Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: DOJ inserting fake quotes from SCOTUS in discovery response

[Dennis Donovan]

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick‬
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
22m
The Department of Justice just outright refuses to acknowledge that the Supreme Court said what it actually said.

‪Gabriel Malor‬
‪@gabrielmalor.bsky.social‬
24m
I am utterly baffled by the highlighted part, which isn't even a quote from the Supreme Court's order. What are they doing?!

‪Aaron Reichlin-Melnick‬
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
17m
Okay, I can't get over this. The Department of Justice put a FAKE QUOTE from the Supreme Court in a response to discovery, like no one would notice?

‪Gabriel Malor‬
‪@gabrielmalor.bsky.social‬
24m
I am utterly baffled by the highlighted part, which isn't even a quote from the Supreme Court's order. What are they doing?!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
Hah, I was so shocked over the DOJ inventing a quote from a Supreme Court decision to get around their obligations I didn't even notice the typo within said fake quote.

‪Mike‬
‪@michaelt2300.bsky.social‬
14m
i was never a DOJ attorney but my boss would not have been happy if I'd put "United State" in any pleading or discovery document

April 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM

Hah, I was so shocked over the DOJ inventing a quote from a Supreme Court decision to get around their obligations I didn't even notice the typo within said fake quote. bsky.app/profile/mich...

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2025-04-22T13:03:26.485Z

[BoRaGard]

1. How republicon is that?

G.O.P.. has a well established reputation for lying to the citizens of our nation.

Jesus does not like G.O.P. BEARING FALSE WITNESS I am certain.

[exboyfil]

2. That seems like grounds for disbarment

[roscoeroscoe]

3. Agreed

Crap that is routine in right-wing media world isn't acceptable in the cold reality based courts.

[chowder66]

4. Bad Lawyering

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬
Thanks Philip. So it's not a fully invented quote, it's just bad lawyering that puts an order from Judge Xinis into the mouth of the Supreme Court (with typos).

‪Philip Bump‬
‪@pbump.com‬
· 5h
Looks like it is from Xinis's order following the SCOTUS decision. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Thanks Philip. So it's not a fully invented quote, it's just bad lawyering that puts an order from Judge Xinis into the mouth of the Supreme Court (with typos).

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2025-04-22T13:45:11.117Z