Clarity Connaissance @CConnaissance
Old, world-weary lawyer. Writer of legal briefs and prose. Joined September 2020-
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La Lege might as well just walk around with clown makeup on
La Lege might as well just walk around with clown makeup on
Top employees at Louisiana environmental agency resign in clash with leader, an ex-Trump official. Good reporting here by @MSchleifstein Shows value of reporters getting access to public records. Jeff Landry wants to stop that #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne… via…
Louisiana, pay attention.
1/ Francois Xavier Martin was born in Marseilles, France, on March 17, 1762. He came to the United States in 1783 by way of Martinique and lived in New Bern, North Carolina, where he worked as a printer before passing the bar in 1789. He served a single term in the ...
I can't repeat this enough. FISA, particularly post reforms in the late Bush era, was created to PREVENT abuses when dealing with national security surveillance operations distinct from criminal surveillance. That Dems now have to save it to prevent a return to Nixon-like use…
I can't repeat this enough. FISA, particularly post reforms in the late Bush era, was created to PREVENT abuses when dealing with national security surveillance operations distinct from criminal surveillance. That Dems now have to save it to prevent a return to Nixon-like use…
In the '30s, the Nazis launched a propaganda campaign in America to shift public opinion on the war in Europe. Today, Russia is using these same tactics to influence U.S. support for Ukraine. I asked Secretary Austin if he sees this campaign as a threat to American interests.
"Trump's Republican Party treats Ukraine as the enemy and Russia as a friend. Defining that stance as isolationist is lazy and wrong. It is actively pro-Russian." My column on America's moment of truth in Ukraine. ft.com/content/98f37c…
Republican: Russian misinformation has “infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”
Listen, why just double down on a stance for performative politics when you can triple down!
Lawmakers try to gut Louisiana’s public records law, critics call it ‘extremely alarming’ via @rjamesfinn #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…
I’ve refrained from commenting about this legislative session, but it really seems like shit is going off the rails in Baton Rouge right now.
I’ve refrained from commenting about this legislative session, but it really seems like shit is going off the rails in Baton Rouge right now.
My 73 year old Cajun mother just told me and I quote, “Jeff Landry is a shit ass.” Well said, mom
👋 Get in losers, we're talking criminal defamation law. Bob is right, this is wacko. And unconstitutional! We know because SCOTUS has already told us. A story about criminal defamation law in Louisiana: 1/
👋 Get in losers, we're talking criminal defamation law. Bob is right, this is wacko. And unconstitutional! We know because SCOTUS has already told us. A story about criminal defamation law in Louisiana: 1/
.@LSU has settled a sexual misconduct lawsuit with former female students who were either @LSU athletes or worked for @LSUathletic. The lawsuit stemmed from @kennyjacoby's investigation into LSU Athletics in 2020. theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne… #lalege #lagov
This is the scariest thing I’ve read in a long time. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
“The Nation is witnessing the determined delegitimization of both its Federal and State judiciaries and the systematic dismantling of its system of justice and Rule of Law by a single man – the former President of the United States.” trib.al/Em4Gihw
Can't stop thinking about Trump the Bible salesman - and Manley Pointer, the Bible salesman in Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People": “You ain’t so smart. I been believing in nothing ever since I was born!” Perfect. Really.
And I have a bill. 18 years. Applies to current Court. Orderly appointment schedule. axios.com/2024/03/24/ste…
I can't state this clearly enough: Cannon's jury instructions, at (b), nullify the Presidential Records Act. Null and void. And—perhaps even more alarming—support Trump's unsupportable contention that the records in question are presidential, and so fall under PRA. A 🧵: 1/
I can't state this clearly enough: Cannon's jury instructions, at (b), nullify the Presidential Records Act. Null and void. And—perhaps even more alarming—support Trump's unsupportable contention that the records in question are presidential, and so fall under PRA. A 🧵: 1/ https://t.co/UdcMKPBJAu