augustf’s avataraugustf’s Twitter Archive—№ 12,073

      1. A parable from the circuit court cloakrooms: "Oh man, Joe's office is fucked on this motion. It’s super clear in our jurisprudence that suspects have a right not to be violently assaulted at interrogation. But we know all suspects are guilty shitbags.” 1/4 @senatorshoshana/1149040971579088897
    1. …in reply to @augustf
      “Nah, listen, they put his tongue through a paper shredder. My clerks looked in Lexis, and that only happened once in Louisiana, so let’s just say that right isn’t clearly established.” 2/4
  1. …in reply to @augustf
    “They’ll never buy that shit. The ACLU will build a new headquarters off this. If we limit liability here more, the law might literally implode, Congress will hold hearings, SCOTUS will grant cert...” 3/4
    1. …in reply to @augustf
      “RBG’s got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. And the court just approved another copyright extension as not a perpetuity. Let’s just do it and be legends.” 4/4