Tweeting re SCOTUS and federal appeals. Attorney, alum BigLaw SCOTUS and federal government. Posting more politics than I would like lately. But I am concerned.
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Michelle Olsen retweeted
There was a no bill today in federal court, and Tuesday is the day that a federal grand jury has heard testimony in the Cassidy Hutchinson probe.
WaPo is confirming it was indeed a failed attempt to indict Cassidy Hutchinson:
washingtonpost.com/national-…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
Representing Comey in his latest prosecution: veteran Supreme Court / Mueller-era litigator Michael Dreeben.
When Trump anticipates an election loss for himself or his allies, he starts talking incessantly about election fraud in the runup. But when he wins, all is well. Elections are great. His bluster re 2020 caused a violent attack on our Capitol. How is anyone buying this?
Michelle Olsen retweeted
This is absolute nonsense. And dangerous. The absolute delusion among many on the right that conservatives, or MAGA, command a super electoral majority fuels all kinds of dysfunction and risks much worse. – at Manhattan, NY
If John Thune had passed Voter ID into law, we’d be talking about whether Republicans should be expecting majorities or supermajorities in the House and Senate.
Florida passed election reform laws and went from a swing state to a 20 point red state in 2 years.
But John Thune is a Deep State puppet and all he did was fight to keep the bipartisan Swamp in power.
Michelle Olsen retweeted
Some of the golfers who I spoke to when we reported out on the course were actually concerned about getting hit in the head more now that they have cleared trees that previously provided protection.
Trump tonight adds a new reason he must renovate the golf course "immediately," one that DOJ didn't mention in months of litigation:
"Narrow fairways ... leading to a constant barrage of people being hit with wayward shots." truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
After a $1 billion renovation, the National Air and Space Museum's final two exhibit halls will reopen this Friday and on Veterans Day, with a gallery on Space and a gallery on Modern Military Aviation. I took a sneak peek today.
Michelle Olsen retweeted
#BREAKING: D.C. Police are asking for the public's help to identify a preschool-aged girl who was found early Tuesday morning on a street in northwest Washington.
STORY: tinyurl.com/2afa2jle
Michelle Olsen retweeted
Robert Gasser is the first lefty to face the minimum through six innings in a World Series game since SANDY KOUFAX in 1965
Michelle Olsen retweeted
THE BREWERS ARE 1 WIN AWAY FROM THEIR 1ST WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 💍
ALT Milwaukee Brewers - 1 win away! Pictured: Cutouts of Trevor Megill, William Contreras, Cooper Pratt and Jackson Chourio screaming (positive) World Series 2026 presented by Capital One
Michelle Olsen retweeted
MLB HISTORY 😳
The @Brewers are the first team ever to have 7 consecutive batters get a hit in a Postseason game!
h/t @OptaSTATS
ALT Jackson Chourio wears a navy Milwaukee Brewers uniform with yellow lettering during World Series Game 3.
Michelle Olsen retweeted
I don’t think I ever believed I’d see a newspaper paragraph like this: President Trump ‘said he would welcome immigrants from Denmark but not from Norway “because I didn’t get the Nobel Prize, so I don’t want anybody from Norway”.’
Michelle Olsen retweeted
It seems odd to me that Breyer would say this, or at least was said to have said it. "Forced out"? He had life tenure, he could stay as long as he wanted. Curious if Breyer has (or will have) a public response to this allegation.
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/po…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
BREAKING: We're asking the Office of Special Counsel & State Dept IG to investigate reports that diplomats' promotions hinge on how they vote & who they donate to
If true, that's a political loyalty test & the law bars it
@DDFund_'s complaint 👇 democracydefendersfund.org/n…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
Just in: Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump admin from cutting down or damaging trees on the East Potomac Park golf course while litigation continues.
The court "does not speak for the trees," she wrote, referencing the Lorax, "only for the rule of law." storage.courtlistener.com/re…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case!
The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to
Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @DemocracyFwd & Lowell & Associates
Michelle Olsen retweeted
Fun fact:
Last Term, the 9 Supreme Court Justices started sentences in opinions or concurrences with ____ a total of ____ times.
"But" 660 times
"Yet" 35 times
"Nonetheless," 11 times
"Nevertheless," 8 times
"However," 3 times
#legalwriting #scotus
Michelle Olsen retweeted
JUST IN: Judge Gleason in Alaska sounds deeply skeptical of DOJ's 11th hour lawsuit there to halt certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
She grants Dems' motion for expedited consideration and notes DOJ waited four months to sue over the ballot. s3.documentcloud.org/documen…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
Thomas Phillips, the former Republican chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, announces he's backing Democrat James Talarico for Senate.
"Paxton’s longstanding reputation will embarrass Texas in ways our state simply cannot afford." beaumontenterprise.com/opini…
Michelle Olsen retweeted
One time I was in court and a judge commented on how my name was spelled.
I jokingly said, “Yeah, it’s unique. Apparently my parents weren’t very good at spelling.”
The judge looked at me and said, “That’s my daughter’s name. And that’s exactly how I spelled it.”
Anyways, that’s the last time I ever made a joke in court.