Brandi Buchman
Legal/Justice Reporter, HuffPost.
Writer covering Jan. 6; Proud Boys trial for emptywheel; Oath Keepers trial and Jan. 6 reporting at Daily Kos; former WH, Congressional Correspondent Courthouse News; Reporter at The Southampton Press/27east.
- A ban on minors attending family-friendly drag shows in Florida was halted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Tuesday after judges ruled 2-1 that it violated the First Amendment. www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...
- A huge win today for free speech as a ban that targeted drag gets shut down. And a huge win for journalism, as I was able to report about how a bologna throwing drag queen*, Jimbo, factors in. *Jimbo is so much more than merely a bologna thrower. www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...
- I'd just like to spare a thought for the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi today. Brian Kilmeade thinks America has "moved past" his horrifying assassination. I haven't. And I doubt I'm alone.
- NEW from me: I take a hard look at the impending oral arguments at SCOTUS on Thursday re: Trump's birthright citizenship order and what this fight is actually about since his interpretation of birthright has been rejected by judges repeatedly. I hope you'll read: www.huffpost.com/entry/birthr...
- I had an opportunity to interview Nicolas Talbott, an American who loves and has served our country, but because of Trump's trans military service ban, faces a deeply uncertain future. He is leading a lawsuit that hasn't ended yet. I hope you will read and share. www.huffpost.com/entry/he-ser...
- I ask again.
- Reposted by Brandi Buchman“This is a policy that would legitimize corruption,” Warren told me. “That’s bad. Really bad.” www.huffpost.com/entry/genius...
- Reposted by Brandi BuchmanElizabeth Warren on the prospect of Congress helping crypto in the midst of Trump's crypto self-enrichment schemes:
