Lawrence Lessig
@lessig.bsky.social
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Law professor; activist; not convinced we have time; acting as if we do.
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This is a beautiful act of integrity and principle, incredibly rare for our time. Thank you, Anthropic.
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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI
https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
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tl;dr: An injunction against Trumpian extortion. Finally. The first clear ruling against the business model of this Capo in Chief.
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UCLA Faculty Beat the the Trump Admin. Other Schools Should Take Notes.
Trump's DOJ drops appeal of court order blocking massive UCLA settlement that would have banned diversity programs and declared transgender people don't exist.
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Someone who understands neurons, numbers, and democracy is running for Congress. Pay attention: Sam Wang is in the race in NJ. Greast news for evidence-based self-government.
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Sam Wang for New Jersey | Join the Democratic Reform Movement
Support Sam Wang's campaign for a fair, transparent, and accountable government in New Jersey. Join the movement to reform democracy and challenge gerrymandering.
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24 days ago
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Sam Wangāneuroscientist, Princeton professor, democracy reformer, gerrymandering nemesisāis running for Congress. From mapping brains to fixing maps. New Jersey is on the clock.
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Sam Wang for New Jersey | Join the Democratic Reform Movement
Support Sam Wang's campaign for a fair, transparent, and accountable government in New Jersey. Join the movement to reform democracy and challenge gerrymandering.
https://buff.ly/PD4oePP
25 days ago
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Grateful to have a chance to talk to Kara Swisher:
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How to get dark money out of politics
Lawrence Lessig ā Harvard law professor, former presidential candidate, and founder of Equal Citizens ā joins Kara to explain why Super PACs are one of the root causes of political corruption in theā¦
https://youtu.be/mec4q-tz_8Q?si=aMdep-tgAlMODbGR
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Iāve admired Sam Wangās work on gerrymandering and democracy for years. Now heās running for Congress in NJ. A Princeton neuroscientist who actually uses evidence to defend democracy? Yes please.
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Sam Wang for New Jersey | Join the Democratic Reform Movement
Support Sam Wang's campaign for a fair, transparent, and accountable government in New Jersey. Join the movement to reform democracy and challenge gerrymandering.
https://buff.ly/PD4oePP
25 days ago
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Sam Wang is running for Congress. Yes, THAT Sam Wang: Princeton professor, neuroscientist, democracy reformer, relentless opponent of gerrymandering. Serious brains + serious commitment to democracy = very good news.
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Sam Wang for New Jersey | Join the Democratic Reform Movement
Support Sam Wang's campaign for a fair, transparent, and accountable government in New Jersey. Join the movement to reform democracy and challenge gerrymandering.
https://buff.ly/PD4oePP
26 days ago
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Big news from New Jersey: Sam Wangāneuroscientist, Princeton professor, and one of the nationās leading anti-gerrymandering voicesāis running for Congress. Evidence-based democracy is stepping onto the ballot. This is how change happens.
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Sam Wang for New Jersey | Join the Democratic Reform Movement
Support Sam Wang's campaign for a fair, transparent, and accountable government in New Jersey. Join the movement to reform democracy and challenge gerrymandering.
https://buff.ly/PD4oePP
26 days ago
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New episode in The Gino Case posted
From The Law, such as it is
https://open.substack.com/pub/lessig/p/new-episode-in-the-gino-case-posted?r=7dgxu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Buckley v. Valeo, I'm participating in an event at the AEI in DC about originalism and the First Amendment. Register to attend in person or online here:
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about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Lawrence Lessig
Equal Citizens
about 1 month ago
Our founder
@lessig.bsky.social
is going live on Lawrence OāDonnellās MSNOWNews The Last Word segment with Ali Velshi tonight at 10:20 pm ET! Tune in to learn how our legal strategy can get dark money out of politics WITHOUT overturning Citizens United.
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Seriously, truly brilliant. Yo, time to get off the train.
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Dear America, Weād Like to Speak to the Manager
Talks in Washington among Greenland, Denmark and the United States over Greenlandās future have stalled, with no compromise in sight. Greenlanders have made it clear that they want to remain underā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBoLhWHx-as
about 1 month ago
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Remember when Trump (who has bombed 7 countries, invaded 1, and is threatening at least two others (not counting Mexico)) was to be the anti-NeoCon president? I respect the anti-NeoCons. But hey, Trump-supporting-anti-NeoCons: Do you respect yourself? @TulsiGabbard
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Jason Crow is really pissed
#short
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about 2 months ago
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Wow.
#JustWow
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Nemik's eulogy for Renee Nicole Good.
It's always a bad sign when there are Andor memes in your feed. Thanks to the many photographers whose work I've borrowed. You can find a full list of all the photos used in the montage here:ā¦
https://youtu.be/9dih_bbwrNk?si=VLlMFuz0zHthvWgO
about 2 months ago
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The revolution will be YouTube-ified.
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Good vs. Ice
https://youtu.be/El0CLduLgew?si=l6AOtpciyeNbsdRE
about 2 months ago
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- @aaronsw, +13.
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Aaron Swartz - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
about 2 months ago
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Brilliant remix of the Battle Hymn of the Republic by the extraordinary Marsh Family. Favorite line: "He is drumming out the glory of a land once free and brave..."
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"Battle Hymn of the Empire" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" about Trump
The āBattle Hymn of the Republicā is an iconic American song, drawing on lots of roots and precursors, but pulled into its most famous shape by abolitionist Julia Ward Howe. During the American Civilā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8saU0WeocP0&list=RD8saU0WeocP0&start_radio=1
about 2 months ago
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This is going to be lots of fun: First Amendment Originalism at the AEI in DC on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Buckley v. Valeo.
www.aei.org/events/first...
Sign up to listen if you can't be there.
about 2 months ago
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My favorite thing about New Year's:
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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about USā¦
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/
about 2 months ago
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When a picture is worth 1,000 words: Here's the sleight of hand that is going to bring SuperPACs down.
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Worth 1,000 words
The appellees have filed their brief in our case defending the people of Maineās right to police the size of contributions to independentā¦
https://lessig.medium.com/worth-a-1-000-words-0ba6a9cec298
2 months ago
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3 months ago
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reposted by
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Alex Komoroske
3 months ago
What if technology didnāt feel so⦠hollow? Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)
resonantcomputing.org
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The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worstāa manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
https://resonantcomputing.org
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The Chief Justice was right.
#POTUS
#OBLIVIOUSNESS
3 months ago
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From the authors of the argument that will end SuperPACs:
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The courts broke campaign finance. Maine is giving them a chance to repair it. - The Boston Globe
There is a path to restore limits on big money in politics.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/opinion/campaign-finance-maine/
3 months ago
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Harvard's 2020/21 reports on Epstein were Hamlet without the Prince (Summers). We need to understand why:
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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The First Epstein Report Ignored Summers. Harvard Must Do Better. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
How could Harvard have allowed this production of Hamlet without the Prince? And will it now commit to a practice that will not protect the elite among us, while shaming those not quite elite enough?
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/25/lessig-harvard-epstein-summers-ignored/
3 months ago
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Seriously brilliant protest music:
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"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
Viral musical sensation Jesse Welles brings his GRAMMY-nominated political folk to the Ed Sullivan Theater for a solo performance of "Join ICE," a tune from his latest EP, 'No Kings.' Keep watchingā¦
https://youtu.be/61I4hlig78w?si=zJCCUhyxpWUA5obY
3 months ago
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From the Department of Tragic Irony: On the day the Harvard Law School releases a digital archive of the Nuremberg Trials, the President threatens the lives of members of Congress who utter its most basic truth: That everyone, especially soldiers, must follow the law.
nuremberg.law.harvard.edu
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Nuremberg - Explore the Nuremberg Trials!
The Harvard Law School Library's Nuremberg Trials Project is an open-access initiative to create and present digitized images and full-text versions of the Library's Nuremberg Trials documents,ā¦
https://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu/
3 months ago
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I've published the fourth episode of the podcast reviewing the Francesca Gino case (Harvard Business School professor removed for academic misconduct). This is the first of four to review the evidence behind the four findings of misconduct.
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Episode 4: Dismantling "Allegation 2"
the first of four.
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Trump pardon of billionaire sparks concerns
President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest and the president's use of the pardonā¦
https://youtu.be/fwcHn1GSZwo?si=eOpQHG41uh3Ds_ZM
3 months ago
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Ten years ago today, I ended my effort to get corruption at the center of the Democratic presidential debate. Flawed and impossible in many ways, it was right. Then, and even more so now.
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The Democrats have changed the rules
We were on our way to qualifying for the second debate ā then the Democrats changed the rules. Watch Lessig describe what this means for the campaign. Help us caption & translate thisā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4IsqmMqCEo
4 months ago
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Trump is right. The filibuster should go.
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Speaker Johnson issues warning after Trump says GOP should end the filibuster
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reacts to President Donald Trump urging Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster so they can end the government shutdown. CNNās Jeff Zeleny reports. #CNN #News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGiuYV0DUq0
4 months ago
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Kerry Ann (She/Auth-her) š³ļøāā§ļø | Screenwriter
5 months ago
I'm going to make this even easier for
@jay.bsky.team
- I'm willing to be a PR person at a very reasonable rate. I've worked in tech marketing for 10 years and was a software engineer for another 10. I've run the social media & tech side of a $11M campaign for Larry Lessig. I'm qualified. DM me.
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Hey, the future. There were a few. Too few, but some.
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BREAKING NEWS: Rand Paul Absolutely Trashes Trump's Tariffs After Outrage Over Canada's Reagan Ad
During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized President Trump's tariff policies. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, includingā¦
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4 months ago
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Colorado AG Phil Weiser has filed suit against Trump for moving Space Force b/c Colorado has mail-in voting. My favorite line in the complaint: "Trumpās statements and beliefs on mail-in voting are simply untethered from the facts." Let this become the refrain everywhere.
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4 months ago
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Wow. Talk about handing your opponent a megaphone.
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I have been federally indicted by Trumpās DOJ | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. Iām not backing down, and weāre goingā¦
https://youtu.be/EPlDZajxr3Y?si=R6srwdRIcBH05y5Z
4 months ago
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Re health care costs: "These are insane numbers." Two ways to think about this story. One: the "insane numbers." The other: that 1/2 of America has no clue about these facts, because of the bubbles we've allowed media to become. THAT is the insanity.
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Maddow: This is what Democrats have been screaming about
The real numbers on the impact of Republican changes to health insurance subsidies are being made public, and they are extreme to say the least. Suddenly, the abstract fight over the federalā¦
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4 months ago
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A former GOP official has privately financed the purchase of the second-largest voting technology vendor in America? What could possibly go wrong... Here's what could go right: We urgently need a demand by election officials for open-source voting technology.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/votingworks_public-trust-demands-open-source-voting-systems-activity-7382456227592790016-mRYB/
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This takes courage. Courage has always been costly.
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MIT Rejects Special Funding Offer From Trump Administration
The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/mit-rejects-white-house-compact.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251010&instance_id=164198&nl=breaking-news®i_id=275947552&segment_id=207671&user_id=cce7425b13d1cb32e8e15b2397ce45c5
5 months ago
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This is the most important political speech IN a generation FOR this generation. Let it begin the fight back.
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Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
Jimmy Kimmel returns to the air and talks about all of the people who have reached out over the last six days including fellow late night talk show hosts, fans of the show, and those who donātā¦
https://buff.ly/V7JohWr
5 months ago
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"It is unAmerican" ā unless we just give in.
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Ossoff: On authoritarianism
Jon Ossoff is the only Democratic U.S. Senator up for re-election in a state Trump won. This is the most important Senate race in the country. He needs our support, join at ElectJon.com Subscribeā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCpTTBYUgWo
5 months ago
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Yes, let's spend American wealth to prop up yet another right-wing fantasist.
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US offers financial lifeline to Argentinaās Javier Milei
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says āall optionsā are on the table to support the country through bout of market volatility
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5 months ago
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We are a nation of cowards. Where are all the free speech warriors who were going to start a revolution because Twitter was throttling Hunter's d*ck pics?
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Letās be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trumpās most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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5 months ago
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The ghost of a (much dumber) Nixon returns. Criticize the President, suffer an FBI search at your home.
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FBI Searches John Boltonās Home: Trump News and Live Updates
Year will end with 300,000 fewer federal workers, a Trump official says.
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6 months ago
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