Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Michigan Lawyer Detained at Detroit Airport, Phone Seized; He Represents Pro-Palestine Protester

http://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/11/lawyer_detained_border

Leaving prices the same and adding "tariff surcharges" like they're Ticketmaster checkout charges is a good idea in order to help educate our ill-informed electorate imo.

Judge: What to do w/the govt saying we can't do this before Tues?

Plaintiff's counsel says govt has't provided factual basis for why they can't provide info/comply w/order before that

Judge: What I'm contemplating is very quick briefing order and order of compliance. Govt, she says, just so we're clear: There are no business hours in this court. And if we need to I'm going to require daily status updates on what if anything the govt is doing or not doing.

#law #immigration #Trump #judiciary

UPDATE:

Via Josh Kovensky:

Judge Xinis gives DOJ until 11:30 AM to file the declaration.

"The Defendants’ suggestion that they need time to meaningfully review a four-page Order that
reaffirms this basic principle blinks at reality."

IOW: Judge Xinis gives the government until *11:30 a.m.* to give status report on Abrego Garcia. Hearing remains at 1 p.m.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.57.0_1.pdf

@AlliFlowers @GottaLaff MAGAs *should* love that-- they didn't want us to be the "world's police" anymore, right?

Would love to see the mental gymnastics routine they'd have to go through to "parse" that one for public consumption if Greenland/Denmark did that.

@GottaLaff @McWabbit @AlliFlowers
If you’re going that far, make voting compulsory for everyone over 18.
Fine people who don’t.

@AlliFlowers @GottaLaff I’d say time for the US military to do a Turkish style coup and issue new elections without GOP shenanigans and automatic voter registration for all.

Social Security under #DOGE and #Musk Reclassifies Alive Immigrants - brought in under Biden - as Dead to end SS IDs, thus terminating their banking and credit to Push Them to ‘Self Deport’ and Leave USA.

https://time.com/7276631/social-security-immigrants-trump-work-eligibility-benefits-services-self-deport/

BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨

What’s happening right now is more than just bad policy or political infighting
—it’s a full-on assault on the principles that this country was founded upon,
and a threat to our very democracy itself.

The Trump administration claims to be “for the people”
while doing everything they can to consolidate power,
undermine the rule of law,
corrupt social norms,
and serve the interests of the wealthy elite.
https://johnwilder2.substack.com/p/silence-is-complicity-im-done-staying?r=5gsdby&triedRedirect=true

Lawyers and law firms: your moment to shine is now! Rush to the aid of individuals Trump is illegally and immorally targeting.

Or be the next Paul Weiss or Skadden.

Donald Trump is A CRIMINAL.

#ImpeachDonaldTrump #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlueToSaveEverything #NoFascism #USPol

‪Kyle Griffin‬ ‪@kylegriffin1.bsky.social‬
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has introduced legislation that would prohibit awarding government contracts and grants to companies owned by special government employees — taking direct aim at Elon Musk.