Jeffrey Light

Defending civil rights and civil liberties

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

@thehill

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

He's trying to extort $230 *million*. Extorting $230 billion would be outrageous.

Jeffries says White House trying to ‘extort’ $230 billion from DOJ https://t.co/tOFHTwqtZ6

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

NEW: Federal appeals court rejects 1 suit seeking access to Congressional documents re #Jan6 and 1 re: climate probe. But judges turn down House argument it has speech or debate immunity against such cases. That will upset some on Hill https://t.co/NkptpC0m4i

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

👀 "...the ruling on Leopold’s case left the door open to him making a new bid for the Capitol riot-related records he sought."

“The decision resolves several key legal issues in Mr. Leopold’s favor and provides him with an opportunity to refile. Mr. Leopold is reviewing his options, including whether to refile,” Leopold’s lawyer Jeffrey Light said via email.

via @joshgerstein
https://t.co/NLQ2mVDDBY

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

Our executive director @_rshapiro discussing the Air Force's troubling new domestic surveillance program. Great reporting by @willcarless for @USATODAY. #FOIA https://t.co/aat4ITGqhQ

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

Our executive director @_rshapiro discusses the latest developments in Georgia's outrageous crackdown on the ‘Cop City’ forest defense protests. Great reporting by @TimothyJPratt for @guardian. https://t.co/l0hMYASmgZ

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

For the #Guantanamo crowd & attys still repping detainees:

It has taken me nearly a decade of #FOIA litigation led by my atty @_LightLaw but I have managed to obtain evidence of JTF GTMO's disastrous record keeping system & details about detainee videos
https://t.co/2IhwuK4s3w

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

Georgia is seeking to define ‘Cop City’ protests as terrorism, w/ docs & commentary from us. #FOIA @TimothyJPratt https://t.co/ENvBvq1ji7

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

Generated by OpenAI

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

@xvxesq When I was in high school, our mock trial team had to argue (both sides of) a case about civilly committing a woman under similar circumstances (she had 2 beers at a party). It was an outlandish hypothetical, not a blueprint.

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

Our executive director @_rshapiro on our latest: FBI caught lying to Congress re its alleged inability to monitor Jan 6 plotters online, while also using "social media exploitation" teams to surveil #BLM. Story by @willcarless/@latams/@USAToday. #FOIA https://t.co/N9vX4ndLf2

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

Lots of speculation that DOJ will appeal the decision appointing a Special Master. The ultimate decision will be made by the Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, pursuant to 28 CFR § 0.20(b). She was appointed by Biden and confirmed 53-36.

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

FBI caught lying to Congress re its alleged inability to monitor Jan 6 plotters online, while also using "social media exploitation" teams to heavily surveil #BLM protests. Revealed in docs we obtained & shared w/ @willcarless/@latams/@USAToday. #FOIA https://t.co/N9vX4nuOh2

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

Great job opportunity in NY: paralegal at Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
https://t.co/pfLBUMdPje

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

@FiveThirtyEight Why is a win for David August (yellow circle) being counted as a win for David Trone in the model?

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

@xvxesq Congrats!

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

Interesting to note that while public discussion has been on classified material, the warrant is for not only classified material but also "national defense information" and cites to 18 USC § 793, which pertains to "national defense information"

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

Here's @annamerlan's excellent article on the FBI documents we obtained revealing the FBI teaches local law enforcement that the pro-choice movement is a violent terrorist threat. https://t.co/K03Ri1Lhzr

[PropertyOfThePeople @PropOTP]

In light of DHS' fearmongering about a "Night of Rage" in response to the Roe horror, a reminder that the FBI teaches local law enforcement that the pro-choice movement is a violent terrorist threat, as documents we obtained reveal. #RoeVWade https://t.co/GkT6qYjFFv

[Jeffrey Light @_LightLaw]

Today's news marks neither the beginning nor the end of the fight for reproductive freedom. Generations of lawyers and activists fought to establish Roe's protections and to stop their erosion. To them I say: "Thank you. You work has not been in vain."