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heidilifeldman

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Law professor, philosopher, progressive. Committed to rule of law and pluralistic democracy. Interests include art, books, history, science, cats, sharp wit. Boosts are not necessarily endorsements.

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Here’s an excellent article about important lawsuits just filed on behalf of Uvalde families who lost loved ones to a mass shooting there. The families, represented by the same attorney who represented the Sandy Hook families, are suing Daniel Defense, the maker of the AR-15 used by the shooter, as well as the publisher of Call of Duty video games and Meta. (I am quoted in the story.) https://wapo.st/3R1Y9LA

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I’m now reading the complaint in Rubio v. Daniel Defense, the suit filed today in Uvalde County (Texas) District Court, by the families whose loved ones were killed by a mass shooter using an AR-15 made and marketed by Daniel Defense. Sharing observations as I read. #LawFedi #GunViolence 2/

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In order to bring suit without running afoul of the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce Act, the complaint specifies that Daniel Defense violated a Texas criminal statute prohibiting sale or transfer of a firearm to anybody under the age of 18. This distinguishes this suit from others, in other states, alleging firearms manufacturers have used sales and marketing tactics that violate consumer protection or public nuisance statutes. 3/

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The complaint is 122 pages long, so bear with me! 4/

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At the heart of the complaint is Daniel Defense’s financial need to sell more and more AR-15s, the product line it specializes in. To grow the market for its products, the complaint explains, Daniel Defense targets underage teens specifically, to “cultivate brand loyalty in teenagers before they turn 18, to hook and reel in a steady stream of new potential customers from the millions of teens scrolling Instagram and cosplaying soldier in Call of Duty.” 5/

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The shooter in the Uvalde mass killing was 17 when he added the Daniel Defense AR-15 model DDM4v7 to an online shopping cart. He did not complete the purchase. Daniel Defense then sent him a targeted email, calling him by name, and encouraging him to get “off the fence”. The email supplied a hyperlink to take him back to the cart to complete the purchase. 6/

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Three weeks after receiving this email, and twenty-three minutes after he turned 18, the shooter accepted this offer and bought the weapon. 7/

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The complaint details the history of the AR-15, which was developed for the U.S. Army to enable soldiers in Viet Nam to kill more efficiently and wound more grievously. 8/

heidilifeldman, to random
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How completely unsurprising that Nikki Haley is voting for Donald Trump.

profcarroll, to random
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Theocracy Alert: Alito has got to go. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t00.7gjA.O3KtP9fRE2GU&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

heidilifeldman,
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@junecasagrande @profcarroll 🤣

GottaLaff, to random
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Okay, back to packing the furniture POD.

And yes, we just lowered the damn price of our house again.

Sigh.

heidilifeldman,
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@GottaLaff Hang in there. All you can do is sell it for the best price you can get, which is largely out of your control. @PamelaBarroway

heidilifeldman, to random
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My governor! Having lived in the District of Columbia for 30 years, a subjugated territory without a state government, it is refreshing and reassuring to now have one.

Lujan Grisham lambasts Trump on CNN over abortion, border bill

http://enewmexican.pressreader.com/article/6793139335556220

GottaLaff, to random
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Busy day today, folks, so I'll be posting only when I can.

PODzilla is coming with POD #2 any minute, and picking up POD #1

Meeting with our realtor to brainstorm on selling our HouseWithoutAFingPool.

Our twins will be in from Canada this afternoon to help us schlep furniture into POD #2.

Boring life, huh?

heidilifeldman,
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@GottaLaff Things are progressing.

RoboticistDuck, to Bloomscrolling
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Our town’s rose garden is gearing up for its annual festival which promises to be prolific and well attended.

Visitors to town’s rose garden
Visitors to town’s rose garden
Visitors to town’s rose garden

heidilifeldman,
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@RoboticistDuck beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

GottaLaff, to Canada
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You guys.

I'm so bone tired after another day of packing up that POD, so apologies for not replying, or simply replying with a "like." I can barely read, let alone type.

So, with that, I shall collapse, but not before posting another dopey gif.

POD #2 for our furniture comes tomorrow, as do my twins, down from BC to help us! We leave in 5 days!
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Have a good evening. 😴

video/mp4

heidilifeldman,
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@GottaLaff These next several days are going to be a wild ride. Good luck!

heidilifeldman, to random
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I don’t believe for a second that the favorable reference to the Third Reich from Trump’s campaign was a mistake. But whether it is or not, why isn’t the staffer supposedly responsible for the post being fired immediately? The staffer is totally irresponsible or an actual Nazi. Any responsible campaign would discharge such a staffer post haste.

VCP, to random
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time to make the grading

heidilifeldman,
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@VCP I’m also doing that. Ugh.

heidilifeldman, to Ethics
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Though not serving as Trump’s attorney when he appeared as a witness today in Trump’s trial for criminally falsifying business records, Robert Costello is a lawyer, bound by New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct. Costello repeatedly showed his ethical unfitness, violating the most basic principles that inform the entire code. I’ve screenshot the very first paragraph of the entire code, highlighting the most pertinent phrases. 1/

heidilifeldman,
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I’ve noted before how Trump himself is treating the trial as an attempt to belittle and weaken judicial institutions as a whole, part of his ongoing attack on . Costello’s performance today was part and parcel of this tactic. For a lawyer to be complicit in such a project is utterly reprehensible. 2/

heidilifeldman,
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Costello, who clearly seeks to curry Trump’s favor, behaved like any lawyer embedded in organized crime: rather than uphold the quality of justice, he used his knowledge of the law to subvert justice and undermine the legal system. 3/

heidilifeldman,
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— your publications are missing one of the biggest stories of what will become American history: how a former President, running for another term, is using the first criminal trial of anybody who has the held the office, to further his own quest to dismantle U.S. constitutional democracy. 4/4

heidilifeldman, to random
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The biggest indication that Trump and the Republican Party have normalized the possibility of criminal activity by the President is how rarely coverage of Trump’s current trial for criminally falsifying records to cover up campaign expenditures tops newspaper websites.

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This is dizzying, even for a seasoned adrenaline junkie like me.

heidilifeldman,
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@overholt 🤣

heidilifeldman, to Bloomscrolling
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Sharing some zen. photos, taken in my yard.

Trees silhouetted against a pink purple blue orange yellow sunset.

foser, to random
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LEFT: Stephen Gillers insisting Sam Alito cannot possibly have known that the flag flying outside his home was upside down, and anyone who says otherwise lacks objectivity.

RIGHT: Sam Alito's workplace, with flags in every direction.

Pretty sure Alito knows what the damn flag looks like.

A photo of the interior of the Supreme Court, with real big flags on each side of the bench upon which Sam Alito sits during oral arguments.

heidilifeldman,
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@foser !

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