All I want is a pleasant writing day tomorrow.

Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

London was a turbulent place, where immigrants’ place was contested and a source of social strife among laborers. And while their children too faced stigma as times, they were not strangers to the realm. Their birth on the king’s lands made them Englishmen.

My DukeLaw @dukelaw.bsky.social @bolchjudicial.bsky.social LL.M. thesis is in the final stages of the editing process & should be available later this year in the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process. I am excited to share it with the public and I hope many of you will be find it useful.

“Note that whoever is born upon the king's land is the king's subject, and whoever is [present] upon any part of the land, even if he is an alien, owes obedience to the king” Edward Coke

Too many. I have more to come.

This makes it more obvious that the entire discussion about alien enemies and the like was more about justifying moving toward a form of union with Scotland, as well as walling off foreigners from the common law via a discussion of the law of war/law of nations. Another blow to the Wurman Fiction.

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS. Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Another Chicago ICE case falls apart. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Skimmed this piece out of pure masochism and despite all its legalese, there seems to be no engagement with the doctrine of aboriginal title or the reality that the Senate’s refusal to ratify the California Indian Treaty clouds land claims in California.

If the WaPo takes my letter to the editor, I will be welcomed in towns of Pembrokeshire as a hero, according to my favorite Welshman. So, there’s that.

Sorry to say I have written to the WaPo about Wales.

Below are Edward Cokes’s notes on the Postnati problem before Calvin’s Case. Clear evidence that the traditional view of birthright subjecthood is correct:

“Richard Epstein, what about the Welsh?”

Anthony, do not write a letter to the Washington Post about the Plantagenets. Anthony, do not write a letter to the Washington Post about the Plantagenets. Anthony, do not write a letter to the Washington Post about the Plantagenets.

“Put concretely: Do Anglo-Saxons take England back from the Normans?” ACTUALLY, Professor Epstein…

But what would the British Common Law say, Professor Epstein?

A London friend sent me an offensive article about a pub that allegedly has a 6ft height requirement, as if I won’t make my way in with one of my Welsh friends now as a challenge.

EXCLUSIVE: on Jan 22 we rolled up on a raid happening in South Minneapolis. we had no idea who they were taking. turns out it was a *two year old girl* and her dad on the way back from buying fruit. he had no criminal record. this is their story. youtu.be/yaeXlxJOAXU?...

Poor @espinsegall.bsky.social got caught in the 3rd Floor common law crossfire today, for the first time. Surprised it took this long, given that it happens with our colleague, Ryan Rowberry, daily.

What if I told you that the meaning of birthright subject status came long before Lord Coke? And that the meaning of “being English” had to manifest in custom before it was “found” in the common law? Meet Henry III. You won’t hear much about him from some American law professors, but soon…

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Who wrote this?

Yes!

Can it please just fucking be April already

Ga. justices skeptical of bid to cap medical malpractice awards www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...

A London friend sent me an offensive article about a pub that allegedly has a 6ft height requirement, as if I won’t make my way in with one of my Welsh friends now as a challenge.

me at the college today DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROVISONS OF OXFORD?

Amend sec. 1983.

Tomorrow, I may tell you all about the phrase “de regno Angliae natus.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A development in legal academia news.

I finally got the latest version of my Civil Procedure Game! Now with a box, better cards, and individualized pawns and tokens..

1. the GOP will very likely keep this district 2. literally every time I hear his name, I think to myself, “the existence of Barry Loudermilk implies the existence of Barry Quietermilk” and I have NEVER ONCE POSTED THAT until now

Wow it sure looks like Judge Mark Wolf, a federal district judge in Boston, retired in order to end an inquiry into possible misconduct and then pretended he was retiring so he could speak out against Trump. Via the great @carriejohnson.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...

JUST IN: 2 school systems in MN file suit to block ICE enforcement near schools. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is also why the Jacobite rebellions failed.

FYI, Loudermilk is 11. McBath is 6, McCormick is 7. But yeah, 11 isn't budging from Loudermilk. He's there until he no longer wants to be.

Tell It To My Heart— Taylor Dayne My mother in 1989:

It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency www.reuters.com/world/americ...

There’s a difference between GA-6 (R+12) and GA-7 (R+11). The former (Loudermilk) isn’t as likely to swing as it is 2/3 white. GA-7 is more racially diverse and suburban, so there greater potential swingy-ness there. The general partisan balance is one data point, but you need to dig in a bit.

A friendly amendment: I don’t think he’s worried about re-election, though it might be less enjoyable having to actually campaign for a smaller margin of victory. And there’s the odd-chance of an upset. I think this is more about being miserable in the minority for the next 2+ years.

NEWS Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation. Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service." Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz

The admin is creating incentives to not hire POC unless they clearly, explicitly have objectively superior CVs. Otherwise, you have to create an extensive record justifying the hire. Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.

I have old Law & Order episodes playing while I do meal prep, and there’s a Monica Seles inspired(?) episode.

Fired after gender identity lesson, professor sues Texas A&M, arguing her free speech rights were violated

‼️ When a judge struck down the proposed Virginia redistricting constitutional amendment last week, he cited violation of a statute that required notice of amendments to be posted. The state legislature just repealed that statute, potentially killing the most plausible argument that challengers had.

Barry Loudermilk’s district (GA-11) (R +12) is a tough battle for Democrats even as an open seat and assuming a big Democratic wave. However, if it is contested, it could shake up Cherokee County a bit, which is the biggest breadbasket for GOP votes in the Georgia. The margins there are everything.

Loudermilk won’t seek reelection, opening fourth Georgia House seat www.ajc.com/politics/202...

I do wonder, if this passes, if there’s a viable state constitutional claim somewhere.