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heidilifeldman, 1 month ago to random

Honestly, the Supreme Court justices today sounded even more deranged and clueless than I even expected. They are just too worried about hypothetical future presidents to focus on the fact that we have a former president indicted for attempting to overthrow an election who is now running for reelection on an explicitly authoritarian, anti-democracy platform. 1/ #LawFedi

heidilifeldman, 5 months ago to random

“We had the luxury of deriving humor from Hitler and Nazi comparisons when doing so was almost always hyperbole. It’s not a luxury we can afford anymore.” — Mike Godwin, of Godwin’s Law

Gift access to his op-ed in Washington Post: https://wapo.st/3tgkjBa

heidilifeldman, 6 months ago to random

“A Texas woman was just forced to beg for life-saving health care in court and now any doctor who provides her the care she urgently needs is being threatened with punishment including a lifetime prison sentence,” Escobar said…. “This story is shocking, it’s horrifying, and it’s heartbreaking.”

The Texas Supreme Court and Ken Paxton continue to prevent Kate Cox from an abortion she needs to protect her life. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/08/texas-abortion-lawsuit-ken-paxton/ #misogyny #ReproductiveJustice #AbortionRights

heidilifeldman, 9 months ago to random

A word about #ADL: As with most organizations, I don’t agree with every position they take. But when Musk accuses the most organized voice against #antisemitism in the U.S. of costing him ad revenue, he is leaning on a most #antisemitic dog whistle (that Jews control the media) and he most definitely knows it. 1/2

heidilifeldman, 7 months ago to random

It isn’t just older American Jews who are afraid of the rising antisemitism in the U.S and elsewhere. Jewish students in their twenties are coming to me to tell me that they are being overtly menaced on campus because they are Jewish. They are being harassed simply on the basis of their last names. Holding all Jews responsible for the conduct of the Israeli government is definitely bigoted; taunting and threatening people on the basis of their seemingly Jewish names is absolutely racist.

heidilifeldman, 7 months ago to random

Short thread on why it is useful to frame our current situation in the U.S. as the American Cold Civil War.

Today was tough. Nothing has changed in the Republican Party or even really in the House of Representatives. The Republican Party has not been a legitimate political party within a constitutional democracy for years; the House has been in control of the Republican Party since 2022. But … 1/

heidilifeldman, 1 year ago to random

Time to spell out how many U.S. states now drastically intrude on women's liberty to control their own bodies. These states have outright bans on #abortion: TN, TX, W. Va, WI, ND, SD, ID, KY, Okla., Ark. LA, Miss., MO. These states ban abortion after 6 weeks: GA, NB. After 12 weeks: Utah, Ariz., FL, NC. #women #patriarchy

heidilifeldman, 8 months ago to random

The prosecutors seeking to bring Trump to justice are amazingly brave. They now require round-the-clock protection due to threats of physical violence from Trump supporters. Important reporting on this and other political violence stoked by Trump here, gift access, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/politics/trump-prosecutions-threats-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=tglcZLARKAn9S1t0w-CGvB3OxAr112XNIBHso6wBWpv5r6TzeoNR_ZNepUzOTVk5GVywIvjAmniVaX-E8XVrN2lFdN_JjnrfAqeU_p2GsANaT75caEu5NWjloJep2sNn6rFfft5IHjp7ka2b0AGsEP6tRN_B8kov7rbDEeojuSqPR6ZVx8fy1n_rHkg2YI1aPauwnTBkyWMMk9AQ7ZouQ8fqjg0P7etgxqYZ5K9eQ75izS82tC9V99Q5vux_aGjbIH6LxOWaVtPen9aVPbXp3ywVnNJ9sX-Tsn_u5er-UNCUvrKz2empLqQTPrkkYQl1HuSqNbfFN_ioxxsrC7CkArlxgjZcdGoFrELztTC6OTcW&smid=url-share #FaniWillis #JackSmith #AlvinBragg #LawFedi

heidilifeldman, 10 months ago to random

U.S. #law schools should discourage students from applying for clerkships with #ClarenceThomas; faculty should refuse to recommend students for those clerkships; firms and other legal employers should refuse to hire people who have chosen to clerk for Thomas starting this year (when the large extent of his corruption became known). To do otherwise is to be complicit with Thomas’s unethical conduct. #LawFedi #LegalEthics #JudicialEthics

heidilifeldman, 3 months ago to random

Despite the unanimity of the justices, I disagree with the Supreme Court’s judgment that states may not enforce section 3 of the 14th A. That judgment is the bottom line. But far more dangerous is the majority opinion, which includes discussion that goes beyond this bottom line. Five justices have tried to prospectively prescribe two requirements irrelevant to the Colorado case. First, they claim that only Congress, not the judiciary or executive branch may enforce section 3. 1/ #LawFedi

heidilifeldman, 4 months ago to random

Stay focused. We’ve known for 4 years that, short of death, Trump would be the Republicans’ nominee in 2024. The margin of his wins in Republican primaries and caucuses makes no difference, whatever the headlines and pundits say. We will have to fight using what we have, which will be - again, short of death - be Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, and all the down ballot Democrats across the country. Every last one of them should make it clear that constitutional democracy is at stake.

heidilifeldman, 5 months ago to maine

I’m grateful for the bravery of #Maine Secretary of State #ShennaBellows and the #Colorado Supreme Court Justices in the #AndersonvGriswold majority. They have stood up for rule of law in the U.S. when it is dangerously under siege. We must publicly commend their integrity. By fulfilling their constitutional and other legal duties, these officeholders present a clear, shining counterexample to the lawless dictatorship Trump intends.

heidilifeldman, 8 months ago to random

I am so sick of #Trump stalking women who threaten his power or interests. I remember him doing it to #HillaryClinton during the 2016 Presidential debates. Now he’s doing it to #LetitiaJames, reports the Washington Post. The #misogyny infuriates me.

heidilifeldman, 3 months ago to random

This has to be read and shared. We are under threat from a vengeful, racist, misogynist, xenophobic, lying, defrauding would-be dictator with a major cult following. No hyperbole, just realism. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/24/donald-trump-cpac-speech

heidilifeldman, 3 months ago to random

I see folks saying they are confident that ultimately this Supreme Court will reject Trump’s claim that presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. I’m not. I meant it every time I have said that Trump appointed Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett are almost certainly in the tank for him. Were they not, they’d be recusing themselves from all his appeals, as their participation certainly has, at the least, the appearance of impropriety. 1/ #LawFedi

heidilifeldman, 6 months ago to random

A first-rate editorial from the Washington Post, urging Congress to ban AR-15 style rifles, bump stocks, and large magazines, all tools of mass shooters. Gift access at https://wapo.st/3MNVSkO. It follows from the Post’s excellent ongoing reporting about AR-15s, how they work and how the gun industry promotes them. #GunViolence

heidilifeldman, 2 months ago to random

The State Bar Court of California recommends that John Eastman be disbarred. The opinion is impressive - detailed, clear, and absolutely firm that lying about law and fact to a court is disqualifying for membership in the bar. Equally firmly, the court finds that Eastman conspired to commit a crime with his client, Donald Trump, by conspiring to obstruct the electoral count for the 2020 presidential election. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24521262-eastman-decision-trial #LawFedi #LegalEthics #Jan6 1/

heidilifeldman, 9 months ago to random

This letter from #FaniWillis to Jim Jordan is giving me life. You really must read it in its glorious entirety to fully appreciate it, but in this short thread, I share some choice quotes. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23941234/jim-jordan-letter.pdf 1/ #LawFedi

heidilifeldman, 5 months ago to random

The current Supreme Court has just granted cert in Anderson v. Griswold, a case from which at least two Justices should recuse themselves. Neither Clarence Thomas nor Amy Coney Barrett can participate with propriety. Barrett is even more compromised than Thomas when it comes to Trump. 1/ #LawFedi #AndersonvGriswold

heidilifeldman, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

I just read a Washington Post article that said Trump, if elected again, would appoint lawyers to his Justice Department who would take a “novel” approach to law. This is like saying that somebody who planned to appoint astrologers to positions in a physics research lab would be appointing people taking a “novel” approach to physics.

heidilifeldman, 9 months ago to random

It is not "weaponizing" the criminal justice system to indict people on strong evidence of their criminal conduct.

heidilifeldman, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Hey, American college students, it would be helpful for the U.S., the world, Palestinians, and Israelis, if you would turn your attention to defeating Donald Trump in November. Read about his fascist plans in this recent extended interview with him. https://time.com/6972021/donald-trump-2024-election-interview/

heidilifeldman, 3 months ago to random

Before law school, Crystal Clanton lived for a year with Clarence and Ginni Thomas. Whatever else is off about Clanton (and there is evidence of more), that connection makes it unethical for C. Thomas to have hired her as a Supreme Court clerk. That is a position of public trust and just the appearance of awarding the post on the basis of a personal relationship is ethically inappropriate. Reporting on the situation: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/clarence-thomas-hires-clerk-crystal-clanton #LawFedi #JudicialEthics

heidilifeldman, 2 months ago to random

The state of abortion rights in the U.S. unequivocally demonstrates that women are second class citizens. All the orange and tan states deny women autonomy over their own bodies, the most basic element of liberty. The federal government permits this. I’m angry and heavy-hearted. #abortion #patriarchy #misogyny

heidilifeldman, 12 days ago to random

The jurors in Trump’s New York business fraud case have demonstrated courage, integrity, and respect for rule of law. How disgraceful that no high ranking Republican elected official will call for Trump’s removal from the Republican ticket.