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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 3h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Jill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · 1h

On this day in 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt was born. As 1st Lady, she lobbied FDR to appoint more women & championed racial justice. In 1960, she chaired the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, which released a trailblazing study documenting the pervasiveness of sex discrimination. #WeTheMen

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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 19h

NEW: One of the last Gullah Geechee communities just had a major win in their fight to preserve their unique home and culture. @aliciabannon.bsky.social explains the Georgia Supreme Court ruling that empowered Hogg Hummock residents to use direct democracy to challenge local zoning changes.

A Win for Georgia's Gullah Geechee

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that an island community descended from enslaved people could move forward with a referendum to overturn zoning changes that they argue will price them out of their hom...

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Alicia Bannon @aliciabannon.bsky.social · 21h

I wrote about a recent Georgia case, giving the go-ahead to a referendum seeking to overturn zoning changes that an island community descended from enslaved people say will price them out of their homes. It's a fascinating story of direct democracy in action.
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

A Win for Georgia's Gullah Geechee

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that an island community descended from enslaved people could move forward with a referendum to overturn zoning changes that they argue will price them out of their hom...

statecourtreport.org

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 20h

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 1d

Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.

Legal Theory Blog

Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!

legaltheoryblog.com

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

How about that!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua Weishart @joshuaweishart.bsky.social · 2d

Plyler v. Doe provides some formal protection against such ICE raids and intimidation at schools to the extent it denies access to school for undocumented children. Long overdue to press the issue in court.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

The President of the United States doesn’t seem to know what habeas corpus is

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

"The colonized man who writes for his people ought to use the past with the intention of opening the future, as an invitation to action and a basis of hope." Frantz Fanon

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

“Puerto Ricans want to be treated like people and not like a flock of sheep. Flocks are led from pen to pen, but people must be consulted before any change of ownership over them arises. What we ask for is done in the name of a right that has never been ignored by the Americans.” E.M. De Hostos ❤️🇵🇷

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

I am profoundly grateful to the editors and The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice for their dedication, professionalism, and for providing the space to engage in such an important and timely dialogue.

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

Our goal is to broaden the scholarly conversation beyond the constitutional question and to underscore the imperative of addressing decolonization as a matter of international legal obligation.

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

By framing Puerto Rico’s political status through the lens of jus cogens and the principle of self-determination under international law, our study highlights the enduring contradictions between the United States’ constitutional framework and peremptory norms that prohibit colonial domination.

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

This article explores the international legal dimensions of Puerto Rico’s colonial condition, an aspect often overlooked in academic discussions dominated by constitutional and domestic law debates surrounding the Insular Cases and the Territorial Clause.

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 2d

It is my pleasure to announce my most recent publication, “Peremptory Norms and the Right to Self-Determination: The Case of Puerto Rico,” co-authored with my 🇵🇷 colleague, Associate Professor Sigrid Vendrell-Polanco.

commons.stmarytx.edu/thescholar/v...

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 2d

Oklahoma business courts unconstitutional!

www.oscn.net/applications...

WHITE AND WADDELL v. STITT

www.oscn.net

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

www.msnbc.com

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Rebecca Ingber @becingber.bsky.social · 2d

To be clear, the President has been summarily executing suspected members of “cartels” on his say-so, on the basis of a secret legal memo from Bondi’s DOJ.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”

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KProfsBlog @kprofsblog.bsky.social · 3d

In today’s Reefer Brief, a Michigan state court refuses to impose a common sense solution to a dispute among co-owners over 56,000 pounds of marijuana because common sense does not dictate disputes in the realm of cannabis production and sale.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/reef...

Reefer Brief: Preliminary Injunction Denied to Investor in Cultivation Facilities

Mazin Somona has an ownership stake in a cannabis business in Michigan. He alleges that he invested $7.5 million for a 50% stake in four outdoor

www.contractsprofblog.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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