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Jonathan H. Adler
@jadler1969.bsky.social
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Father, Husband, W&M LawProf, guy with opinions; @chkbal co-founder;
@volokhc.bsky.social contributor;
Law before policy before politics;
Philly sports always;
'the cowbell of Twitter'-N. Schulz
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Jonathan H. Adler is a conservative American legal commentator and law professor at William & Mary Law School. He has been recognized as one of the most cited professors in the field of environmental law. His research is also credited with inspiring litigation that challenged the Obama Administration's implementation of the Affordable Care Act, resulting in the Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell. .. more

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 4d
Not surprising
us.theconversation.com The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 4d
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

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Reposted by Meredith Broussard, James M. Bullock, Elena Litchman , and 20 more

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 4d
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 6d
Competence matters
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Joe R. Feagin, Will Jennings , and 12 more

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution

Reposted by Jonathan H. Adler, Daniel W. Drezner

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Dawn of The Discs @dawnofthediscsnews.bsky.social · 6d
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 6d
happy World Toilet Day to all who celebrate.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Benjamin Mason Meier, Jonathan H. Adler , and 6 more

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 8d
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
(Gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 10d
Rather than respond substantively, I see fellow academics calling for firing people. That's the wrong response, prudentially and morally.

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Roger Pielke Jr. @thehonestbroker.bsky.social · 10d
Here is my talk at Cornell that a few climate scientists are freaking out over and don’t want you to see

youtu.be/6bMG2Ds0sVA?...
What Climate Science Actually Says About Extreme Weather
YouTube video by Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
youtu.be

Reposted by Will Jennings, Jonathan H. Adler, Joseph Schafer , and 17 more

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 13d
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.

Reposted by Jonathan H. Adler

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Kristin E. Hickman @khickmanjd.bsky.social · 14d
A super interesting @hls.harvard.edu Harvard Law Review Foreword from @richardre.bsky.social.
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
To a Conservative Warren Court - Harvard Law Review
The Warren Court’s legacy is ubiquitous. With the eponymous Chief Justice Warren at the helm, the Supreme Court featured a strong majority of left-of-center jurists, and those “liberal lions” ruled (o...
harvardlawreview.org

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 15d
Told ya, and so did pretty every informed Court-watcher. With so many genuine legal threats afoot, you should tune out the sorts of click panic voices who were hyping the Kim Davis claim.
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...
www.cnn.com

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 15d
The Supreme Court denied the petition asking it to reconsider same-sex marriage. There was no noted dissent. This should not come as a surprise to anyone (and if you were surprised, perhaps reconsider your sources of court commentary).

Reposted by Jonathan H. Adler, David R. Miller, James Goodwin , and 1 more

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 16d
The president seems to have been briefed on how the tariffs oral argument at SCOTUS went:

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 17d
The Supreme Court issued ni such ruling. Justice Jackson entered an administrative stay.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 19d
Just added @jadler1969.bsky.social to my roundup of legal tea leaf reading after the IEEPA tariff cases oral argument.
Roundup of IEEPA Hearing Commentary
I listened to today's Supreme Court hearing on the IEEPA tariff cases, but it was clear to me that I am not well-positioned to offer good insights on how the Court might rule. (The transcript is here ...
ielp.worldtradelaw.net

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 20d
Kinda my take too.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 20d
And . . . ? (Didnt see a conclusion to the thread.)

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 20d
Well, did it?

Reposted by Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan H. Adler

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 20d
FWIW, I can't recall a case in which I was as uncertain of the outcome heading into oral argument as I am of the tariffs/IEEPA case (in which the possible outcomes include the Court upholding the fentanyl tariffs but not the others b/c of Section 122). Let's see if that changes during argument ...

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 21d
No one's asking you to soft pedal anything. They're asking you to substantiate the allegation

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 21d
I appreciate the reply. You and I have very different views of how academics should behave in the public square. So be it.

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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 21d
I agree with Paul Horwitz on this: Although I greatly value respect when dissenting, it seems silly to care whether there's an included statement describing one's own dissent as respectful. It's like a law review article that describes its claims as novel; that's not up to the author to decide.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 21d
Pretending to be showing her respect after slagging her publicly and then refusing to defend your position. If you're going to attack her, have the courage and candor to defend your position. (Who knows, you might even convince some of us that your characterization is correct.)

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 21d
That seems a bit disingenuous given the substance of the correspondence. #bebetter

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 21d
Thanks!

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 22d
In all seriousness, it's much easier to leave a city, or even a state, than a nation, particularly for people with means.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 22d
I suspect more woll follow through than did those who promised to leave the country if Trump won. #justsaying

Reposted by Nathan Richardson

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 22d
In which I respond to William Barr's arguments for preempting climate suits.
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
William Barr Discovers the Economics of Tort Law (and Misrepresents the Law Governing Interstate Pollution)
Another reply to the former attorney general on climate litigation that may end up in the Supreme Court.
reason.com

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 26d
Interesting assessment
pettertornberg.com Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 27d
Twitter/X is a story on its own:

🔴 While users have become more Republican
💥 POSTING has completely transformed: it has moved nearly ❗50 percentage points❗ from Democrat-dominated to slightly Republican-leaning.