Chris Edwards
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Chris Edwards
@chrisedwardsca4.bsky.social
North Carolina-based appellate lawyer, handling civil and criminal appeals in both state and federal court. Board-certified appellate specialist. Tweets about appellate practice and procedure, sports (#COYS), and nonsense.
As they say, “Read the fuckin room, man”
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I would like to transition thanksgiving from turkey to sweet and sour pork
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
That was my first thought. “He looks so lifelike!”
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Pretty common, non controversial, etc. Never had anyone make a big deal out of it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Me: “objection. You can answer if you know”

OC: “You’re coaching the witness! I’ll call the judge if you continue with these improper speaking objections!”
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In a previous life, my most frequent deposition exchange was about whether or not opposing counsel or I were making improper speaking objections.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Oh yeah, it’s a holiday-ruined-my-work-week type short week here.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This feels more like an announcement that, if you don’t buy Laurel, the economy will crash.
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
That’s immediately where I assumed he’d be. My mouth would drop open if he were higher
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Everywhere I go, I go for the restaurant scene.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
AJEI is in Philly next year, so bookmarking this for posterity
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’ve always thought (maybe because it seems intuitive to me) that the ban on firearm possession fit into the second category, as a “regulation” of a “thing” in interstate commerce.

To convict under 922(g), the government needs someone to testify about the gun’s interstate nexus.
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“I expose myself to ridicule for free!”
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A partner of mine had koozies made “FCK [Redacted]”

It was the other side’s “smoking gun”
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I do have major questions about how we got here
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
There's still time to delete this post.
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
YOU RANG?
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You've said his name; now I have to rewatch The West Wing
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM