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Dennis Donovan

(30,482 posts)
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:25 AM Tuesday

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: DOJ inserting fake quotes from SCOTUS in discovery response

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick‬
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
22m
The Department of Justice just outright refuses to acknowledge that the Supreme Court said what it actually said.

Gabriel Malor‬
‪@gabrielmalor.bsky.social‬
24m
I am utterly baffled by the highlighted part, which isn't even a quote from the Supreme Court's order. What are they doing?!


‪Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
17m
Okay, I can't get over this. The Department of Justice put a FAKE QUOTE from the Supreme Court in a response to discovery, like no one would notice?

Gabriel Malor‬
‪@gabrielmalor.bsky.social‬
24m
I am utterly baffled by the highlighted part, which isn't even a quote from the Supreme Court's order. What are they doing?!


Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
Hah, I was so shocked over the DOJ inventing a quote from a Supreme Court decision to get around their obligations I didn't even notice the typo within said fake quote.

Mike
‪@michaelt2300.bsky.social‬
14m
i was never a DOJ attorney but my boss would not have been happy if I'd put "United State" in any pleading or discovery document

April 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM


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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: DOJ inserting fake quotes from SCOTUS in discovery response (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Tuesday OP
How republicon is that? BoRaGard Tuesday #1
That seems like grounds for disbarment exboyfil Tuesday #2
Agreed roscoeroscoe Tuesday #3
Bad Lawyering chowder66 Tuesday #4

BoRaGard

(5,113 posts)
1. How republicon is that?
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:30 AM
Tuesday

G.O.P.. has a well established reputation for lying to the citizens of our nation.

Jesus does not like G.O.P. BEARING FALSE WITNESS I am certain.

roscoeroscoe

(1,724 posts)
3. Agreed
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 11:04 AM
Tuesday

Crap that is routine in right-wing media world isn't acceptable in the cold reality based courts.

chowder66

(10,437 posts)
4. Bad Lawyering
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:28 PM
Tuesday

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
Thanks Philip. So it's not a fully invented quote, it's just bad lawyering that puts an order from Judge Xinis into the mouth of the Supreme Court (with typos).

‪Philip Bump‬
‪@pbump.com‬
· 5h
Looks like it is from Xinis's order following the SCOTUS decision. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...


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