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.
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they fucking suspended @dril.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
they fucking suspended @dril.bsky.social
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
nyt getting its licks in
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
nyt getting its licks in
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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"Le said that many DHS officials don’t understand the seriousness of an order from a federal judge. 'It took a long, long, long time, and many orders [to] let them know that if you don’t fix it, I’m going to quit and you’re going to be dragging yourself into court.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"Le said that many DHS officials don’t understand the seriousness of an order from a federal judge. 'It took a long, long, long time, and many orders [to] let them know that if you don’t fix it, I’m going to quit and you’re going to be dragging yourself into court.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
!["Despite the funds appropriated for ICE operations, Congress did not provide any funds for [the U.S. Department of Justice] to defend those actions, and we are seeing the results of that daily," Prokosch said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdj5pzurklijmlknynlpaora/bafkreiadyutoijvl2om2nsb76ml244tugs366k5ghm2nplvxjt56ef7ilm@jpeg)
If only we had a procedure, that allowed litigants with similar complaints to have their cases heard all that the same time ... like, everyone classified a certain way.
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
If only we had a procedure, that allowed litigants with similar complaints to have their cases heard all that the same time ... like, everyone classified a certain way.
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
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
earlier there were the whacked out arguments that the sec couldn't issue subpoenas:
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
earlier there were the whacked out arguments that the sec couldn't issue subpoenas:
no. they were investigating whether there were grounds to bring a more serious fraud charge. then trump won the election, and they went with the undeniable charge
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
no. they were investigating whether there were grounds to bring a more serious fraud charge. then trump won the election, and they went with the undeniable charge
this is just the latest in a long line of dilatory tactics.
the sec wants $150 million (if he hadn't dug his heels in, it would have been 5 to 6 figures). Would love to know his final legal bill. (Do lawyers charge extra for arguments that border on Rule 11 territory?)
the sec wants $150 million (if he hadn't dug his heels in, it would have been 5 to 6 figures). Would love to know his final legal bill. (Do lawyers charge extra for arguments that border on Rule 11 territory?)
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
this is just the latest in a long line of dilatory tactics.
the sec wants $150 million (if he hadn't dug his heels in, it would have been 5 to 6 figures). Would love to know his final legal bill. (Do lawyers charge extra for arguments that border on Rule 11 territory?)
the sec wants $150 million (if he hadn't dug his heels in, it would have been 5 to 6 figures). Would love to know his final legal bill. (Do lawyers charge extra for arguments that border on Rule 11 territory?)
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
it wasn't in the rule. it was definitely what lawyers told clients, it's possible there was sec guidance somewhere
February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
it wasn't in the rule. it was definitely what lawyers told clients, it's possible there was sec guidance somewhere
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!"
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...