Ema Rose Schumer
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studying @Harvard_Law. Formerly courts reporter @postandcourier @thecrimson
Charleston, SC
Joined September 2015
Long before politicians called for a DOJ investigation into the Charleston County jail, Charleston County knew the medical company it hired was failing to care for inmates. A year later, the company remains in the jail, collecting millions @postandcourier
postandcourier.com
As the county, its sheriff and the medical provider at its jail squabbled for months over procedure and responsibility, people locked away in South Carolina’s largest jail suffered and two
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.@brendanruberry & @maxwelltani have solved a minor transatlantic media mystery and located Bill DeBlasio, who stresses that he is not an imposter, but rather a Long Island man named Bill DeBlasio
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The judge also set an initial schedule for pre-trial motions. The first set is expected by Oct. 12. Per Comey’s attorney, that batch will include motions to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution, as well as a motion challenging the legality of Halligan’s appointment.
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BREAKING: James Comey pleads not guilty to federal criminal charges, judge sets trial date for Jan. 5 Details TK
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Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to be arraigned this morning in a federal courtroom in Virginia. For @Lawfare, I broke down the strengths and weaknesses of challenging his indictment using 2 powerful but elusive legal tools
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A primer on the powerful legal tools and the high evidentiary burden placed on defendants to use them successfully.
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Good primer on selective/vindictive prosecution and the Comey indictment.
lawfaremedia.org
A primer on the powerful legal tools and the high evidentiary burden placed on defendants to use them successfully.
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Trump’s public pressure on the Justice Department to prosecute James Comey may provide him with a way to challenge the indictment on claims of selective or vindictive prosecution. @emaschumer breaks down the promises and pitfalls of that path for dismissal.
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Bob Bauer and @jacklgoldsmith discuss the Comey indictment, covering the lawfulness of Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. Attorney and the implications of Trump’s weaponization of DOJ. 🔗 https://t.co/nW2RhiNZSS
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Read today's Executive Functions Roundup, featuring a district court decision vacating DHS's revocation of legal status for some TPS holders and a conversation between Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer on the lethal military strike against alleged Venezuelan terrorists
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BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips https://t.co/v1WkNf3FFx
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THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
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Completely insane story about Winnie Greco, a longtime aide to Mayor Adams, trying to give @katie_honan a bag of chips stuffed with cash today. Adams has let Greco help his reelection effort even though he's aware the feds have been investigating her. https://t.co/2XggMkIwMZ
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THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
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JUST IN: Another suit filed over laws Rubio invoked to target pro-Palestinian students for deportation. Suit from an unexpected source: @StanfordDaily, which says its non-US citizen writers don't want to touch Israel-Palestine topics. Via @TheFIREorg Doc:
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NEW: @MiamiHerald / @WLRN investigation reveals 182 people have been struck and killed by Brightline trains. While key safety measures are delayed, Brightline remains the deadliest passenger train in U.S. We compared with other railroads to explain why.
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Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN has found.
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According to a new report detailing "severe shortages" in local news, the number of journalists working in the US has dropped by more than 75% since the start of the century — from 40 journalists for every 100,000 residents to just 8.2 journalists now. https://t.co/iyJDOIdHZs
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For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning collapse in local reporting. Me…
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#BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday evening barring foreign students from entering the United States to attend Harvard. @dhruvtkpatel reports. https://t.co/25hxbIAt12
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Trump Issues Proclamation Banning International Students at Harvard From Entering U.S. | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Bob Bauer and I discuss Trump's attack on the Federalist Society, the Emile Bove nomination to the federal court of appeals, and Trump 2.0 vision for the federal judiciary.
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I noticed students knitting in my classes at Harvard Law School. Turns out, it's happening across higher ed. Student knitters, professors, and critics of knitting in class spoke to me for this story in @LearningWellmag. What I learned surprised me!
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A new crop of students is turning to an old craft to help them focus and relieve stress.
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BREAKING: Amid rising tension in the HUPD, Chief Victor Clay announced his resignation earlier this afternoon in an email to the department. Read it first in @thecrimson: https://t.co/wglq0uAtB1
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Harvard Police Chief Clay Resigns Abruptly Amid Discontent in HUPD | News | The Harvard Crimson
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BREAKING: @usedgov Secretary Linda McMahon announced that the U.S. will stop awarding grants to Harvard. McMahon declared that Harvard would "cease to be a publicly funded institution." “You have an approximately $53 Billion head start," she wrote. https://t.co/Xfra0U32M8
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U.S. Government Will Cease Grants to Harvard, McMahon Says | News | The Harvard Crimson
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