Why judges with the loudest voices on the right are unlikely to land on the Supreme Court. My latest piece: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

A recent Supreme Court case tells us why any defense of the ICE agent who gunned down Renee Good won't fly. My latest piece: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

New research on the 14th Amendment suggests birthright citizenship can't possibly mean what Trump thinks it means open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Federal prosecutors are abusing indictments to seek revenge, and ordinary people on grand juries are refusing to play along. It's an inspiration for us all, say I: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Great stuff from Lawfare. Have a listen to my conversation with Roger Parloff and Judge Jed Rakoff about my new book, Better Judgment, available here: a.co/d/aa3MOcE Lawfare Daily: The Besieged District Judges, with Reynolds Holding and Judge Jed Rakoff www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

On Lawfare Daily, @rparloff.bsky.social spoke to @renholding.bsky.social and Judge Jed Rakoff, about Holding's recent book "Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the Courts," the role of district judges in our justice system, and attacks those judges are enduring today.

A federal judge quit to speak his mind about Trump and the state of the nation, leaving behind a remarkable career of doing justice. Shouldn't we want people like that to stay on the bench? My latest: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

In 2023, Joe Biden was just trying to wipe away student loans. Now, for this president and this Supreme Court, it’s the rule of law itself that seems the target. Major questions, elastic principles, and my new piece: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

My take on the prosecutors bounced last week for mentioning Jan. 6: Airbrushing the facts makes judges' hardest job -- sentencing -- even harder. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

I had a great discussion on Slate's Amicus podcast about Better Judgment, my new book about federal judges standing up for the rule of law right now. Please take a look and have a listen: slate.com/podcasts/ami...

Great review of my book, Better Judgment, about “three dynamic federal judges who embody [Holding’s] case for a strong, intact judicial branch that keeps oligarchies at bay while protecting the constitutional rights of individuals,” says Harvard Magazine bit.ly/47zShBK

Trump is conning us about the need for troops in cities like Portland, but his fantisies are no match for the factual record courts are building, say I: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Federal judges are flawed heroes for sure and, in some cases, deeply so. But by and large, Republican and Democrat, they are giving us hope, and they are doing it with dignity rather than rancor. My new post: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

This is a terrific book. I was slow in getting to it, but the wait was well worth it. Read it.

In the James Comey prosecution, the next move is up to the judge, and he should do what another federal judge did seven years ago: call out the lying. Here’s my latest newsletter — with an excerpt from my new book, Better Judgment a.co/d/1doNEfU: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Here’s my piece on why the absence of “respectfully” in Supreme Court dissents, and the sudden resistance of grand juries to indicting “ham sandwiches,” matter: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi... And don't miss my new book, here: a.co/d/2Tuhko9. Please leave a review!

To read what it's like for federal judges -- on the record -- to defend democracy and the rule of law every day against these abuses, please see my new book, Better Judgment, available here: a.co/d/1LLzvki

To read what it's like for federal judges -- on the record -- to defend democracy and the rule of law every day against these abuses, please see my book, Better Judgment, available here: a.co/d/1LLzvki

Here’s another excerpt from my new book, Better Judgment, available at a.co/d/1LLzvki. This passage describes Judge Jed Rakoff attempting to hold Citigroup accountable for its role in the financial crisis. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

My book is out, so happy pub day to me. The best argument for why we should not give up on the courts is revealed in the stories of the three remarkable judges I portray in the book. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

The swaggering terror that the Trump administration inflicts on immigrants every day feels deeply creepy in a way that abuses of the George Floyd era did not. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

America needs a smart and authoritative person whose job is to explain what the courts do. Let's call him the Chief Justice of the United States. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Sky falling or not, federal judges are struggling with a new and unnerving reality. The latest from me: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

There is something perverse about punishing the victim for the raw transgressions of a public servant, a United States president no less, but that may be what our world now requires. Putting a Price on Surrender open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

When it comes to this Supreme Court, at this moment, under this president, the justices need to wake up and seriously consider how their words and decisions are playing in public. Tin-Eared Justice open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

On gender transition and other divisive issues of culture and politics, It’s not just what the Supreme Court says that’s important but also how the justices say it. Here’s may latest piece, and thanks for reading. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

The Lander arrest and similar moves are only the half of it --ICE is hell bent on snatching all sorts of people out of New York's courts: renholding.substack.com/p/iced-out-o...

Trump’s war on immigrants threatens to stop people from seeking justice and the courts from performing the most basic elements of their job. Read about the latest lawsuit from Trumpland. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Oh look, an actual book. It's pretty good, timely at least, and you can pre-order it here: www.ucpress.edu/books/better...

Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."

Terry Moran told the truth and ABC News appallingly suspended him. So-called journalistic “neutrality” serves a fascist regime. This is why we need independent media.

We’re so focused on how government and this administration fails us that we often don’t notice when public officials actually do their jobs. Here’s a reminder — with a nod to the Big Exception open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

When a federal judge starts a ruling about the government's actions with an extended retelling of Kafka's "The Trial," you know the state of democracy in the good old US of A is in tip-top shape 🙃

My take on last week's important Supreme Court ruling about who the president can fire open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

My latest piece. Thanks for reading. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Shareholders are up in arms about shady health insurance, say I. My latest newsletter. Thanks for reading. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

My latest newsletter. Thanks for reading. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Here's my latest piece. I hope you like it, and thanks for reading. open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Better late than never: This is the message Columbia should have sent from the get-go, when the administration started slapping it around: www.columbia.edu/content/trad...

The Justice from Fox News, my latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/renholdi...

Better Judgment renholding.substack.com?r=1mmze&utm_...

Better Judgment renholding.substack.com?r=1mmze&utm_...

Want the lowdown on birthright citizenship? Here's my 2011 article for Time magazine: time.com/archive/6917...