They better hope their probable cause holds up in court, because the very statute they reference https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000aa seems pretty clear that you better be all but certain you've got the goods - otherwise materials should just be subpoenaed. [note: I'm definitely #notAlawyer] #journalism #fascism

Actual quote from Justice Alito: “No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period.”

Other things not in the Constitution:
-judicial review
-the federal court system
-the number of justices on SCOTUS

Given the attack on the judiciary by the legislature in Israel, I certainly wouldn’t want Congress to have too much power over SCOTUS. But it’s hard to argue that applying a code of ethics, which all other federal judges already have, is an unconstitutional overreach.

The key thing Hamilton was concerned about (in Federalist No. 78) with legislative overreach into the Court was maintaining the independence of judges. That’s part of why they have lifetime tenure.

Thus if the justices are compromising their own independence, as they clearly have in accepting financial gifts from people with business before the Court, it seems like it’s Congress’s duty to act.

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed78.asp

#NotALawyer #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Histodons

I just can’t see why it isn’t appropriate to establish a person’s parentage where that person is no longer a child and where there is a clear public interest. If there were a super injunction in place dating to that person’s childhood, while that might have been understandable, shouldn’t that lapse upon their turning 18 if there’s a public interest? #notalawyer

This schmuck isn't a lawyer, but he plays one on TV. And that's good enough for Trump! Rather than listen to advice from actual lawyers, he took this client's advice, and now he's facing more than 30 felony charges. Talk about a self-inflicted wound! Derp!

#TrumpIndictment #TomFitton #notALawyer

https://www.rawstory.com/tom-fitton-2662313557

@ellenor2000 YUP :(

The way Amazon and the like categorize us. We're independent contractors.

Any effort to collectively bargain, set prices, etc. can and I'm sure would, be seen as price fixing, which violates anti trust law.

That's why SFWA in the #disneymustpay thing, could only publicly shame and help those affected but couldn't call for a strike or sue on behalf of them, etc.

#notalawyer, so my interpretation might be a bit off, but that's the jist as I understand it.

@witewulf The way Amazon and the like categorize us. We're independent contractors.

Any effort to collectively bargain, set prices, etc. can and I'm sure would, be seen as price fixing.

That's why SFWA in the #disneymustpay thing, could only publicly shame and help those affected, but couldn't call for a strike or sue on behalf of the those affected, etc.

#notalawyer so my interpretation might be a bit off, but that's the jist as I understand it.

@ignova I have no idea why, but the one thing that comes to mind is that possibly “sexting” presumes the potential for pictures. So the age of consent to sex in some places might be 16, but you still can’t consent to nude pictures/pornography/etc. when you are under 18? #notalawyer so IDK.

@mariyadelano
Even with the best brains to help, that is gibberish to me.
#NotALawyer

Wondering idly if a case could be made that legacy college admissions violate the something-or-other the same way that affirmative action does.

#SupremeCourt #MaliciousCompliance
#NotALawyer
#HonestlyNoClueButCurious

Republicans stay keeping lawyers in business.

Anyway, most of TN’s ban on gender affirming care for minors appears to have just gotten an injunction. I’m #NotALawyer , I haven’t fully read the decision yet, and this is #NotLegalAdvice , but so far as I can tell, the only thing still standing is a ban on surgical intervention, as none of the plaintiffs had plans for gender affirming surgery as minors, so the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue about that.

All in all a good day.

And I said that I was “quoting“ the law earlier. I think I should’ve used the phrase “referred to“ instead.

I keep copies of the relevant #laws and regulations on my phone.

Still #NotALawyer

@KevinCarson1

Yes, but predatory pricing—operating at a loss to drive out competition—is a different matter than monopoly, it seems to me. (Of course that would challenge the whole VC model, wouldn't it?) #NotALawyer

@vmstan …allegedly. #notalawyer

@vmstan …allegedly. #notalawyer

@marick I'm unaware of the ability to pick your judge in Australia. I know that jurisdictions can result in trials/ hearings being in specific courts, but not a ChooseYourOwnBias system. #notalawyer

#ChatGPT #AI_Fail #NotALawyer

https://abovethelaw.com/2023/01/chatgpt-crowns-clarence-thomas-as-champion-of-gay-rights-in-feedback-loop-of-stupid

To take it one step further, in a traffic stop, if the police want to search you or your car, just say, “Officer, am I free to go?” #notalawyer #butitstrue

@Dalenotchip I'm here wondering if reckless endangerment is something that would stick there, aside from trafficking undocumented immigrants across state lines and probably more... #NotALawyer

@pixelpusher220 @bhawthorne @GovTrack @shawrd773
Gov officials can get accounts on someone else's instance, just like they do on those other social media platforms. The rub is they can't spin up and run their own since that would require content moderation...which is govt regulation of speech... which is unconstitutional.

The only possible way (I think) for the govt to run their own instance legally is if they close membership to only govt. They can moderate themselves as long as they treat it as an official platform and not a free speech platform.

#notalawyer

Just a reminder that #CricketWireless illegally charges you extra to make a cash payment in their stores. #NotALawyer