How George Bush’s preventive war on terror and Barack Obama’s drone killings pave the way for Trump’s illegal war against Iran
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How George Bush’s preventive war on terror and Barack Obama’s drone killings pave the way for Trump’s illegal war against Iran
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After Senate Dems block the SAVE Act, Trump is likely to declare a national security emergency—claiming China could interfere in the midterms—and restrict voting: @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social on why it won't "withstand judicial review" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4aPwWGd
Progressives may have lost the battle for racial affirmative action, but ironically, Supreme Court decisions should allow colleges to give advantage to groups defined by their income, geography, or heritage.
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“The Court in the tariffs case acted like a court should, in response to a president who acted like a president shouldn’t.” —@davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
Evidently, writes David Cole (@davidcole-gtown.bsky.social), Trump “expects from his judicial appointees precisely what he expects from his executive branch appointees (and Republican members of Congress): that they do his personal bidding, no questions asked.”
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By striking down Trump’s tariffs, the Supreme Court acted like a court should, in response to a president who acted like a president shouldn’t.
My take on the Trump’s tariff loss—and subsequent temper tantrum.
Trading with the Enemy nybooks.com/online/2026/02… via @nybooks
“I have practiced constitutional law for more than forty years, and I have never seen anything even close to the defiance and bad-faith obstruction of court orders this administration has shown.” —an interview with @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
“I have practiced constitutional law for more than forty years, and I have never seen anything even close to the defiance and bad-faith obstruction of court orders this administration has shown.”
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“True accountability lies with the American people. Do we sit by and accept such behavior? Or do we take to the streets to express our disapproval of what the government is doing in our name?” —an interview with @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
The actions of ICE. #ReneeGood. #AlexPretti. The U.S. Constitution. Tune in to #Lawyer2Lawyer with host J.Craig Williams @legaltalknet.bsky.social and special guest @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
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ICE and the Constitution. On Lawyer2Lawyer, I discuss the law and politics of the ICE debacle in Minneapolis — and what we need to do about it.
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Judge William Young, who invalidated Trump's policy of arresting & deporting students for their pro-Palestinian advocacy, is 85-years old and was appointed to the bench by President Reagan 41 years ago. Here's how he concluded his "annotated judgment" in the case. knightcolumbia.org/documents/k4...
Is speech in the United States too free and too dangerous? A new revisionist history of free speechargues that it is. I argue that it isn’t. My review in @thenation.com
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Here’s a fantastic opportunity to be a fellow with Georgetown laws appellate court immersion clinic, and to work with the fantastic Brian Wolfman. It’s an incredible clinic focused on civil rights and appellate work.
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Is speech in the United States too free and too dangerous? A new revisionist history of free speechargues that it is. I argue that it isn’t. My review in @thenation.com
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More heroes standing up for principle against the corruption of the Trump behemoth. This is exactly what we need when a president violates not merely constitutional law, but basic norms of justice and decency.
Is speech too free? Too dangerous? This author thinks so. In this review, I show why I think he’s wrong.
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“The answer to the failure of Prohibition was not to summarily execute bootleggers and moonshiners. So, too, the answer to the failed war on drugs is not to start an actual war with Venezuela.” —@davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
"If Trump’s reasoning were sound, Mexico need not have bothered with the nicety of filing a lawsuit. It could simply bomb Smith & Wesson out of existence as a matter of 'self-defense.'” @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
"it is clear that Trump was baiting Maduro, trying to draw him into war. He never took the bait. But that didn’t stop Trump. We now “run the country”—and seem poised to control its oil."
@davidcole-gtown.bsky.social in @nybooks.com:
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"That is not law enforcement; it is imperialism, pure and simple." @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
David Cole (@davidcole-gtown.bsky.social) on Trump’s illegal, imperial war on Venezuela
Great @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social piece: "It was an illegal operation, actually. Illegal on so many fronts that it can be challenging to keep them straight. .... That is not law enforcement; it is imperialism, pure and simple."
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The invasion of Venezuela is being defended as a law enforcement operation and ”self-defense.” It is neither.
It is imperialism, pure and simple.
And illegal seven ways to Sunday.
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"The National Guard is supposed to be governed by the states, not by the federal government" – @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social on the good news from the Supreme Court –on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/49vUDm9
Today at 4pm Pacific on 'Living in the USA': 2025 as History — in the courts and in the streets: Harold Meyerson & @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social comment – on @kpfk907fm.bsky.social Radio 90.7 FM and online kpfk.org
On a Year of Resistance in the Courts: "We need to fight with every tool in our toolkit and one of those tools... is suing the bastards when they violate the Constitution" – @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/49vUDm9
