punk and law and metal and protest stuff i guess matthewstrugar.com to read about my law firmhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3ljxnwfpxzk2jdeath to standard time09 Mar 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxnwfpxzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3lbn6de3fu22wTrump-curious vegans are suckers https://slaughterfreeamerica.substack.com/p/theres-a-sucker-born-every-minute23 Nov 2024 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbn6de3fu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3kaurlnnmm22yjust saw a cease and desist from a landlord claiming it is defamatory to call him "greedy." lord, give me strength.03 Oct 2023 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaurlnnmm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3k5gv5ipsny2mhurricane wasn’t shit21 Aug 2023 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5gv5ipsny2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3k5dqjmfjom2mdefamation q: A tells B something about Z. B then publishes it widely. Z knows of both A & B but sues only A for defamation per quod for harms from the public knowing it. But A didn’t tell the public. Has Z pleaded damages for the defamation claim?19 Aug 2023 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5dqjmfjom2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3k3rdbygtxn2xhere’s a nice article about our efforts to fight sex offender registration for historical (pre-lawrence) sodomy convictions in mississippi https://mississippitoday.org/2023/07/28/mississippi-to-pay-over-400k-in-attorneys-fees-over-unconstitutional-sodomy-law/30 Jul 2023 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3k3rdbygtxn2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3k3bwizvvrq2mI’m announcing my new social media app BLOCKED where you can talk about everything blocking: everyone you’ve blocked, why you blocked them, who should be blocked, who got blocked elsewhere by some other person or app.24 Jul 2023 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3k3bwizvvrq2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3k2bggkgjoa23just heard from a formerly incarcerated client calling to say hi and he's like "life is great, man! i live in a huge RV; I'm somewhere different every day. And I got this security gig with 12 hour shifts where i don't do shit but sit there and watch karate movies!" :')11 Jul 2023 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3k2bggkgjoa23https://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jz6nhyo5gd2hi would try to not lose fee shifting cases if these were my firm's rates that i swore under oath reasonably reflected the market27 Jun 2023 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jz6nhyo5gd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jz6n6di5yu2xExcited to share this win I got today in some cases I haven't tweeted about at all yet. It involves a problem that seems to be getting worse: rich business owners trying to shut up their critics not through regular civil lawsuits, but civil anti-harassment statutes.27 Jun 2023 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jz6n6di5yu2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jypgassnqq2lhappy summer solstice (best day of the year) everyone21 Jun 2023 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jypgassnqq2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jyev3bf3sj2ywhen you understand "religious freedom" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-16/protest-dodger-stadium-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-dodgers-pride-night17 Jun 2023 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jyev3bf3sj2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jy5ob7z6bh2mdale ho becomes the second aclu attorney ever confirmed the federal bench (bader ginsburg, d.c. cir. 1980)14 Jun 2023 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jy5ob7z6bh2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jx4uwvnfqs26such a euphoric feeling to watch the other side die inside during a virtual hearing that goes all bad for them. especially when the case is deeply ideological for both sides/attorneys.01 Jun 2023 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jx4uwvnfqs26https://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jwy5afelo42bwelcome @mbolotnikova.bsky.social to blue sky, y’all! Marina is an editor at Von and does incredible reporting on the criminalization of dissent and government overreach in the animal rights movement. give her a follow.30 May 2023 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwy5afelo42bhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jwnlvkx7w22qYes! This. It’s increasing, too, but nothing new. I’ve been anti-SLAPPing civil harassment petitions since 2012 and have filed on more than a dozen. (Even took one to the California Supreme Court twice and won.) It’s the cheapest, easiest SLAPP for censorious plaintiffs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2023 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwnlvkx7w22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jwjab5j7ds2eLA Times coverage of our win today. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-24/judge-denies-city-request-to-claw-back-police-officer-photos25 May 2023 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwjab5j7ds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jwiuhl2iul2ythis morning the court rejected LAPD’s request to censor Stop LAPD Spying Coalition’s Watch the Watchers website. The court found the city didn’t even show a possessory right, not even reaching the First Amendment problems. Congrats to @shakeer.bsky.social on the great argument for our team.24 May 2023 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwiuhl2iul2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jwbuyrfafy2vjayson tatum looks like a cop22 May 2023 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwbuyrfafy2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jvn76zvuvu24Are we allowed to cross post our tweets or is that frowned upon?13 May 2023 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvn76zvuvu24https://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jvljdxvjo22jThe Los Angeles Lakers13 May 2023 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvljdxvjo22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/strugar.bsky.social/post/3jvlf6wxcdl2bAUSTIN REAVES13 May 2023 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:4axfxtj3a5lfovxpa4oxaspm/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvlf6wxcdl2b