Legal journalist and beachgoer. I write and talk about courts, the law, and the politics shaping them in a number of places. Working on a new thing. Signal: cristianfarias.33https://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mu3oui3ptc2wWelcome to the #resistance, Mapquest. (Kids these days have no idea.)27 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3oui3ptc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mu2mbrdpq226I was today days old when I learned Dolly Parton covered Collective Soul’s “Shine” alongside Nickel Creek and the dobro player from Alison Krauss & Union Station. She won a Grammy for it. Blew me away. https://youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg?is=kUr1PpU3APKatqfG27 Aug 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2mbrdpq226https://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtyxu5xrcs2wThe judge is … rewarding lawless behavior and violations of her orders. And she lends unearned credence to a Supreme Court that jumped at the chance to create electoral chaos. Worse, for a day or three, it’ll leave in place what may be the worst usurpation of the U.S. Postal Service in history. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyxu5xrcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtyupefxlk2eBe still, my 8-bit heart. https://youtu.be/uF07Tk6BhzM?is=YmNoTXlmamIGX2Jd26 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyupefxlk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtx2kjtp4c2zDolly Parton to Billboard in August 2020: "And of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!" May she rest in peace and power. https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902506007/of-course-black-lives-matter-dolly-parton-tells-billboard26 Aug 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx2kjtp4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtwkwkjehs2wI hear this. I’d like to gently push back and note that the Supreme Court deliberately chose electoral chaos when no one was being irreparably harmed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwkwkjehs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtub4ytjy22rShorter SCOTUS: You can’t enjoin a president making illegal utterances to his subordinates. You can only enjoin illegal utterances that have the force of law and actually cause harm. (Or something. It’s all very stupid.)24 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtub4ytjy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtrnw6ohtc2cWhat 52-miles of oceanfront pedaling look like. Took about five hours.23 Aug 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrnw6ohtc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtkacdv3s22pPeople tend to forget that when the Supreme Court invalidated Donald Trump’s attempt to rig the Census in 2019, it ruled in his favor in every other point of law—smoothing the path for future rigging. And so here we are. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkacdv3s22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtkacdv3s22pPeople tend to forget that when the Supreme Court invalidated Donald Trump’s attempt to rig the Census in 2019, it ruled in his favor in every other point of law—smoothing the path for future rigging. And so here we are. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkacdv3s22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtk4v5ri4c2pCable is not ready for seersucker.20 Aug 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk4v5ri4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtht3fpu522qSlow-clap for this headline. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/book-prosecutors-using-james-comeys-novel-seashells-case-rcna59337819 Aug 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtht3fpu522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtfoqduua22jThe problem with a lot of legal columns is that the writers don't read court documents. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/a0/ae/ZNIpou8cmBI7QQD.gif?hh=277&ww=498&mp4=WZFdTa6a3jXucfTauq&webm=v1gf0hG5icinUfP419 Aug 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfoqduua22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtejekmxwc2lHow old am I? I’m “12-CDs-for-a-penny” old. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtejekmxwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mtedny5jrk22The House of Mouse will win, and it won’t be close. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtedny5jrk22https://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mt73xhxsis2iDo people train while on vacay or am I the only monster?16 Aug 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt73xhxsis2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mt4qcbjguc25If the Supreme Court reverses this injunction, they’d reverse an injunction blocking a Donald Trump order to tear down the entire White House on his way out the door. There’s no stopping the destruction that could be made possible as a result. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4qcbjguc25https://bsky.app/profile/cristianfarias.com/post/3mt2pn4mzs223Trump judge James Ho’s media diet and ideas come precisely from the kind of sources one would expect. https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/25/25-10534-CV4.pdf14 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2pn4mzs223