Adam Stevenson
@clastevenson.bsky.social
Murphy's Law Expert (aka fed crim appellate/postcon), Clinical Prof., and fmr. Director of prison-based clinics at Univ. of Wisconsin Law School’s Frank J. Remington Center. Helping students help clients. Comments/Views are my own
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It’s think for yourself thursday
September 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It’s think for yourself thursday
I told Theo he's now very chic thanks to Taylor Swift.
September 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I told Theo he's now very chic thanks to Taylor Swift.
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Students who nod and smile during lecture when we try to make a point?
Heroes
Heroes
September 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Students who nod and smile during lecture when we try to make a point?
Heroes
Heroes
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Pat Murphy has benched the squirrel for failing to run directly to first.
August 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Pat Murphy has benched the squirrel for failing to run directly to first.
Happy National Dog Day from these Fur Factories
August 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Happy National Dog Day from these Fur Factories
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I have really enjoyed the experience of reading story after story about how good and selfless and beloved a recently deceased famous person was
August 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I have really enjoyed the experience of reading story after story about how good and selfless and beloved a recently deceased famous person was
I’m now prepared for aggressive drivers on my commute
August 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I’m now prepared for aggressive drivers on my commute
Another demonstration of why Flock, and its ability to create ‘patterns of life’ profiles, is dangerous to privacy, especially when available to different governments and other entities
How Flock Cameras Turned a Legal Road Trip Into Probable Cause
Flock Safety ALPR cameras helped Wisconsin deputies cite a driver's legal Michigan trips as probable cause to search his car for marijuana.
www.yahoo.com
August 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Another demonstration of why Flock, and its ability to create ‘patterns of life’ profiles, is dangerous to privacy, especially when available to different governments and other entities
*Sighs in Brewers fan*
C'mon, Do Something Stickman Meme
ALT: C'mon, Do Something Stickman Meme
static.klipy.com
August 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
*Sighs in Brewers fan*
Not to be outdone, River sometimes needs to be rebooted
August 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Not to be outdone, River sometimes needs to be rebooted
Occasionally, we need to reinflate Theo
August 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Occasionally, we need to reinflate Theo
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These are just three out of several other recent cases involving social movements and conspiracy charges. What links them is not the recurrence of some crime called “conspiracy,” but the conversion of ordinary political association into proof of unlawful intent.
July 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
These are just three out of several other recent cases involving social movements and conspiracy charges. What links them is not the recurrence of some crime called “conspiracy,” but the conversion of ordinary political association into proof of unlawful intent.
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I was having a big swig of wooder straight from the Schuylkill that I almost spilled all over my Wawa hoagie like a jabroni when I saw this jawn: The Federal Defenders in Philadelphia are hiring an appellate attorney! Great city, great office, great job-go now & go birds!
www.fd.org/sites/defaul...
www.fd.org/sites/defaul...
July 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I was having a big swig of wooder straight from the Schuylkill that I almost spilled all over my Wawa hoagie like a jabroni when I saw this jawn: The Federal Defenders in Philadelphia are hiring an appellate attorney! Great city, great office, great job-go now & go birds!
www.fd.org/sites/defaul...
www.fd.org/sites/defaul...
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The more I read Chatrie, the more I think it may be the most important Fourth Amendment ruling in decades. It makes lots of new moves that will force lower courts to rethink their precedents. It goes far beyond Carpenter, I think.
July 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The more I read Chatrie, the more I think it may be the most important Fourth Amendment ruling in decades. It makes lots of new moves that will force lower courts to rethink their precedents. It goes far beyond Carpenter, I think.
If a new Fourth Amendment Supreme Court opinion drops at the end of the term when no one’s watching, does it make a sound? And is listening for that sound a search?
June 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
If a new Fourth Amendment Supreme Court opinion drops at the end of the term when no one’s watching, does it make a sound? And is listening for that sound a search?
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waiting on SCOTUS be like
Se7en: Brad Pitt's 'Whats In The Box' Scene
Alt: Se7en: Brad Pitt's 'Whats In The Box' Scene
static.klipy.com
June 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
waiting on SCOTUS be like
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If you haven't listened to the podcast Serial in awhile, it’a time to give it another chance. The new season features the great work of one of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s clinicians and stopping an imminent TX execution: www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/18/l...
What If I Follow You Around?
A Marshall Project journalist asked a defense team if he could trail them as they tried to stop an execution weeks away. Surprisingly, they said yes.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
If you haven't listened to the podcast Serial in awhile, it’a time to give it another chance. The new season features the great work of one of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s clinicians and stopping an imminent TX execution: www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/18/l...
Well, today's reading will be focused on pot and guns
BREAKING: SCOTUS holds that federal law banning firearm possession by addicts cannot be used to prosecute an occasional marijuana user from possessing guns. There are no dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
June 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Well, today's reading will be focused on pot and guns
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This story is important, a real dive into the data showing how a behemoth institution treats people.
I spend so much time talking people through this grievance system, because it's a block to the courthouse door.
I spend so much time talking people through this grievance system, because it's a block to the courthouse door.
It's always been difficult to get help inside federal prison. But it's become nearly impossible, according to federal data analyzed by The Marshall Project and NPR. The rate at which the bureau granted grievances has fallen to less than 2% in 2023, the last full year of data available.
‘Rejected’: How Federal Prisons Stonewall Grievances and Deny Care for Years
A law forces people in federal prisons to file grievances before they can sue in court. But less than 2% of filings are granted.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This story is important, a real dive into the data showing how a behemoth institution treats people.
I spend so much time talking people through this grievance system, because it's a block to the courthouse door.
I spend so much time talking people through this grievance system, because it's a block to the courthouse door.
Bless whatever coder decided to suggest “United” as a correction for “Untied” in Word suddenly. Your work is appreciated.
June 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Bless whatever coder decided to suggest “United” as a correction for “Untied” in Word suddenly. Your work is appreciated.
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An important story to read, and one that's far too common.
Very proud to publish this @themarshallproject.org investigation today with Erik Ortiz and @nbcnews.com. Humbled and grateful to the women who bravely shared their stories with us. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/27/p...
A Women’s Prison Conceals a Sinister Secret: Staff Sexual Misconduct, Accusers Say
Some employees at a Texas federal prison that holds high-profile women including Ghislaine Maxwell said they faced retaliation for reporting abuse.
www.themarshallproject.org
March 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
An important story to read, and one that's far too common.
So begins the journey of 162-0
March 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
So begins the journey of 162-0
All is once again well in The Good Land
March 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
All is once again well in The Good Land
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The song of the lawyer
Me, out loud, a few weeks ago: I'm pretty slow so could use some more work.
The universe, almost immediately: how about a metric shitload of work IMMEDIATELY?
Anyway, lesson learned
The universe, almost immediately: how about a metric shitload of work IMMEDIATELY?
Anyway, lesson learned
March 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The song of the lawyer