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Appellate Attorney • Black and Queer Nerd • Civil Rights Law • Space Law • Progressive • Feminist • Anti-Facist • Gaymer • Quaker • He/Him • Follow Back

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Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.

Clay Jackson, a Texas attorney, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family after the father had been targeted in an ICE raid.

Then, two officers came to his home and said he was “obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation."

After he spoke publicly about it, he was fired.

29.04.2025 22:11 — 👍 415    🔁 204    💬 19    📌 11
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Skadden Associate Says Peers Have Role in Standing Up to Trump Opinion: Two Big Law associates say their peers could impact their firms' responses to Trump's attacks on the profession by speaking up together and taking actions such as

As Associates in Big Law, we should not be fearful of pushing our law firms to do the right thing. There is no shame in asking them to, at a minimum, stand up for the rule of law and efforts to diversify our profession. That’s why I chose to speak up.

26.03.2025 11:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How are private insurance companies not required to publish the coverage they deny each year when the ACA/Obamacare is?

06.12.2024 18:31 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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I just deactivated my huge X account. I may have fewer followers here so far but the engagement and overall experience is vastly superior!! I’m so glad to be here with all of you. We’re stronger together!

25.11.2024 16:11 — 👍 559    🔁 63    💬 37    📌 3
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Wicked was incredible. “Defying Gravity” was especially powerful. That song got me through the flight attendant union organizing push at Virgin America. Despite being vilified by management and having friends suddenly refusing to speak to me, I knew I was doing was the right, just thing.

23.11.2024 23:22 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Gaetz is gone!. Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.

21.11.2024 18:09 — 👍 123    🔁 12    💬 9    📌 1

This is wild!

22.11.2024 17:35 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Breaking: Trump just named Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick.

In 2013, while she was Florida AG, Bondi received a $25,000 donation from Trump — while Bondi was deciding whether to take legal action against Trump University. Bondi eventually decided not to pursue action.

21.11.2024 23:40 — 👍 828    🔁 267    💬 68    📌 40

Breaking on @MSNBC:

Matt Gaetz says he will NOT rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general.

22.11.2024 17:20 — 👍 552    🔁 64    💬 47    📌 27
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🔥 AOC on Nancy Mace

21.11.2024 13:06 — 👍 14730    🔁 2663    💬 443    📌 158

Happy to! ☺️

21.11.2024 20:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good point! You’re right, we’re not rid of him completely.

21.11.2024 19:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You’re right!

21.11.2024 18:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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TFW Matt Gaetz withdraws as an AG nominee after giving up his Congressional seat.

21.11.2024 18:24 — 👍 32    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 0

Aye aye, Captain! No hearing problem here! #UndiscoveredCountry

20.11.2024 22:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

THIS! 🙌🏾

20.11.2024 22:33 — 👍 66    🔁 23    💬 0    📌 0

Agreed!

20.11.2024 14:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Be ready to go to the mats for United Flight Attendants. It's not just their right to strike on the line, it's all of ours.

16.11.2024 20:30 — 👍 26    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 1

Anyone else remember when Dr. Oz said that it was fine for 2–3% of schoolchildren to die?

Yeah, he’s in charge of Medicaid and Medicare now.

19.11.2024 22:36 — 👍 25979    🔁 5900    💬 1491    📌 282

@democracydocket.com is another good one I found!

19.11.2024 18:20 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Never thought I’d see this from the creator of SCOTUSBlog

19.11.2024 18:12 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

"Rain is usually associated with being water, but we don't know the source of this particular puddle."

19.11.2024 02:23 — 👍 1711    🔁 213    💬 86    📌 7
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Top Democrat On House Ethics Committee Calls For Release Of Gaetz Report This would signal a major shift in past House Ethics investigations

BREAKING: The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee says that the Gaetz report should be released to the Senate.

Read the latest from @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/top-dem...

19.11.2024 16:01 — 👍 3415    🔁 458    💬 133    📌 42

Normalizing Trump is a bad idea.

Period.

18.11.2024 14:39 — 👍 32176    🔁 4576    💬 1582    📌 315
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Democrats and the Danger of Silence Fascism is here. Where are our leaders?

I wrote about how Democrats can't scream (and fundraise off of) fascism until the election and then disappear.

We need leaders now more than ever.

17.11.2024 23:25 — 👍 3297    🔁 608    💬 183    📌 45

Thanks!!

19.11.2024 16:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That’s their gripe while someone like Matt Gaetz is being nominated for AG? 🤦🏽‍♂️

19.11.2024 16:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cute! Did you do that yourself??

19.11.2024 15:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Feeling disillusioned with mainstream media. Any recommendations for credible news sources?

19.11.2024 14:40 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 5    📌 0

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