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Supreme Court grants cert in a Fourth Amendment case. The QP in Case v. Montana concerns the contours of the emergency-aid exception to the warrant requirement. This is the first cert grant in a non-1983 4A case since Lange v. California, 141 S. Ct. 2011 (2021).

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1st draft, Lawsky Entry-Level Hiring Report 2025 (law school faculty). So far, similar to recent yrs. As always, report is incomplete. It is certainly missing some hires. I will keep updating; please let me know of additional hires not reflected here. www.lawskyprojects.org/entry-level-... 1/2

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This note from one of my 1L students means a lot to me. They’ve had such a tough year with the fires, mudslides, and long commutes caused by road closures.

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I'd also recommend @cbarzun.bsky.social's excellent article, "Justice Souter's Common Law." It gets Souter exactly right. virginialawreview.org/articles/jus...

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I'm very sad to hear of Justice Souter's passing. He was a true common law judge who approached the job with great humility. Shortly after retiring from the Court, he delivered a graduation speech at Harvard on constitutional methodology. It's as timely now as it was then. Worth your time today.

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When I was a student editor on the Virginia Law Review in 2014, we had a small event for our DC alums. After our EIC gave a short speech, I turned to my left and was shocked to see Ed Kneedler (a living legend by then). He introduced himself. I later learned that he often attends events like this.

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An excellent tribute to the greatest teacher I ever had. I’m fortunate to call him a friend and mentor. Congratulations, JCJjr, on 50 years at UVA Law. www.law.virginia.edu/news/202504/...

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New Blooms on Scorched Earth. Some post-fire reflections from me on my Substack, inspired by an afternoon hike. 🔗👇🏻

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The latest installment of my ABA column on the Court's criminal docket is now available. As I point out there, statutory questions dominate, with eight of the eleven merits cases concerning issues of statutory interpretation.

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First post alert 🎉 Excited to share my article with the brilliant @yaromeir.bsky.social, forthcoming in Law & Philosophy! We explore the dynamics of state's authority. Alongside legitimacy, it also depends on power--power that is constantly being challenged... papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Boomers gonna boom.

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I had a great presenting Major-Questions Lenity and the National Conference of Constitutional Law Scholars in Tucson. Thanks to @danielrice.bsky.social for the (unflattering) photo.

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"When Artificial Intelligence Workshops Your Article For You—And It's Really Useful" My first post at a new blog about a new app. cc: @christianturner.bsky.social blog.dividedargument.com/p/when-artif...

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Now collecting information about entry-level law school hires. prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/...

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Congrats to High Point on their first Tournament appearance. Their terrific coach Alan Huss began his career as a head coach with my high school team. He has since had a fast ascendance (including a stop at La Lumiere, alma mater of Chief Justice Roberts). Good luck today, coach!

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Looking forward to this event!

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Very excited to attend this symposium tomorrow on an extremely timely topic.

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The Pepperdine Law Review is hosting its symposium tomorrow -- "The Future of Executive Power: Can Congress and the Courts Check the President?" Panels feature top scholars. And Professor Akhil Amar is delivering the keynote. Live-streaming available: law.pepperdine.edu/law-review/s...

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We're looking forward to @nilabala.bsky.social's presentation of this paper at our Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty workshop today!

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Minnesota Law Review will be publishing my latest article, Major-Questions Lenity. 🔗 tinyurl.com/MQlenity

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It was a nice surprise and great honor to receive the Waves of Excellence faculty award for excellence in teaching. It’s an important reminder of what my mentor John Jeffries once said— that the first duty of a law professor is to teach.

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An article never feels complete until I receive the hard copy. I had a great experience working with Notre Dame Law Review on this one.

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We safely evacuated Malibu early yesterday and have been watching the devastation of the Palisades Fire from afar. Our home on @pepperdine.bsky.social's campus is not currently at risk; the burn scar from the December fire should serve as a buffer. Many of our friends are not so fortunate.

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Westlaw's (@westlaw.bsky.social) new tool for AI-Assisted Research is pretty impressive, at least for basic questions about legal doctrine. Here is a simple prompt I gave it about the rule of lenity in federal cases:

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I'm pleased to report that my paper, Major-Questions Lenity, was awarded Runner Up in the AALS Criminal Law Section Junior Scholars Paper Competition. Many thanks to the judges for taking the time to review my paper.

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Home.

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Some pictures from the early hours of Dec. 10, just outside our condo. That’s my SUV, which somehow survived. Very grateful to the firefighters. #FranklinFire More photos 👇🏻

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Photo from today’s @nytimes with the caption: “Prison crews preparing to help fight the wildfire.” Our condo is the closest structure in the background. Thankful to all those fighting the fire, including the prison crew pictured. #FranklinFire

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KCRW (LA's NPR station) interviewed me for All Things Considered (@npratc) to discuss our experience with the #FranklinFire. Link below. If my wife seems like the hero of the story, trust your instincts. (Btw, she completed the court filing while we were driving.) tinyurl.com/5ettf45v

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We are safe. Our family evacuated around 11:30. The flames came very close to our on-campus home. But it was not damaged. No structures damaged at Pepperdine at this point. But the fire is still raging elsewhere in Malibu. #FranklinFire

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College football prediction: I think we’ll start to see NIL collectives offer large bonuses to star players who agree to play in bowl games (to counteract NFL-bound players’ rational decision not to play in them). Maybe this is already happening and I’m just not aware.

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