*Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, originally a member of the panel, passed away before the filing of this opinion. Judge Steven J. Menashi was added to the panel. See 2d. Cir. IOP E(b). †Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. ‡Judge Richard J. Sullivan, United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation. Judge Sullivan was a District Judge when Defendant-Appellant was indicted. Judge Sullivan retained the case when he became a Circuit Judge in October 2018. All references to the District Court in this opinion are to Judge Sullivan’s rulings filed in the District Court.

Quite a bit of throat clearing in the footnotes at the beginning of this Second Circuit opinion. Also, interesting that although Judges Perez and Rakoff were in agreement (and therefore could have decided the case themselves under IOP E), they added Judge Menashi, who wrote a long dissent.

I believe he still sits by designation as a DJ and when he was a DJ he never referred cases to MJs. He is way into the job.

I assume it's because Rakoff is a district judge and maybe they thought let's get two circuit judges involved. Here's the opinion (on a very interesting topic): ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...

*Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, originally a member of the panel, passed away before the filing of this opinion. Judge Steven J. Menashi was added to the panel. See 2d. Cir. IOP E(b). †Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. ‡Judge Richard J. Sullivan, United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation. Judge Sullivan was a District Judge when Defendant-Appellant was indicted. Judge Sullivan retained the case when he became a Circuit Judge in October 2018. All references to the District Court in this opinion are to Judge Sullivan’s rulings filed in the District Court.

Quite a bit of throat clearing in the footnotes at the beginning of this Second Circuit opinion. Also, interesting that although Judges Perez and Rakoff were in agreement (and therefore could have decided the case themselves under IOP E), they added Judge Menashi, who wrote a long dissent.

sarah isgur and brett kavanaugh mugging for the camera together

Brett Kavanaugh officiated Sarah Isgur's wedding and is helping her promote her book, which is all about how good and noble the Supreme Court is. There is no reason to take seriously anything this person says about her very powerful, life-tenured friends. Seriously, have some respect for yourself.

The basic challenge with discussing Sarah Isgur is that she's just not interesting. She is a Supreme Court fangirl who makes money by praising conservative justices in public. There are lots of conservative lawyers like her, and the next time one of them says anything insightful will be the first.

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They closed schools (again) for this redistricting vote so it better effing pass

I was also just saying how funny it is that things happen in the future!

The Recordatoni

Unfrozen Caveman Baseball Announcer

I fall into the “this is the year Mackenzie Gore gets his act together” fantasy baseball trap every year

I’m the only lucky one in the center of that cursed Venn diagram

Maybe Bobby will be managing the team again by then

Thank you

There is substantial overlap, unfortunately

Me on the Mets fan group text every day

Me on the Mets fan group text every day

You live by MJ Melendez, you die by MJ Melendez

Every Mets season feels like a sledgehammer to the skull so this makes sense

This is just to say
I have let in
the duck
that was on the doorstep

and which
you were probably
hoping
would stay out

Forgive me
he was persuasive
so scary
and so loud.

Me on social media vs me in the classroom

Quite a wild 5 minutes there at Villa Park

And then there was just West Ham…

each term one of the chosen clerks should be The Mole

No, I think that’s it—but that’s more than any other justice as far as I know!

Including some of the weirdos Ginny brings home to live with them!