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I instinctively covered my mouth in shock reading this holy shit lmaaoo

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“For all the big talk about putting an end to “social engineering,” the Great Resegregation is itself a radical attempt to socially engineer America to be poorer, whiter, less equal, and less democratic.”

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trying matcha kitkats and doing the kombucha girl thing

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Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

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As you might imagine, this got weird quickly. But, too late—it has been loosed into the world. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Back on my Bullshit the Supreme Court Enabled Beat, co-presidents Musk and Trump edition ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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you know this is sincere animosity because egging something is a significant expense these days

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You've already drafted your opening: "the order is so transparently lawless that to analyze its constitutionality at all is to risk conveying the impression of a serious legal debate. So, for the record: there is none. Trump may as have well signed an executive order that grants Texas 40 Senators."

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Yes, it is entirely correct to point out that ICE officers do not have any legal authority to break into somebody’s home unless they get a judicial warrant; which they generally cannot do, because judges only issue warrants for probable cause of crimes, not immigration law violations.

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BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.

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JUST IN: A judge has enjoined President Trump's effort to block federal funds from going toward grant recipients who engage in DEI practices. The judge says the orgs are likely to succeed on claims that this is viewpoint discrimination, among other issues storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access

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is it me or is this kinda good

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I maintain the Citizens United will be remembered as one of the top three worst decisions of the Roberts Court

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“None of this would be happening without the U.S. Supreme Court, which loves nothing more than bolstering the power of wealthy white conservatives, as documented in a new report by @pppaction.bsky.social.” Great (read: incredibly bleak) new piece by @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social ⤵️

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In 2010, the Supreme Court paved the way for unlimited spending in U.S. elections. In a possibly related story, the richest man in the world is basically the president now ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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The facts of the transgender discrimination cases that the Trump EEOC wants to drop are stomach-turning. They are doing this because they want to empower the abuse of trans people, which they don't think should ever have been illegal in the first place ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...

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In a feat of impeccable timing, the wonderful editors at the Lewis & Clark Law Review have finished their work on my article, "Is Originalism Bullshit?" The final version is now online at SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Getting cited by a judge for the proposition that SCOTUS is just chaotically throwing around unhinged ideas is definitely a major “achievement unlocked” moment. My envy is so green you’d think I was a leprechaun.

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Another reason to read The Originalism Trap if you haven't yet

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everything about that campaign was sus + gross I clocked at the time that the PAC sprung up on the laast day of the laast financial disclosure filing period before the election, meaning it could keep the identities of its donors a secret until *after election day ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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yooo I was just cited in a federal opinion & I'm ecstatic! I argued that the Supreme Court's originalist guns jurisprudence is asinine so lower court judges don't know how to apply it, & in footnote 17 this judge is like YEAH lmao www.scribd.com/document/823... ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/secon...

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I'll be chatting with @secularaz.bsky.social about The Originalism Trap today at noon Arizona Time (2pm ET) Join us! secularaz.org/single-event...

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The week in review: Jedediah Britton-Purdy on the rule of law and the political economy of the current constitutional crisis, and Martin Sybblis on how offshore financial law promotes post-colonial freedom. Plus, the best law and political economy nuggets from around web in the 🧵👇

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NEW: One of Sean Combs’s lawyers filed a motion to withdraw as counsel overnight, raising attorney-client privilege and asserting in an affidavit that “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs, consistent with the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice.”

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Condé Nast management will start requiring employees to be in the office 4 days a week on 3/3, allegedly to make us more productive. Yet for months, many of us have gone without desks, often being forced to work from the cafeteria, HR floor or hallways.

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oof this is a very good joke / not a joke

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“The Court’s rulings creating “presidential immunity” and upending campaign finance law, in particular, conveyed a message that Trump and his billionaire buddies can do anything they want.” #SCOTUS #RESIST

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I’ll never forget nor forgive that the Supreme Court endowed the presidency with immunity, shrugging at the danger of “official acts” being also illegal, even criminal, acts.

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In which @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social is again correct. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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elon musk at cpac was so fucking weird you guys I know this reads like a parody but I literally just wrote down what happened www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...

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sure, mitch mcconnell cynically masterminded the plot to destroy the US constitution and american democracy, but you have to at least credit him with lifting up his own constituents in Kentucky to make it one of our richest and most prosperous... (touching earpiece) wait I'm getting new information

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