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19 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
1/ THREAD. Today marks the seventh anniversary of the murder of law professor Dan Markel.

He touched so many lives, as reflected in these recollections from those of us who were lucky enough to know him.

bit.ly/32xBWg0
2/ Seven years later, not everyone involved in this horrific crime has been brought to justice.

Here is a statement just issued by Dan's parents, Ruth and Phil Markel, through their lawyers, Orin Snyder and Matt Benjamin of @GibsonDunn.
3/ Here is a video version of the Markel family's statement, posted on the “Justice for Dan” Facebook page.

bit.ly/3rlWDFT
4/ In terms of where things now stand in the quest to bring all of the perpetrators to justice, Katherine Magbanua, who barely escaped conviction in 2019 (hung jury), will be retried in October.

bit.ly/3irx8Pt
5/ Please keep the Markel family — especially his parents Ruth and Phil, his sister Shelly, and his two sons — in your thoughts and prayers, on the occasion of this difficult anniversary.

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1/ An important update regarding the hiring as a #SCOTUS clerk of Jessica (Jessie) Garland, daughter of Attorney General Merrick Garland, by Justice Kagan.

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1/ Before my critical case of Covid-19, I had a resolution to walk or run at least 25 miles a week, which averages out to around 3.5 miles a day. And I generally adhered to it.
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2015: 4.2
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2017: 4.3
2018: 3.8
2019: 3.9
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1/ Everyone keeps assuming that Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from #SCOTUS either this year or, as is looking more likely right now, next year.

But what is the basis for this assumption? Might Justice Breyer stick around for several more years?
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1/ THREAD. Some of the coverage connecting the departure of John Demers as head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division to the uproar over the DOJ leak investigations is a bit misleading.
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nyti.ms/2TxPPrL
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1/ THREAD. I'm conducting a poll for my newsletter/blog, Original Jurisdiction (if you're not familiar with the subject, read the rest of this thread):

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2/ Here's a link to Judge Lee's opinion in Briseño v. Henderson, so you can check it out for yourself before reading the commentary:

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3/ Here's @Ross_Todd of Litigation Daily on Briseño v. Henderson:

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