John E. Grant ⚖️
@agileattorney.com
Lawyer turned #LegalOps.
I help legal professionals build better practices with #Agile & #Kanban. I also help them break free from outdated & ineffective conventional wisdom for law practice management.
Host of the Agile Attorney Podcast. #LawSky
I help legal professionals build better practices with #Agile & #Kanban. I also help them break free from outdated & ineffective conventional wisdom for law practice management.
Host of the Agile Attorney Podcast. #LawSky
@juliedicaro.bsky.social This. The alt text is easier to read on mobile than either the screenshots or the actual opinions on Courtlistener. Plus your analysis / snark is gold.
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
@juliedicaro.bsky.social This. The alt text is easier to read on mobile than either the screenshots or the actual opinions on Courtlistener. Plus your analysis / snark is gold.
The whole thing is like a split personality study of Judge Smith’s various grievances
a man is dancing in a room with stuffed animals on the wall
Alt: James McAvoy in the movie Split portraying a man dancing oddly in a room with stuffed animals on the wall
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The whole thing is like a split personality study of Judge Smith’s various grievances
The “pernicious misbehavior” accusation is far from the wildest aspect... The whole thing is Rashomon-like, except instead of retelling the story through the lens of different characters, it’s told through the embodiment of Judge Smith’s myriad grievances. Maybe more like Split than Rashomon.
a bald man wearing a yellow and black jacket looks to the side
ALT: a bald man wearing a yellow and black jacket looks to the side
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The “pernicious misbehavior” accusation is far from the wildest aspect... The whole thing is Rashomon-like, except instead of retelling the story through the lens of different characters, it’s told through the embodiment of Judge Smith’s myriad grievances. Maybe more like Split than Rashomon.
“Behold the self-licking ice cream cone of conservative validation.”
My old man would call this “whacking off in the closet with the light on,” a metaphor I still don’t fully comprehend but appreciate for its vivid specificity (and figured you would too).
My old man would call this “whacking off in the closet with the light on,” a metaphor I still don’t fully comprehend but appreciate for its vivid specificity (and figured you would too).
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Behold the self-licking ice cream cone of conservative validation.”
My old man would call this “whacking off in the closet with the light on,” a metaphor I still don’t fully comprehend but appreciate for its vivid specificity (and figured you would too).
My old man would call this “whacking off in the closet with the light on,” a metaphor I still don’t fully comprehend but appreciate for its vivid specificity (and figured you would too).
Funny that the kept the reference to Microsoft from the original name. They should just call the channel Encarta.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Funny that the kept the reference to Microsoft from the original name. They should just call the channel Encarta.
I love where this is going, but “understandable” is a relative term… While all of the technical steps are important (and admirable), it isn’t at all clear to me (yet) that the resulting outputs are useful to everyday folks trying to make sense of how laws affect them.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I love where this is going, but “understandable” is a relative term… While all of the technical steps are important (and admirable), it isn’t at all clear to me (yet) that the resulting outputs are useful to everyday folks trying to make sense of how laws affect them.
The only context in which those Dems’ capitulation makes sense to me is Zohran’s election. Those senators are closer in approach to Cuomo than Mamdani; by reopening the gov’t they’re calculating that they can end a condition that’s driving people to be more sympathetic to Zohran-like candidates.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The only context in which those Dems’ capitulation makes sense to me is Zohran’s election. Those senators are closer in approach to Cuomo than Mamdani; by reopening the gov’t they’re calculating that they can end a condition that’s driving people to be more sympathetic to Zohran-like candidates.
First the Oregon v Trump revelation to the 9th Circuit and now this. It seems safe to say that the page on “dirty tricks on appeal” is dog-eared in the DOJ playbook.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
First the Oregon v Trump revelation to the 9th Circuit and now this. It seems safe to say that the page on “dirty tricks on appeal” is dog-eared in the DOJ playbook.
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To sum it up, this country kidnapped a child and sent him across state lines. He’s been locked up for over a month and forced to make a life changing decision without the support of his family. A decision that results in him being sent even further away from that family.
I could just scream. 5/
I could just scream. 5/
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
To sum it up, this country kidnapped a child and sent him across state lines. He’s been locked up for over a month and forced to make a life changing decision without the support of his family. A decision that results in him being sent even further away from that family.
I could just scream. 5/
I could just scream. 5/
What’s fun is we now have like 50 pages of judicial fact finding in Oregon v Trump documenting exactly how often the Feds are just making s**t up.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What’s fun is we now have like 50 pages of judicial fact finding in Oregon v Trump documenting exactly how often the Feds are just making s**t up.
Judge Immegut. DYAC
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Judge Immegut. DYAC
Full ruling at storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law – #146 in State of Oregon v. Trump (D. Or., 3:25-cv-01756) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW: For the reasons provided, this Court GRANTS declaratory relief and permanent injunctive relief, as stated herein, and in the accompanying Judgment. See attache...
storage.courtlistener.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Full ruling at storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
(4) To the extent that the activities of the crowd “hampered” federal law enforcement’s ability to carry out their duties, it was almost universally due to the poor decisions and sloppy tactics of Federal Law Enforcement itself.
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(4) To the extent that the activities of the crowd “hampered” federal law enforcement’s ability to carry out their duties, it was almost universally due to the poor decisions and sloppy tactics of Federal Law Enforcement itself.
(At one point the Feds called Portland Police repeatedly to report a counterprotestor being “attacked” by the crowd, but when PPD responded within 30min they found the counterprotestor to be just fine)
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(At one point the Feds called Portland Police repeatedly to report a counterprotestor being “attacked” by the crowd, but when PPD responded within 30min they found the counterprotestor to be just fine)
(3) It is pretty clear that there was a coordinated effort between federal law enforcement and civilian counterprotestors to incite acts of violence against counterprotestors that the feds could then use to justify an escalation of force against protestors…
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(3) It is pretty clear that there was a coordinated effort between federal law enforcement and civilian counterprotestors to incite acts of violence against counterprotestors that the feds could then use to justify an escalation of force against protestors…
(2) Federal Officials occasionally testified to things that were directly contradicted by the documentary evidence (i.e. they lied in court or in depositions, although the Judge didn’t use the “L” word);
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(2) Federal Officials occasionally testified to things that were directly contradicted by the documentary evidence (i.e. they lied in court or in depositions, although the Judge didn’t use the “L” word);
O.M.G. Yes, quite a ride. Love this bit:
“The man she had to get past was Judge Chauncey J. Watches. He was a 19-year veteran of the bench, with a reputation for probity that suited his Dickensian name.”
I love a name that tells an appropriate story. Reminds me of my old dentist Dr. Bridgeman.
“The man she had to get past was Judge Chauncey J. Watches. He was a 19-year veteran of the bench, with a reputation for probity that suited his Dickensian name.”
I love a name that tells an appropriate story. Reminds me of my old dentist Dr. Bridgeman.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
O.M.G. Yes, quite a ride. Love this bit:
“The man she had to get past was Judge Chauncey J. Watches. He was a 19-year veteran of the bench, with a reputation for probity that suited his Dickensian name.”
I love a name that tells an appropriate story. Reminds me of my old dentist Dr. Bridgeman.
“The man she had to get past was Judge Chauncey J. Watches. He was a 19-year veteran of the bench, with a reputation for probity that suited his Dickensian name.”
I love a name that tells an appropriate story. Reminds me of my old dentist Dr. Bridgeman.
Also, the new meal is mostly devoid of unprocessed foods: Just potatoes, fresh cranberries (better than last year’s canned cranberry), and baby carrots. Maybe the Turkey.
But also, baby carrots? For cooking? This is a missed opportunity — baby carrots cost 30-50% more than regular ones.
But also, baby carrots? For cooking? This is a missed opportunity — baby carrots cost 30-50% more than regular ones.
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Also, the new meal is mostly devoid of unprocessed foods: Just potatoes, fresh cranberries (better than last year’s canned cranberry), and baby carrots. Maybe the Turkey.
But also, baby carrots? For cooking? This is a missed opportunity — baby carrots cost 30-50% more than regular ones.
But also, baby carrots? For cooking? This is a missed opportunity — baby carrots cost 30-50% more than regular ones.
The meal is 33% smaller and 50% more generic, but only 25% less expensive.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The meal is 33% smaller and 50% more generic, but only 25% less expensive.
Here is a gift link to the NYT story on this, for those (like me) who are paywalled by WaPo:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. to Cut 10% of Air Traffic at 40 Airports Over Government Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Here is a gift link to the NYT story on this, for those (like me) who are paywalled by WaPo:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Maxine Bernstein's reporting in The Oregonian says 3 day trial (gift link below).
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testified at trial he was "startled" by federal officers' unjustified use of tear gas and other less-lethal munitions on passive protesters outside the ICE buildi...
www.oregonlive.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Maxine Bernstein's reporting in The Oregonian says 3 day trial (gift link below).
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...