Constitutional litigator. Tennessee public interest/First Amendment/civil rights/innocence/election/appellate litigation. Nashville politics. Anti-SLAPP evangelist. Email daniel at horwitz.law. My views are my employer’s.https://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mvnco5wves22This is not true and you don’t want it to be true. Encouraging boycotts is free speech and protected by the First Amendment. It is also very important that that be the case. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnco5wves22https://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mviw4biuxs2lI’ll save you a click: They are Peter Thiel’s checkbook, wallet, bank account, debit card, Venmo, CashApp, and weird Roth IRA account slush fund thing where he shelters a gagillion dollars in tax-free dividends and capital gains. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/18/jd-vance-world-view-sources-0016898414 Sep 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviw4biuxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mvirorvjfc2lMy “The $170,000 gift I received from a Russian oligarch a week after I married the President’s son doesn’t require a political motive” shirt has a lot of people etc. etc. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvirorvjfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mvfobasfrc2fThis is humiliating…for UCLA’s Chancellor. Only a true muppet would believe or insinuate that criminal defense lawyers endorse the views and actions of their clients. UCLA’s Chancellor needs a good old fashioned American liberal arts education. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-12/ucla-chancellor-law-school-9-11-event13 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfobasfrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mv6bfaaabs2vOk, so, first question is where are these two-pound burritos10 Sep 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6bfaaabs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mv3dkcgyak2xThis also serves as an always welcome reminder that the federal government is allowed to protect civil rights rather than violate them. For real! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3dkcgyak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3muztjziwic2mI’m not sure “concerns” is the right word here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3muztjziwic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3muwrrgdjuk2lI live here, am a Vanderbilt alum, frequently interact with professors, consume local news, and have somehow heard nothing about this. Does anyone here know anything about this or what the situation is? https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2026/08/05/vanderbilts-board-declares-war-against-academic-freedom07 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwrrgdjuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3muhhqhwun22xMan, this is so important. This is why it is vital to protect the right to gather and publish information—bedrock First Amendment freedoms. If you end up gathering and publishing information that is just a little bit too important, the government reacts like this. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/31/who-profits-from-ice-website-dhs-alert/91259795007/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Flyer%20--%20September%201%2C%202026&utm_source=ae2961c67101 Sep 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhhqhwun22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mufe243avc2yPSA from my hamstring to yours: If you have ever heard the words “Aggro Crag” or know what they mean, please make sure to stretch before you sprint a distance of any length.31 Aug 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufe243avc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mubf62rdyk261. …how specific was this directive? 2. “Sources told CBS News the policy does not differentiate between applicants who willingly engaged in bestiality and those who were coerced.” Coerced by whom, exactly? A goat? https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fbi-reportedly-loosens-hiring-rules-so-prostitution-and-bestiality-are-no-longer-automatic-disqualifiers/30 Aug 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubf62rdyk26https://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtypriv7t22gThis is almost unbelievable https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2026/aug/25/catherine-herridge-journalist-supreme-court?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Flyer%20--%20August%2026%2C%202026&utm_source=ae2961c671m26 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypriv7t22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtukox5efc2gMore judges should say it out loud when the government cynically misbehaves. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtukox5efc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mts2k23qy22yThey will just print anything now I guess. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/us-debt-40-trillion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share24 Aug 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mts2k23qy22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtrow543p225Oh come on [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrow543p225https://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtrgwgaugs25lol when you’ve lost Tennessee… [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrgwgaugs25https://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtou5c2b6k26The most interesting thing about Thapar is that he holds exactly two sincerely held beliefs: Everything he writes must be a shameless audition for a SCOTUS seat, and everything he writes must be deranged. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtou5c2b6k26https://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtkpbqd46s2vI was about to defend this, but then I remembered New Haven puts mashed potatoes and clams on what is otherwise god’s greatest creation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkpbqd46s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielahorwitz.bsky.social/post/3mtjuqsg5hs2v“Where are we on the gefilte fish?” remains one of the funnier things from that era, and I still say it all the time to convey seriousness. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:yenteuievxe36fayisxoceed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjuqsg5hs2v