by Ryan McKeen
Here are my tweets, in reverse chronological order from oral argument this afternoon in Bysiewicz v. DiNardo. The tweets are unedited. They were sent from my phone live from Court. This post is primarily for my mom and my assistant Ruth, who both informed me they don’t have “a twitter”.
Some quick twitter lingo. The “@” symbol means I’m responding to someone. For example @gideonstrumpet. The “RT” before a post means “retweet”. When you see that, it means that I’ve read someone else’s tweet and decided to send it along to my followers and credit the original author in the process. The # symbol (e.g. #bysiewicz) is a hashtag. The hashtag allows a person to search for other tweets on a subject. Hence #bysiewicz.
Statute constitutional. #bysiewicz
Supreme Court rules that #bysiewicz is unqualified
They just told us to sit. #bysiewicz
RT @emgian: Prediction: statute constitutional. Active practice requires more than what Suzy Q has done.
Possible ruling on 15 minutes. #bysiewicz
@gideonstrumpet I think they are. #bysiewicz
Seeing movement. Ruling soon? #bysiewicz
No arguments on standing. #bysiewicz
Court to reconvene after a brief recess. Stunning. #bysiewicz
Court may rule today. Just recessed. Courroom stunned.
A dust up between Horton and Gersten. #bysiewicz
Gersten back up. It’s hard to tweet the constitutional issue.
@gideonstrumpet 10 bucks it is.
Wes Horton now at bat #bysiewicz
Bishop isn’t buying it important how one holds self out? Cites affidavits. #bysiewicz not good for her
@heddahfeddah It’s just a guess but I see 5 justices very skeptical of #bysiewicz ‘s claims.
Katz doubting that #bysiewicz issued declaratory rulings.
I think they’re going to overturn Sheldon and rule against #bysiewicz
Laughflin very skeptical. Was Sheldon practicing law? #bysiewicz
Katz very skeptical.
Norcott not buying Krisch’s argument. Krisch saying states’ attorneys do not have clients. #bysiewicz
Bishop grilling Krisch. #bysiewicz
Katz: to who is your client accountable to? Bishop too. Not good for #bysiewicz
Norcott doubting Krisch on qualifications issue. #bysiewicz
Court quiet on state’s constitutional argument. #bysiewicz
Bishop not buying that statute requires litigation experience. #bysiewicz
Zarella keying on facts. Regardless of construction. #bysiewicz
Palmer keying on liberally construing statute. #bysiewicz
Gersten arguing that “at the bar” means litigator.#bysiewicz
Gersten arguing Dodd and CBT cases.#bysiewicz
Court keying on the question of who is a client. #bysiewicz
Norcott questioning Gersten on who is Bysiewicz’s client.
Silence from the bench. #bysiewicz
Quiet court. No questions for Gersten yet.
Norcott presiding. Court starts on time. Gersten at the lectern. #bysiewicz
Silence in the court. No sign of Susan. #bysiewicz
At a packed supreme court. Feels like a prizefight. #bysiewicz