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LilMikeSF<p>Yesterday a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federal</span></a> judge barred parts of an insane illegal heavy handed and chilling childlike <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> targeting exclusively employees and clients of a large influential <a href="https://c.im/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lawfirm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfirm</span></a> he doesn't like.</p><p>Known as <a href="https://c.im/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerkinsCoie</span></a> , the 100+ yr old firm <br>started in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> and has long represented that region's top tech clients including <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> etc, as well as many other <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fortune500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fortune500</span></a> names . </p><p>The <a href="https://c.im/tags/RWNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RWNJ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HoiPolloi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoiPolloi</span></a> anger at the firm has to do with the fact <a href="https://c.im/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerkinsCoie</span></a> attorneys helped commission the embarrassing and disputed <a href="https://c.im/tags/SteeleDossier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteeleDossier</span></a> that included allegations against a failed NJ casino operator turned political candidate.who became President TWICE! </p><p>The far reaching petty <a href="https://c.im/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policestate</span></a> and draconian <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drumpf</span></a> overreach would've made it virtually impossible for <a href="https://c.im/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> or any of the 1000+ <a href="https://c.im/tags/attorneys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attorneys</span></a> at the firm to do biz in <a href="https://c.im/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> . The order barred firm partners from even speaking to <a href="https://c.im/tags/federalemployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalemployees</span></a>, or to physically enter any govt <a href="https://c.im/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a> including <a href="https://c.im/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a> etc. </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/12/perkins-coie-executive-order-restraining-order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/12/perkins-c</span><span class="invisible">oie-executive-order-restraining-order</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Crooks plant <a href="https://mas.to/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> in software used by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a> around the world <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2026911" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2026911</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>A growing series of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alarms</span></a> blaring in federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a>, less than a year before <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2024presidentialelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024presidentialelection</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-judges-warn-2024-presidential-election-jamie-jennifer-cassandra-buteau/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/federal-judge</span><span class="invisible">s-warn-2024-presidential-election-jamie-jennifer-cassandra-buteau/</span></a></p>
Ricardo Harvin<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> system is not at all about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a>, but about justifying our <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/carceral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carceral</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrisonIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonIndustrialComplex</span></a> which imprisons people at a much higher rate than any other country—about as many as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>—while, obscenely, inhumanely, and unjustly, creating massive <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a> for both "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivatePrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrison</span></a>" <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> and contractors for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>-run <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/jails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jails</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</span></a>.</p><p>Our entire system must be rebuilt, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a> need to be included in that process.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/gHA7jEm9xMA?si=1SOAsvoKUwJq0Vh-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/gHA7jEm9xMA?si=1SOAsv</span><span class="invisible">oKUwJq0Vh-</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While cameras are common in state &amp; local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a>, they are generally not allowed in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalCourtrooms</span></a>. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judicial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judicial</span></a> Conference of the United States, the policymaking body for the courts, has allowed some pilot programs in recent decades focused on civil cases. Lawmakers in both parties have unsuccessfully pushed legislation to allow more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>.<br>During the pandemic, court policies were loosened, w/some federal courts using Zoom for hearings &amp; live-streaming audio of oral arguments.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> increasingly <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fought</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a>, not just the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/statehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statehouse</span></a>. </p><p>To cover <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> these days you almost need a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/degree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degree</span></a>. That’s because virtually every <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/controversial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>controversial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/issue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>issue</span></a> ends up in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <br><a href="https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/07/07/state-policy-and-politics-increasingly-fought-in-courtrooms-not-just-the-statehouse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indianacapitalchronicle.com/20</span><span class="invisible">23/07/07/state-policy-and-politics-increasingly-fought-in-courtrooms-not-just-the-statehouse/</span></a></p>
Rob Christopher<p>3 things about Sidney Lumet’s 12 ANGRY MEN [1957]</p><p>1. Indentations on either side of the nose.<br>2. Slowly expanding sweat stains.<br>3. He leaves the torn photograph behind.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/3things" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3things</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SidneyLumet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SidneyLumet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HenryFonda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HenryFonda</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Not Just <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StormyDaniels</span></a>: A Slate of Trials Will Keep <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> In and Out of NY <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courtrooms</span></a><br><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/not-just-stormy-daniels-a-slate-of-trials-will-keep-trump-in-and-out-of-ny-courtrooms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2023/</span><span class="invisible">03/not-just-stormy-daniels-a-slate-of-trials-will-keep-trump-in-and-out-of-ny-courtrooms/</span></a></p>