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Timothy R. Johnson
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Horace T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law and nationally recognized expert on U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments and decision making.

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Timothy Russell Johnson is an American political scientist, author, and professor of political science and law at the University of Minnesota.

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 6h
Only Bad Bunny could remind me what it felt like to proud to be a part of America. #SuperBunny

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Christopher Crawford @crawfordchrisv.bsky.social · 6h
Fuck ICE

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · 13d
This is awesome.
bakerdphd.bsky.social Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13d
"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"

"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"

"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"

A win!
albertsonb2.bsky.social Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 13d
gifting this article because it made me laugh, which is hard to do in this context. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/n...

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 13d
The NYT does a masterful job walking us through the video of the murder of Mr Pretti by ICE agents operating under Trump authority and policies. Frame by frame www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13d
"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"

"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"

"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"

A win!

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Sep 1
It was a honor to speak with Julie Rose on the Top of Mind Podcast about the Supreme Court's role today and which branch, in 2025, holds the bulk of power in the U.S. federal government's system of Separated Powers.
Does America Have a Balance of Power Problem? - BYUradio
How is the balance of power supposed to work when a U.S. President aggressively pushes for more?
www.byuradio.org

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Aug 26
It's always nice when research from years ago comes back into the discussion. I loved working on the original piece with my friend and mentor Valerie Hoekstra and on the update with Valerie and my former student Tom Pryor. www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
It’s Not Always Over When It’s Over: SCOTUS allows rearguments in some cases
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.abajournal.com

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Aug 24
@julieblaha.bsky.social You are amazing!!!!

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Guy Richards Smit @guyrichardssmit.bsky.social · Aug 13
Today’s Daily Cartoon @newyorker.com

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Mike Sington @mikesington.bsky.social · Aug 12
South Park releases brutal new Kristi Noem ICE Barbie clip.

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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · Aug 8
Judge Boardman certifies a class of every baby in the country subject to Trump’s citizenship-stripping EO and blocks the unconstitutional order nationwide.

Look how she throws Alito’s words back at him as the CASA case heads back up towards SCOTUS.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Aug 6
Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points:
•Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
•Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws

This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Aug 1
sous chef!

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Big Joel @bigjoel.bsky.social · May 14
So I have now read the Big Three Ayn Rand Books, atlas shrugged, the fountainhead, and anthem. And I have this to say: she’s bad at writing books, so bad, in fact, that I find her popularity genuinely strange

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UMN Political Science @umnpolisci.bsky.social · Jul 17
Congratulations to @trjumn.bsky.social on receiving the @apsa.bsky.social Law & Courts Lasting Contribution Award for his coauthored article "The Influence of Oral Arguments on the U.S. Supreme Court."

Learn more about the article and its impact: cla.umn.edu/polisci/news...
Timothy R. Johnson Receives Lasting Contribution Award
Congratulations to Professor Johnson on receiving the American Political Science Association Law & Courts Lasting Contribution Award for coauthored article.
cla.umn.edu

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Jul 16
The purpose of the United States Constitution is to prevent the rise of tyranny.

It failed to achieve that purpose. We can obviously blame political elites across the spectrum for its failure; but it’s also worth contending with the fact that our political system is no longer fit for purpose.

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jul 3
Yup that tracks!

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jul 3
US Supreme Court sides with Trump in South Sudan deportation fight reut.rs/4lbjSNV
US Supreme Court sides with Trump in South Sudan deportation fight
The U.S. Supreme Court again sided with President Donald Trump's administration in a legal fight over deporting migrants to countries other than their own, lifting on Thursday limits a judge had imposed to protect eight men who the government sought to send to politically unstable South Sudan.
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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jul 3
Nope. Or, for that matter, to watch the world cup or olympics.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 2
Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…

Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jul 1
BINGO...and it is so fucking infuriating!

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jul 1
The paper is here: tinyurl.com/HABGradesAPSR and access to Blackmun's oral argument notes is here: tinyurl.com/HABOAGrades.

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jul 1
This paper, based on the most amazing data I have yet uncovered (from Justice Harry Blackmun's archival oral argument notes), is the funnest (yes it's a word), coolest and, perhaps, most important research of my career.

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jul 1
This is quite an honor and I am so happy to have written this article (and others) with Jim Spriggs and Paul Wahlbeck. Their combined mentorship, friendship, and co-authorship, early in my career, made me who I am as a scholar! @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 27
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jun 20
That was a question. Mad bad for the bad writing.

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jun 20
You there with the other several hundred. USWNT needs to show them how to draw fans.

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jun 20
Man we can only hope. That was hard to watch.

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Timothy R. Johnson @trjumn.bsky.social · Jun 12
This...
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 12
Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs