The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

Elise Stefanik ends bid for N.Y. governor and won’t run again for House www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Levine on Jewish Law and Authoritarianism Samuel J. Levine (Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center) has posted A Brief Look at Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism Through a Perspective of Jewish Law and Tradition (Perspectives on Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism from Literature,…

Thank you to Professor Susan Morse (Texas) for discussing the tariff cases to be argued in the Supreme Court on November 5 in the Touro Law Review podcast at the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iIM... #SCOTUS

You've seen the justices compared to heavy metal bands, but what about NBA players? Rodger Citron celebrated the start of the term and the NBA season by doing just that.

Notes re: OKC v. Houston last night: 1. OKC picked Sengun in 2021 then traded him to Houston for two future picks. Presti is a genius, but sometimes things go awry in the lab. 2. Feb 27, 2016 deja vu for KD. Then, Curry hit the winning basket as GSW beat OKC. Last night, it was Shai FTW.

Thank you to Victor Suthammanont, writer and attorney, for discussing his first novel, Hollow Spaces, on this Touro L Rev podcast. The novel explores race and racism, the legal system and the search for truth, and, more than anything else, the bonds of family. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FPd...

Great conversation on Cook v. Trump. Particularly appreciate the recognition that we are talking about a real person—Lisa Cook—who is a highly respected scholar and committed public servant. I would add: then there’s the guy on the other side of the “v”

Thank you to Ruth Greenwood, Assistant Clinical Professor and the Director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, for doing a Touro Law Review podcast on political gerrymandering and election law. Here's the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zibe...

Cook v. Trump raises fascinating legal issues: What constitutes legal "cause" for the President to remove a Federal Reserve Governor? What process is required? Is judicial review available? Beau J. Baumann discusses the issues in this Touro L Rev podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbQP...

My latest article for Justia discusses how my administrative law textbook co-authors and I wrote about the ongoing revolution in the Supreme Court's administrative law jurisprudence while still meeting our publisher's deadlines. verdict.justia.com/2025/09/08/h...

Touro Law Center’s Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy is calling for proposals to participate in this year’s symposium on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Please contact Professor Rebecca Feinberg at [email protected] if you're interested in submitting a proposal.

Thank you to Boston University's Jessica Silbey for discussing the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, involving the validity of universal injunctions, on the Touro Law Review podcast at the link: open.spotify.com/episode/5VgY...

Four law professors debate whether secession could happen in modern America. While most agree geographic realities make state secession unlikely, author @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social explores how "soft secession" through sanctuary cities and nullification may already be occurring.

My latest article on Justia discusses secession, see verdict.justia.com/2025/07/22/n.... Thank you to Mark Graber (Maryland), Sandy Levinson (Texas), Jorge Roig (Touro Law) and Tiffany Graham (Touro Law) for sharing their thoughts. ‪@mgraber1.bsky.social‬; @bluenote123.bsky.social‬

The Pirates are giving away this Mac Miller bobblehead on July 19. I don't want this. I need this.

My latest article on Justia discusses each opinion in Trump v. Casa, Inc., the universal injunctions case recently decided by the Supreme Court, see verdict.justia.com/2025/07/03/n....

The most recent issue of the Touro Law Review is now available at www.tourolaw.edu/academics/vo.... Thank you to Abbe R. Gluck, Clayton J. Masterman, Olalekan Ogunsakin, Andrew J. Rothman, Alyaa Chace, Liam E. Cronan, Steven B. Duke, and Roger K. Newman for writing articles for the issue.

Chilling in Dubrovnik

New for @theathletic.bsky.social - The ten key plays from a stunning Game 1, and what they tell us about the rest of the series www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...

The Finals this year feature: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2025 MVP and perennial All-Star/All-NBA) Jalen Williams (2025 All-Star and All-NBA) Tyrese Haliburton (2025 All-NBA) Pascal Siakam (2025 All-Star) This framing is ridiculous.

As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...

Big time play from Sonia Citron

Professor @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social reflects on Justice David Souter’s legacy and suggests that Souter‘s intellectual rigor and nuanced opinions in cases like Twombly and Mead, though admirable, may have unintentionally limited their long-term impact on the law.

Many obituaries of Justice Souter’ highlighted his brilliance and some noted his common-law approach to judging. On occasion, Souter may have been too smart for his own good because these qualities sometimes worked at cross purposes. I discuss further here: verdict.justia.com/2025/05/14/t...

Rest in peace Justice David Souter. Souter wrote the plurality opinion in United States v. Winstar Corp. (1996), which spawned more than a decade of litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. I worked on a number of "Winstar" cases and wrote about them here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My Touro Law colleague Melina Healey discusses "A Uniform System of Assessment for Clinical Education" in her law review article at the link: www.law.nyu.edu/sites/defaul...

As @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social explains, Judge Wilkinson’s opinion in the Abrego Garcia case highlights the judiciary’s pivotal role in resisting executive overreach during a potential constitutional transformation, reflecting Bruce Ackerman’s theory of dualist democracy.

My latest article for Justia discusses Judge Wilkinson's recent opinion in the Abrego Garcia case, see verdict.justia.com/2025/04/23/j... In the parlance of Professor Bruce Ackerman, the reasoning and rhetoric of the seven-page opinion were both ordinary and extraordinary.

Thank you to Touro University Provost Patricia Salkin and Albany Law School Associate Dean Jenean Taranto for doing a Touro Law Review Podcast on "The Risk to Local Governments Posed by the Current Crisis in Higher Education," available here open.spotify.com/episode/4qKv...

Touro Law Faculty Blog update below, with news about Associate Dean Myra Berman, Professors Ann Nowak, Laura Dooley and John Quinn, Richard Klein, Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfeder, and Dr. Patty Baia: tourolawfacultyblog.wpcomstaging.com To subscribe: tourolawfacultyblog.wpcomstaging.com/subscribe-now/

Read Justice Riggs’ Federal Court Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to Stop State Supreme Court Order That May Unconstitutionally Overturn Results of State Supreme Court Election electionlawblog.org?p=149431

RFK Jr. suggests some vaccines are risky or ineffective, downplays measles threat www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/r... via @statnews.com

Disclosed on the docket: The IRS will give taxpayer data about immigrants to US authorities conducting criminal investigations, saying it will support President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport people illegally in the US, per overnight court filing. From David Voreacos:

Rejoice, civil procedure fans! Here's a Touro Law Review podcast on Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v. Wullschleger, the Supreme Court's most recent case involving federal subject matter jurisdiction. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Lon Fuller has been on mind lately. His writings are relevant to the question of what is law, which is implicit in the litigation over the scope of the President's authority under Article II. For more, see tourolaw.elsevierpure.com/ws/portalfil...

I can’t compete with this

Selma

New: The State Secrets Privilege and the Trump administration fight with Judge Boasberg, explained www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/u...

Thank you to Professor Tiffany Li for doing a Touro Law Review podcast on how to become a law professor. She discusses, among other things, the importance of networking, the ever-present need to write, and ways to distinguish yourself as a candidate. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tou...

NEW: Judge bristles at Trump administration's claims that it didn't violate his order to turn around planes deporting Venezuelans. James Boasberg calls DOJ argument it doesnt have to comply with oral orders 'a heck of a stretch.' www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Thinking about clerking on a state supreme court? Learn more about the process and hear from four justices at this virtual event on March 17 at 3pm ET. www.brennancenter.org/events/clerk...

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/h...

WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People": "In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."

Just a reminder that even Justice Gorsuch—#SCOTUS’s most vocal critic of nationwide injunctions—has regularly voted in *favor* of them in cases in which they were directed toward Democratic governors/presidents: www.stevevladeck.com/i/143787144/...

DOJ is short staffed and has a rising workload. They just sent a signal that no one should grant them a courtesy filling extension because they use that extension as an opportunity to further injure the opposing party instead of working on their briefs.

Touro Law Professor Jorge Roig discusses three recent Supreme Court decisions involving the application of the First Amendment in the context of social media, including the TikTok case, at the link below. open.spotify.com/episode/6219...

My review of Scott Turow's latest novel, Presumed Guilty, is below. verdict.justia.com/2025/03/11/t... One of the pleasures of growing older in the law is keeping up with Turow’s novels and characters. He is superb in writing about the legal system.

"69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin" www.wsj.com/opinion/most...

I'm grateful for this review of #DemandTheImpossible by @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social! @wwnorton.bsky.social bit.ly/434MRgl