Melissa Stewart
@lissajostewart.bsky.social
Civil Rights Lawyer | Drag is not a crime | 🏳🌈 | [email protected] | Memphis | they/she
Pinned
The rebound woke is hitting like a cigarette on a winter night on the back porch of the drag bar
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For nearly two-and-a-half years, Florida has been blocked from enforcing its anti-drag law against anyone.
Even SCOTUS rejected their request to enforce it.
Now, with no opinion, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the injunction only covers Hamburger Mary’s—and, as such, can be enforced otherwise.
Even SCOTUS rejected their request to enforce it.
Now, with no opinion, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the injunction only covers Hamburger Mary’s—and, as such, can be enforced otherwise.
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For nearly two-and-a-half years, Florida has been blocked from enforcing its anti-drag law against anyone.
Even SCOTUS rejected their request to enforce it.
Now, with no opinion, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the injunction only covers Hamburger Mary’s—and, as such, can be enforced otherwise.
Even SCOTUS rejected their request to enforce it.
Now, with no opinion, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the injunction only covers Hamburger Mary’s—and, as such, can be enforced otherwise.
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What just happened?
The Eleventh Circuit today (1) fundamentally altered First Amendment remedies, (2) in a renewed stay request already rejected once, (3) with no opinion, (4) that this very Supreme Court previously rejected.
The Eleventh Circuit today (1) fundamentally altered First Amendment remedies, (2) in a renewed stay request already rejected once, (3) with no opinion, (4) that this very Supreme Court previously rejected.
December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What just happened?
The Eleventh Circuit today (1) fundamentally altered First Amendment remedies, (2) in a renewed stay request already rejected once, (3) with no opinion, (4) that this very Supreme Court previously rejected.
The Eleventh Circuit today (1) fundamentally altered First Amendment remedies, (2) in a renewed stay request already rejected once, (3) with no opinion, (4) that this very Supreme Court previously rejected.
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The wild thing here is that, when SCOTUS denied Florida’s request for the very stay granted today in 2023, Justice Kavanaugh — joined by Justice Barrett — explained that as a “First Amendment overbreadth” case — different principles might apply than in other cases. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-flo...
![court, after holding that a law violates the Constitution, may nonetheless enjoin the government from enforcing that law against non-parties to the litigation is an important uestion that could warrant our review in the future.! But [highlight]the issue arises here in the context of a First Amendment overbreadth challenge, which presents its own doctrinal complexities about the scope of relief.[/highlight] This case is therefore an imperfect vehicle for considering Le general question of whether a district court may enjoin a government from enforcing a law against non-parties to the litigation. For that reason, the Court is not likely to grant certiorari on that issue in this particular case.
In sum, because this Court is not likely to grant certiorari on the only issue presented in Florida's stay application, it is appropriate for the Court to deny the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicgy4z2ovmd2wu3rq2smjkq3pfkxvz33lox5z7qgn6q2huzqbpdne@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The wild thing here is that, when SCOTUS denied Florida’s request for the very stay granted today in 2023, Justice Kavanaugh — joined by Justice Barrett — explained that as a “First Amendment overbreadth” case — different principles might apply than in other cases. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-flo...
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BREAKING: The Eleventh Circuit grants Florida’s request to limit the injunction against the anti-drag law to cover only Hamburger Mary’s of Orlando.
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: The Eleventh Circuit grants Florida’s request to limit the injunction against the anti-drag law to cover only Hamburger Mary’s of Orlando.
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
First day at the new firm
a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase in the snow
Alt: a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase in the snow
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
First day at the new firm
What the actual hell
BREAKING Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at home, sources say - TMZ
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What the actual hell
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The issue extends far beyond fire/EMS reporting. Similar consolidation and buyouts have hit the simplest systems for scheduling, alerting and training and the most complex for dispatching. And the impacts aren't limited to the cost issues discussed here: Innovation and customer service also suffer.
Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The issue extends far beyond fire/EMS reporting. Similar consolidation and buyouts have hit the simplest systems for scheduling, alerting and training and the most complex for dispatching. And the impacts aren't limited to the cost issues discussed here: Innovation and customer service also suffer.
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Oh my fucking god
Two people were reportedly found dead inside a home owned by director and actor Rob Reiner
2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Oh my fucking god
It’s possible I’ve been over feeding the birds
December 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It’s possible I’ve been over feeding the birds
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The government is very deliberately NOT trying to deport Mr. Abrego Garcia. Since August, he has been asking them to deport him to Costa Rica, yet the Trump admin keeps refusing to do it (and lying about why) because they want to send him to Africa to punish him. Here's how Judge Xinis summed it up.
December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The government is very deliberately NOT trying to deport Mr. Abrego Garcia. Since August, he has been asking them to deport him to Costa Rica, yet the Trump admin keeps refusing to do it (and lying about why) because they want to send him to Africa to punish him. Here's how Judge Xinis summed it up.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
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the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy without a gun
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy without a gun
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I refuse to let this era be defined by the sick villains and spineless cowards. We are surrounded by everyday heroes and they will keep emerging.
Damn this video of a observer/protester climbing a ladder to hand blanket to the construction worker who was surrounded by ICE.
December 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I refuse to let this era be defined by the sick villains and spineless cowards. We are surrounded by everyday heroes and they will keep emerging.
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“At least two of the Brown University students who were on campus when a deadly shooting unfolded there on Saturday have survived school shootings before.”
2 Students at Brown Witnessed School Shootings as Children
Both women said the shooting on Saturday had damaged a sense of security they had cultivated for years based on the notion that they were unlikely to witness two school shootings in one lifetime.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“At least two of the Brown University students who were on campus when a deadly shooting unfolded there on Saturday have survived school shootings before.”
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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the other thing is that he got radicalized when government regulations shut down his gambling haunts for a time because of the pandemic. this is downstream of that; this is all about someone who was forced to recognize they were part of the society that had made them wealthy & crashed-out instead
If you're wondering what happened to Nate Silver, he was into the COVID lab leak theory and got negative feedback online, including from epidemiologists and virologists and (GASP!) posters, which added to his belief that The Woke are victimizing Nate Silver. It spiraled from there.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
the other thing is that he got radicalized when government regulations shut down his gambling haunts for a time because of the pandemic. this is downstream of that; this is all about someone who was forced to recognize they were part of the society that had made them wealthy & crashed-out instead
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Had to repost this one because … yeahhhhhh …
Huh. It's almost like when institutions stand up to that spineless coward fascist, he loses and folds. I sure wish more institutions would take note of that.
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Had to repost this one because … yeahhhhhh …
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Folks, the Dem establishment must be culled. They aren't your fighters. They don't care about you. They will not champion reform.
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
prospect.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Folks, the Dem establishment must be culled. They aren't your fighters. They don't care about you. They will not champion reform.
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Every update from the Luigi trial is just like, “Prosecutors and Cops Admit to Comically Bad Thing” and then there’s a picture of Luigi and his lawyer smiling and relaxed
December 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Every update from the Luigi trial is just like, “Prosecutors and Cops Admit to Comically Bad Thing” and then there’s a picture of Luigi and his lawyer smiling and relaxed
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I do agree with this point from Greg, something I wrote about over the spring — www.lawdork.com/p/trump-told... — and that has become all the more clear since. It should be noted, however, that aspects of this plan — particularly as to third-country removal — have largely been successful
There's ample evidence that Trump/Miller saw Abrego Garcia as a test for the broader MAGA project. Miller hopes to carve out power for Trump to remove people with zero legal constraints. JD Vance's dishonesty has been reprehensible. It all now looks even worse. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I do agree with this point from Greg, something I wrote about over the spring — www.lawdork.com/p/trump-told... — and that has become all the more clear since. It should be noted, however, that aspects of this plan — particularly as to third-country removal — have largely been successful
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Law Dork, last night: www.lawdork.com/p/abrego-gar...
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Law Dork, last night: www.lawdork.com/p/abrego-gar...
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Anyway, a very good FOIA to file this morning would be for all emails and calls received in the last 24 hours by the immigration “judge” who issued the order.
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Anyway, a very good FOIA to file this morning would be for all emails and calls received in the last 24 hours by the immigration “judge” who issued the order.
Why are the lyrics to I Did Something Bad suddenly different
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Why are the lyrics to I Did Something Bad suddenly different
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I'd like to think this is the final blow for a narcissist with a 30% hit rate as a director who has exercised a stranglehold over culture my whole life. Probably not though!
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'd like to think this is the final blow for a narcissist with a 30% hit rate as a director who has exercised a stranglehold over culture my whole life. Probably not though!