Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases.

When I got the shingles vaccine this fall, secretly hoped that I might be doing my brain some good. A growing body of evidence suggests the shingles shot can lower the risk of dementia (and maybe even slow it down)-yes, there are caveats, but sure is compelling. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:

Combustion engine cars regain popularity worldwide, EY says reut.rs/4pnEW5X

ICE raided Augsburg University in Minnesota and allegedly pointed guns at students. They didn’t have a warrant to be on private property, and students are shaken and left feeling unsafe. At least one was detained. They’re not going after criminals. They’re grabbing anyone they can.

A Hero for Our Times: Remembering Carlos P. Romulo in the Face of China’s West Philippine Sea Claims Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines - Nestled amidst the lush landscapes of our beautiful Leyte lies our Baybay City, birthplace of a man whose legacy transcends geographical boundaries. Carlos P.…

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Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up: As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle Water, and its absence, has become Iran’s national obsession. In the mosques of...

Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.

New filing: "Global Health Council v. Trump (Foreign Aid Freeze)" Doc #160: Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance Download PDF | View Full Case #CL69628254

This is great news! Congrats Phil!

Schwartz, Reinert, & Pfander on Constitutional Torts and Empiricism Joanna C. Schwartz (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law), Alex Reinert (Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law), & James E. Pfander (Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law) have…

The U.S. Supreme Court is locked in partisanship, originalism is staunchly ideological, and legal scholars warn of constitutional crisis. How did we get here—and how do we get out? foreignpolicy.com/live/jill-le...

The U.S. Judicial Crisis is Uniquely Dangerous foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/26/t...

Freedom of speech is a bedrock Constitutional principle. The ABA encourages dialogue as protected by the First Amendment, underscoring that free speech is a concept grounded in Constitutional law and defined by centuries of legal precedent. Source: American Bar Association (ABA)

Some of the world’s best chefs are switching from gas stoves to induction to get better control and consistent results.

My op-ed, in today's Toronto Star, on the notwithstanding clause. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

UN expert on human rights in #Mali urges Gov't to reconsider decision to leave Intl Criminal Court. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?

Philippines Rejects Chinese Scarborough Shoal Nature Reserve Claim — USNI News news.usni.org/2025/09/15/p...

The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries 🇬🇧 🇵🇭 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Advocates in Baltimore protest deportation of cruise ship employees to Philippines

Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration. Largely because of the Opus Dei court, US democratic institutions have folded in the face of dictatorship more quickly than those in Hungary, Turkey or the Philippines did.

About Duterte, she basically said America is going the same direction as the Philippines under him who had a ruthless “war on drugs” using extrajudicial killings of over 6,000, just to name one atrocity. He’s now in The Hague for crimes against humanity. (I’m going down the Philippines rabbit hole.)

BREAKING: Federal judge tosses out Trump's lawsuit against the New York Times, Penguin Random House, & journalists, finding that the complaint violated court pleading rules due to its expansive, over-the-top, "tedious" use of language. An amended complaint can be filed without all of the BS in it.

It’s not every day you see a Rule 8 dismissal (at least in non-pro se cases).

ASEAN Parliamentarians Commit to Address Human Rights Violations through Joint Action on Transboundary Plastic Pollution

Making the best of a tough situation cert-wise, it seems to me.

Cert petition filed at the Supreme Court from the 4th Circuit's geofence warrant case, United States v. Chatrie. . supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Prosecution: Cops had reasonable suspicion to stop man because he reacted with furtive movements when he saw police. District Court (D.D.C.): He was reacting to a blinding light, which is normal, and there's no reason to think he knew they were cops. Suppressed. drive.google.com/file/d/1y_qd...

Call for Papers: Tackling Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Business! voelkerrechtsblog.org/call-for-pap...

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Watch #BrennanCenterLIVE's The Constitutional Obligation to Justice — a book talk on Rachel Barkow's Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration bit.ly/4nIR0yt

Boracay's White Beach among best beaches in the world: travel website

‘Smurfs’ movie review: A blue blunder of repetition

The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism

A university that must wait for political permission slips is no longer a university. It’s an instrument of the state. That’s the risk we face now, and Harvard is on the front line. My latest from @liberalcurrents.com. 👇 www.liberalcurrents.com/harvards-fig...

Alex Eala may not have been victorious on her #Wimbledon debut, but her Centre Court showing was significant in so many other ways 🇵🇭 Piece from SW19 ⬇️

Alex Eala is playing really well on grass. Made her way through qualifying in Eastbourne and gets a VERY good first round win against Bronzetti. Could get Ostapenko next which would be a rematch of their Miami match. 🎾

6. Wars are often started by politicians who are suffering from catastrophic domestic performance metrics.

5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop

4. Wars are unpredictable

3. The rationale given for a war will change over time, such that actual success or failure in achieving a named objective is less relevant than one might think

2. Whatever they say, the people who start wars are often thinking chiefly about domestic politics

1. Many things reported with confidence in the first hours and days will turn out not to be true

Five things to remember about war:

Where is Europe in this Year 4 of a new historical era? Will liberal or anti-liberal Europe prevail? What will become of the Zeitenwende? We have until 2029 to shape the answers. My weekend essay for the @FT @ftweekend (£, I'm afraid)

A huge amount of tech regulation is about to get done through child protection law. And, unlike in the 90s, when age verification was very difficult to do, it's a lot more feasible to do even through automated means. This is going to be a huge change for the tech industry.

🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face. www.cato.org/policy-analy...

The Australian government has ruled out hosting former President Rodrigo Duterte for interim release after he petitioned the International Criminal Court to be temporarily freed in an unnamed third country. www.philstar.com/headlines/20...