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public defender by day, sleeping public defender by night

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@NotJoshBlackman There's no convincing them of gov't authority; I've had limited success with focusing on gov't ability. Agree with the central emotional belief: this is all unfair and made up. Pivot to "that guy over there with the gun and badge is going to do what the judge wants, right or no."

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@GrumblesMotion Always keep peanut butter, jelly, and a loaf of bread in the office. You'd be surprised at how often a coworker stops by for a sandwich.

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Ok lawtwitter what class action suit am I opting out of if I take their sorry-not-sorry $25?

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@CaptainRanz @JordynTilchen aw shel buddy no

did somebody leave you with all the hall passes? you get to say who is against bigotry? is there a permit application process?

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Friends, Romans, Countryfolk, I give you the Michigan Difference.

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This amicus brief, which could have only been filed by The Onion, was authored by D. Andrew Portinga, '96

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@PDefenselessPod It's niche, but bad every time: Private counsel taking hideous amounts of money explicitly to be retained through preliminary hearing, doing a laughable job at the prelim, and then being relieved as counsel upon arraignment in superior court.

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dear podcasters, please don't highlight the structural and evidentiary deficiencies in the case against whoever the State frames for my murder, ghosts are notoriously into needless suffering and misplaced vengeance and I don't wanna miss out

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victim's counsel objecting to proceeding on the State's motion to dismiss the conviction of Adnan Syed encapsulates everything that makes me uncomfortable about the imaginary legal symmetry of criminal litigation

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@amypatsimpson I'm sure your cause is righteous but your aim is off, friend

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@tannenbaumr Sick Rick
The Wu Tang Can

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the only useless figurehead of a violent dynasty I'll mourn is Gritty, long may he reign

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@G0THLAWYER Local cop restaurant used to offer a "PD Special" cop meal- just an incredible amount of tacos & enchiladas for $3. We would go 1x/wk & order it with a straight face and got away with it for a few months until the manager asked to see our badges. Not one of us looked like a cop.

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@Cantkeepquiet3 @blakezeff Uh, this is not accurate. PSLF includes all government workers, to include prosecutors.

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roses are red
skateboards are rad
an opposition to limited, means-contingent loan forgiveness that involves you tacitly endorsing the poverty draft is pretty fucking bad

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this is good and all but consider riding this wave and just forgiving all of it

student loan amnesty. a presidential debt pardon. absolute absolution.

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even knowing full well that the cultural prohibition on discussing income is a tool to keep folks from comparing salaries and organizing the Midwestern urge not to talk about compensation is strong

there are two wolves inside you, one is solidarity and the other says "ope" a lot

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look I worked 10 years in public service to get a hideous amount of loans forgiven and I am furious about this new forgiveness scheme because my good fortune only feels good if it is arrayed against a tableau of suffering

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@tewhalen garbage pretext searches are dismayingly routine but that absolutely on brand Chicago Police 24-hour diner placemat is a real showstopper

can't train the cops on respecting the 4th Am but the coffee stain lower right taps into something elemental

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@VirtualBondGirl Initial discovery, yeah, they just give the police report and a rap sheet around here. Photos are provided separately after you make a little fuss / file a mx to compel / file a Trombetta for good measure.