Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
Attorney and law professor; detailed commentary on federal litigation, immigration detention/ICE compliance, and court procedure.

AI Chatbot Claimed to Be Licensed Doctor, Faces Lawsuit
AI SUED FOR CHATBOT REPRESENTING TO USER THAT IT WAS A LICENSED DOCTOR You know how it's illegal for you to hold yourself out as a licensed professional, like a lawyer or a doctor, unless you are actually, you know, a lawyer or a doctor? Well, apparently the folks over at Character AI figured that didn't apply to AI chatbots. Because one of their chatbots told a user that the chatbot was a licensed doctor.

Louisiana Faces Redistricting Ruling and Temporary Mifepristone Stay
ABOUT YESTERDAY'S 5TH CIRCUIT MIFEPRISTONE ORDER Well, it's been quite the week for Louisiana, hasn't it? First the redistricting decision, and now the mifepristone opini... oh wait, it's not an opinion, it's a *stay*. Stays, as you know by now...

Surviving Childhood: Lessons From a Hippy Farm Boarding School
CHAPTER 13 OF MY MEMOIR, "FROM THERE TO HERE: A STORY OF SURVIVAL" IS UP! I am publishing my memoir in serial installments, chapter at a time, and it is completely free, you don't have to pay a dime, there is...
Speculators Question Profits From Assassination Bet at WHCD
PONDER: Did anyone get rich last night on Polymarket betting on an assassination attempt during the WHCD? 

DOJ Drops Powell Probe—Not a Reason to Celebrate
ABOUT THE DOJ DROPPING ITS INVESTIGATION OF JEROME POWELL (DOCUMENT INCLUDED) You may be wondering why you didn’t see a ‘woot’ from me at yesterday’s news that the DOJ was dropping its investigation of Jerome Powell. That’s because it’s really...

Maxwell Submits USB Drive, Adds New Evidence to Appeal
ABOUT GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S USB DRIVE APPEAL - I HAVE BOTH THE LETTER AND THE ORDER You may have heard that Ghislaine Maxwell amended her habeas petition by submitting a thumb drive to the government (remember the government is the plaintiff in...
From Homeless to Stanford Lawyer: My Story Simplified
I just made it a heck of a lot easier for people to read my serialized memoir, "From There to Here: A Story of Survival" My journey from homeless and on my own at age 11 to Stanford lawyer, law...

Bondi Subpoena Explicitly Cites U.S. Attorney General
I HAVE THE ACTUAL BONDI SUBPOENA AND IT DOES IN FACT SAY "ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES" You have undoubtedly heard that Bondi is resisting honouring the subpoena from the House of Representatives, using as an excuse that it was...

Investigation Links Epstein’s USVI Shells to Global Offshore Leaks
NEW INVESTIGATION FROM THE PROJECTS CONNECTS THE EPSTEIN DOTS FROM THE U.S. THROUGH THE USVI INTO FAR-FLUNG COUNTRIES AND JURISDICTIONS Three of Epstein's six USVI shells — Zorro Development Corporation, LSJ LLC, and NES LLC — appear in the ICIJ Offshore...
From Ashram to Hippy Farm: Free Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of my memoir, 'From There to Here: A Story of Survival' is up! Remember that it is *completely* free. Subscribe (again, it's completely free) here: https://thestoryofanneslife.substack.com/ About my memoir: https://thestoryofanneslife.substack.com/about Direct link to chapter 12 (but of course read chapters...

Lawyer Reveals New Documents on Melania’s Legal Battle
HERE'S WHAT'S UP WITH MELANIA - FROM A LAWYER (DOCUMENTS AND FULL TEXT OF HER REMARKS YESTERDAY INCLUDED) {Note: this is a very long article, the full article covers Amanda Ungaro, the Wolff lawsuit, and so much more. So after several...

Recovered Bannon‑Epstein Interview: Video, Transcript, Audio Released
I HAVE THE BANNON-EPSTEIN VIDEO THAT THE DOJ REMOVED - *AND* I ORDERED THE TRANSCRIPT AND CREATED AN AUDIO FILE FOR YOU Speaking of Bannon, as we were yesterday with this week's Supreme Court remand of his case back to...

Supreme Court Denies Bannon's Cert, No Dismissal
NO! THE SUPREME COURT DID *NOT* JUST RULE THAT STEVE BANNON'S INDICTMENT FOR CONTEMPT IS DISMISSED. HERE'S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED Today the Supreme Court issued several orders regarding "writs of certiorari" or, as we in the legal biz call them "writs...

Maxwell's New Superseding Indictment Expands Trafficking Charges
I JUST GOT DONE RE-READING MAXWELL'S INDICTMENT AND GOT CREEPED OUT ALL OVER AGAIN Actually I should say I just got done reading the second, superceding indictment. The original sealed indictment was handed down on June 29, 2020 (and was...

Epstein Victims' FBI Lawsuit Dismissed over Anonymity
EPSTEIN VICTIMS SUED FBI TO UNCOVER "THE FBI’S ROLE IN EPSTEIN’S CRIMINAL SEX TRAFFICKING RING", DISMISSED BECAUSE VICTIMS INSISTED ON ANONYMITY You may or may not have heard that in the beginning of 2024, a dozen victims (Jane Does 1-12)...