Heidi Li Feldman

U.S. Voters: Vote early and in person. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Democracy Docket has mapped all the places the USPS has slowed mail pickup and delivery. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/the-postal-service-is-slowing-delivery-will-your-mail-ballot-be-affected/

UN condemns Trump regime’s plan to livestream an execution, stating that doing this would violate the prohibition of torture. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/09/pentagon-fort-hood-livestream-firing-squad-execution-reaction-backlash-pete-hegseth-donald-trump-mussolini-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8d3b78f08ac9a344047b9#block-6ac8d3b78f08ac9a344047b9

Case is A.M.A.S. v. Markwayne Mullin. Full opinion at https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1518375/gov.uscourts.azd.1518375.14.0.pdf Bottom line: the judge is furious that while a habeas petition was pending in his court, the Trump regime whisked the plaintiff onto an airplane with absolutely no notice of where he was being sent. This meant he had no opportunity to assert a credible fear of being packed off to Equatorial Guinea. 2/

jfc Really, the barbarism of the Trump regime knows no bounds. They are going to livestream an execution by firing squad. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-livestream-army-execution-fort-hood-shooter-pentagon-official-says-2026-10-08/

HAWAIʻI SECURES UP TO $45 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH MONSANTO OVER PCB CONTAMINATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/News-Release-2026-57.pdf

Attorney General Weiser reminds Colorado landlords of expanded housing protections for domestic violence survivors https://coag.gov/press-releases/weiser-reminds-colorado-landlords-of-expanded-housing-protections-for-domestic-violence-survivors/

Two days after plaintiff filed for habeas, before the court ruled, ICE forcibly put plaintiff on a plane to Equatorial Guinea, with no notice to him. Equatorial Guinea is a cesspool of human rights abuses. Along with others sent there by the Trump regime, A.M.A.S has been subject to physical and psychological torture. 5/

Plaintiff is a green card holder originally brought to the U.S. as a child, from Egypt. He was convicted of a crime. On that basis ICE sought to have him removed back to Egypt. An immigration judge authorized removal but deferred removal to Egypt based on plaintiff’s credible fear of persecution there. 3/

Howell Man Arraigned for Allegedly Threatening Judge https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2026/10/07/howell-man-arraigned-for-allegedly-threatening-judge

#LandOfAction has a new Election Day of Action for southeast #NewMexico. Help spread our call for a special election protection team. https://www.landofaction.org/stepping-up-for-every-vote-southeast-nm-needs-watchers/

He was placed in immigration detention. In April 2026, he filed for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking release from detention and protection from removal to a 3rd country without notice. 4/

RE: https://mstdn.social/@joeinwynnewood/117388634376969720

AG Brown names Jason Dickey-North division chief of the Tacoma Division as Laura Wulf retires https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-brown-names-jason-dickey-north-division-chief-tacoma-division-laura-wulf

Washington, multistate coalition seek approval for $400 million settlement in drug price-fixing case https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/washington-multistate-coalition-seek-approval-400-million-settlement-drug-price

Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Stop Trump Administration from Gutting Fuel Economy Standards https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-takes-action-to-stop-trump-from-gutting-fuel-economy-standards/

Talking Points Memo recap and context re Georgia Elections Board. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1559322

A.M.A.S. has demonstrated a quintessential violation of the individual rights protected in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights passed immediately upon the founding of the United States. This is what has the judge so firmly against ICE’s treatment of A.M.A.S. The judge also takes a swipe at the Roberts Court’s shadow docket ruling, calling it an “unreasoned order staying a class-wide preliminary injunction.” 8/

AG Davenport, DEP Commissioner Potosnak Announce Two Natural Resource Damages Settlements https://www.njoag.gov/ag-davenport-dep-commissioner-potosnak-announce-two-natural-resource-damages-settlements/

The trial court judge is rightly saying that the government cannot violate somebody’s due process rights by spiriting them out of the U.S. and then assert that foreign policy considerations legitimate the constitutional violation. 10/

“Footage from the scene shows a man in a high-visibility yellow construction vest brandishing a modified AR-15-style rifle with a pistol grip, sling, and holographic sights. That man, according to court documents, social media posts, and publicly available personal information reviewed by WIRED, is Brenden Cuni—an ICE supervisor with the agency’s National Fugitive Operations team who has been involved in several arrests in the New York City region and Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge ….”

Farwell Man Pleads to Embezzlement from Vulnerable Adult https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2026/10/08/farwell-man-pleads-to-embezzlement-from-vulnerable-adult

AG Davenport Sues to Regain Funding for Unemployment System Improvements https://www.njoag.gov/ag-davenport-sues-to-regain-funding-for-unemployment-system-improvements/

I am proudly progressive. I believe that an ever-improved constitutional democracy is key to ever having government pursue progressive measures and policies. But I also believe that constitutional democracy is the route to justice more fundamentally. It is the way to have government that respects individual human dignity. 14/

The judge also rejected the Trump regime’s argument that diplomatic assurances from Equatorial Guinea that it would not mistreat people sent there substitutes for an individual’s right to be given notice of removal to a 3rd party country and an opportunity to show credible fear. Important bc Trump regime will try to get Roberts Court to say that the entire case is not justiciable because it relates to foreign affairs. 9/

Attorney General Weiser secures $2.86 million settlement over alleged false billing for Colorado prison health care staffing https://coag.gov/press-releases/weiser-secures-settlement-over-alleged-false-billing-for-colorado-prison-health-care-staffing/

Attorney General Phil Weiser sues U.S. Department of Labor for ending unemployment insurance system improvements grants https://coag.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-phil-weiser-sues-u-s-department-of-labor-for-ending-unemployment-insurance-system-improvements-grants/

Good reporting on police use of Flock cameras in #NewMexico. https://sourcenm.com/2026/10/08/new-mexico-police-chief-tells-lawmakers-flock-cameras-very-valuable-despite-increased-criticism/

AG Campbell Seeks Court Approval For Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers Over Conspiracy To Inflate Prices And Limit Competition https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-seeks-court-approval-for-settlements-with-generic-drug-manufacturers-over-conspiracy-to-inflate-prices-and-limit-competition

Attorney General Ellison dissolves vehicle donation nonprofit for noncompliance https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/10/07_Auto-Tech-Donations.asp

Jon Ossoff making mincemeat of his despicable opponent in the #Georgia Senate race (Georgia, USA). https://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/somehow-mike-collins-was-completely-unprepared-for-questions-about-his-neo-nazi-ties-during-senate-debate

That’s the point of overlap between my commitments, beliefs and values and those reflected in the judge’s opinion ordering the Trump regime to bring A.M.A.S. back from Equatorial Guinea. Not a large point of overlap, but a fundamental one. 15/15

What a superb rebuke to Trump, who is determined to make the U.S. a wholly lawless state. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize

See what’s happening with voting in DC. https://bsky.app/profile/councilofdc.bsky.social/post/3mxhqb3zp4c2y This is why we who have state governments between us and Trump must vote in massive numbers.

Attorney General Weiser opposes Trump administration proposal to gut Head Start standards https://coag.gov/press-releases/weiser-opposes-trump-administration-proposal-to-gut-head-start-standards/

But, that a Trump-appointed judge has taken this stand against the Trump regime, in the run-up to an election Trump and other Republican Fascists are clearly planning to disrupt and whose results they clearly will try to ignore, is meaningful. 12/

Two charged with 37 felonies in bank fraud operation involving home equity line of credit accounts https://coag.gov/press-releases/two-charged-with-37-felonies-in-bank-fraud-operation-involving-home-equity-line-of-credit-accounts/

In September, the plaintiff filed a new complaint alleging that his removal to Equatorial Guinea with no notice and therefore no opportunity to assert credible fear of persecution there violated his federal constitutional right to due process. He also made some other, related claims. He asked the court to order the Trump regime to get him back to the U.S. Today, the trial judge ordered that relief. 6/

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Challenges Trump Administration's Funding Cuts to Unemployment System and Fraud Prevention https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-challenges-trumps-funding-cuts-to-unemployment-system-fraud-prevention/

The fight for constitutional democracy in the U.S. is not only being waged by progressives. There are people, like the judge in A.M.A.S., whose policy views are almost certainly antithetical to progressivism who are nevertheless not caving to the Republican Fascists. Such people are going to be crucial in the fight to have the 2026 election be conducted freely and fairly and the actual results properly respected and implemented. 13/

That one Trump-appointed trial court judge has made a stand for due process when the government has so clearly failed to provide it might seem small. One might think, well, that’s the least that any self-respecting judge could do. There’s something to this point. 11/

Attorney General Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2026/10/05/ag-nessel-joins-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administration-rollback-of-fuel-economy-standards

The parts of the opinion explaining why the Roberts Court shadow docket ruling in D.V.D does not control are rather technical. In a nutshell, the judge says that D.V.D. is a class action and involves questions about whether an entire class can assert due process and related claims. In contrast, A.M.A.S. is now bringing an individual claim based on particularized facts showing that his individual right to due process was violated. 7/

Attorney General Phil Weiser joins lawsuit challenging federal fuel economy standards rollbacks https://coag.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-phil-weiser-joins-lawsuit-challenging-federal-fuel-economy-standards-rollbacks/

@SpiritualAnnie@chattrbx.com thank you for these kind words!

AG Davenport: Former Senior Correctional Police Officer Sentenced to Three Years in New Jersey State Prison After Smuggling Contraband into Northern S... https://www.njoag.gov/ag-davenport-former-senior-correctional-police-officer-sentenced-to-three-years-in-new-jersey-state-prison-after-smuggling-contraband-into-northern-state-prison/

Warren Woman Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud, Filing a False $374,000 Tax Refund Return https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2026/10/05/warren-woman-sentenced-for-mortgage-fraud-filing-a-false-374k-tax-refund-return

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