1/2 👉The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war - but a long line of Supreme Court decisions has expanded presidential authority to initiate military action without clear congressional approval. @skennedy2504.myatproto.social

1/2 ⚖️DOJ lawyers swear to uphold the constitution - Trump’s immigration policies stand in direct opposition to this oath. “For any lawyer in this position who actually cares about their professional and moral responsibilities, there is a very simple answer: quit.” @rsgat.bsky.social

❌👑The greatest threat to American democracy is not from armies abroad or international threats, it is from constitutional erosion within. The tried and true anecdote? We must use our voices, our vote and our streets to demand that our constitution belongs to US. #NoKings www.ms.now/ali-velshi/t...

🚨🚨Future lawyers, take note: In this moment of constitutional crisis, the path you take has never been more important. You can use your law degree to defend the rule of law & hold power accountable - or you can use it to protect the status quo. The choice is yours. www.law.com/internationa...

In his 1st year back, Trump has attempted to dismantle the checks & balances that have sustained American democracy for 250 years — silencing journalists, weaponizing the DOJ, defying federal judges, bypassing Congress & killing people without accountability. ❌ 👑 No one is above the law

Big Law is facing an ethics crisis. Our Big Law organizing guide offers key questions for lawyers and law students to ask so we can protect the rule of law within firms and during recruitment. Check it out & share ▶️ peoplesparity.org/dont-bend-th...

1/2 🏛️🛑Conservative supreme courts have emerged as a surprising obstacle to Republicans’ extreme political agendas. Republican-controlled legislatures are pulling all the stops to bring these courts to heel writes @skennedy2504.myatproto.social

California AG Rob Bonta singled out Paul Weiss in an exclusive roundtable interview for agreeing to do free legal work in line with the Trump administration’s goals. bit.ly/4rOhU96

Paul Weiss Is Still Catching Heat For Selling Out — See Also https://abovethelaw.com/2026/02/paul-weiss-is-still-catching-heat-for-selling-out-see-also/

Judges often describe the courts as the last line of defense for constitutional democracy. But a last line of defense that declines to defend is not neutral. It is complicit. @skennedy2504.myatproto.social in @ballsandstrikes.org

Law students are resisting Big Law's recruitment practices & winning. 🎉 Congrats to the PPP Georgetown Law Chapter & the coalition of law school SBAs who are demanding OCI be moved back to 2L year. Sign the petition, keep the pressure on Big Law 👇 linktr.ee/Law_Student_...

I wrote this piece about popular constitutionalism last year, but I truly don't think I could have possibly imagined then that we'd be watching the people claim power over the Constitution like we have for the last few months in Minnesota. www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...

*If* the federal government actually retreats in Minnesota, I will never, ever let anybody forget that it was the people, not the courts, that made them do it.

The problem with the Supreme Court supermajority is not just one of ideology or politics, but of epistemology. The world as they understand it bears little resemblance to reality www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...

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Power concedes nothing without a fight. The news of the draw down this morning is a development that was won by the power of neighbors joining together to keep each other safe. We celebrate the wins. Yet we know the threat is not over, and so our fight is not over.

Another federal court has rejected the administration’s attempt to detain people incommunicado. The Constitution does not disappear inside immigration detention. 👇

1/3 For most of its history, SCOTUS has been a brake on democratic change, moving only when public opinion makes it inevitable. But as @skennedy2504.myatproto.social writes, in a world of “alternate facts” shaped by Fox News, its disconnect with public sentiment has never been deeper. ⚖️📺🧠

BREAKING: We’re urging the court to force discovery in our case against DOGE in order to fully investigate the extent of their misuse of Social Security data to potentially manipulate U.S. elections. DOGE is not above the law.

A confidential agreement provides yet more evidence of the administration’s campaign to interfere with upcoming elections. bit.ly/46tX4nd

I am thrilled to share this recording with you! This is "Democracy in the Balance" - our judicial workshop from last night with special guest and state court expert, @billycorriher.bsky.social. Please listen!! It is incredibly informative & HOPEFUL. #judgesmatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMx...

❌⚖️Republican lawmakers have long decried court expansion as an assault on judicial integrity - until GOP leaders in Arizona, Utah and Wyoming did it themselves, “altering courts to deliver policy wins that elections alone cannot.” @skennedy2504.myatproto.social ballsandstrikes.org/court-reform...

▶️Utah’s Gov. just signed a bill to expand the state Supreme Court, following a GOP push after it ruled against partisan gerrymandering - a move that could threaten judicial independence & undermine voters in the upcoming midterms. @billycorriher.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...

Liam belongs in daycare, not detention. He has parents. A classroom. A community. A home. DHS has the power to release Liam today. Every hour he remains detained is a choice. #BringLiamHome

BREAKING: Republican lawmakers unveil the Make Elections Great Again Act — a new bill that would impose the most extreme federal voting restrictions in history. The measure would go beyond the SAVE Act by imposing strict voter ID to vote, mandating voter roll purges, banning mail voting and more.

🏦 While public-interest non-profits filed hundreds of lawsuits to rein in Trump, “Big Law’s lobbying arms just posted their richest year on record.” It is time for #BigLaw to stop pursuing profits and start defending our democracy.⚠️ www.law.com/nationallawj...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Here's @mollycoleman.bsky.social from the streets of St. Paul, on the legal system that failed to prevent Trump's ICE occupation, and the people who stepped up to protect each other instead. "My neighbors have shown that the people of this country care about democracy enough to fight for it."

The legal system empowered Trump’s ICE rampage. It is people who have the power to stop it: PPP Executive Director & St Paul City Councilmember, @mollycoleman.bsky.social writes for @ballsandstrikes.org on the ICE occupation in her community. 1/14

You can't watch this and not feel thermonuclear rage. They let this poor child die. Just let her die. The child asked for help. "I can't breathe," she said. And she died.

In our country’s moment of constitutional crisis, it is not #BigLaw defending our democracy. Of the more than 400 lawsuits filed in the Trump Administration’s first year, public-interest nonprofits - not corporate law firms - are leading the fight. Where is #BigLaw? www.law360.com/articles/243...

🏦 As federal agents sow terror throughout our communities and the Trump Administration accelerates its slide toward authoritarianism, Big Law is nowhere to be found. What will it take for #BigLaw to stand up for our rights and the Constitution?

There isn't a perfect playbook for defeating authoritarianism, but we know from other countries that democratic resurgence is possible. I wrote for @slate.com about some of what we're seeing in Minnesota and why I believe, even now, that we will win. slate.com/news-and-pol...

BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers killed a man in Minneapolis, Attorney General Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to Minnesota’s voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids.

Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Masked federal agents continue to function illegally as judge, jury, & horrifically as executioner. They have executed yet another citizen in the streets of an American city – this is illegal, unacceptable & un-American. There must be accountability & the legal reforms necessary to make it possible.

The president can’t declare war or lock someone up without a fair hearing. That’s why we have Congress. That’s why we have courts. That’s why we have a Constitution. Stand up for checks and balances. Protect due process. Protect democracy.

The Saint Paul City Council has declared that today is a day of Truth & Freedom in Saint Paul. I have so much to say about today’s economic blackout and the work happening across the state in response to this occupation, but it boils down to this: I’ve never, ever been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

❄️Our judicial program has changed! Pls read whole 🧵!❄️ We changed the date & format due to severe weather. It is now a Zoom event so more can attend! We changed the date so hopefully, the severe weather will be over! Same fantastic speaker, same program! Spread the word! Read next 🧵. . . 👇👇👇

16 years ago today, Citizens United set off the erosion of our democracy, leading to the crisis we face today. SCOTUS gave billionaires the power to drown out everyday voters by allowing unlimited money to flood into politics.

❗MARK. YOUR. CALENDARS! Pls read entire 🧵🧵🧵❗ Billy Corriher will speak at this event about judges/judicial races in NC. We are beyond excited to host him! Billy literally wrote the book on this topic. The path to our democracy in NC is through our judiciary. 👇👇👇 Register here: mobilize.us/s/ZLJIbb

This is CRITICAL. I know you’re all putting your back into mutual aid & a thousand other great things, but if there’s anything left here, so many folks depend on these front-line lawyers right now.

People like to think of judicial decisions as occurring in a vacuum, but history shows us they don’t. This decision isn’t separate from the organizing happening on the ground—it’s a result of it. Who knows how long it will stand, but for now it’s a win for the people. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

🙌🏾 Congratulations to Virginia on a huge step toward expanding voting rights. Let voters decide.

There is no way for the Trump administration to justify masked agents terrorizing and killing Americans without accountability and causing chaos on American streets. ICE is not above the law.

NEW: The Supreme Court opened the floodgates to lawsuits challenging the counting and certifying of election results, ruling 7-2 that any candidate for federal office may challenge laws governing their election.

Students from multiple St. Paul Public Schools walked out of class on Wednesday to demonstrate against the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. They marched to the Capitol for a rally on the building's steps. Video Laura Yuen/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

🗳️⚖️ In 2026, we face major court cases could reshape U.S. democracy - from the future of the VRA to mail-in ballots, redistricting, and free elections. What SCOTUS decides will impact the voting rights of us all.