In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

You really have to feel for the germs that were unlucky enough to catch RFK, Jr.

Gonna be honest, this feels a lot like what an illegitimate federal law enforcement agency that is disappearing people off the streets would say

For anyone interested in an intra-Sixth Circuit fight over qualified immunity (or who wants to read Thapar's latest audition for a Supreme Court appointment), see here: www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...

Moms rule

Because I am receptive to (albeit pretty skeptical of) the technology if it works, I recently tested out an expensive new legal generative AI product. The solve? Table of Authorities generation: a time suck that has simple rules and doesn’t require “thinking.” The product? A complete failure.

When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...

They badly bungled this. There are many applications of this technology (Missing child! Missing dementia patient! Abusive ex-husband kidnapped the kids! Dzhokhar Tsarnaev!) that most people would likely support if they trusted the company not to abuse the tech. 1/2 www.theverge.com/tech/876866/...

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Grand juries, neighbors > elite universities, law firms

Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen: "We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

Comparing the vast number of people who participated in these almost uniformly nonviolent, lawful protests—which included a bunch of singing clergy—to Central American drug cartels is fucking insane. Secret police do not belong in this country.

Another thing BigLaw could do is give money to civil rights lawyers who know how to do things other than bill spectacularly while providing dubious value

Big law firms looking for redemption after humiliatingly capitulating to Donald Trump might consider that local folks fighting with almost no resources to keep immigrant prison camps out of their towns could use a little help.

I laughed so hard I hurt myself x.com/jarvis_best/...

Yup, the genuinely principled libertarian is a creature that exists, and is frequently recognized by its lack of association with libertarian groups.

Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.

This should really be called the Melania Halftime Show because it’s strictly a right-wing cultural thing and no one saw it

MVP is going to be a close call between the punter and the kicker

In case you missed the moment. Art is powerful

The extraordinary damage that this putrid person causes with his anti-vax ideology is one of the most insidious parts of this Administration. *But separate from that,* it will never not be funny that RFK Jr.—who looks visibly unhealthy and has a literal brainworm—considers himself a health expert.

I like this, and it’s very much in the spirit of the writ of habeas corpus.

This is wild, but the craziest part of lawyer hourly rates is not the partners—it’s the associates. Many of the top partners way exceed the value of whatever they charge (if you’re producing unique results in multibillion-dollar disputes, your value is humongous ). www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.

I accept the value of pleading in the alternative. But I’m not sure you can use the Shaggy defense at the same time you’re asking for relief which is only available to the “person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used.”

Few people know this, but Bill Ackman is actually RFK Jr.’s brainworm.

Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go

Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Bigtime, highly anticipated opinion out of the Tennessee Court of Appeals this afternoon on the accessibility of the Covenant shooter's records: www.tncourts.gov/sites/defaul...

"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...

this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway

Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets

Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel? Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again. And they almost shot some kids in the process.

Pro-life my ass

Important info from @cato.org about how immigrants contribute to our country: "The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023." Facts matter.

This, but seriously:

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.

WRONG. That’s not even the thing that didn’t happen the most *regarding the Melania documentary.* Instead, *this* is the thing that didn’t happen the most: x.com/NickAdamsinU... Additional fact: This guy is the nominee for ambassador to Malaysia. Our entire federal government is a shitpost.

They delayed the release ostensibly to enable appropriate redaction but left the CSAM photos? What?

🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.

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“Instead of getting sidelined by distractions like this, the Trump Administration should really be focused on releasing lower prices,” Schumer and Jeffries said in a joint statement.

“Well riddle me this: If I were actually involved in human trafficking, then why would I be wearing this ‘Not Involved in Human Trafficking’ shirt? You loons. You complete doofuses.”

This is the direct result of a judicial order. Law isn’t magic but it can be powerful stuff.

(It’s a Waffle House)

One cool idea would be for every resident to chip in a little bit—we could call the money “taxes”—and then spend it on things like “infrastructure” instead of billionaires who want to build stadiums or move their headquarters.