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⚖️ Prof of Law, Texas A&M Law; Faculty Director, Center on the Structural Constitution; into courts & con law; living that mom life; opinions my own (duh) Read my research here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1706728
The @tamu.bsky.social Center on the Structural Constitution is excited to host Prof. Thomas W. Merrill (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) for the 2nd Annual Century Tree Lecture on March 19. This is the Center's highest honor for a senior scholar. Open to the Texas A&M Law community!
Have you read a law review article recently that you thought was particularly great and deserving of a wider readership?
If so, leave a link to it in the replies, together with a quick take on what made it great.
(If not, no need to say so.)
What do you wish you had known when you were turning 40? Asking for... a friend 🫠
More cases, fewer concurrences.*
*Not a comment on any particular concurrence.
Looking forward to the Texas A&M Law Review symposium on federalism this Fri., Feb. 20! Featuring discussions of recent books by Neil Siegel, Alison LaCroix & @richardprimus.bsky.social with an awesome group of scholars. Plus a keynote talk by SCOTX Justice Evan Young.
Call for papers!
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Fellow Olympics addicts... Any advice for not overdoing it?
SO dogstinguished!
Tricolor king Charles cavalier looking distinguished
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Giant Bernese mountain dog stares at you with concerned expression
GOOB LUCK TO ALL TEH HOOMAN PAW PAWFESSORS SUBMITTING TO PAW REVIEW
NEW PAPER! Local Government Standing as State Standing
My former @wm.edu student Katharine Cooney and I argue that standing law should see local govts as arms of the state, not just as private entities
For @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social & Wisconsin Law Review's Public Law in the States series
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No bill text, but I make a case for reforming constitutional-tort claims for excessive force (& explain what that could look like) in Qualified Immunity, Sovereign Immunity, and Systemic Reform, 71 Duke L.J. 1701 (2022)--inc. claims against fed officials & entities.
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Legal Scholars Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence 2026 Call for Papers (details on the website, submit via the google form). Deadline for submission is February 15, 2026
This 4th Circuit case from 2019—and more importantly, the Supreme Court caselaw that led to it and the other cases like it—explains at least part of what we're seeing today with respect to ICE enforcement. The question is always, what's the remedy?
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Proud of the small but important role my dad was chosen to play in this historic moment for Virginia 👨⚖️
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NEW PAPER! Local Government Standing as State Standing
My former @wm.edu student Katharine Cooney and I argue that standing law should see local govts as arms of the state, not just as private entities
For @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social & Wisconsin Law Review's Public Law in the States series
🔗 👇
See Katherine Mims Crocker, Qualified Immunity, Sovereign Immunity, and Systemic Reform, 71 Duke Law Journal 1701 (2022) (link in next post).
I admire these efforts to increase ICE officer accountability. But ending qualified immunity wont address a much bigger problem-there is essentially no right to sue federal officers for violating the Constitution. First codify Bivens. Then end QI.
That's my dad! 👏❤️
(Gift link in in next post.)
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I'm sure my dentist/husband would agree. I thought I had lost a tooth at first and then realized it was the baby 🤷🏼♀️👶
Got the baby. Next king cake's on me. #AALS2026
Pretty sure I'm one of the folks Mark's subtweeting. While I don’t feel compelled to respond, this actually provides a beautiful lesson for how academics and other serious observers might think about engaging with the Court and law. (thread)
It was an honor to receive the Emerging Scholar Award from the AALS Legislation Section — especially while seated next to Bill Eskridge and Mary Ann Bernard (Phil Frickey’s widow).
Thanks @kevintobia.bsky.social for the kind words about my work.
Looks like it’s going to be warm for AALS this year. Tips from someone who lives here in New Orleans: Bring an umbrella, and if you plan on being outside at all, bring bug repellant.
