Conor Fitzpatrick

Attorney @theFIREorg, Las Vegas native, former Detroiter, full-time Detroit sports sufferer. Views are mine and could be yours, too!

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

The appropriate Politico response to the White House’s letter:

[Shashank Joshi @shashj]

Quite a letter from White House to Politico.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

College sports aren’t immune from the First Amendment. Reporters have every right to stand on a public sidewalk and seek comment from players and coaches. Maryland football’s understanding of the First Amendment is as bad as its run defense, which is saying something.

[Nolan Rogalski @NolanRogalski]

For @testudotimes, @JudeWilkenfeld and I were outside Jones-Hill House trying to get players to comment. An athletics staffer took pictures of us, and a police dispatch was called for suspicious activity; a cop and 2 cop cars pulled up, and officers ID’d us and asked us to leave.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

A reporter hearing “you better be careful” from a government official is something you’d expect in a Moscow back alley. Trump has repeatedly lost in court when trying to kick reporters out of the WH. He’ll lose again if he tries again. The First Amendment isn’t going anywhere.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump yells at another reporter:

"I don't know who the hell you are but you better be careful."

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Beautiful fall afternoon for some Sunday golf in Virginia

[George Porteous @georgedporteous]

The DOJ has appealed Judge Wise’s ruling in @StanfordDaily v. Rubio. Our lawyers at @TheFIREorg are fully prepared to defend that ruling in court, ensuring we uphold and expand protections for non-citizens to participate in student journalism, at The Stanford Daily and beyond.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Trump admin just formally appealed the CNN/MSNow/Politico preliminary injunction to the D.C. Circuit. But the First Amendment principles are settled: The president cannot kick news organizations out of generally accessible press areas based on hostility towards their coverage.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

If the DOJ’s position on appeal is that the press pass revocation was Definitely About National Security and not antipathy towards the press, it doesn’t exactly help that your statement announcing the appeal attacks the press and does not mention national security.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

A White House official confirms that the administration intends to appeal Judge Kelly's order prohibiting Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico while the lawsuit plays out.

Here's the full comment:

"The Fake News has no place demanding a spot in the President’s Oval Office. The lies they smear are a disservice to the American public and tear at the very fabric of our Democracy. They’re completely capable of reporting from directly outside. We intend to appeal this misguided decision."

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

@norwoodiancynic White House comms team:

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Remarkable that even in their statement announcing an appeal they can’t stop saying the quiet part out loud: (that they revoked the press passes because of negative coverage, not “national security”)

[Fallon Gallagher @falgallagher]

NEW: The White House has responded to Judge Kelly's ruling that indefinitely reversed Trump's ban on MS NOW, CNN, and Politico. They are vowing to appeal.
A spokesperson tells MS NOW: “The Fake News has no place demanding a spot in the President’s Oval Office. The lies they smear are a disservice to the American public and tear at the very fabric of our Democracy. They’re completely capable of reporting from directly outside. We intend to appeal this misguided decision.”

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Golf is such a humbling sport. One day you’re thinking you could hold your own in an amateur tournament and the next you’re wondering if your central nervous system is defective

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Wild that Jayden Daniels couldn't recognize there would only be [redacted at his mom's request] seconds left with no timeouts if he went down

[NFL @NFL]

The Commanders can't get the play off in time and this game ends in a tie

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

@swarheit

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Extending an economic lifeline to a rival power actively attacking allies (including NATO members) just for a chance at a poll bump before a midterm election is disgraceful and shameful.

[Treasury Department @USTreasury]

Today, at President Trump’s direction, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

The President of the United States is explicitly saying that reporters who say things he doesn’t like should be arrested. We must not become numb to the unprecedented assault on free speech from the man who is supposed to be the leader of the “free” world.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

What in the Tom Haverford

[ABC News @ABC]

The city of St. Petersburg in Clearwater, Florida, is hiring it's first ever "chief vibes officer," paying $10,000 for ten days of field research along the city's nightlife and entertainment hot spots.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

So I’m walking to the elevator this morning and the apt door across from it is open. The elevator door opens and 10 feds with machine guns walk out. I get back from my run and they’re all searching that apt and they have a battering ram on the outside.

So, that’s fun.

[Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh]

Treason is the one -- and only -- crime specifically defined in the Constitution. It is not saying negative things about "the troops."

[Washington Post Opinions @PostOpinions]

"Censorship teaches the next generation that the way to fight disagreeable speech is to silence the speaker," @CTFitzpatrick of @theFIREorg writes. https://t.co/p7MfS6zC9a

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

My editorial in the Washington Post this morning about why the First Amendment protects wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts in schools and why SCOTUS should hear our case about it.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

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[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

I’ll be on CNN live at 11 pm to discuss what the First Amendment has to say about this

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Breaking: The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.