Larissa Whittingham
@larissamww.bsky.social
Litigator. Mom. Lifelong learner. Believes in God, humanity, hope, and love. Also likes jokes. Especially cheesy legal ones. Dislikes partisan politics but loves classical politics seeking the common good.
Now I’m just cheering for the Patriots to get a first down…
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Now I’m just cheering for the Patriots to get a first down…
I’ve been a Chiefs fan for many years since moving to Missouri from Colorado as a child. Since my team is out, I am returning to my childhood loyalties and rooting for Denver in the AFC Championship, despite the odds. Let’s go!
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I’ve been a Chiefs fan for many years since moving to Missouri from Colorado as a child. Since my team is out, I am returning to my childhood loyalties and rooting for Denver in the AFC Championship, despite the odds. Let’s go!
Reposted by Larissa Whittingham
This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
Worth reading this declaration by one of the plaintiffs in a recent suit challenging discriminatory arrests in Minnesota. I’ll link to the lawsuit itself in the comments.
Declaration of Mubashir Khalif Hussen.pdf
drive.google.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Worth reading this declaration by one of the plaintiffs in a recent suit challenging discriminatory arrests in Minnesota. I’ll link to the lawsuit itself in the comments.
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Want to see the court filings in new cases
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Want to see the court filings in new cases
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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🎶I shot the serif🎶
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
🎶I shot the serif🎶
Does anyone have a resource for where to find audio versions of Supreme Court opinions?
September 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Does anyone have a resource for where to find audio versions of Supreme Court opinions?
Really great piece for anyone from the Christian community.
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
Opinion | Selfishness Is Not a Virtue
Evangelical Christianity has taken a wrong turn.
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Really great piece for anyone from the Christian community.
Parenting is saying things like: “that’s not evening gum.” Because of course there is evening gum and daytime gum and one cannot chew daytime gum at night. Right?
June 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Parenting is saying things like: “that’s not evening gum.” Because of course there is evening gum and daytime gum and one cannot chew daytime gum at night. Right?
I wonder what percentage of NYT sudoku players are other parents siting in kids’ rooms at night with a music or story playing on their phone desperately wanting/waiting for said kid to fall asleep…
May 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I wonder what percentage of NYT sudoku players are other parents siting in kids’ rooms at night with a music or story playing on their phone desperately wanting/waiting for said kid to fall asleep…
Good words for Resurrection Sunday. “It’s easy to look at a politicized faith and despair…But there is another faith — one far removed from the headlines — that is doing something else entirely.”
There is a different version of the Christian faith, one that is far removed from the political headlines.
This faith loves its enemies. It mends the broken heart. And it declares, by word and deed, that no one is too lost to experience the love of God. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
This faith loves its enemies. It mends the broken heart. And it declares, by word and deed, that no one is too lost to experience the love of God. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Opinion | A Resurrection Faith Needs a Resurrection Church
As anger and fear dominate the public square, a church that follows a resurrected savior should be a balm, not a blowtorch.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Good words for Resurrection Sunday. “It’s easy to look at a politicized faith and despair…But there is another faith — one far removed from the headlines — that is doing something else entirely.”
Same judge considering the state secret privilege invocation for when a plane departed will now examine legal issues potentially including whether it was classified that the government was about to bomb an apparently civilian building in a foreign country. What a timeline.
JUST IN: Judge James Boasberg has been assigned to the Signalgate lawsuit.
March 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Same judge considering the state secret privilege invocation for when a plane departed will now examine legal issues potentially including whether it was classified that the government was about to bomb an apparently civilian building in a foreign country. What a timeline.
You know you’ve made it in a law firm when you are the one that gets to decide whether to use one or spaces between sentences.
March 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You know you’ve made it in a law firm when you are the one that gets to decide whether to use one or spaces between sentences.
Throwback to the most delicious stuffed focaccia and amari cocktail at Fox and The Knife last week in Boston. That restaurant is so worth the trip whenever you find yourself in Beantown next!
March 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Throwback to the most delicious stuffed focaccia and amari cocktail at Fox and The Knife last week in Boston. That restaurant is so worth the trip whenever you find yourself in Beantown next!
What a day
There’s a fourth deputy that hasn’t resigned yet, but that’s because they are currently giving birth, two sources tell NBC News. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges
At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
What a day
I had never listened to Kendrick Lamar before last night but now I can’t stop listening to the half time show on repeat.
February 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I had never listened to Kendrick Lamar before last night but now I can’t stop listening to the half time show on repeat.
What a great resource. Thanks for the time and work of those maintaining it!
Our Litigation Tracker is now souped up with interactive Table. ⬇️
Now tracking 23 cases and expecting more to drop soon.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Now tracking 23 cases and expecting more to drop soon.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
February 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What a great resource. Thanks for the time and work of those maintaining it!
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This just popped up on our M-W app 😭
January 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This just popped up on our M-W app 😭
Commanders-Chiefs Super Bowl?
This is so so amazing. I don’t know what to do with myself
January 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Commanders-Chiefs Super Bowl?
Interesting issue - a good one to watch!
For the first time in American history, servicemembers today can be court-martialed for certain offenses *without* a right to be tried by a panel.
We're asking #SCOTUS to decide whether the "short-martial" Congress debuted in 2019 violates the Due Process Clause:
georgetown.box.com/v/WheelerPet...
We're asking #SCOTUS to decide whether the "short-martial" Congress debuted in 2019 violates the Due Process Clause:
georgetown.box.com/v/WheelerPet...
December 20, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Interesting issue - a good one to watch!
Today I Learned what “TIL” stands for…
December 18, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Today I Learned what “TIL” stands for…
Happy Bill of Rights Day!
Event - Bill of Rights Day | Constitution Center
Event details for Bill of Rights Day
constitutioncenter.org
December 16, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Happy Bill of Rights Day!
Exciting opportunity to make oral arguments more accessible to the public without having to guess at what time to arrive for the public line!
The Supreme Court announced a pilot program for members of the public to reserve courtroom seats for oral arguments in advance.
Currently, the court provides seats on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines often start early in the morning, or even the day before for big cases.
Currently, the court provides seats on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines often start early in the morning, or even the day before for big cases.
December 12, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Exciting opportunity to make oral arguments more accessible to the public without having to guess at what time to arrive for the public line!