this is a cool feature

YES I BROKE DOWN AND AM READING IT

this is just a shocking assertion

barely reubenated before deciding

gotta teach this case in trial advoacy

Or just reading words in sentences the normal way.

I *clears throat* actually think this whole episode (from the clever Betsy “you know, man’s got a point” geniuses who tried to paper the record though to Trump [sic] publicly backing off from this as “too cute”) says a whole whole lot about how and why law matters

the other day @jamellebouie.net was posting about the absurd "but what if you nominated a 2-term pres as VP and then the pres resigned?" "loophole" and said (i'm paraphrasing) that the constitution is written in plain english and should be intepreted as such rather than as a fun semantic game

So one thing that Justice Sotomayor is very adept at is hearing when her conservative colleagues are trying to give someone an out and squishing it. Here, she does with that Justice Barrett's (friendly?) question to Sauer about whether these tariffs are actually licenses. /10

What if the sandwich case fails cuz they can’t figure out what a sandwich is? If that happens, my work on the internet will be done and I will ascend to the Lords of Kobol.

IMPORTANT: you are fully authorized to lib out tonight. it’s fine! enjoy!

I I BELIEVE I BELIEVE THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN

STAY STRONG

"I'm not doing your silly tricks!"

This is why there are so few Kagancurrences.

that justice O’Connor, always o’concurring

For fellow professors that require “interview a professor“ assignments, just know I will find you and I will have my revenge.

What you are saying is give peas a chance

A compromise: We keep ICE, but rename the organization "Frozen Peas" and they have to put it on all their uniforms.

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I thought sandwich guy pleaded nolo condimentere.

Oh — the situation has escalated. Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in. "Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...

sure, ban ice. what are you gonna use for cocktails, smart guy—frozen peas?

FWIW here's a draft of how I've tried to cut the knot on the Trump v. US evidentiary issue Simply state the position, the Barrett critique, and the 'clarification.' Then leave it. Eliminates tons of words + the feeling of a wandering path, leaving only the irreducible confusion? Feedback welcome!

re the "use of evidence of official acts" Q in Trump v. U.S., several people here and at the other place have suggested that some version of this is the best way to understand what the court means to be doing. i'm totally open to that, i also don't understand why the court didn't just say it : (

It’s very confusing! We also…did not know what to make of the inscrutable FN 3. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...

FOOTNOTE 3! "Come back and we'll tell you if you're wrong based on some things we're not going to tell you about. Good luck."

this is amazing

Talking to the 5-year-old about the election tomorrow has backfired spectacularly because she asked if she gets to vote, and I explained to her that she needed to be 18, and she is now crying and vigorously arguing that you should be allowed to vote “whatever age you are”

I think Justice Barrett needs to read @rachelshelden.bsky.social’s forthcoming book.

(I’m kidding nerds literally nobody wants me as their judge)

yo zohran when you’re ready for a fix everything fear nobody judge nomination look me up

Thanks for doing this! If it helps, the UMN faculty Senate overwhelmingly passed a similar resolution: www.startribune.com/u-senate-app...

Yay, Julian & company! Solidarity from NU! I wrote this in the Daily Northwestern last week, by the way. Among other things, it mentions a faculty assembly resolution similar to yours that passed overwhelmingly last month: dailynorthwestern.com/2025/10/29/o...

Later today, with the support of @sbagen.bsky.social and @richardprimus.bsky.social, I’ll be moving a Faculty Senate resolution calling on the University of Michigan to reject the federal government’s proposed “Academic Compact.” Join the discussion if you can! docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Look you bring me in the names of some six or seven

Rule of interpretation: when a conflict exists between text and footnote, the one that makes more sense controls; here, the footnote.

No. I was posting about this for days at the time. It makes no sense at all. Not in a “I don’t agree with the priors” way but in a “these two things cannot both be true” way.

Casebook question. Trump v. United States. I've all but decided that the debate btw the majority and Barrett about the use of evidence of official acts is too complicated to be worth detailed excerpting. Gonna just summarize it in a "Worth Noting" note instead, with a couple of open ended Qs. 1/

Timeline cleanse: I present a series of photos of irritated animals

People three hops away in your social network are people you don't know - Your friends' friends' parents - Your partner's parents' friends - Your boss's kid's teachers - Your friend's doctor's parents - Your ex's partner's colleague List goes on and on for why this is terrible criteria

goodness gracious

A++++++ would scroll through whole thread again

Standing up for the crown and balanced knots

the modern plague of short ties angers me more than is probably healthy #WindsorRideOrDie

Always Be Casebookin’

this immediately becomes a neat little case study for the “does law matter” debate www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

I do remember colleagues rolling their eyes at my horror re the “papers please” fundamentals of Hiibel