And no one was convicted of the murders despite the fact that the identity of the killers was well known.
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And no one was convicted of the murders despite the fact that the identity of the killers was well known.
I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
Prof. Michael Mannheimer (author of a leading article on the subject) explains why federal officers do NOT have anything like absolute immunity from prosecution for violating state law: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
This is really remarkable, and good on Dan for this. It's one thing to scream on camera and another to open your life and space up to strangers who need help and space and people who can help them.
And an excellenet @jamellebouie.net column on the consequences of Trump's public opinion quagmire. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
On this day in 1898, a mob of as many as 1,000 white people waged a violent campaign to suppress African American voting in Phoenix, South Carolina, that left at least nine Black people dead. No one was ever held accountable.
Grifter recognize grifter
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Supreme Court granted cert
I have no fucking idea what Ilan is even talking about here, or even whether he's tracking the litigation. The issue is whether POTUS complied with a statutory delegation of power under 10 USC 12406, to nationalize the fed guard. His lawyers aren't even arguing commander in chief power.
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I agree. Even though selective and/or vindictive prosecution claims are notoriously difficult for defendants to prove, the evidence here is about as strong as it gets.
not to be One Of Those Types but the sitting president made up a total nonsense story about the Unabomber yesterday—and kind of praised Kaczynski–and it barely made a ripple in the news cycle gizmodo.com/trump-shares...
Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
Trump and Elon made massive cuts to all US weather tracking and warning systems in the spring of 2025.
On this day in 1933, a white mob broke into a jail cell in South Carolina, lynched Norris Dendy, a Black man, and left his body in a churchyard.
there's a culture of fear in the median ranks of media to report and comment on this because journalists believe it would jeopardize their chances of working at the new york times
On this day in 1822, Denmark Vesey, a Black carpenter, was executed in Charleston, South Carolina, for planning to emancipate enslaved people.
Cannot emphasize enough that, if you dislike doing the things academics do (reading, writing, developing and expressing opinions about things you've read) enough to try to make a chatbot do them for you, there are lots of actual humans who would be happy to take that unpleasant job off your hands
TACO isn’t just about tariffs, alas www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
On this day in 1944, George Stinney Jr., a 90-pound, 14-year-old boy, was executed in the electric chair in Columbia, South Carolina. He remains the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century.
Your torts exam writes itself. I am here to tell you there are elephant cases!
I agree with Josh’s take on the title.
If the person reading it doesn't immediately get the Arendt reference, it's gonna come across as highly offensive.
And if they do get the Arendt reference, it'll depend on their take on Arendt ...
On Memorial Day, I remember & honor America's fallen warriors--as well as Humphrey's Executor (which upheld independent agencies), the rule that lower courts can't anticipatorily overrule SCOTUS precedents, and constitutional democracy, all of which the Court undermined last week in the Wilcox case.
Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Today’s bonus issue of “One First” takes a closer look at Judge Ho’s galling concurring opinion on remand in the A.A.R.P. Alien Enemies Act case—which accused #SCOTUS of showing “disrespect” to the district judge and President Trump by … protecting due process:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-152-...
