Last week, I sat down with Noah Feldman to discuss my new book *The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power.* Good questions from law students at the end. You can see the conversation below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yju6...

Thanks to Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social for doing a piece on SCOTUS - and including my thoughts on it! madness.ghost.io/leah-litman-...

Ethical prosecutors act without fear or favor. Or on orders from the White House. My thoughts in @Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Now out in print -- my essay with some thoughts on science and democracy in public health: repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcont... .

Tune in for my conversation with Skye Perryman @democracyforward.org on legal news and THEN listen to hear all 3 of us + Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social talk ... the great KBJ!!!

The Michigan Law community welcomes four new research and teaching fellows to the faculty this fall, bringing diverse backgrounds in taxation, history, regulation, and beyond. michigan.law.umich.edu/news/four-ne...

Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure allows nonattorneys to own law firms. While many debate its effects on the attorney-client relationship, Professor Samir Parikh reveals a bigger concern: the rise of a vertically integrated “litigation colossus.” Check out Professor Parikh’s MLR Online piece:

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On Advisory Opinions, Sarah Isgur and David French speak with me about enumerated powers. The segment begins 43-44 minutes in, depending on format. This was a good conversation among people with different approaches to constitutional interpretation. thedispatch.com/podcast/advi...

Earlier this month, we welcomed a cohort of 23 students to Michigan Law from every corner of the globe for our LLM program. Get to know this year's LLM class: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...

“This is mostly a press release masquerading as a lawsuit." Professor Don Herzog on President Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

There aren’t many places where a financial analyst, an aquatic biologist, and a circus school graduate would cross paths on a daily basis. But Michigan Law isn’t like other places. michigan.law.umich.edu/news/get-kno...

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In 2 days, join us to explore using international law in support of those on the frontlines of the struggle against #GenderApartheid in #Afghanistan & #Iran As the Taliban cut internet access, there's never been a more crucial time to speak up for women's rights Zoom registration: t.co/GPblDX1cXn

No #trade wars without #taxation-who's to blame, & what comes next? As #tariff policy once again shapes U.S. trade strategy, this article makes a foundational claim: trade wars are tax wars. Read: spkl.io/63323APb5h Subscribe: spkl.io/63328APbgE#trade#taxation#tariff#Taxsky @umichlaw.bsky.social

NEW: Adam Callister and @agranato42.bsky.social (@yalesom.bsky.social), and Belisa Pang (@umichlaw.bsky.social) argue that differing incentives faced by plaintiffs and defendants in “battles of the experts” litigation leads to structurally higher spending by defendants on expert witnesses.

On Monday at Harvard, I'll discuss my new book The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power. This isn't the most important thing happening just now. But if you're in Cambridge and interested, feel free to come listen. Registration required. hls.harvard.edu/events/hls-b...

My new paper, The Crisis of Appropriations Law. Very much a draft -- and perhaps a little too timely. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

What is considered "applying early" and how much of a difference does it make? Dean Z addresses this and other big picture questions in the latest episode of A2Z: youtu.be/w_WKlb7jrWU

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“I have seen this maybe once or twice in my career of 20 years, but this is something different. My guess is that these grand jurors are seeing prosecutorial overreach and they don’t want to be part of it." — Professor @barbmcquade.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...

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New from Professor Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

President Trump’s threats toward Chicago are terrible for any number of reasons. Here’s one constitutional problem worth considering. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

A quick Strict Scrutiny @strictscrutiny.bsky.social Crooked Media @crooked.com rapid response YouTube video to today's SCOTUS BS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZ_...

In the latest episode of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, Professor @leahlitman.bsky.social and co-hosts break down how the lower courts are challenging the Trump administration and expressing their frustration with SCOTUS. Listen: crooked.com/podcast/the-...

In observance of Constitution Day, we will be hosting Lee Gelernt, a top ACLU lawyer, on September 16, at 4:30 p.m., in Hutchins Hall 100. This event is free and open to the public. Read more: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...

Join us as our Environmental & Energy Law Program kicks off its 2025-26 lecture series. Professor @margotpollans.bsky.social will discuss "Inundations: Permeable Bodies and the Law." 📆: Wednesday, September 17 🕑: 12:00 - 1:00 PM 📍: Jeffries Hall 1020 This event is free and open to the public.

I talked to Jon Favreau @jonfavs.bsky.social on PSA @podsaveamerica.crooked.com about Trump’s losing streak in the (lower) federal courts and those same courts pushing back on SCOTUS’s BS: crooked.com/podcast/trum...

On September 18, 2025 we will host a conference, organized by Prof @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social, on ending gender apartheid in Afghanistan and beyond. “Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening” Read more and register: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...

We are excited to announce the inaugural recipients of the Virginia Gordan LLM Public Service Fellowship, Viktoria Baumgartl and Dmytro Soldatenko! Read more: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...

📢Call for papers for a Scholarship Roundtable on State and Local Governance, organized by @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social and Professors Alexandra Klass, Nina Mendelson, and @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and taking place at @umichlaw.bsky.social, 4/10/26 in Ann Arbor! Details here: go.wisc.edu/rx53ph

Looking forward to Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago on Saturday. I’ll be discussing my book, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.” Please join us. More here: printersrowlitfest.org

Thanks to @brianbeutler.bsky.social for handing me the keys to his newsletter to talk about why the anti-Trump coalition needs to be thinking now about rebuilding the government once he leaves office -- and about why we'll fail if we're too timid or play conventional budget politics.

Thank you @miottoluc.bsky.social and @philosophy-law.bsky.social for this conversation! I loved talking to Legal Phi about my work.

In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed the firing of Fed Governor Cook, the grand jury’s refusal to indict the sandwich thrower, and Trump’s flag burning order. You can listen here. www.politicon.com/podcasts/eve...

The room is set for this year’s @umichlaw.bsky.social kickoff Retreat for the Public Defender Training Institute. Now we wait for the students!

Professor @richardprimus.bsky.social on today's new episode of Divided Argument talking about his new book, "The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumerated and Federal Power." Listen: www.dividedargument.com/episodes/bed...

Welcome to the first week of classes @umichlaw.bsky.social! Students, if you are interested in becoming a public defender or criminal legal system reformer or if you are public defender curious, check out the MDefenders calendar of events for this semester: www.law.umich.edu/mdefenders/s...

New @umichlaw.bsky.social #DataforDefenders brief arguing that gender-based trauma is essential mitigating evidence for sentencing and explaining how courts should use it: datafordefenders.org

New @umichlaw.bsky.social #DataforDefenders brief arguing that every step of a facial recognition search—the probe photo, database used, photo editing, algorithmic search, and human review—must be disclosed under Brady v. Maryland because of high error rates. datafordefenders.org

“The message seems to be pretty clear that if you have an ongoing grant that’s been terminated and you want to go to court to keep the money flowing, you’re out of luck.” Professor @sbagen.bsky.social in @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Always a great way to start FDOC by strolling through the @umichlaw.bsky.social quad.

Quick video on Trump’s purported firing of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkrq...

Looking forward to being part of these discussions! Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social

"Here [Trump's DOI is] saying, ‘Not only are we not going to prioritize (wind and solar), we’re going to try to shut it down entirely.’” -Professor Alexandra Klass in @grist.org grist.org/energy/trump...

Today the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc in an important immigration case. Mike Kagan and I had filed an amicus brief urging rehearing. The panel opinion had made a mess of Loper Bright. We did get three judges dissenting, and Judge Bumatay kindly gives our brief a shoutout in his dissent:

A quick post from me on Crooked's substack @crooked.com on how the Republican appointees on the Supreme Court enabled Donald Trump's attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve Board. crookedmedia.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

Congratulations to Frank Schulze on winning the American Antitrust Institute's Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Writing Award as the Best Antitrust Student Publication of 2024! Check out Frank’s note on our website:

What does it really take to build thriving, equitable communities? Prof Dana Thompson speaks with Prof Priya Baskaran about community economic development in the latest episode of the Common Wealth. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD56... Listen: the-common-wealth.simplecast.com/episodes/wha...