# "Using LibreOffice and other Free software for documents as a lawyer"

I was asked recently about how I get on using LibreOffice for document-related legal work, and I promised to write down some thoughts.

The short answer is that I use a mix of LibreOffice and other FOSS tools, and I’m very positive about it, with no particular concerns.

If you have questions, please do ask!

https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/11/using-libreoffice-and-other-free-software-for-documents-as-a-lawyer/

#LibreOffice #Linux #FOSS #lawfedi #vim #git #Markdown

Wholly unsurprising, the Supreme Court as whole has extended by a week Justice Jackson’s administrative stay of a judicial order requiring the Trump regime to pay SNAP benefits. 1/ #LawFedi

Wholly unsurprising, the Supreme Court as whole has extended by a week Justice Jackson’s administrative stay of a judicial order requiring the Trump regime to pay SNAP benefits. 1/ #LawFedi

fun blog post from @mjg59 wherein he used my #Pdfalyzer tool to bust his landlord for modifying the terms of his rental contract after he signed it.

https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/73317.html

#PDF #forgery #landlord #tenant #lawfedi

fun blog post from @mjg59 wherein he used my #Pdfalyzer tool to bust his landlord for modifying the terms of his rental contract after he signed it.

https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/73317.html

#PDF #forgery #landlord #tenant #lawfedi

Follow up to late night/early am 🧵re Rhode Island State Council v. Rollins (https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/115524291694565783), here’s where we are this morning. Justice Jackson has ordered the Trump regime to inform the Supreme Court of whether it intends to seek review of the 1st Cir’s denial of stay of order to fund SNAP fully in Nov. 1/ #LawFedi

While the Senate Democrats were busy caving, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Rhode Island Council of Churches v. Rollins. It refused to stay Judge McConnell’s order enforcing his original TRO. The First Circuit Court opinion is very interesting, and a bit complex. Stick with the thread, I’ll also explain how the case now intersects with Congressional action on the CR. #LawFedi 1/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.53495/gov.uscourts.ca1.53495.00108364355.0.pdf

The Supreme Court has issued an administrative stay, putting off the need for the Trump regime to comply with lower court orders to fully fund SNAP food benefits. Justice Jackson issued the order giving a strange reason for it IMO. 1/ #LawFedi https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/110725zr_pnk0.pdf

The Supreme Court has issued an administrative stay, putting off the need for the Trump regime to comply with lower court orders to fully fund SNAP food benefits. Justice Jackson issued the order giving a strange reason for it IMO. 1/ #LawFedi https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/110725zr_pnk0.pdf

Every so often, I see a Free software project which I think would benefit from some free, friendly legal / data protection advice, particularly at an early stage.

But lawyer ethics rules make it tricky to offer unless someone is explicitly asking about legal advice / looking for help. A sensible rule to stop ambulance chasing, but not so great in an environment based on volunteering.

#FOSS #lawfedi