Ann M. Lipton
@annmlipton.bsky.social
Law prof at U Colorado, business and securities. Blogging at https://www.businesslawprofessors.com/
Scholarship at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2365170
No longer welcome in the State of Nevada.
Scholarship at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2365170
No longer welcome in the State of Nevada.
had to double check to make sure this was real
U.S. Olympic officials are changing the name of an athlete community space for the 2026 Games, from Ice House to Winter House.
A Community Space for Team USA at the Winter Olympics Will No Longer Be Called ‘Ice House’
U.S. Olympic officials are changing the name to Winter House, as Italians protest the similarly named federal agency’s presence at the Games in Italy.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
had to double check to make sure this was real
more generally, i cannot communicate how nuts this is. it's a strict liability offense and musk does not deny he did it (you either filed the paper or you didn't; he didn't)
he's been arguing that the securities and exchange commission, its discovery requests, and the law, are unconstitutional -
he's been arguing that the securities and exchange commission, its discovery requests, and the law, are unconstitutional -
JUST IN: Judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to dismiss SEC suit alleging that when he sought to take over Twitter (now X) he failed to disclose his stake as required. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan (Biden) turns down forced-speech and SEC appointment challenges. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
more generally, i cannot communicate how nuts this is. it's a strict liability offense and musk does not deny he did it (you either filed the paper or you didn't; he didn't)
he's been arguing that the securities and exchange commission, its discovery requests, and the law, are unconstitutional -
he's been arguing that the securities and exchange commission, its discovery requests, and the law, are unconstitutional -
well there go my weekend plans
February 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
well there go my weekend plans
okay to be fair this was a longstanding ambiguity in the rule, which was recently amended - though my understanding is that, pre-amendment, it was generally read to mean calendar days
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
okay to be fair this was a longstanding ambiguity in the rule, which was recently amended - though my understanding is that, pre-amendment, it was generally read to mean calendar days
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The center cannot hold
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The center cannot hold
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I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
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He's back to disrespecting the Wu-Tang Clan.
Martin Shkreli, the convicted former pharmaceutical executive, countersued a digital art collective that paid $4 million for a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
Martin Shkreli countersues over unique Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, the convicted former pharmaceutical executive, countersued a digital art collective that paid $4 million for a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
reut.rs
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
He's back to disrespecting the Wu-Tang Clan.
okay but hijacking this post to make an entirely unrelated argument that happens to be my bugaboo: if the last 10 years have taught us anything, it should be that "private law" (corporate, securities) is "public law." who controls corporations and the discretion they have is a public law problem
Just a reminder for law professors working in the space of constitutional law, election law, and the law of democracy, Georgia State University's soon-to-be-announced Center for Constitutional Law, Practice and Democracy is looking for a lateral to join our growing public law program!
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
okay but hijacking this post to make an entirely unrelated argument that happens to be my bugaboo: if the last 10 years have taught us anything, it should be that "private law" (corporate, securities) is "public law." who controls corporations and the discretion they have is a public law problem
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Just a reminder for law professors working in the space of constitutional law, election law, and the law of democracy, Georgia State University's soon-to-be-announced Center for Constitutional Law, Practice and Democracy is looking for a lateral to join our growing public law program!
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Associate or Full Professor of Constitutional Law
Georgia State University College of Law invites candidates to apply for a tenured professor position in constitutional law who will assume a leadership role in the Center for Constitutional Law, Pract...
facultycareers.gsu.edu
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Just a reminder for law professors working in the space of constitutional law, election law, and the law of democracy, Georgia State University's soon-to-be-announced Center for Constitutional Law, Practice and Democracy is looking for a lateral to join our growing public law program!
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3d Cir. holds that habeas corpus petitions challenging immigration detention are "civil actions," so prevailing noncitizens may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Gonna be a loooooooooot of these.
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/242...
Gonna be a loooooooooot of these.
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/242...
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
3d Cir. holds that habeas corpus petitions challenging immigration detention are "civil actions," so prevailing noncitizens may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Gonna be a loooooooooot of these.
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/242...
Gonna be a loooooooooot of these.
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/242...
Not an Epstein-ologist but in the previous file release there were photos (faces blocked out) of Epstein obviously fondling girls who were visibly barely/pre-pubescent, while entertaining guests.
There is no argument that any of these people didn't know exactly who they were dealing with.
There is no argument that any of these people didn't know exactly who they were dealing with.
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Not an Epstein-ologist but in the previous file release there were photos (faces blocked out) of Epstein obviously fondling girls who were visibly barely/pre-pubescent, while entertaining guests.
There is no argument that any of these people didn't know exactly who they were dealing with.
There is no argument that any of these people didn't know exactly who they were dealing with.
i gotta say, even more than administration's pressure to eliminate "DEI" - which in many cases means eliminate antidiscrimination efforts - the pressure to conceal history scares the living daylights out of me
Today, in local news (paywalled alas)
Kelly Powers, “UD Removes Student Research on Slavery, Newark History amid Federal Pressure,” The News Journal, February 3, 2026,
www.delawareonline.com/story/news/e...
Kelly Powers, “UD Removes Student Research on Slavery, Newark History amid Federal Pressure,” The News Journal, February 3, 2026,
www.delawareonline.com/story/news/e...
UD removes student research on slavery, Newark history amid federal pressure
Over the past year, UD has reacted to pressure under a second Trump administration, while tuning a “long-term strategy” on campus inclusion.
www.delawareonline.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
i gotta say, even more than administration's pressure to eliminate "DEI" - which in many cases means eliminate antidiscrimination efforts - the pressure to conceal history scares the living daylights out of me
look there are legit antitrust concerns and none of this is actually about antitrust. it's about the future of cnn, and we don't actually need to pretend otherwise
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
look there are legit antitrust concerns and none of this is actually about antitrust. it's about the future of cnn, and we don't actually need to pretend otherwise
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This is just a guess, but maybe the rise in dramatic prose from district court judges is partly due to a growing belief among those judges that it's pointless to try to persuade SCOTUS and they must therefore focus on other potential audiences.
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This is just a guess, but maybe the rise in dramatic prose from district court judges is partly due to a growing belief among those judges that it's pointless to try to persuade SCOTUS and they must therefore focus on other potential audiences.
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Musk just 'decided' to mark up the value of SpaceX when doing this deal: what's a $200 billion difference in valuation matter anyway
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Musk just 'decided' to mark up the value of SpaceX when doing this deal: what's a $200 billion difference in valuation matter anyway
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To lose one prosecutor may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose eight ....
You’ve lost another eight prosecutors?
February 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
To lose one prosecutor may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose eight ....
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wait! take me with you, punxsutawney phil!
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
wait! take me with you, punxsutawney phil!
honestly at this point shareholders in any musk company should want to see them consolidated because at least that way there aren't going to be related party transactions that leave shareholders in one disadvantaged relative to shareholders in another
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
honestly at this point shareholders in any musk company should want to see them consolidated because at least that way there aren't going to be related party transactions that leave shareholders in one disadvantaged relative to shareholders in another
really interested to know what that means for tesla's investment in xai and what, umm, tesla knew about spacex's acquisition plans when it invested in xai and jfc i have a headache
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
really interested to know what that means for tesla's investment in xai and what, umm, tesla knew about spacex's acquisition plans when it invested in xai and jfc i have a headache
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A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
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Time to self promote again I guess….
These kinds of nutty satanic panic ideas have been around for a long time and have caused a lot of wrongful convictions
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
These kinds of nutty satanic panic ideas have been around for a long time and have caused a lot of wrongful convictions
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Time to self promote again I guess….
These kinds of nutty satanic panic ideas have been around for a long time and have caused a lot of wrongful convictions
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
These kinds of nutty satanic panic ideas have been around for a long time and have caused a lot of wrongful convictions
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....