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David Lat
@DavidLat
Lawyer turned writer, speaker, podcaster: Original Jurisdiction, davidlat.substack.com. Author, @SCOTUSambitions. Founding editor, AboveTheLaw/@ATLblog.
New Jersey, USA
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Born June 19
Joined April 2008
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    David Lat
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    Jun 8
    In Judicial Notice (6/7/26), my weekly legal news roundup: - a new Biglaw pay raise - a 9th Cir. judge’s parking-lot fracas - a double header of D.C. Cir. developments - a well-known Trump administration lawyer joins a firm LINK: bit.ly/43mnR31
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    David Lat
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    Apr 1, 2020
    Not an #AprilFoolsDay Joke: after 17 days at @nyulangone, including 6 days on a ventilator, I’m being discharged! Here’s my final hospital bed selfie. #coronavirus #COVID19 #coronaboy #LatsCovid19Journal
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    David Lat
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    Mar 31, 2020
    Achievement unlocked: no longer on oxygen! We tapered it down gradually after I was extubated last week, and last night while I was asleep they cut it off entirely. #coronavirus #COVID19 #CoronaBoy
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    David Lat
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    Mar 29, 2020
    As someone who recently spent almost a week hooked up to a ventilator (and probably wouldn't be alive today without one), I can attest to the importance of ventilators and the need for an adequate supply. #coronavirus #CoronavirusUSA #COVID19 #Covid_19
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    Mar 29, 2020
    As the coronavirus ravages the U.S. health care system, the scarcity of ventilators has been forcing doctors to make life-or-death decisions about who gets to breathe and who does not. Our investigation helps explain the acute shortage of medical devices. nyti.ms/2w0GihK
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    David Lat
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    Apr 1, 2020
    After a second night not requiring supplemental oxygen during which my blood oxygen level didn’t dip below 90. Optimistic about getting discharged soon. Thanks again to everyone for your prayers and support.
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    David Lat
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    Mar 17, 2020
    Folks, this #CoronavirusOutbreak is no joke. I’ll give you occasional updates, tweeting from “Above the Hospital Bed,” about how serious #COVID19 aka #coronavirus can be. Think of this as #LatsCovid19Journal, my thoughts on #LivingWithCovid. [Thread]
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    David Lat
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    Mar 30, 2020
    Thanks to all the media outlets who have reached out with interview requests - I’m normally delighted to speak with journalists, but right now I’m trying to let my vocal cords heal after 6 days on a ventilator. #Coronavirus #CoronaUpdate #COVID19 #covid_19 #CoronavirusUSA
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    David Lat
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    Mar 29, 2020
    A quick update on my status (aka reports of my death on a bunch of random “fake news” websites in the Philippines have been greatly exaggerated (#COVID19 #CoronavirusUSA #CoronavirusOutbreak #notdeadyet):
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    I don’t want to be presumptuous, since my condition is stable but still serious. I require 24/7 oxygen, I need a nurse’s help for even the simplest tasks, and I only just now progressed to solid...
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    David Lat
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    Mar 17, 2020
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    To paraphrase @Beyonce, #COVID19 did not come to play with us hoes; it came to slay. Please keep me - and my very anxious family - in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you. #LatsCovid19Journal #CoronaVirusUpdates #Coronavirusnyc
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    David Lat
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    Jul 17, 2020
    I was in good shape before I came down with #COVID19 -- and I suspect I might have contracted the #coronavirus at the gym, to which I was going multiple times a week.
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    Ana Cabrera
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    Jul 17, 2020
    FL Gov Ron DeSantis says he won’t close the state’s gyms because “If you are good shape you have a very, very low likelihood of ending up in significant condition as a result of the #coronavirus.”
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    David Lat
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    Jun 7, 2020
    As I recover from #COVID19, I've been slowly increasing my exercise. Today I went for a two-mile jog/walk, followed by a short swim. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it went; I took many breaks, but I never wound up wheezing.
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    David Lat
    @DavidLat
    Mar 17, 2020
    FYI - I have a confirmed case of #covid19 aka #coronavirus. If you interacted with me in person after 2/23, you can cite that fact and get automatically tested. Otherwise you might have to go to the ridiculous efforts I had to in order
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    David Lat
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    Apr 2, 2020
    Before and after: my final hospital-bed selfie at @nyulangone, before my discharge yesterday afternoon, and a photo taken after I got to shower, shave, floss, and moisturize, for the first time in weeks. #coronavirus #COVID19 #coronaboy #latscovid19journal
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    David Lat
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    Mar 31, 2020
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    P.S. Look ma, no nasal cannula! Or non-rebreather mask. The mask I’m wearing here provides no oxygen; it’s just to protect staff and patients. #coronavirus #COVID19 #Covid_19 #CoronaBoy