Eli Karush

I did dry January for 8.5 days!

The Emerging Firearms Hypocrisy of <em>Terry</em>: The Fifth Circuit in <em>United States v. Wilson</em> | Stanford Law Review Terry v. Ohio’s flexible reasonable-suspicion rule is colliding with the post-Bruen expansion of public carry. In United States v. Wilson, the Fifth

"We should be particularly concerned when, as in Wilson, courts evaluating Terry stops fall back on associational suspicion when they are precluded by a robust Second Amendment from acknowledging their belief that the wrong person is carrying a concealed weapon."

The accusation from ACB in Casa of KBJ “embracing an imperial judiciary” is truly unfathomable.

absolutely crazy time to be a clerk in Judge Boasberg’s chambers

My mind immediately went to what the SCOTUS secret signal chat looks like.

Just a few doors down from the ever crowded Yellow in Georgetown is a great French pastry shop called Boulangerie Christophe!

Is Anyone Ready For This? Neither the media nor the Democrats are built for a constitutional crisis

My latest, about how both the media and the Democrats are failing to meet the moment.

no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good

“Or, if the Government did inform the lawyer where a prisoner was being taken but kept moving him so a filing could not catch up to the prisoner, again, in my view, habeas jurisdiction would lie in the district or districts from which he had been removed.” (4/4)

“In this case, if the Government had removed Padilla from the Southern District of New York but refused to tell his lawyer where he had been taken, the District Court would have had jurisdiction over the petition.” (3/4)

“or where the Government was not forthcoming with respect to the identity of the custodian and the place of detention. In cases of that sort, habeas jurisdiction would be in the district court from whose territory the petitioner had been removed.” (2/4)

From Kennedy’s concurrence in Rumsfeld v. Padilla, “In addition, I would acknowledge an exception if there is an indication that the Government's purpose in removing a prisoner were to make it difficult for his lawyer to know where the habeas petition should be filed,“ (1/4)

Foxes in the Snow Jason Isbell · Album · 2025 · 11 songs

nobody is writing songs like jason isbell right now. needless to say, foxes in the snow is a masterclass

YouTube video by City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's Opening Statement to the United States House Committee on Oversight

To every one of my neighbors back in Boston, know this: You belong here. This is your home. Boston es tu hogar. Boston se lakay ou. 這是你的家.

This is our city.

We are the safest major city in the nation because we are safe for everyone.

#Boston #Congress #CongressionalHearing #Immigration

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams Patterson Hood · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

Patterson Hood of @drivebytruckers.bsky.social somehow perfectly encapsulated the current moment:

Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying Labi Siffre · Album · 1972 · 12 songs

we need more love!

State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

What else is there to say…

are people that “read” on the subway actually reading?

sipping vermouth, listening to early dylan, and attempting to not think about tomorrow…

Two Damning Investigations Are a Stark Reminder of What We Stand to Lose Republican objections to these investigations tell us something about their cynical worldview.

saying the staggeringly obvious out loud. Happy holidays to you and yours.

I encourage everyone to listen. 7 years ago I attended the ACLU summer advocacy institute where @chasestrangio.bsky.social spoke and now I attend his Alma mater! A great breakdown of the case and its stakes.

I am a huge proponent of the American diner.

So the harvard undergrads next to me won’t stop talking about how awesome they are, the guy in front of me complained that his tray table was broken so tech ops has been called in, and I woke up at 5:45 AM. Thanksgiving is off to a roaring start!

Songs That She Sang in the Shower Jason Isbell · Southeastern · Song · 2013

Monday afternoon listen:

Hello! Happy to be here. Are people deleting their twitter accounts? Or, keeping twitter but not using?