I've unfortunately spent most of my time on the Other Site, as all of the Degenerate Gamblers are over there. But I popped back on here to say #appellatebluesky, #appellatesky, or whatever we're calling it now should follow the developments on sports prediction markets.

While the law is argued in court, the distinction may not ultimately matter much to its customers. “Pragmatically, I think for the retail individual, they don’t see a difference,” said @andrewkim.bsky.social, a lawyer specializing in gaming law.

I feel like CAFed is like the *least* partisan federal court of appeals...

Me, telling the story of D.C.: “So, there was an agency called DOGE, named after something called a memecoin. A gentleman by the name of Big Balls worked for DOGE….”

Rehearing en banc in 3... 2... 1...

Hey Siri, play "Upgrade U" by Beyonce

This is an incredibly niche thought, but do women just have Revolutionary War military costumes in their closet, or what? So many Hamilton videos have popped up out of nowhere.

Using the "decline and suggest new time" function on Outlook is an act of aggression

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

me: mindlessly watching videos on YouTube YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_iM... @stevevladeck.bsky.social

Between Les Liaisons Coldplayeuses and Donald Trump's signature being used for [censored], it's been a helluva 24 hours for this country.

So proud.

Could have sworn 2019 was last year

My colleague @andrewkim.bsky.social and I were proud to partner with Planned Parenthood in opposing certiorari in this case!

Is this the monkey's paw response to me saying earlier this year that the Court should take up more Rule 23 cases?

Welp

Just got off a red-eye, which lasted longer than this ceasefire.

Weird flex, but ok

Did not see USCIT coming in off the top rope

Was the ship named Icarus

Kudos to the man playing Civ VI on this four-hour flight. Live your truth.

It's all fun and games until you're the only person up at 2am who knows how to run a Table of Authorities

This has always puzzled me. Technically, the Pope is a foreign sovereign, and a foreign sovereign shouldn't be able to swear or maintain allegiance to another country. But I don't think popes give up their citizenship - do they? Pope Francis didn't give up his Argentine passport.

Me: People digging into the new Pope’s personal life really need to get a life of their own. Also me: Oooh, we have the same birthday!

I didn't know the College of Cardinals had the power to pull Ed Martin's nomination.

Rehearing en banc in 3, 2, 1…

My recent re-watch of the Borgias seems relevant

Is it just me, or do 80% of LinkedIn posts feel ... fake?

5 U.S.C. § 6103(a): "The following are legal public holidays ... Veterans Day, November 11."

WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA

At some point, I suspect this will break Justice Barrett, too.

I didn’t even need to open the article to know who this was. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...

Sooo... does Senator Van Hollen file these declarations now, or what?

You know you pay too much attention to the life sciences industry when you tell your doctor about upcoming drug approvals...

Will DOJ file a status report tomorrow saying Van Hollen's visit satisfies the "facilitation" requirement?

He’s going to crash the economy by TruthSocial, isn’t he.

What, exactly, are they appealing? The order to "take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible"? If so, what is the controversy for purposes of appeal?

Is the government still required to file daily status reports in Abrego Garcia? I feel like this is the closest we've gotten to appointment television, since, well, before the invention of DVR.

A missed opportunity for 55 ROGS 55 RFPS 55 DEPOS 55 RFAS

Can't wait until the Supreme Court grants shadow mandamus on a discovery issue #finaljudgmentrulewhat

I'm sorry, if a judge used the words "intense discovery" and "no business hours," I think I might die. (Who am I kidding, I'm an appellate lawyer; I would die just hearing the word "discovery.")

And who says degenerate gambling and the APA don't mix: closingline.substack.com/p/the-curren...

Two unserious thoughts about a very serious case (Abrego Garcia): 1. Do they just draw a different declarant out of a hat every day? Is it like drawing the short straw? 2. At what point are they just going to Xerox the middle finger and upload that to CM/ECF?

Don't let anyone tell you serious thought leadership about federal preemption and statutory interpretation can't use the Marie Kondo "I Love Mess" GIF.

If some state secrets privilege prevents you from responding to #2 and #3 from Judge Xinis's order, you should assert the privilege. If you don't, that just makes me wonder whether you're doing nothing.

The civil servant who signed this has been around for so long, his bio says he's a *CHARTER MEMBER* of the Senior Executive Service (est. 1979)

Can't wait til this daily reporting requirement gets appealed under the collateral order doctrine

"We made no effort to try to comply with your order while we raced to the Supreme Court, and *hand waves* FOREIGN AFFAIRS"

Same vibes, tbh.

It’s like Trump woke up one day and decided the U.S. economy needed to experience the Johnny Cash rendition of “Hurt.”