I literally just taught Mahmoud and Mirabelli and used this as an example of maybe how the principle might cut the other way. I should know better by now!

I spoke to Newsweek today about this morning's cert grant in St. Mary Catholic Parish, which has the potential to further erode what's left of the separation of church and state at the expense of - you guessed it - LGBT people and their families. www.newsweek.com/supreme-cour...

I think about this with the judiciary as well. I'm all for expanding the Court but even after court reform it could take decades to reimagine the jurisprudence of the Roberts Court on a lot of key issues, and it will take a bold vision and strategic litigation to do so.

Me, somberly, at an international law conference: “The world is now playing by All Stars rules.”

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Me: “Should we get a ticket to fly to Minnesota?” E: “I think we can use our library card.” (I may have done *too* good a job hyping our local library.)

It’s a telling indicator of media desensitization that the US government’s ongoing program of murder on the high seas—which according to the perpetrators has killed fourteen (14) people this week— is no longer a subject for much serious or sustained news coverage.

As a citizen I think she should lose her job but as a gay man I unfortunately will be quoting “how about the josh sauvi B” for the rest of my life.

I'm proud to be in @ballsandstrikes.org this morning: ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

If you or someone you love operates a law library, my Pornography: A Legal Research Guide is now available from Hein! home.heinonline.org/catalog/?id=...

BREAKING: The Montana Supreme Court temporarily blocked a state policy that would have prevented transgender people from obtaining accurate IDs. We will continue fighting until this law is blocked for good.

This woman is a handpicked Trump supporter from Arkansas and she is less anti-trans than the median Atlantic columnist

I feel like Iowa is the unsung potential flip of 2026 - and with Grassley now 92 and up in 2028 in a presidential election year, it feels like Dems should be deeply investing there.

for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. 🇭🇺

Our three year old flipped through this research guide I wrote and told me that it’s not good because it “doesn’t have pictures in it.”

This is the massive turnout for last night’s “anti regime” concert in Heroes Square, Budapest, ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Hungarian elections. Tens of thousands chanted “Russians go home”. #Orban

Is she allowed to skydive, though? 🧐

Very excited to be at Widener today for the second annual dignity law symposium, and thanks to @marzhang.bsky.social for moderating a really engaged opening panel!

My exceptionally kind and bright godson Tariq is passionate about the right to education, and decided to raise the school fees to send a child in Zambia to school for a year. If anyone wants to chip in, you can do so here! www.gofundme.com/f/help-tariq...

E: “You’re a funny papa because you laugh all the time.” Me: [laughs] E: “See!?!”

Majority and dissent split on (1) application of most-favored-nation rule of Tandon: do medical exemptions to vaccine mandate trigger religious exemption, and (2) applicability of Mahmoud to vaccine cases. Majority in dicta also casts doubt on viability of MFN claims for gender-affirming care.

It is equally if not more likely that the president will call an astronaut a slur or run over a civilian with a tank on the Fourth of July but I applaud the optimism.

And it has to be within the laws of warfare because THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WAR RON SO USE YOUR WAR POWERS.

in which american city do we hold the new nuremberg-style trials in 2029? personally I think this is a job for cincinnati

Congress must convene immediately to condemn Trump’s horrific threats against tens of millions of people and stop this unconstitutional war. We must prevent Trump from unleashing the catastrophic and illegal violence he is touting.

I think people are allowed to draw conclusions about the American people based on their decision to put this man in office bsky.app/profile/pear...

I called both my senators to remind them that the constitutional power to wage war sits with them and whatever happens tonight is their responsibility. I fully understand it’s in vain but I legitimately don’t know what else to do.

In addition to books she also sends a birthday video and at three years old my daughter considers Dolly Parton part of our extended family.

Congratulations to the wonderful @mariaressa.bsky.social www.rappler.com/philippines/...

Honestly “Gene Belcher pulled from burning car by Governor Kelly Ayotte” is not any weirder than any of the other headlines this week. deadline.com/2026/04/bobs...

We’ve done the impossible, everyone: losing a war with no objectives.

Just so you understand, this is as if you prepared for argument in front of a panel that included Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster asked you a question about cookies, and you had not thought about cookies in advance.

As many have noted, even one justice’s vote for the government’s racist, offensive, ahistorical and legally incoherent position would be a disaster and a travesty.

Ohio Republican lawmaker introduces bill to ensure prisoners and inmates are housed according to ‘biological sex.’ The bill mirrors one that was just introduced in Kentucky a few weeks ago. ✏️ @byadamrhodes.bsky.social & @kenschneck.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/03/31/o...

The Pope and the New York Times Book Review have the chance to do the funniest thing: www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/p...

[taking our 3 year old for a walk] E: I love walking with Daddy. Me: …but I’m Papa. E: Yeah.

More details at our Dignity Law Institute website linked below. Our great list of speakers includes Elizabeth Vartkessian, Stacy Hawkins, Evelyn Rangel-Medina, @traceesaunders.bsky.social, @ryanthoreson.bsky.social, Ashita Alag, @greerdonley.bsky.social... delawarelaw.widener.edu/current-stud...

Israel approves death penalty law targeting Palestinians ft.trib.al/gPI8Hvt

This is the FCC Chairman, who is ostensibly a non-partisan industry regulator, openly bragging about conducting a political purge of the media.

Boston University is removing Pride flags that are displayed on campus. The chair of the women's studies department is putting them back up, and vows to continue. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...

Helluva week for tone-deaf gay jokes from liberal politicians who should know better.

I do not know much about geology but New Orleans seems like a challenging place to build a tunnel system, right?

Hm

the only thing "obscene" here is the bigotry of the law's supporters and how badly this violates the First Amendment

Join me for this conversation organized by Georgetown University! We'll be talking about Supreme Court jurisprudence affecting transgender rights in the United States. April 8th on Zoom, RSVP here:

This is utterly extraordinary. If Hegseth et al got this wrong, think what else is happening with the drug boat strikes and much more. The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm. Gets worse as you read it. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

I am shocked to learn that a man credibly accused of sexual assault has this attitude toward negotiation.

Tonight I got my daughter to eat a salad by holding it over her head so she could pretend to be a giraffe. You should feel free to send my MacArthur award to my office address.

The judge wrote that University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce had “substantial interest in maintaining the efficient operation of the Plaintiff’s department and the University as a whole” when he fired Lauren Stokes for resharing a post that described Charlie Kirk as racist.