Scott Greenfield

New York

Writer at LexBlog

Criminal defense lawyer, blawger at Simple Justice. I'm still not on your team.

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Taxing Harvard Into Submission

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

There is a problem in higher education, and that problem was evident in Harvard Yard when tents were set up, students were harassed, classes were disrupted, and students were prevented from getting to class because of their religion. Harvard did not merely do a very poor job of addressing the problem, but was flagrantly hypocritical in that it would never have tolerated any of it had the target been black students or transgender students rather than Jewish students. Harvard had a problem.
Tuesday Talk*: Is SCOTUS To Blame For Judge Xinis’ Dilemma?

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

Between the non-responsive, if downright moronic, updates tendered by the government as to the status of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, and the show pony press conference with peculiarly attired Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele, Trump has taken his stand. The message from the meeting was clear: Neither Mr. Trump nor Mr. Bukele had any intention of returning Mr. Abrego Garcia, even though the Supreme Court has ruled that he should come back to the United States.
Wolves In Biglaw Clothing?

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

From the outside, it appeared that Paul Weiss’ capitulation to Trump was a shameful act of cowardice. Yet, others followed, even though there were no Executive Orders issued against them and, as far as can be known, no intention or reason to do so.
Don’t DOGE Me, Bro

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

Not even the most died-in-the-wool progressives would seriously contend that the federal government was a poor steward of our tax dollars. Years ago, it was $600 toilet seats and a bridge to nowhere. Senator William Proxmire would tender the Golden Fleece Award to the most wasteful government spending. He never ran out of projects worthy of disdain. The federal government was in dire need of review for efficiency and effectiveness, since it was out money they were pissing away.
What’s A Judge To Do?

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

After the less than helpful and illuminating shadow docket decision by the Supreme Court, District Judge Paula Xinis found herself in a quandary. Do her orders matter or not? Does she hold the government in contempt or not? Does one person whose rendition was undeniably unlawful have to stay in a notorious torture prison in El Salvador or not?
Seaton: Sheriff Roy And The Easter Egg Apocalypse

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Chris Seaton |Scott Greenfield

Prefatory Note: Happy Weekend before Easter everyone! You might figure out from the context clues what I’m planning to do this weekend.—CLSSheriff Roy Templeton leaned back in his creaky office chair, sipping coffee that tasted like it’d been brewed in a tractor engine. It was Good Friday in Mud Lick, Alabama, and the town was buzzing with anticipation for the annual Easter egg hunt.
SCOTUS Tells Noem To Maybe Effectuate Abrego Garcia’s Return

1 week ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

On the one hand, it could have been far, far worse. There is nothing in the two-page unsigned order that agrees with any of the insanely idiotic arguments proffered by Solicitor General John Sauer on behalf of the Trump administration, that having committed an “administrative error” by illegally renditioning Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, it was now beyond the district judge’s authority to compel the government to do anything to correct it’s screw up.
Is The Attorney General Bondi Or Beria?

2 weeks ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime. –Attributed to Lavrentiy BeriaAs Trump’s revenge tour goes on, he has issued three new Executive Memoranda to vindicate his personal grievances. His targets are two former members of his administration and the law firm that obtained a $787.5 million defamation settlement against Fox News on behalf of Dominion Voting Systems. It takes little, a typed page and a signature, for a president to make an official presidential declaration.
A Letter To Chief Justice John Roberts

2 weeks ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

Honorable Sir,I realize that we’re not old friends, and there is no reason why you would consider my thoughts to be any more worthwhile than anyone else’s, but as a lawyer and believer in the institutional value of the Supreme Court, I hope you will consider them nonetheless. As you are no doubt aware, the Supreme Court has been in a precarious situation for the past couple months. The decisions of the past few years have given rise to doubts about the integrity of the Court.
Trump’s Small Win, Huge Loss, On Alien Enemies Act

2 weeks ago | blog.simplejustice.us | Scott Greenfield

It’s unsurprising that noted legal scholar and press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, took to Fox News to echo Dear Leader’s proclamation of a great victory. After all, the per curiam decision was a very long four pages. But one would have suspected a Yale law school grad to have the fortitude to wade through all four pages, making the vice president’s reaction somewhat sad. The Supreme Court today rejected the idea that far left judges in DC can overrule President Trump’s immigration enforcement.