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Currently: In bar prep vortex. Miami Law class of 2024.

Previously: Television producer and photographer.

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Which constitutional provision gives the President the power to violate state law? How on earth is the President acting within his official responsibility when he paid a personal attorney back for payments to Stormy that predated the election?

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"The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers" "we conclude ... precedent necessitate at least a presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for a President’s acts within the outer perimeter of his official responsibility."

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He wasn't President. The payment to Stormy was a month before the election. The crime predates the election. The President can't pardon state crimes. State crimes aren't a federal issue unless the punishment violates 8A or their investigation and prosecution violated 4A, 5A, or 6A.

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That is to say, the state court of last resort has final say over state law, and SCOTUS won't take up the question if there exist adequate and independent state grounds. In this case, there is no reason for SCOTUS to get involved.

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States are co-sovereigns with general police powers. In this case, the NY Ct of Appeals would have the final say, and SCOTUS could only intervene if NY somehow violated federal law. Whether someone falsified business records is state law. There's no federal issue here. But it's all calvinball.

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The real "guardrails" weren't laws. They were, are, and will always be people.

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Federalizing the Texas National Guard and suppressing the "insurrection" in Texas.

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Well, yeah, and he suspended it a few years ago a critique of internet discussion.

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If I have this correct, Nixon would be immune for the Saturday Night Massacre (as an exercise of appointment power), presumptively immune* for ordering Haldeman to waive the FBI off, and have no immunity for any role in the break-in. *presumption could/would be overcome.

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Just in case anyone didn't appreciate how bonkers the context of Relentless/Loper was.

#law

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A couple months later Congress approved the next FAA reauthorization bill. It included a clause that gave the FAA authority to charge hobbyist drone pilots a minimal fee. NOAA did the same thing with ship-riders. If Congress had an issue, they could have told NOAA in the next authorization bill.

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A few years ago Congress told the FAA to regulate drones, and clearly built registration fees into the system to pay for the regulatory cost for professionals. The FAA included a minimal fee for hobbyist registrations. A hobby pilot sued and won in DC Cir. because there wasn't statutory authority.

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Just to be clear, this post relates to studying for the bar exam, not the debate.

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I think I just broke... it wasn't the general laws or the special laws, it was general laws of local application that did it. Oh, there has to be a nexus. Great. Another nexus. It's it reasonable related? Yes it is. A reasonable nexus. A renexus. A nexonable.

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post malone ergo propter malone's avatar post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social
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might this suggest some wider inferences about gender affirmation, in whatever direction people would like their gender affirmed? who can say, it is a mystery

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Astrud Gilberto walked into a studio and laid down two amazing tracks that everyone has heard.

Then she apparently got crushed by the machine. Stan was apparently terrible. The voice of Bossa Nova was rejected by Brazil because she got so big.

youtu.be/sVdaFQhS86E?...

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When one party seeks to enforce a contract or obtain damages for a breach of contract, a court must first decide whether there was, in fact, a contract. The court will look for mutual assent, consideration, and whether there are any defenses to creation or enforcement of the contract.

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Criminalizing a simple, easy, personal tool for public health is absurd and incredibly harmful. Masking whenever, wherever, for whatever reason, should be a completely normal and accepted part of life in a society.

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Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈's avatar Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedytcooper.bsky.social
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Do you need something to be mad at all the time? Want an excuse to bully people and start fights? Instead of taking this desire out on social media might I suggest an alternative: It's called your local city council meeting and we actually desperately need that energy there

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So he's just cosplaying a villain from the Dark Knight now?

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Obama v. McCain, maybe, ignoring McCain's running mate. Ford v. Carter, not that I remember.

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The people who pick grapes in Baja pick grapes in Napa. I would guess if there was a low friction way to move across the border, it would reduce the leverage the cartels have. But that's just me connecting obvious dots.

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Apropos of nothing, I drank wine at a Mexican winery that started as a prohibition vineyard. They went legit around December 5, 1933. Not quite clear why.

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They didn't really cover this situation in my professional responsibility class...

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The best postscripts to an invitation I've ever seen. [via Scott Ruplin]

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The Soup Nazi prevented customers from receiving soup. Defendants prevented plaintiffs from receiving books. The dissent hasn't even made a workable analogy, much less a workable Seinfeld reference. What's the deal, with that judge?

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It's not just democracy. It's every boring small town highway committee meeting that used to have a couple of local reporters there to make sure no one gave their brother-in-law a fat contract. There is no one doing that anymore in most communities in this country. It's a bonanza for corruption.

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Magnificent photo of Farage one nanosecond before encountering a full face McDonald's milkshake.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈's avatar David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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I am a Senior Advisor for the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Tuna and Billfish Specialist Group. I am still salty that the expert review team made me remove "the swordfish's enemies include the penfish, which is said to be even mightier" from the latest species conservation assessment.

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Fair point. I was thrown off by the color film and the lighting, but I see where you're coming from now.

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Would Fall guy be Noir? Isn't it High Key Himbo?

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Don't get me wrong, it's Weird Al, so I'm not mad about this specific post, but why are "Discover" posts ending up in my "Following" feed? That seems like I'm not in control of the algorithm.

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Brandon Williams 's avatar Brandon Williams @stupidartpunk.bsky.social
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Anyway. What if The Predator’s whole culture didn’t revolve around hunting and the ones we see in the movies are just rich assholes out on intergalactic safari?

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Helen Kennedy's avatar Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social
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I would never, never be able to find this much grace in myself.

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Amy A's avatar Amy A @lolennui.bsky.social
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Daniel Dale collapses and dies like the first guy who ran a marathon

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