What we might refer to as a "Kavanaugh Stop"

Grand jury decisions are a mystery!

Great news!

Consider this.

Let's hear it for juries!

This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.” It existed yesterday and is gone today.

Times are challenging. We can still work for positive change. Join me at NOPE Neighbors's event, “Winning Pennsylvania in 2025 and 2026” - www.mobilize.us/nope/event/8...

Must read from @dorfonlaw.bsky.social www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/09/work...

Wow! Let's do this too, New York!!

SCOTUS is so clearly untethered from the law and the constitution that sitting justices are expressly saying “this is worse than Calvinball.” That’s an invitation for other judges to say that. And, I hope, some of the lawyers arguing doomed cases before them—don’t let them hide.

I love this response! That's community!

So pleased to be able to discuss this concerning trend in @us.theconversation.com.

In this house, we believe . . . HURTADO V. CALIFORNIA (1884) WAS WRONGLY DECIDED AND GRAND JURY DISCRETION IS A STRUCTURAL FEATURE OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

Good to see this civic engagement.

Sharing our article on the worrisome decline in jury trials. They are a key part of our self-governance and now more than ever we need to preserve this vital institution! theconversation.com/jury-trials-...

Fun quiz; try it!

Such an interesting development in grand jury decisions, which usually support the prosecution.

Ingrid and I issued the following statement in the just-released issue of @ajil.bsky.social. A travesty that it has to be said.

Excellent article. #psychlaw #lawpsych

It's been a source of great joy and knowledge to be part of this Collaborative Research Network on lay participation in legal systems!

Richard Jolly and I wrote about the declining rates of jury trial and why that's problematic. The article is out today in The Conversation at this link: : theconversation.com/jury-trials-... Comments appreciated!

NFL season begins! Go Birds! 🦅

NEW: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases. “It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.

This is another reason why you shouldn’t try to get out of jury duty. We need you now more than ever. You can actually make a difference.

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury Keep reading, friends. 📚

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.

New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors links in 🧵 @monash-m3cs.bsky.social

Great talks today at Cornell's BEDR by Jessica Salerno & @jowylie.bsky.social - terrific new faculty in Psychology!

A grand jury stood up to overcharging. Good for them. Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Felony Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

Can checks and balances survive in a polarized age? Our annual Rule of Law Summit returns October 22 in Washington, D.C. Hear from leading judges, lawyers, and public servants on what's next for the rule of law. 🎟️ Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/rule-of-la...

Even as oppression descends, a democratic education campaign can uplift.

Taiwan's symbol of its new Citizen Judge mixed court system is the owl. Perhaps because of the wisdom of owls?

This is the dedicated lounge in Changhua where Taiwan's lay judges meet with a therapist after trial to discuss their experiences with the therapist & one another. Otherwise they are not permitted to talk about their role as lay judges.

Wait?!?! historical research finds that the real Robin Hood was a juror - a true life Robin Hood jury!!!

Listening to a NCSC zoom on juries and AI evidence. Should be interesting!

D.C. TODAY…

Excellent letter!

You don't have to be a Gavin Newsom stan, or even be willing to be in the same room with him. The important thing is that blue states are sites of major institutional power and are using it to defend democracy.

“To see so many people who frankly give a shit about their country, it really warms my heart. I’m trying really hard not to cry.” “Why this fight is so important is because there’s only one thing left for them to take, and that is our power.” - Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu

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Taiwan's new mixed court that includes laypeople provides a post-trial group discussion session for lay judges led by a therapist. Good idea! The Hidden Trauma of Jury Duty www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...

there was a time when this kind of naked animus toward a politically vulnerable minority was thought to implicate the constitutional guarantee to due process of law, but the supreme court would rather spend its capital disciplining judges who try to block manifestly illegal executive actions

Alarming points of view.

In Upstate New York, we made the punchcards that turned the dream of Social Security into reality. I'll be damned if we're going to let extremists in Washington tear that dream away now. I'm proud to stand with @schumer.senate.gov and Broome County seniors to fight for every penny they're owed.

It’s a summer of anniversaries of great American achievements that are currently being destroyed.