seems that one of the most prominent criminal defense attorneys isn’t familiar with the obscure concept of shutting the fuck up

Merry Christmas, everyone!

concentration camps.

The plaintiffs in the Held case filed a lawsuit under the Montana Supreme Court's original jurisdiction, seeking to overturn several climate-related laws passed by the legislature. The court just unanimously rejected the request to hear the lawsuit, requiring them to litigate in lower court first.

I don't know how many times commentary from any member of the public, much less a social media post, has prompted a SCOTUS justice to defensively distance themselves from their own words, but @akalhan.bsky.social deserves major props here

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

"porch piracy" is theft. it's illegal in every single state. in states with expansive statutes, this could even be burglary. there is no evidence that local police or prosecutors are unable to handle this. and existing federal law on interstate transportation of stolen property can handle big cases.

In case people tell you that public criticism of the court doesn’t matter, here’s Brett Kavanaugh trying to walk back what he said in the ICE roving patrol case - when he blessed racial profiling & called the stops prompt. He was lambasted; @akalhan.bsky.social coined the term “Kavanaugh stops”

in 2025, we face a world with little consistency. much is up in the air. every day brings new, frightening changes. that's why it's so reassuring that Sally Jenkins is always here to provide the oddest, most bizarre responses to situations that always comically misapprehend what's going on.

deporting anyone with an even faintly colorable claim to being a U.S. citizen in a rush and over the express order of a judge really makes clear how this is a white nationalist project—and nothing else

who the fuck "on the left" was "cheer[ing]" for Dan Goldman in 2022? he won his primary with 26 percent of the vote against a candidate actually favored by the left

what "real work," Don

This is critically important. Democrats need to pass it if they retake Congress. Trump will veto it. So pass it again. Campaign on it. Given current polling, corruption of the FBI, and the brutality of ICE and BP, there’s no better time to say, “Federal police are not above the law.”

I am very curious how CNN developed enough confidence that it was an authentic letter to run this story

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.

We are excited to launch “History in Reproductive Rights Cases: A post-Dobbs Resource Hub”—a collection of legal resources showing how history can inform state constitutional cases to protect, rather than restrict, reproductive rights and gender justice. Visit the Hub: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...

yes. she investigated the case of why everyone at the new york times hated her and discovered that it was because she was too smart and too brave.

Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population

I was at the New Hampshire State Archives a few days before Thanksgiving, and I was looking at election results from the late 1800s for Railroad Commission. There wasn't anybody else there, and as I returned the books, the man at the counter said, "Do you want to see something interesting?"

“Wouldn’t you rather be part of a movement with antisemites than take your orders from a Jew?” Just a vile human being.

I've long wanted to write a piece on how to run a law review symposium: to offer, without judgment or condescension, some best practices and relevant questions to ask. And I've finally drafted a brief (7K) word piece on that topic in rough draft form. If you're interested in reading, let me know!

They’re building a white supremacist dictatorship in front of our eyes.

[genuine, organic, and bipartisan outrage forms around the Trump administration's ham-handed censorship of Donald Trump's sexual abuse] average Democratic Senator: let's not get carried away here

The racism and white supremacy perpetuated by Jim Crow southern state governments lives on today, including in Florida, and it’s amazing to know that Ron DeSantis thinks that evidence from the mid-twentieth century is relevant in assessing an entity’s current world view.

I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.

Just once a year, in our final newsletter, we ask our readers to donate to support our work. And it's truly been a dramatic year, one that began in despair for supporters of democracy but has since seen nothing but victories at the ballot box. If our coverage has been helpful, we hope you'll donate.

Not for the first time, the signature block for Self-Proclaimed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan spelled it “Virgina.”

Sincerely one of the funniest things the WSJ has ever written or done. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

Truly shows how judicial elections matter. The new justice, Pamela Goodwine, had the support of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear but still won an officially nonpartisan race for a Trump+6 district in a 77-23 landslide. The win also made her the first Black woman on the court.

Reminder: I'm hosting a fun democracy and public law works-in-progress conference at Michigan State in April and I'd love to host you! Please submit at the form below by December 31 if you're interested.

Word's grammar suggestions have gotten so bad. No, I didn't mean to use the word "keyways"; I actually meant to say "key ways." And no, I didn't mean to say "laws professors"; I meant to say "law professors."

whatever law firm partner came up with this idea should be disbarred

Here is my recap of Trump district court nominee Justin Olson's Senate confirmation hearing, during which Olson spent a lot more time than I'd hoped sharing his thoughts on biblical eunuchs, the evils of fornication, and whether it's appropriate for disabled people to get married

The Onion, 23 years ago. theonion.com/no-blood-for...

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In response to SSRN's removal of Professor Edwards's "The Originalist Case for the President's Power to Pardon State Offenses," I have posted "A Response to SSRN's Removal of Jerry Edwards's 'The Originalist Case for the President's Power to Pardon State Offenses'" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Utah Democrats should gather signatures to put this law to a voter referendum

censorious fools

“It’s called separation of powers—we separate you from your powers!” a 1973 political cartoon from Herb Block still works for today

every time I think about Murr v. Wisconsin, I think about this vine

incredible stuff over at r/ididnthaveeggs It’s a eggnog recipe

this feels like a "you won't guess where this is going" LinkedIn post for the ages

I don't speak to my father for many reasons. One of the most significant ones is that he clearly felt *entitled* to a relationship with me. So it was okay to minimize how disrespectful and alienating his second wife's actions were. I decided it wasn't okay! So sorry these parents feel entitled. 🎻

The court's state constitutional analysis is untethered from reality. It has held before that its third-party doctrine applies to pen registers. But internet records are different, it says! Internet use isn't "an inextricable and involuntary aspect of our daily life" like phones are. ...what?

My 8-year-old saw a vape shop & was confused because she thought vaping was illegal. After I explained it’s legal but still not great for adults, she said she thought legal meant good & illegal meant bad. Naturally, I seized the chance to explain legal positivism & the grounds for legal validity.