Tonight’s dinner. It’s really good.

New from me for @theintercept.com: As public support for the death penalty fell to the lowest level in 50 years, the US is poised to execute 48 people in 2025 -- the highest amount in 15 years. FL drove the surge in executions. I wrote about @deathpenaltyinfo.org's report, which was released today.

The VA ABC store is really going all in on the raccoon incident.

Rory is 13 today. She’s slowed down on the stairs, but can still tear around the yard. We love her so much.

Third snow day in a row tomorrow. My tween has been sulking non-stop because he likes school and wants to go.

Hello! @adamsopko.bsky.social and I have been working on a proposal to charter an AALS Section on State Constitutional Law. We believe that such a section is long overdue and that it is urgent to foster scholarly community and support in a growing discipline. Links to support this effort below: ⬇️

Highland County, Virginia is absolutely gorgeous.

I cannot decide which dessert to make for Thanksgiving. Lemon tart, cranberry curd tart, or plum tart with streusel. Polling the family has been unhelpful. I guess I will go to the store & see what looks good?

Painting today. It’s a bold choice for a bold kid.

This Pennsylvania county stopped charging people 'lodging fees' for the time they spent in jail. Then commissioners voted to forgive over $65 million in these fees. “What a light of hope this has been,” said one woman whose son owed $17,000.

My amazing child is another year older. What a joy it is, to watch him explore the world.

Pit bulls are really giant babies who want to be cuddled and surrounded by pillows and blankets.

My son’s elementary school & school district is pushing a 5-week program of AI & encouraging everyone to do various things with it. I hate this.

It’s standing room only here at the W&L panel for Locating the Law, an exhibit based on my colleague Russ Miller’s recent book about places significant to German constitutional history. The photos, by Alexander Telesniuk, are spectacular.

Apparently my husband likes to live dangerously because he decided to start unpacking and organizing my kitchen after our move yesterday.

I was honored to participate in an outstanding Symposium, Advancing Abolition, at Richmond Law yesterday to talk about state execution practices with Eric Berger and @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social. Richmond Law Review did a phenomenal job—so impressed by their dedication and enthusiasm!

Will Berry is opposed to the execution of the man who took his mother’s life. Here’s what he told Alabama’s governor. www.treadbylee.com/p/justice-de...

NEW: CBP has been funneling DNA from US citizens—including kids—into the FBI’s crime database. Nearly 2,000 Americans swabbed, many with no charges. Once for violent offenders, CODIS is becoming a mass-surveillance archive. analysis by @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social

My husband does not pay attention to lyrics, which is why he suggested Yesterday by The Beatles as a song for our first dance at our wedding. His other choices included Sleepless by The Decembrists and Eleanor Rigby. I was becoming very concerned that he didn’t really want to marry me.

Robert Roberson is facing an execution despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence. Medical evidence shows that his daughter died due to natural and accidental causes, yet Texas is pushing forward with his execution anyway. Add your name to this petition to save Robert.

"Pharmacists actively licensed in Virginia who are in good standing...to dispense and administer FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines (and) pharmacy interns who have satisfied the training requirements of the PREP Act acting under the supervision of a pharmacist" can give vaccine shots to those 18+ again.

This was just delightful. And as usual, I learned some fun state constitutional law facts from @msmith750.bsky.social.

Took 10yo to his first Shakespeare play today. We’re lucky to have an outstanding Shakespeare theater about 40 minutes away. He loved Romeo & Juliet. 10yo: Someone should make a movie of that. Me: I’ve got good news.

With Roberson's execution pending, experts reject shaken baby syndrome “The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences (CIFS) is calling on Texas authorities to prevent what they say is the wrongful execution of Roberson. He is scheduled to die on October 16.” www.tpr.org/criminal-jus...

W&L Law is thrilled to welcome several extraordinary members to our full-time faculty, including a corporate law expert and two new clinical directors. columns.wlu.edu/wl-law-welco...

Dinner tonight. It was delicious!

Tonight’s movie: Some Like It Hot. Husband: You weren’t kidding, that was a perfect ending. 10yo: Nobody’s perfect!

This giant cuddly baby is 3 today. Tommy knows the the Happy Birthday song and jumps whenever he hears it.

It took many years and billions of dollars, but Microsoft finally invented a calculator that is wrong sometimes: defector.com/it-took-many...

This year, Florida has carried out executions at historic rates, putting more people to death than any other state in the nation. The Governor has sole discretion in deciding who gets executed and when, in a process that's hidden from the public and infected with racial bias. This cruelty must end.

Celebrating some good personal news today with a peach & lavender danish from my favorite bakery in Lexington.

Tonight’s family movie: The Core. We are all now dumber for having watched this, but we had a great time mocking it.

1. The only solution? Really? 2. I seriously doubt that nursing staff & aides will get paid more in long term care when it’s staffed mostly by robots.

I have no burning desire to watch Tron: Ares, but I do love a new NIN album.

I wrote about the 69-year-old man Tennessee plans to kill tomorrow. @theintercept.com

The Trump administration has quietly released the first stage of its plan to revoke birthright citizenship from the children of immigrants. It uses dry legalese to conceal the barbaric reality of ICE agents in maternity wards and deportation flights for babies. slate.com/news-and-pol...

If you are looking to be a public defender, and are a rising 3L or recent law grad, apply for the E. Barrett Prettyman fellowship at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social. Check out the job announcement: apply.interfolio.com/170321

If you’re on the market: W&L Law is hiring! Our big needs are Tax, Professional Responsibility & Constitutional Law. We have an amazing cohort of pretenure faculty. Feel free to DM me if you’re on the market & have questions!

People who play videos & music on their phones without headphones on a plane are really missing basic manners. Nobody wants to listen to someone else swiping through TikTok.

'Texans should be outraged': Execution back on for death-row prisoner who has strong innocence claims. usatoday.com/story/news/n... @usatoday.com @texasdefender.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social @cifsjustice.org #RobertRoberson #deathpenalty

Living the dream.

A judge set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a last-minute reprieve last year and could become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

Eight years before a jury sentenced him to death for two murders and he confessed to three more, Michael Bell spent time at a Florida reform school so violent that the state later apologized for the abuse and paid millions to the victims.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop Florida from killing Michael Bell today. Justices Sotomayor and Kagan would have granted a stay of execution and review of one of Bell’s claims, relating to when federal courts can consider evidence that his lawyers allege was improperly withheld.

As someone whose work focuses on people who get to be completely anonymous while carrying out actions on behalf of a government, I'm here to tell you that anonymity does not promote accountability & responsibility.

A former student turned a seminar paper into a full-length article. It is out now in the Marquette Law Review! I’m extremely proud of him.

My husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary at our local drive in movie theater watching Superman with 10yo. It was really good. 10yo observed that Krypto is very much like his dog Tommy.

If the Harvard Law Review’s next Supreme Court foreword isn’t titled “What We Do in the Shadows,” then they deserve to lose all their funding.