reality that Trump and his top immigration adviser Stephen Miller are falling short of their own promises.
We explain @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
The calamitous influence of Stephen Miller has become impossible to ignore
We explain @msnbc.com how the removal of Abrego Garcia is the natural result of his attempt to impose his draconian and seemingly unrealistic deportation goals as rapidly as possible
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
At @contrariannews.org The Democracy Index, we began the week wondering whether Trump can dissolve our democratic government faster than the courts can stop him.
We ended the week with some bipartisan signs of the judiciary holding. @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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Each week at The Democracy Index, we take a snapshot of the state of our democracy
The cavalier incompetence and dangerousness of Signalgate encapsulates much of the peril we have been tracking
This week's edition explains why @contrariannews.org
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The Signalgate scandal reflects broader systemic problems with the Trump Administration’s governance and the state of our democracy
This week's Democracy Index @contrariannews.org explains precisely why this episode was so damaging -- and so revealing
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Are we witnessing the dismantling of America? This week's edition of The Democracy Index for The Contrarian grapples with that question, w/ @joycewhitevance.bsky.social & our excellent team @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-democr...
Tracking The Democracy Index is sometimes heartbreaking, but this week, amidst everything going on, there are strong if slim rays of light peeking through
We highlight four important wins for democracy where federal courts held the line @contrariannews.org
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A tremendous honor to work with @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to put together The Democracy Index this week for @contrariannews.org
We aim to distill the week’s events in a way that helps people understand what’s happening to our democracy
Check it out: contrarian.substack.com/p/the-democr...
This week I had the privilege to pen The Democracy Index for @joycewhitevance.bsky.social and @contrariannews.org, with help from @joshuakolb.bsky.social & @brimurphy.bsky.social!
Please give it a read! contrarian.substack.com/p/the-democr...
