An extraordinary and excellent judicial opinion granting habeas corpus to a Liam Conejo Ramos, a child the Trump regime detained and held on the basis of only an administrative warrant.

Heidi Li Feldman

That typo won’t matter, the opinion and accompanying order are properly datestamped by the clerk of the court. 5/postscript

I don't believe in dogmas

@heidilifeldman "With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike" is memorable! And so true! So glad to see an opinion that is not afraid of what an appeal court might do and speaks with conviction, at this point we need both the ones that will survive appeals and the ones that will spur action and discussion, like this one.

gnaddrig

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"SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026."?

31 February? Someone should have caught that...

Ross of Ottawa

@heidilifeldman wow, that fourth amendment text is bang-on, squarely being violated.

As a non American it seems so bizarre how that's allowed to happen in plain sight, without any repercussions. Yet it feels like things are at such a state that somehow, even this court decision won't matter.

Hope that's not the case.

Strider Uwe 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽

@heidilifeldman If I should ever meet the judge, it would be an honor to shake his hand

Fucking bitch Martin Vermeer

@heidilifeldman You must give it to the Trump regime that they make some things really simple, like reduced to bare essentials. Wow, what a lecture ️

Joe Stewart

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chinstonwurchill

@heidilifeldman Annotated really implies textual notes, innit? You just added some yellow tape.

Sara

@heidilifeldman I have a lil crush on Fred Biery

Steve Bellovin

@heidilifeldman READ THIS THREAD.

Nobody ناچیز नास्ति (he/him)

@heidilifeldman did you notice the date?

Meznor UNGRATEFUL MIDDLE POWER

@heidilifeldman holy fucking shit that’s strong

Darren du Nord

@heidilifeldman The typo won't matter, but will this decision matter to the government?

der.hans

@heidilifeldman When will they be released? Hearing offline that it won't be until Tuesday?

Also, did he order that the government provide adequate health care in the interim?

Common Sparrow

@heidilifeldman
This is the kind of direct, plain language, no-punches-pulled rebuke that we need more of!

itgrrl :donor:

@heidilifeldman I get the feeling that the wording in this is basically “go fuck yourself” in judge

itgrrl :donor:

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“Accordingly, the Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of…”

GhostOnTheHalfShell

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I think this qualifies as high dudgeon

Kerr Avonsen (she/her)

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"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."

WOW. That is SCATHING. And utterly deserved.

Kerr Avonsen (she/her)

@CommonSparrow @heidilifeldman I think, at the start of this egg-smashing lawlessness of the Trump administration, the judiciary were still assuming that the executive branch would act in good faith, as all the other administrations had before them. I've seen the language change from "care to explain?" to "do you think I'm stupid?" to "stop messing around" -- but this one is next level, wow.

Glen Kirschner on YouTube is a good one to follow if you want to keep up with the legal shennanigans (and how the judiciary are holding up the rule of law).