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Josh Gerstein

News · legal affairs, courts, DOJ · @joshgerstein on X

Senior legal affairs reporter at Politico covering courts and the Justice Department. He co-reported Politico's May 2022 publication of the leaked draft Dobbs opinion.

Slant Score · ranked #50 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

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On-record statement · served the left · +1.9 L · Dec 30, 2025

Post linking daycare-fraud video doorknocking to 'stand-your-ground laws'

Responding to Nick Shirley's video on alleged Minnesota daycare fraud, he posted: 'At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws.' Critics called it a veiled threat and noted that Minnesota has a duty-to-retreat law. He replied that predicting something is not advocating it.

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