Today in Constituonal Law: The Law of Notaries Public and Bernal v. Fainter

When you have no transparent methodology, you can make anything happen.

Judge expresses frustration with FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots www.ajc.com/politics/202...

If you want something done right the first time…

My sister said my nephew has “scholar” as one of his spelling quiz words this week, and he’s been telling all his classmates that his uncle is one. 🥹 Take that academic haters. 😂

74 degrees in Atlanta today.

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For those who might downplay the importance of due process, this should urge reconsideration.

Trump hates London for the same reason Trump loves attacking Atlanta. A multiracial society that is able to function, produce culture, and influence politics is untenable for his project to work. He needs something scary, distant and out of reach, yet relatable, to stir up prejudice in America.

I only know like three or four things in Welsh. Thankfully, they’re all insults. Most useful.

Oh, I know what to do here. Cer i'r diawl 🙃

NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country. Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

I’m so easily amused.

Excited to visit @anthonymkreis.bsky.social ’s alma mater!!

Am I working harder than ever or am I getting old and tiring more easily?

Tomorrow at Washington & Lee, @amwhelan.bsky.social will be a featured speaker at the Women’s Law Student Organization symposium, and no doubt doing Georgia State proud!

One of two (!) papers I'm submitting this cycle analyzes bankruptcy abstention. Would love any comments! And for law review editors out there, the piece is looking for a good home. [1/8] papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

1/x Really delighted to say that my coauthored piece with @jedshug.bsky.social, “Quasi-Judicial: A History and Tradition” just landed with the Columbia Law Review. We really appreciate the editors’ hard work! This is a piece that retells the story of American admin law and Humphrey’s Executor.

I am pretty confident I may be the largest consumer of Polish pop music in the United States.

I'm lucky enough to have Charlotte as a colleague on my faculty. I'm not lucky enough to have Charlotte AND Anthony, but I'll take what I can get (for now, at least).

Post a banger not in English. Straight outta Poland. 🇵🇱🇵🇱

My latest article, "In Praise of Generative AI," is forthcoming in the Iowa Law Review! In it, I present accounts from the Worst People You Will Ever Meet In Law in which they praise generative AI and all the extra terrible behavior it enables: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

RETVRN AALS

Tell me about it.

Law professor and former police officer: The Trump Administration’s approach to immigration enforcement falls far short of professional norms. This is not policing. This is not normal. This is not professionally nor democratically acceptable.

My latest article with the one and only @spenceroverton.bsky.social called “Digital Ethnonationalism” forthcoming in University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Here is the papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Law profs who were hired before 2020 first got to know some colleagues because we were on the job market together. They become friends who you root for. I just want to say how proud I am of @dorfmandoron.bsky.social, Charlotte Tschider, and @ggkrishnamoomoo.bsky.social. They’re doing great things.

The problem with Josh Blackman’s complaint is that while he has identified some liberal labels, he has not considered (1) other signifiers may be used to indicate ideological dispositions [see below] or (2) if there’s some contexts where it may be more relevant for reads [that would require study]

I don’t use twitter except for occasional necessity, but this was my best work today.

I think as a matter of federalism, this is probably the correct outcome under existing precedent. I still think a state law prohibiting facial coverings in public as a general matter would be more likely to pass muster. This is a little too targeted and the government is adamant about the necessity.

Today my Brooklyn Law School colleagues voted to grant me tenure. I’m grateful to continue work that gives me an immense sense of purpose at a time when critical academic work carries particular responsibility. There is no greater gift. ❤️

Very proud of my Seton Hall Law colleagues for putting out this statement condemning the civil rights violations in Minneapolis and across the country. www.nj.com/news/2026/02...

AAAH AAAAhhhh AAAAHHHHHHHHH www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Attorney for the United States:

Ah! This was solved in the 14th century. And it was a problem because of…

Mike Ramsey, an originalist law professor, has a new article out: Birthright Citizenship Re-Examined. He debunks the Wurman and Lash articles. The English common law analysis is a bit thin for my liking, but it squarely lays out the rule and the reasons for it. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Middle District of Georgia is about to get busy, I reckon.

I'm proud to announce that I have defended my finance dissertation and that this summer I will become an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin! Most of all, I would like to thank Roberta Romano, whose JD-PhD program in finance changed my career.

Actually…. One might quite persuasively argue that the emergence of a coffeehouse culture was a not insignificant boost!

Thank you to @kaytesb.bsky.social for coming to Georgia State today and giving an excellent talk about informed consent and patient data. Fascinating and timely!

JUST IN: DOJ is trying to help Steve Bannon erase his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Motion has no career prosecutor on it, just signed by US Attorney Pirro. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Got no worries about dementia. My body is 90% coffee. 2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...

Very excited that @gelbach.bsky.social & I will be publishing "Bruen's Tenth Amendment Problem" in the @uchilrev.bsky.social! Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Which is why I anticipate they’ll dump him and then give Wes Streeting the nod. Because why not muck it up?

Sacking the PM as a moral high road and replacing him with someone actually competent is a gifted opportunity for Labour.

Man not even the Mets could blow a huge lead as quickly and spectacularly as Starmer

Literally the smartest thing labour could do is can him