The security guard at the door:

Professor Tim Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social breaks down the Supreme Court's rulings and what they reveal with @fox9mn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKJ...

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

Yeah all you SCOTUS geeks have seen this but you all should use it to start your week with a laugh:

Always nice to get coverage from SCOTUSblog especially for a project I love! @onthedocket.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social

Building the oral argument clips for the SCOTUS Temporary Protected Status case argued on April 29, 2026. Fine it here with the Solicitor General's opening statement already live. @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

If you want to hear AND see the key parts of Chatrie v U.S. oral arguments from Monday, you can go to the link below. @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social

The general ordered “without delay” the immediate inoculation of “All the Continental Troops that are in Philadelphia and those that shall come in as fast as they arrive.” Guess which general that was.

Jepsen and Hatemi (2025) examined where political scientists with Tenure Track Jobs earned their PhD. I am so proud that @umnpolisci.bsky.social is ranked 18th in the discipline with 51 of our graduates currently holding such positions. Eleven of these placements began their jobs since 2012.

Happy 50th anniversary to “All the President’s Men” — a film that owes its existence to Redford, who bought the film rights, developed the script and cajoled a reluctant Woodward & Bernstein. I thought it was “a great character study,” he said later. But, for months, “they didn’t return my calls.”

Chief Justice Roberts telling Solicitor General Saur that his argument is "quirky" in Trump v. Barbara: @umnpolisci.bsky.social y.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @ninatotenberg.bsky.social

If you did not attend the live arguments in Trump v. Barbara, you could only hear the arguments. Jerry Goldman and I (and @spoolerfm.bsky.social & Idib) created clips of the audio with AI video. Here is the first clip: @umnpolisci.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @ninatotenberg.bsky.social

Delighted to see @aclu.org @brucespringsteen.net teaming up for these ads (I saw it on SURVIVOR last night) promoting and defending the all-American value of birthright citizenship.

One of the worst scotus decisions ever.

So glad to be a part of this team!

"Indictment over election conspiracy" Chief Justice Roberts Opinion Summary Excerpt from Trump v. United States The Court considers whether former President Trump may be criminally prosecuted. The audio is genuine, recorded in the US Supreme Court. The animation was made with AI.

"Immunity expands without limits" Justice Sotomayor Dissent Excerpt from Trump v. United States The Court’s grant of sweeping criminal immunity to former presidents mocks the rule of law. The audio is genuine, recorded in the US Supreme Court. The animation was made with AI.

YOU BETTA REEEEEEEAAAAAD.

It is (not) interesting to me that BSKY has turned into twitter. In what way? People aren’t curious. They don’t inquire. They still just act like keyboard warriors. Guess people will people. Sad.

If you are interested in the U.S. Supreme Court, but have never seen the justices in action, onthedocket.org provides a step in the right direction. We combine authentic audio with AI-generated video to show you the justices announcing opinions in some of the highest profile cases they decide!

It is always amazing to chat with @ninatotenberg.bsky.social. My group (Jerry Goldman, @spoolerfm.bsky.social, and Francesco d'Alcontres) are thrilled to open up SCOTUS just a bit more to a world wide audience.

We open up the U.S. Supreme Court to a much wider audience by marrying real audio with AI generated video of the justices' opinions. I have spent my career making the Court more accessible to a wider public and this is the next step. www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...

A must read from amazing your scholars from @umnpolisci.bsky.social and @michiganstateu.bsky.social political science! @rachaelhouston.bsky.social @wonkette.bsky.social @elizabethlaney.bsky.social

Only Bad Bunny could remind me what it felt like to proud to be a part of America. #SuperBunny

This is awesome.

The NYT does a masterful job walking us through the video of the murder of Mr Pretti by ICE agents operating under Trump authority and policies. Frame by frame www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

It was a honor to speak with Julie Rose on the Top of Mind Podcast about the Supreme Court's role today and which branch, in 2025, holds the bulk of power in the U.S. federal government's system of Separated Powers.

It's always nice when research from years ago comes back into the discussion. I loved working on the original piece with my friend and mentor Valerie Hoekstra and on the update with Valerie and my former student Tom Pryor. www.abajournal.com/web/article/...

@julieblaha.bsky.social You are amazing!!!!

Today’s Daily Cartoon @newyorker.com

South Park releases brutal new Kristi Noem ICE Barbie clip.

Boom.

Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points: •Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus •Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship

Congratulations to @trjumn.bsky.social on receiving the @apsa.bsky.social Law & Courts Lasting Contribution Award for his coauthored article "The Influence of Oral Arguments on the U.S. Supreme Court." Learn more about the article and its impact: cla.umn.edu/polisci/news...

Yes. There is no escaping the US’s downward spiral toward authoritarianism without genuine institutional reform. 1. Multi-member districts and fusion voting—>multipartyism 2. Voting rights guaranteed for all; no more territories. 3. Justice term limits 3. Expand the House 4. Reduce Senate’s role

Yup that tracks!

Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five… Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it. Share it with family and friends. #VoteNo

This is quite an honor and I am so happy to have written this article (and others) with Jim Spriggs and Paul Wahlbeck. Their combined mentorship, friendship, and co-authorship, early in my career, made me who I am as a scholar! @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor

This...

Q: "Under what authority would members of the military be able to arrest people inside the United States?" Leavitt: "The president federalized the National Guard...The president understands the legal authority that he invoked."

I mean, who doesn’t want to talk about Posse Comitatus on @thedailyshow.com(around the 2 minute mark)? Thanks for using this interview that originally aired on @kare11.bsky.social. @umnpolisci.bsky.social

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

Do kids today know the Colbert routine at the Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner where he absolutely savages the press? Just thinking about that for some reason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-a...

I’d leave my job and do this for three years.

So I have now read the Big Three Ayn Rand Books, atlas shrugged, the fountainhead, and anthem. And I have this to say: she’s bad at writing books, so bad, in fact, that I find her popularity genuinely strange