Michael Altebrando

DC lawyer with interests in competition policy, US/Latam history, and NY sports. Views are my own.

[Jed Shugerman @jedshug]

I'm also honored that Jackson cited the amicus brief Evan Bernick and I filed, with the outstanding lawyering of @BBenedict33 & Michael Altebrando
https://t.co/N3NsbYKFv5

[Jed Shugerman @jedshug]

The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN Trump's anti-birthright executive order.
I was honored that Sotomayor cited 5 of my articles in her Slaughter dissent yesterday.
It's a sweeter honor today as Jackson cited my historical work supporting birthright, p. 12-13, forthcoming in UC L.J.

[Brendan Benedict @BBenedict33]

Gratified that our birthright amicus brief was cited in Justice Jackson's concurrence & that several of its unique sources made it into the Opinion of the Court. This is a huge victory for the rule of law - one that comes along once a century. Thank you to @jedshug & Evan Bernick

[Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law @LawyersComm]

Civil rights advocacy is protected expression, not unlawful coordination.

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law recently filed an amicus brief in Media Matters for America v. Federal Trade Commission, a case with major implications for nonprofits and advocacy organizations working to combat hate and discrimination.

As Leah Frazier, director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee, said: “When the government uses its investigative power in ways that burden advocacy, it threatens more than one organization—it sends a warning to every group working to challenge hate and discrimination. Civil rights advocacy is protected expression, not unlawful coordination.”

At stake is whether the government can use expansive investigative demands in ways that chill protected advocacy, drain nonprofit resources, and deter organizations from speaking out against injustice.

Oral argument is scheduled for April 13. We’ll continue fighting to ensure civil rights groups can advocate boldly and hold powerful institutions accountable without fear of retaliation.

https://t.co/8Pl8tndweS

[Brendan Benedict @BBenedict33]

Proud to represent the Lawyers' Committee with @FearNLoathingDC and co-counsel from the Digital Justice Initiative in this important case being argued today.

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

“I believe strongly that the proposed sale of Warner Bros Discovery to Paramount (https://t.co/5YyfBR8SHr) will be disastrous for the motion picture and television business on many levels, including but not limited to a massive loss of jobs, a dramatic increase in consumer prices…”

https://t.co/fp6hSbHJdp

[Norm Eisen @NormEisen]

Follow the money
Then follow the remote

Paramount+WBD would control 40% of the most-streamed acquired TV on earth — one company, controlling what America watches

@Acosta joined me on LFC to sound the alarm on what this merger actually means
https://t.co/jQ6lzUnMTE

[iain07 @iain07161056]

This is a really striking opening.

[Jed Shugerman @jedshug]

3/ I provide more detailed evidence in this article, with the support of many legal scholars before me:
"An Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship: The Inclusion of 'Temporary Sojourners' and of Chinese and Roma" forthcoming UC L. J. 2026:
https://t.co/OFHf8VGm4H

[Jed Shugerman @jedshug]

2/ BRIEF OF ORIGINALIST SCHOLARS EVAN D. BERNICK AND JED H. SHUGERMAN AS AMICI CURIAE SUPPORTING RESPONDENTS

[Jed Shugerman @jedshug]

With the outstanding teamwork of Brendan Benedict and Michael Altebrando, Evan Bernick & I proudly filed this originalist amicus brief defending birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara:
https://t.co/JUxRXSMEV9

[Brendan Benedict @BBenedict33]

Y'all still funded by Google? @LawEconCenter @geoffmanne

[Brendan Benedict @BBenedict33]

Thrilled that Marc Rysman is shortlisted for Economist of the Year for his work on the Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation.

(Thread)
https://t.co/yjOHcoa4Mg

[Phil Kocher @PhilKocher]

Imagine having a Norris candidate, Rocket Richard candidate, a Hart *and* Vezina candidate, $32 million in cap room, and NOT thinking you should go all in this season. #NYR

[Michael Altebrando @FearNLoathingDC]

@payersedu @IAmAmnaNawaz I wonder if they'd understand Crenshaw better if their schools had taught her

[Michael Altebrando @FearNLoathingDC]

@Alsboringtweets @Geeeeemen Get a Jura.

[Michael Altebrando @FearNLoathingDC]

@TomCottonAR Great argument against voter enfranchisement Tom, novel too. I guess we should discount the fact that 86% of the people
who actually live in the District would appreciate the same kind of representation you appear to think is appropriate in #Arkansas #TomCotton #DCStatehood

[Michael Altebrando @FearNLoathingDC]

@thehill We wouldn't want the district to be a block from a democrat controlled state, after all.

[Michael Altebrando @FearNLoathingDC]

@thehill A truly bad example of words being strung together for 9 and a half minutes, and perhaps the best indictment of ivy league education since our president graduated from Wharton.

[Michelle Goldberg @michelleinbklyn]

The front page of the NYT right now looks like one of those pre-election parodies about what a Trump administration would be like.