This unconstitutional and illegal Executive Order will be swiftly challenged in court and almost certainly be enjoined, but we should absolutely expect continued efforts by this administration to interfere in the upcoming midterms and set the stage for a denial of the results.

All eyes are on the midterms as Trump uses the gov's full force to supercharge election lies in case he doesn't like the results. NEW: We just published a roadmap for journalists, advocates, and voters outlining what we can do about it. Join us, start here: 🔗 https://protdem.org/executive-override

Flannery O'Connor with a few of her beloved peacocks She was BOTD in 1925 I bet those peacocks had some cool ass Southern Gothic names

Making a nostalgia playlist from my middle and high school years, and is there possibly a better set of lyrics of all time than these from Todd Snider's "Talkin' Seattle Blues"?

This is so friggin’ cool — very proud to be an early member of @sixonefivesoccer.com (and Tuesday night soccer teammate of @benwright.bsky.social)

Good afternoon! The hearing for a preliminary injunction in Anthropic v. Department of War (that's the name of the case, don't blame me!) starts on the half hour. You can follow my live coverage here.

I feel like a lot of ppl are missing the big picture here with ICE in airports. (1/3) The President is freely moving federal law enforcement officers—who have shown a willingness to engage in violent behavior with no meaningful accountability—around the country to solve his political problems.

Hey Nashville folks, if you didn’t get a chance to see the Opryland documentary when it played at the Bellcourt, it’s currently playing on Nashville Public television. Tune in! 🦞

bahahahahhahahaha BRUTAL

LFGGGGGGGG!!!!! Incredible game by Nashville SC Luis Suarez bitterly shaking his head in sadness INJECT IT STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS Messi in shambles THAT’S MY MOTHERFORKIN’ TEAM Y’ALL #EveryoneN #COYBIG

Excited to present tomorrow with Keeda Haynes in partnership with @organizetn.bsky.social, Fisk University, and @brennancenter.org about felony disenfranchisement in Tennessee. There's still time to sign up and, if you're an attorney, get CLE credit! lnkd.in/e2_YRMh7

JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked ICE from constructing an immigration detention facility in Hagerstown, MD after the state sued over the lack of a mandated environmental impact review. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72362...

Want to get rid of gerrymandering for good? (yes please!) Want to make elections more competitive? (absolutely!) Want to stop wasting your vote if you're in district/state that is dominated by a single party? (that's me!) I am 100% a proportional representation convert; learn more below.

Really proud of my colleagues for filing this lawsuit. It's an incredibly important stand to take against government surveillance, targeting, and violation of our First Amendment rights. #democracy

🚨 For AI-using attorneys out there: Judge Rakoff (SDNY) put down an order Tuesday ruling that when a criminal defendant asked Claude legal strategy questions, those queries were NOT PRIVILEGED. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (but note the nuance in following posts) /1

This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆

All-time favorite 🤣 #superbowl

What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,

"[W]e're taking the exact same law that local officers are already held accountable for [and]...applying them to federal agents through state law," our own Edgar Lin on states adopting a "Universal Constitutional Remedies Act" so residents can seek remedy if federal agents violate one's rights.

Can’t make a Tomlette without breaking some Greggs

READ. THIS. ORDER. “Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster. That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.”

Since 2022, I’ve been working to try to overturn Tennessee's felony disenfranchisement regime permanently denying the right to vote to thousands of Tennesseans. Last week, my co-counsel at Arnold & Porter and I traveled to Memphis for trial. protectdemocracy.org/work/felony-... /1

Day 1 of our trial challenging felony disenfranchisement in Tennessee is complete! Some really excellent testimony from our expert, Dr. Pippa Holloway, the preeminent historian of felony disenfranchisement in the South. Video here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=WQCj...

JUST NOW: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social arrives at the start of the new Tennessee legislative session with a huge “ABOLISH ICE” flag

i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane

Alongside @protectdemocracy.org, our brief urges SCOTUS to reaffirm what is outlined in both the U.S. Constitution and the Electoral Count Reform Act: States have the responsibility and authority to set rules governing ballot receipt deadlines, subject to modification by Congress.

NEW: We filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state laws that protect voters against disenfranchisement due to mail delays outside of their control: campaignlegal.org/update/urgin...

Also this, from one of my favorite writers / thinkers / theologians, Anne Lamott: “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”

As we head into 2026 continuing to fight for our democracy, let us be relentless against our adversaries yet kind to ourselves and our compatriots because….. … pobody’s nerfect* Happy New Year! *shamelessly borrowed from “The Good Place”

RESISTANCE. WORKS. #Democracy

Jack Smith deposition is now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b... Since it is 8+ hours long, I will wait for others to highlight/summarize key points.

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case shows two directly opposed responses to authoritarianism and the attempt by this administration to destroy the rule of law and the independence of the Department of Justice. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n...

Fantastic thread about Nashville history, German influence, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the KKK, and more. The more I learn about Tennessee legal and constitutional history in the 1800s the more fascinated I become.

This is absolutely fantastic — read it right now. In short: We are going to win, but it’s going to hurt. We have an enormous task ahead of us, and we need a new generation of Reconstruction elected officials who are willing to build a new, more just and equitable democracy.

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The Chotinering: Congressional Edition

What a surprise. The guy that said that the DOJ should defy court orders so he could demonstrate his own lawless loyalty to Trump… has no ethics as a judge. This guy never should’ve been confirmed, and shouldn’t be a judge, period. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

This, from @elienyc.bsky.social, is an excellent explainer on the profound implications of the FTC case that was argued yesterday. www.thenation.com/article/poli... 1/3

Following The Chotinering feed (by @joshuajfriedman.com) is one of the best decisions I've made in the last 6 months #TheChotinering

Why is the FTC case important? Why does it matter whether Trump can fire the the heads of independent agencies like the FTC, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)? IT'S ABOUT CORRUPTION.

New from Michael Miller and me at @thejop.bsky.social: Evidence that, in most areas that were affected by the decision, the Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 (Shelby County v Holder) increased the racial turnout gap. A thread... www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Best summary of Slaughter (i.e., the FTC removal case)

Lawfare's Trump Administration Litigation Tracker is currently following 253 active cases challenging Trump administration actions, 19 suits by the administration challenging state or local laws, and 6 criminal prosecution. Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker

If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

GOP: crazy la-la liberal anarcho-goose-herding Nancy Pelosi Joe Biden, don't worry "real" Americans love what we're doing TN Voters: D+19 shift GOP: ah well, you see 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤. 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. (shamelessly repackaging @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social)

Hey look! It’s my district!

Yep, this is exactly right

To reiterate, we’re talking a D+19 shift in TENNESSEE, a state which Trump won by almost 30 points A YEAR AGO (last year Trump won CD-07 by 22 points and scandal-plagued Mark Green won CD-07 by 21.5 points)