Leah Litman

I don’t dress for women. I don’t dress for men. Lately (today) I’ve been dressing for #StrictScrutiny live in SF!With my best friend! @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social

Last call, LA! Still a few tickets left so grab them now for your chance to kick off SCOTUS Bad Decision season with Strict Scrutiny live featuring Jon Lovett and another special guest.

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Constitutional theory should be retired, Erwin Chemerinsky argues in Jorde Symposium “I want to suggest this afternoon that it’s time to put constitutional theory as it has been done for over 60 years to rest,” constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky announced as he delivered remarks...

Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley Law, spoke at the Brennan Center’s 30th annual Jorde Symposium, arguing that efforts to limit judicial discretion through constitutional theory is “a futile quest that has misdirected constitutional scholarship and judicial decision-making.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. BACKGROUND ...................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. I. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION OF JUNE 3, 2025......... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. II. THREE INMATES ALLEGE RETALIATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CASE ............................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. III. THE COURT’S ENTRY OF THE NATIONWIDE PROTECTIVE ORDER ..... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. LEGAL STANDARD ............................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. ARGUMENT ............................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. I. THE INMATES’ RETALIATION ALLEGATIONS ARE UNSUBSTANTIATED. ............................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. A. Former Inmate Dye’s Retaliation Allegations Are Unsubstantiated. ........... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Inmate Meskill’s Retaliation Allegations Are Unsubstantiated. Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Inmate Pinson’s Retaliation Allegations Are Unsubstantiated. . Error! Bookmark not defined. II. THE PROTECTIVE ORDER IS LEGALLY DEFECTIVE. ..... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. A. The Protective Order Fails to Comply with Rule 65(d) ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. The Protective Order Fails to Comply with PLRA’s Requirements ............. Error! Bookmark not defined. CONCLUSION ......................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

Could someone please reset the "Hours without an embarrassing DOJ filing" clock to 0?

Hello, this is @chrisgeidner.bsky.social. Does anyone know what's going on with my @chrisgeidner.bsky.social account?

I thought Bluesky was down, but this account seems to be working fine. (My personal account won't load on phone or desktop.) @support.bsky.team @bsky.app

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

The Supreme Court's eagerness - and willingness - to just do what they want (especially on the shadow docket), notwithstanding normal legal processes & their own jurisdiction continues to be revealing.

(As does Sam Alito's manipulation/misrepresentation of the facts.)

#SCOTUS just granted emergency relief in *both* the California teachers case (putting back on hold, at least in this case, California’s law barring teachers from outing transgender students to their parents) *and* the Malliotakis redistricting cases.

The Democratic appointees dissented in both.

they didn’t do it with CA, but are now toying with the idea that the constitution means “Republicans get to gerrymander but Democrats can’t”

I spoke w/ 3 super smart people on 3 big topics (w/nods to independent media)!

Bec Ingber on the law of war @becingber.bsky.social
Chris Geidner on legal news (& what Law Dork has uncovered) @lawdorknews.bsky.social
& Marc Elias on the war on democracy @marcelias.bsky.social @democracydocket.com

The Conservative Push to Weaken Our Democracy Podcast Episode · Strict Scrutiny · March 2 · 2h

So, @leahlitman.bsky.social's excellent rant (positive) about how misogyny got us into this whole fcking mess is the best thing I've heard since Sat. Also, she and her guest make the case for giving a shit about this being lawless rather than giving in to nihilism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Thank you!!!

Our primary insight into how the Trump Admin lawyers* war powers comes from the OLC memo they published on the Venezuela strikes and capture of Maduro.

My analysis here:

Pursuant to the question posed by @leahlitman.bsky.social on this week's @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, I offer the following Alito Peloton username:
AnAppedalToHeaven

15/10 no notes

Once again performing this scene from Shrek:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Fire and smoke are seen inside the US Embassy compound in Kuwait after an attack by Iran.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - US military says Kuwait 'mistakenly shot down' 3 American F-15E Strike Eagles aircraft during combat.

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I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

I’m so sorry for your loss, Rick - may her memory be a blessing.

This afternoon the president is crashing out over the Supreme Court's tariff ruling and Anthropic while the defense secretary feuds with universities and the scouts... glad everyone involved in the potentially imminent war with Iran is in a good mindset.

Take a look at this incredible fellowship opportunity!

The recent Decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning TARIFFS could allow for Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to be returned to Countries and Companies that have been “ripping off” the United States of America for many years to come, and now, according to this Decision, could actually continue to do so, at an even increased level. I am sure that the Supreme Court did not have this in mind! It doesn’t make sense that Countries and Companies that took advantage of us for decades, receiving Billions and Billions of Dollars that they should not have been allowed to receive, would now be entitled to an undeserved “windfall,” the likes of which the World has never seen before, as a result of this highly disappointing, to say the least, ruling. Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible??? PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump on the Supreme Court's tariffs ruling: "Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible???"

Come join us Saturday March 7th at the Palace Theatre in LA!!!

a woman in a striped shirt is dancing on an airplane and says i 'm ready to . Alt: a woman in a striped shirt is dancing on an airplane and says i 'm ready to party (Kristin wiig from bridesmaids)

Out first California shows are … next week!

and there are still some LA tickets left - so come join us!! @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social

www.ticketmaster.com/event/090063...

quinn hughes has the chance to pull the men's hockey team back into the nation's good graces by simply kissing connor storrie on snl this weekend, as god intended

Justice Gorsuch’s Tariffs Warning

Thanks to Adam Liptak for highlighting Daniel Deacon @dtdeacon.bsky.social & my forthcoming Duke Law Journal piece "Legalistic Noncompliance"!

Adam's piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

Our article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Yay! Very deserved!