Law
81 unrolled threads about law, each one readable on a single page.
America First Legal@America1stLegal/1🚨BREAKING — Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis didn’t dismantle its illegal “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” regime. Instead, they hid their DEI office on a restricted floor....
SummaryAmerica First Legal claims Washington University School of Medicine moved its DEI office from a public first floor to a restricted 12th floor to avoid compliance with Trump executive orders and Supreme Court rulings against race-based discrimination programs. The organization says relocating the office doesn't make it lawful and vows to pursue accountability.Oct 24, 20256 tweets♥ 28.1K
Rep. Veronica Escobar@RepEscobarThis week, ICE illegally denied me entry into a processing facility in my district, and today, they released a statement saying I “[gave] the appearance of a political stunt intended to generate publi...
SummaryA congressperson was denied entry to an ICE processing facility in their district despite following proper oversight notification procedures, and is criticizing ICE's new access guidelines as illegal. They plan to continue conducting oversight and pushing back against what they view as unlawful agency practices.Jul 11, 20257 tweets♥ 33.7K
Gabriel Farías@gabofariias¿No te enteraste que Morena cambió el concepto de “propiedad privada” por “respeto a la propiedad” en la Constitución? Te explico qué implicaciones tiene y por qué esto es un peligro para México: 🧵🪡...
SummaryUn hilo crítico sobre cambios constitucionales en México donde Morena sustituyó "propiedad privada" por "respeto a la propiedad", argumentando que esta modificación introduce ambigüedad legal que permite al Estado intervenir arbitrariamente en propiedades bajo conceptos vagos como "función social" y "bienestar común". El autor advierte que combinado con la reforma judicial, esto facilita expropiaciones discrecionales y reduce la seguridad jurídica de los propietarios.Sep 3, 20248 tweets♥ 23.2K
Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat🚨Rupert Lowe MP threatens to sue activist Eshuru Kwaku over X posts describing him as a 'racist white supremacist' Rupert Lowe is a patriot. I hope he takes him for every penny. These smear campaign...
SummaryUK MP Rupert Lowe threatens legal action against activist Eshuru Kwaku over X posts calling him a 'racist white supremacist,' sparking debate about defamation, free speech, and the limits of criticism on social media.Feb 3, 20254 tweets♥ 32.7K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵THREAD: Is Trump's hunch about foreign influence in SCOTUS correct? After the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on tariffs, Trump said "It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests...
SummaryTrump claims foreign interests have influenced the Supreme Court's decisions, particularly citing concerns about justices' connections to supranationalist ideology. The thread examines financial ties, travel funding, and meetings with foreign officials involving multiple justices, while questioning whether some prioritize international law over national sovereignty.Feb 22, 202612 tweets♥ 21.9K
Matt Tardio@angertab20 actual laws in Iran 🧵 1. Apostasy (Leaving Islam) Punishable by death, especially for men who publicly renounce Islam. Women can face life in prison. These laws are real. This isn’t history — i...
SummaryA thread documenting 20 laws in Iran covering religious restrictions, gender-based controls, sexual conduct, and political dissent, with severe punishments including death, imprisonment, and corporal punishment. These laws remain in effect as of 2025 and affect freedom of religion, expression, movement, and basic rights.Jun 20, 202520 tweets♥ 26.1K
Health Freedom Defense Fund@theHFDFNicole Shanahan sounds the alarm on one of the most “TERRIFYING” court rulings in history. 99% of people didn’t notice. A federal court quietly said the government can force ANY medical intervention...
SummaryNicole Shanahan is raising alarm about a Ninth Circuit Court ruling that allows the government to mandate any medical intervention under the guise of public health without evidence or judicial review. She is petitioning the Supreme Court to review this decision, calling it potentially the most consequential case of the 21st century.Jan 7, 20262 tweets♥ 21.9K
Senator Eric Schmitt@SenEricSchmittJoe Biden claims he personally approved every pardon. But, after his signoff, his staff quietly added violent criminals to the list and ran them through the autopen without telling him. The autopen...
SummaryAn investigation claims President Biden's staff altered his pardon list without his knowledge, adding violent criminals and using an autopen to process them, potentially violating federal fraud, forgery, and obstruction of justice laws. Biden had approved criteria for pardons but allegedly did not individually authorize all names that were ultimately processed.Jul 14, 20255 tweets♥ 25.9K
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee🧵1. @MeetThePress omits six words about birthright citizenship from the 14th Amendment The omitted text is set off by asterisks: “All persons born … in the United States, *and subject to the juri...
SummaryThe author criticizes Meet the Press for omitting the phrase 'and subject to the jurisdiction thereof' from the 14th Amendment when discussing birthright citizenship, arguing that Congress has constitutional power to limit birthright citizenship through legislation, as Senator Harry Reid proposed in 1993.Dec 8, 202412 tweets♥ 25.3K
Chris Murphy 🟧@ChrisMurphyCTWe are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis. Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our...
SummaryTrump is illegally terminating thousands of congressionally-funded foreign aid programs through USAID director Pete Marocco, a January 6th participant, defying court orders and violating constitutional separation of powers over spending. This constitutional crisis threatens humanitarian programs globally, U.S. soft power, and democratic governance itself.Feb 28, 20259 tweets♥ 20.8K
paulbrandt@paulbrandtA 17-year-old boy in Calgary just used AI to turn innocent photos of his female classmates into explicit deepfakes. He then uploaded them. Real children were sexually violated without ever touching an...
SummaryA Calgary teenager used AI to create explicit deepfakes of female classmates, causing severe trauma to victims. A recent Canadian Supreme Court decision striking down mandatory minimum sentences for CSAM possession has left perpetrators facing potentially minimal consequences, undermining deterrence and victim protection.Dec 4, 202512 tweets♥ 21.3K
Luigi Archive@Luigi_Archive🚨BREAKING: Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek to dismiss federal case due to Pam Bondi's conflict of interest: she worked for Ballard Partners (a firm lobbying for UnitedHealth)and had to recuse from matt...
SummaryLuigi Mangione's legal team is seeking dismissal of federal charges against him, alleging Attorney General Pam Bondi has a conflict of interest due to her former work with Ballard Partners, a firm that lobbies for UnitedHealth—the company whose executive was killed. The defense claims Bondi is pursuing the death penalty for UnitedHealth's benefit and notes she still profits from a Ballard Partners profit-sharing plan.Dec 20, 20256 tweets♥ 24.3KHealth Freedom Defense Fund@theHFDFA federal court quietly ruled that the government can force ANY medical intervention on you—with no evidence or judicial review. Almost no one noticed. The Ninth Circuit said as long as officials sa...
SummaryA Ninth Circuit Court ruling allowed government mandates for medical interventions under "public health" justifications without evidence or judicial review. Health advocacy groups have petitioned the Supreme Court to review this decision, arguing it threatens fundamental liberty and could normalize "Covid-era tyranny."Jan 6, 20262 tweets♥ 11.8K
Rep. Andy Ogles@RepOgles🧵This is Candian-born, Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Amir Ali. He is forcing President Trump to extend foreign aid to American-hating NGOs and organizations. I'm drafting articles of impeachmen...
SummaryA conservative critic argues that U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, a Biden appointee who became a U.S. citizen in 2019, should be impeached for allegedly forcing Trump to extend foreign aid to NGOs and for his past activism against Trump policies and police funding. The critic cites Ali's prior work at the MacArthur Justice Center and involvement in civil rights litigation as evidence of partisan bias.Feb 26, 20257 tweets♥ 16.3K
Nawaf M. Al Thani نواف بن مبارك آل ثاني@NawafAlThaniA short🧵for those insisting on a fiction: the Strait of Hormuz is not Iran’s sovereign toll gate, private cash machine, or maritime revenue stream. It is an international strait used by the world. Ge...
SummaryIran cannot legally impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz as a sovereign right. The strait is an international waterway governed by navigation rights, not a commercial asset for the coastal state to monetize, and allowing such a precedent would destabilize global maritime commerce and incentivize other chokepoint nations to follow suit.Apr 6, 20265 tweets♥ 15.1KAmerica First Legal@America1stLegal/1🚨🗣️UK-based "Center for Countering Digital Hate" is leveraging its connections to the Biden-Harris Admin to illegally engage in an influence campaign to stop free speech in the U.S. They've targe...
SummaryA conservative group filed a DOJ complaint alleging the UK-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is a foreign agent improperly influencing U.S. government to censor speech, citing connections between CCDH leadership and Democratic officials, coordinated targeting of figures like Robert Kennedy Jr., and alleged coordination with state attorneys general.Oct 31, 202424 tweets♥ 11.8K
The Secret Barrister 🦋@BarristerSecretWhy did Huw Edwards avoid prison? Is this evidence of “two-tier justice”? Let’s take a quick look. 🧵 TLDR: This is an entirely expected sentence for offences of this type.
SummaryHuw Edwards received a suspended 6-month sentence for possessing 41 indecent images following established sentencing guidelines, not due to special treatment. This outcome is standard for first-time offenders with mitigating factors like mental health issues and guilty pleas, following proper legal procedures.Sep 16, 202416 tweets♥ 15.4K
Dr. Dad, PhD 🔄🔼◀️🔽▶️@GarrettPetersenI decided to do a deep dive to figure out what it would take for European voters to change the law to allow them to deport migrants. For instance, say the voters of Italy wanted to deport Syrian terro...
SummaryEuropean anti-migration advocates face nearly insurmountable legal barriers to deporting migrants due to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which has been interpreted through decades of case law to prohibit deportations that would expose people to harsh conditions. To change this would require either withdrawing from the ECHR entirely (becoming a pariah state) or orchestrating a continent-wide shift in parliaments to elect conservative judges to the ECHR court who would overturn established precedent—a practically impossible political undertaking.Nov 25, 202516 tweets♥ 13.4K
Duda Salabert 5️⃣0️⃣5️⃣0️⃣@DudaSalabert🚨 URGENTE Recebi denúncias de pessoas que afirmam ter sido vítimas de PEDOFILIA praticada por um desembargador que participou do julgamento que absolveu um homem de 35 anos acusado de ESTUPRAR uma...
SummaryDenúncias de abuso sexual infantil foram feitas contra um desembargador que participou de um julgamento que absolveu um homem acusado de estuprar uma menina de 12 anos. O denunciante acionou o Conselho Nacional de Justiça, apontando que a sentença relativizou o crime de estupro de vulnerável usando argumentos como 'vínculo afetivo', violando a lei brasileira que proíbe consentimento de menores de 14 anos.Feb 23, 20263 tweets♥ 13.6K
Aaron Sibarium@aaronsibarium