Alyson Eller

Newbie Public Defender. Crim law nerd. @AUWCL 2020. Obama White House alum. Proud @BrandeisU 2015 grad. Je parle français couramment. Travel enthusiast.

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My younger cousin wins “best congratulations text”

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There’s a moment in the finale where the cast sings acapella at the edge of the stage - chills. It’s always hit me as beautiful before, but but it’s so impactful in person. If you have the opportunity to see it, run and do it.

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I saw @SuffsMusical last night and wow was it powerful. I’d listened to the cast recording + watched it on PBS but seeing it live, in DC, in this moment, was unforgettable and so meaningful.

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My @MedImpact prescription insurance won’t cover a 150mg pill of my psych meds but will cover both a 100mg and a 50mg pill. Make it make sense.

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This is so dumb. Just let us have one free bag and you won’t have to beg. You and I both know you’re going to gate check my carry-on anyway…

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Sitting on my couch crying because Ragtime and @joshuahenry20 and Caissie Levy won Tony Awards tonight.

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The #TonyAwards have been on for 16 minutes and I’ve been crying for at least 10 of them??

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At the @MarylandOPD annual conference legislative update.
• Good news: MD finally passed a law that kids can’t be held in adult facilities.
• Bad news: doesn’t go into effect until October 2029 (presumably so counties have time to build more jails for children).

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Accidentally moved/deleted an app off of the first page of my iPhone apps and I’m not sure which app it was I just know that my home screen looks wrong.

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I start every weekday with @StephenAtHome’s monologue from the previous night. Can’t believe this is the last day I’ll get to do that 😭

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I haven’t read the whole thing but I love that this is 23 pages of opinion on a speeding ticket and honestly love that DCCA took the case despite the low stakes.

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A former colleague just beat a DC speed-camera ticket at the DC Court of Appeals. DC tried to make a ±1 mph margin of error vanish by regulation. The court held a coin flip isn’t clear and convincing evidence.

Ticket dismissed; math remains undefeated.

https://t.co/7m1JLQB7WR

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.@GPerfPBS censoring “goddamn” in @SuffsMusical while showing the entire Great American Bitch without censoring is hilarious.

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I didn’t realize @Titanique is all Celine Dion songs and now I’m bummed I never saw it off-broadway and probably won’t get back to NYC before it closes 😭 please tour!!

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I have a client I’ve known and worked with on and off for 4 years, since he was 18. He now has two very serious cases but doesn’t fully grasp how serious they are and it just breaks my heart. He’s a sweet kid who’s had a tough life and tbh I just want to hug him.

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Something that happens in at least my county in Maryland is that a commissioner, who is considered a judicial officer, can find no probable cause for charges but the state can still pursue the charges and the client(s) doesn’t/don’t get probable cause hearings.

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Saw Ragtime @LCTheater and I’m not sure a piece of theater has ever moved me more. Not just the acting, but the lighting, the staging, all of it. Beautiful. Cried for almost the whole time.

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Maryland changed its case search and record portal and it is so much worse and so much slower than the old versions.

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Step 1: tell the state you’re electing a jury trial
Step 2: state tells you, oops, actually, our primary officer is unavailable
Step 3: oppose their postponement
Step 4: win that opposition??
Step 5: profit (dismissal and very happy client)

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PTO over, email notification back on 😞

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Turned off my work gmail notifications to actually disconnect from work on my time off

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Listening to Southwest gate agents beg people to gate check bags is hilarious and feels like corporate karma given you used to get a free bag.

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I’m off of work this week and attending QuiltCon (a convention for quilters and sewers and lovers of fabric). Today mom asked me what the Supreme Court did today. And I had no idea. And that made me happy. I’m disconnecting and basking in my hobbies and some whimsy.