Brandon Ballard

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[Brandon Ballard @bballard25]

Hey #lawtwitter! I’m happy to announce that I just accepted a position with Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia in their Norfolk, Virginia office! I start Monday 😊 #appellatetwitter #Law #legalaid

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 In a 2-1 vote, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that Florida cannot enforce its law prohibiting public university professors from promoting certain views on race and sex under the First Amendment.

[Taniel @Taniel]

SCOTUS just struck another blow to the VRA.

In brief, this move means that, within the 8th circuit, there is no more right for individuals or organizations to sue over violations of Section 208, which among other things protects people with disability. https://t.co/kLTVkGPXzQ

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

👀 A federal judge in Florida is excoriating the Trump administration for a "masterclass in litigation cynicism" by accepting immigration judge's ruling that conflicted with (and is legally superseded by) his own.

"Give me a break." Judge Dudek says.

https://t.co/s0r4drRcrW

[Brandon Ballard @bballard25]

Interesting debate about legislative history

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

Read the ruling here: https://t.co/iZgR9Vj6yU

[Robert Dunham @RDunhamDP]

In a 2-1 decision, the 11th Circuit has affirmed the district court order denying the Alabama attorney general’s motion to stay enforcement of the injunction permanently barring the state from executing Jeffery Lee by gas suffocation. https://t.co/ZCDtcRO2yO @uscedp #deathpenalty

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 A Chicago federal judge has blocked a Florida state-court lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics over its stance on gender-affirming care.

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

Read the ruling here: https://t.co/uo68wnJ18t

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

AGAIN: Judge suspects use of AI contributing to errors in plaintiff counsel's brief in 1st Amendment case. Doc: https://t.co/V5sqvdt3Zg

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: A Vietnam veteran sued to force an Armed Forces retirement home in Mississippi to let him display his pro-Trump/Let's Go Brandon gear in common areas.

Today, a federal judge ruled that the home's restrictions on speech were reasonable.

https://t.co/QybsArNVQE

[Matthew Segal @segalmr]

Here is the text of Vermont's new law allowing individuals to sue govt officials, including *federal* officials, for violating U.S. Constitutional rights.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission workers say they’re being pushed to bring politically charged, legally tenuous cases that fit the Trump administration’s priorities. https://t.co/DygTb8mUrr

[Sam Shirazi @samshirazim]

Link to opinion: https://t.co/xn7pOMlqom

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed a defamation lawsuit Kash Patel brought against former FBI official / pundit Frank Figliuzzi.

Figliuzzi’s claim that Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at FBI HQ was “rhetorical hyperbole,” the judge rules.

https://t.co/FObW9MLRVq

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

Officer initiates traffic stop b/c car was stopped on 1-lane bridge. Asks about guns in the car, and both driver & passenger say they have guns. Officer retrieves the guns. Turns out, passenger has a felony. CA4, 2-1: Asking about the gun was not permitted, gun is suppressed. #N

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

UPDATE: The Trump administration is deporting "nonviolent medically impaired grandparents" to Laos over a 33-year-old drug conviction, a decision Judge Tana Lin says is "inhumane" and "cruel" — but says she is powerless to stop.

https://t.co/PUbmZWn8ra

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

A federal judge in Illinois today ruled that the Trump administration improperly coerced Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking apps in violation of the First Amendment. https://t.co/O9zvc7MVU4

[Kelsey Dallas @kelsey_dallas]

It's all fun and games until you're assigned to write about the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.

https://t.co/oFkXOVYga0

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

IMPORTANT: Under federal law, it's very hard, at times near-impossible, to sue federal law enforcement officers for civil rights violations. But legal theorists have said for decades that there is a possible way to sue under state law instead.

This is a VERY important test case.

[Matthew Segal @segalmr]

MONTANA SUPREME COURT: “Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination,” and is subject to strict scrutiny under the Montana Constitution.

[Matthew Segal @segalmr]

NEW: ACLU lawsuit filed on behalf of valid visa holder against federal immigration agents — alleging racial profiling, violent arrest, and unlawful detention — includes "converse 1983" claims under Maine Civil Rights Act.