Shelley K. Chaffin
@shelleychaffin.bsky.social
Dog-loving lawyer in Alaska
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Best fur-kid in the world! RIP, Mia, who passed in November 2022. 💔
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This is not normal
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is not normal
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Gorsuch leaning in to "actually, all these agencies are unconstitutional in their entirety"
Gorsuch is very much not on board with "sever this and let the executive control it"
Folks, we might be walking out of this without any executive agencies at all
Gorsuch is very much not on board with "sever this and let the executive control it"
Folks, we might be walking out of this without any executive agencies at all
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Gorsuch leaning in to "actually, all these agencies are unconstitutional in their entirety"
Gorsuch is very much not on board with "sever this and let the executive control it"
Folks, we might be walking out of this without any executive agencies at all
Gorsuch is very much not on board with "sever this and let the executive control it"
Folks, we might be walking out of this without any executive agencies at all
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
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The practical effect of overturning Humphrey’s will be that Republican presidents can stack the formerly independent agencies with their copartisans and SCOTUS will be cool with everything they do but when a Dem POTUS does the same Roberts et al will declare all those agencies’ actions unlawful.
In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The practical effect of overturning Humphrey’s will be that Republican presidents can stack the formerly independent agencies with their copartisans and SCOTUS will be cool with everything they do but when a Dem POTUS does the same Roberts et al will declare all those agencies’ actions unlawful.
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the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
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Today’s “One First” tackles the grant of certiorari in one of the birthright citizenship cases, and then Justice Kagan’s TX redistricting dissent—“yet another warning about the majority’s seeming willingness to do … whatever it wants, at least where rulings on emergency applications are concerned.”
196. Justice Kagan's Texas Redistricting Dissent
As unsurprising as the Supreme Court's intervention in the Texas redistricting case may have been, Justice Kagan's dissent is still a telling indictment of another emergency ruling that lost its way.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today’s “One First” tackles the grant of certiorari in one of the birthright citizenship cases, and then Justice Kagan’s TX redistricting dissent—“yet another warning about the majority’s seeming willingness to do … whatever it wants, at least where rulings on emergency applications are concerned.”
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"This narrative actually shifted well before the situation dominated the news in recent weeks," writes Aaron Blake. | Analysis https://cnn.it/3KnlZRU
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"This narrative actually shifted well before the situation dominated the news in recent weeks," writes Aaron Blake. | Analysis https://cnn.it/3KnlZRU
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As with everything he says, this is wildly uninformed. Formula keeps getting better and saves lives. And modern research indicates that outcomes are roughly the same. There are reasons to breastfeed but your child isn’t suffering if you don’t
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
As with everything he says, this is wildly uninformed. Formula keeps getting better and saves lives. And modern research indicates that outcomes are roughly the same. There are reasons to breastfeed but your child isn’t suffering if you don’t
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Conservatives have to go back to Lincoln to find one good man to lay claim to, and he was a republican before the parties switched philosophies, so even that is just more bullshit from these crooked clowns.
The GOP enacted civil service reform.
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Conservatives have to go back to Lincoln to find one good man to lay claim to, and he was a republican before the parties switched philosophies, so even that is just more bullshit from these crooked clowns.
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🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
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Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
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Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James | CNN Politics
A grand jury declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after being asked to look at the mortgage fraud case against her a second time, 10 days after a federal judge threw out the init...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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New AK Air mileage plan is a step backward. On the list of worries in the world it isn’t, but still.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
New AK Air mileage plan is a step backward. On the list of worries in the world it isn’t, but still.
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So the complaint against the alleged pipe bomber is based entirely on:
1) His height (5'6")
2) His purchases of components
3) His phone pinging the cell towers
4) A meal at a restaurant by scene of the crime
No sneakers mentioned.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
1) His height (5'6")
2) His purchases of components
3) His phone pinging the cell towers
4) A meal at a restaurant by scene of the crime
No sneakers mentioned.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Affidavit In Support – #1, Att. #1 in United States v. COLE (D.D.C., 1:25-mj-00276) – CourtListener.com
SEALED COMPLAINT as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR (1). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit In Support) (zmcg) (Main Document 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Main Document...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So the complaint against the alleged pipe bomber is based entirely on:
1) His height (5'6")
2) His purchases of components
3) His phone pinging the cell towers
4) A meal at a restaurant by scene of the crime
No sneakers mentioned.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
1) His height (5'6")
2) His purchases of components
3) His phone pinging the cell towers
4) A meal at a restaurant by scene of the crime
No sneakers mentioned.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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On Tuesday, the court will consider whether to further cut back campaign finance limitations. Here's Amy Howe's case preview
Court to hear arguments on whether to further cut back campaign finance limitations
Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge in Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Federal Republican Campaign Committee to the constitutionality of limits on the amount o...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On Tuesday, the court will consider whether to further cut back campaign finance limitations. Here's Amy Howe's case preview
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NEW: Supreme Court allows Texas to use redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
Supreme Court allows Texas to use redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light to Texas’ efforts to be able to use a new congressional map favorable to Republicans in the 2026 elections despite a […]
www.scotusblog.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Horrifyingly funny as that would be, the pardon clearly doesn't cover that. It expressly applied only to people already convicted of J6 offenses as of 1/20/2025, and directed the AG to dismiss with prejudice any pending charges.
This defendant doesn't qualify under either prong.
This defendant doesn't qualify under either prong.
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Horrifyingly funny as that would be, the pardon clearly doesn't cover that. It expressly applied only to people already convicted of J6 offenses as of 1/20/2025, and directed the AG to dismiss with prejudice any pending charges.
This defendant doesn't qualify under either prong.
This defendant doesn't qualify under either prong.
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The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation. n.pr/48vKXX3
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Passion flower
December 6th 2023
December 6th 2023
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Passion flower
December 6th 2023
December 6th 2023
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Trump kicked off his “Delivering Peace” event with a rock anthem whose title suggests a ruthless approach to getting things done.
Trump, 79, Cranks ‘Live and Let Die’ Before ‘Delivering Peace’ Event
“You gotta give the other fella hell!” is one of the famous lines from the James Bond anthem.
trib.al
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump kicked off his “Delivering Peace” event with a rock anthem whose title suggests a ruthless approach to getting things done.
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It also means they knew his schedule down to some very specific timing no one but a very select few should have known. So the question is, who told Putin’s lads?
I can only assume this was a targeted assassination attempt and that Zelenskyy is lucky to be alive. I can also assume we all know who did this.
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It also means they knew his schedule down to some very specific timing no one but a very select few should have known. So the question is, who told Putin’s lads?
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.