#Legal

Alexandra DeSanctis

xan_desanctis

I’d almost rather have someone argue that abortion is morally acceptable than have the thousandth person tell me, “I think abortion is killing and it’s wrong, but I can’t force

David Bier

David_J_Bier

On his main issue, Trump actually lost ground *among his own party*, setting aside the backlash it's caused among Democrats. Nativists' arguments failed spectacularly, far more than I could have

HERO OF THE WILDS (50%)

oumarzbayala

Some notes: smell of weed not being probable cause exempting you from searches of your PERSON has been a thing (in MD) for upwards of two years. This new stuff

Sonia Sodha

soniasodha

This is what I would do with university admissions if the plan is to revert to teacher-predicted grades were I in government (there are legal issues but I think every

Kellie Meyer

KellieMeyerNews

WH: Via @ABC @Santucci "sources say Trump is asking about the legal options available in some cases and that he's laser focused on PA and AZ. Despite the Trump campaign

Ryan Goodman

rgoodlaw

With NYT scoop on Trump's having eyed options to strike Iran, and may yet strike "Iranian assets and allies"@EricSchmittNYT @maggieNYT @SangerNYT @helenecooper @jakesNYT reportHere are two significant legal issues...First, jus

John M. Reeves

reeveslawstl

THREAD re: Texas case. 1) Those who are bashing SCOTUS for not taking the Texas case need to understand how the Court works. (Cont) 2) While I personally thought the

Yaman Akdeniz

cyberrights

1. Twitter announced its latest Transparency Report and Turkey continuous to be the World leaders in the combined requests, court orders, other legal demands, accounts specified for closure, accounts and

shon faye.

shonfaye

the phrase 'sex based rights' was invented on Twitter circa 2015 - it isn't a phrase found in any legal textbook or statute. There's not, to my knowledge, reference to

Manu Raju

mkraju

Sen. John Cornyn, the senior GOP senator from Texas, is critical of his state’s lawsuit challenging the election results in several battleground states, telling me: "I frankly struggle to understand

Durakov

SashaDurakov

I am thinking a lot today about the way the idea of "civil war" has been mobilized around this election. I spent a few years studying the history of civil

southpaw

nycsouthpaw

A lot of professionals keep secrets for a living, not just reporters, and most professions have developed legal or ethical codes that place limits on that obligation of secrecy by,

Andy

AndyEyeballs

I was interviewed for this article about X gender markers and I'm sorry to be a downer.https://www.gpb.org/news/2020/07/30/nonbinary-georgians-raise-concerns-questions-other-states-offer-legal-recognition We're taught that the funct

Margaret Killjoy 🏴

magpiekilljoy

someone asked elsewhere how anarchism would deal with a pandemic, with no legal systems to regulate masking, quarantining, etc. this is largely the wrong question. anarchism is not devoid of

Annalee

LeeFlower

okay gonna "not a lawyer but have unfortunately had to deal with a lot of shit" for a sec.When someone says "I fired X" right after X got accused of

Drift0r

Drift0r

Long thread about mandatory COVID vaccines inbound!I'm glad that a vaccine is coming. I personally want to take it but am skeptical because of how rushed the work had to

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