Paul Bland

Co-Chair, Appeals and Complex Briefing, Berger Montague. Consumer & worker lawyer, listen to tons of music. Dad & husband. Views entirely my own. He/Him/His

[Paul Bland @FPBland]

Forced arbitration is a rigged system that hurts workers, consumers, investors, medical patients. The time to #Endforcedarbitration is now https://t.co/GDr2TH0i2a

[Paul Bland @FPBland]

It was a huge honor to participate in this program. And the issue is a huge one -- will the Supreme Court grab enormous new power for itself at the expense of more accountable parts of the government?

[Demand Justice @WeDemandJustice]

.@FPBland, Executive Director of @Public_Justice, speaks to the dangers of overturning Chevron and letting individual judges make policy decisions instead of experts at federal regulatory agencies.

[Steve Martin @UnrealBluegrass]

If Trump becomes president again, after all we know ,and you supported his campaign you will have participated in the end of American democracy.
You will not be rewarded by your leader beyond a rush you might seek for upending civility.
You aren't part of his plan.
He is the entirety of his plan and the future will belong to him.
Not you.
You won't get a thank you or a knowing nod.
He will allow you to buy trinkets with his image and name emblazoned.
Trump is a despicable example of human kind.
Devoid of compassion.
Devoid of any respect for knowledge and education.
Trump is the fully realized Id.
He will have no guardians , no guard rails and no shame.
He cannot tell the difference between what he is and what he wants.
There is none when you analyze the situation.
He flunks Descarte's building block syllogism automatically.
He can't think so no therefore.
Ego driven rage and revenge.
If you're inclined to assist him please rethink your reasons.
#Trump

[Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick]

Antisemitism isn’t simply a form of prejudice. It’s also a conspiracy theory intended to undermine trust in our democracy.

Unsurprisingly, @maddow nails it here ⬇️⬇️

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

"The only difference between a battered woman and a dead woman is often the presence of a gun."

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States #USvRahimi

[House Judiciary Dems @HouseJudiciary]

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Mike Johnson attacks Roe v. Wade, insisting that if only women were compelled to bring more "able-bodied workers" into the world, Republicans wouldn’t need to slash Social Security and Medicare.

[Paul Bland @FPBland]

And, of course, the #ClimateEmergency means that we will get more strong storms, and storms will strengthen more quickly, than in the past

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Nightmare situation for Acapulco. A tropical storm this am has exploded into Cat 5 hurricane, most extreme 12-hour strengthening on record. Acapulco has never experienced storm this strong and has had little time to prep. Landfall hours away.
Details: https://t.co/yLuxQtzZPq

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

I asked the Mike Johnson if he stands by his efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election.

Members started boo'ing.

I also asked if he would support more aid to Ukraine and Irael.

"Go away! Go away!" one member shouted.

"We’re not doing any policy tonight," Johnson said.

[Public Justice @Public_Justice]

We’re thrilled to hear that Karla Gilbride has been CONFIRMED to serve as @USEEOC’s general counsel! Congratulations, Karla! 🎉 👏 👏

[TJ Ducklo @TDucklo]

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[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

So, Russia just launched a missile attack on a grocery store & cafe in Ukraine, killing at least 49 people. Meanwhile Republicans pulled funding & resources from Ukraine & are now more focused on evicting Democrats from their office than helping Ukraine. Shame on Republicans.

[Public Justice @Public_Justice]

Coal dust from rail cars pose significant health risks to surrounding communities - "You can see the changes in people's breathing," said one protester. "People around here have asthma, bronchitis, and sometimes it's a lot worse." https://t.co/jcI9Oynyia

[Public Justice @Public_Justice]

TODAY: #SCOTUS will hear arguments in CFPB v. CFSA, a challenge to @CFPB's funding structure.

"#SCOTUS should allow this agency to continue this important work, independent from political influence & persuasion, by overturning the Fifth Circuit’s ruling," said our @FPBland 🧵

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

57% of Planned Parenthood patients in New Mexico are from Texas
https://t.co/AE9k6IjnED

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

We stopped MAGA Republicans from shutting down the government and saved aid to WIC, Head Start & SNAP. We didn’t let Trump and Putin’s little helpers “burn it all down,” as feared, but they did momentarily block aid to Ukraine. We’ll deal with that next week.

[Paul Bland @FPBland]

This was a huge and very important case. The university was trying to avoid accountability in a very unfair way. The en banc panel decision fixes the law in this area

[Public Justice @Public_Justice]

“[Yesterday’s] opinion is a victory for Mackenzie and for student survivors across the country [...] Gender violence has grave effects on students’ access to education. For that reason, the civil rights law #TitleIX requires schools to address known abuse [...]"

[Paul Bland @FPBland]

This, 100%
Trump actively worked to gut the NLRB, so that it would be easier for corporations to break unions and cheat. If you look at the actual substantive policies, Trump was objectively TERRIBLE for unions.

[Jeff Stein @jstein_star]

I know this might sound crazy but one important thing to consider when evaluating Trump and Biden on unions is to actually look at the policy positions they have supported and implemented as president

[Public Justice @Public_Justice]

#BREAKING: Today, we joined @SierraClub & other ally groups to file a petition for rulemaking with @EPA, calling upon the agency to regulate open-top coal cars throughout the U.S. under the Clean Water Act:

Read our full press release here: https://t.co/sWAJR858XQ

[Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama]

They sentenced her to two years. In prison.

[Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis]

One of Donald Trump's final acts in office was to commute the 17-year sentence of Salomon Melgen, the Florida eye doctor and friend of Bob Menendez who was convicted of stealing $42 million from Medicare, aka taxpayers. https://t.co/n8rKeo5nZ1