Chris Sprigman
@cjsprigman.bsky.social
Murray and Kathleen Bring Prof., NYU Law. IP, antitrust. ssrn.com/author=370802. Partner, Lex Lumina LLP. lex-lumina.com. All posts by my research assistant, Chad. https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=37891
I want to like Thomas Edsall; his column takes academic expert opinion seriously, something Americans increasingly don't do. But today's column illustrates one of Edsall's persistent shortcomings: he rarely consults academics with even mildly heterodox ideas. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution When He Leaves Office in 2029
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November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I want to like Thomas Edsall; his column takes academic expert opinion seriously, something Americans increasingly don't do. But today's column illustrates one of Edsall's persistent shortcomings: he rarely consults academics with even mildly heterodox ideas. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
This would be much more compelling if centrist, AIPAC-money-gobbling, Trump-cabinet-member-supporting Cory Booker weren't so personally emblematic of the dysfunction. www.mediaite.com/media/podcas...
Cory Booker Gives Scathing Review of Democrat Party
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) admitted that the Democratic Party "failed" in his generation and made "terrible mistakes" in a scathing review of his own party.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This would be much more compelling if centrist, AIPAC-money-gobbling, Trump-cabinet-member-supporting Cory Booker weren't so personally emblematic of the dysfunction. www.mediaite.com/media/podcas...
If you look at Nefesh B'Nefesh's "community guide"--I.e., the list of communities to which it encourages American Jews to move--you'll see several inside the occupied West Bank, and one inside the occupied Golan Heights. 1/ www.nbn.org.il/community-gu...
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you look at Nefesh B'Nefesh's "community guide"--I.e., the list of communities to which it encourages American Jews to move--you'll see several inside the occupied West Bank, and one inside the occupied Golan Heights. 1/ www.nbn.org.il/community-gu...
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I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
The New York Times is intent on bullying Zohran Mamdani on behalf of some of the worst people in NYC. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions With Jewish Leaders
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November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times is intent on bullying Zohran Mamdani on behalf of some of the worst people in NYC. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
The most telling fact about both Schumer and Gillibrand is that neither at this point has any real policy goals. They are in power to be in power. And they absolutely suck at it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
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November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The most telling fact about both Schumer and Gillibrand is that neither at this point has any real policy goals. They are in power to be in power. And they absolutely suck at it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
This constantly-repeated question tipped over into bullying a long time ago.
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This constantly-repeated question tipped over into bullying a long time ago.
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Perjury should be a crime maybe
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Perjury should be a crime maybe
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
Everyone seems to think this is a great idea. I think it's a mistake. Tisch is a billionaire heiress with some very bad ideas and not a lot of loyalty or political discipline. I would be surprised if she doesn't clash w/Mamdani eventually on criminal justice issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
Jessica Tisch Will Remain Police Commissioner Under Mamdani
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November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Everyone seems to think this is a great idea. I think it's a mistake. Tisch is a billionaire heiress with some very bad ideas and not a lot of loyalty or political discipline. I would be surprised if she doesn't clash w/Mamdani eventually on criminal justice issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
Think of what a rotten soul you must possess if you want to work for this man or really to have anything whatsoever to do with him.
Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Think of what a rotten soul you must possess if you want to work for this man or really to have anything whatsoever to do with him.
My blood pressure is under control. I take that as a sign of Trump’s impending doom.
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My blood pressure is under control. I take that as a sign of Trump’s impending doom.
It’s so incredible that I wouldn’t believe it except anything is possible with these fucking fascist dummies.
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
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It’s so incredible that I wouldn’t believe it except anything is possible with these fucking fascist dummies.
Columbia Univ. continuing to cower behind locked gates. Has been quite a profile in courage throughout.
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Columbia Univ. continuing to cower behind locked gates. Has been quite a profile in courage throughout.
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“Elite” is a pretty contested term and seems to shift between referring to a fairly small group to referring to anyone with a college degree and white collar employment. But Larry Summers really is a useful exemplar. There’s people like him that just get to sit at every single table somehow.
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Elite” is a pretty contested term and seems to shift between referring to a fairly small group to referring to anyone with a college degree and white collar employment. But Larry Summers really is a useful exemplar. There’s people like him that just get to sit at every single table somehow.
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Why was an 80s East German spy elected to Congress?
Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files.
His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.
@nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:
His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.
@nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:
Rep. Clay Higgins’ racist tweet is only the tip of the iceberg
His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one his three ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Why was an 80s East German spy elected to Congress?
This is why I want Brad Lander to primary Dan Goldman out of his House seat. Brad would represent NY-10 much better than Goldman has.
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
NEW: Brad Lander says he wants a trial, not a deal to drop his charge stemming from an arrest by ICE.
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is why I want Brad Lander to primary Dan Goldman out of his House seat. Brad would represent NY-10 much better than Goldman has.
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Why would the Epstein buddy president go out of his way to help sex trafficker Andrew Tate? Guess some mysteries are unsolvable.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Why would the Epstein buddy president go out of his way to help sex trafficker Andrew Tate? Guess some mysteries are unsolvable.
Why do journalists have no apparent solidarity whatsoever? This rancid POS jabs his finger in a woman reporter's face and calls her "piggy" and none of the other journalists there says a word?
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Why do journalists have no apparent solidarity whatsoever? This rancid POS jabs his finger in a woman reporter's face and calls her "piggy" and none of the other journalists there says a word?
People are sensing that Republicans are starting to move away from Trump, and are asking how far it will go. In one sense, it hardly matters. Trump will not be able to deal with *any* degree of vulnerability. He knows only dominance. 1/
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
People are sensing that Republicans are starting to move away from Trump, and are asking how far it will go. In one sense, it hardly matters. Trump will not be able to deal with *any* degree of vulnerability. He knows only dominance. 1/
This is scummy behavior when the Danes do it. But there's something extra offensive when the British, who spent centuries colonizing other people's homelands and stealing from them, now steal from people seeking political asylum in Britain.
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is scummy behavior when the Danes do it. But there's something extra offensive when the British, who spent centuries colonizing other people's homelands and stealing from them, now steal from people seeking political asylum in Britain.
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Neal Katyal says he's working on a TV show that he describes as "The West Wing for the Supreme Court," and my question is, have We As A Society not suffered enough
A Brief History Of Awful TV Shows About the Supreme Court
The concept of “The West Wing for the Supreme Court” might be the only thing more upsetting than the actual Supreme Court.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Neal Katyal says he's working on a TV show that he describes as "The West Wing for the Supreme Court," and my question is, have We As A Society not suffered enough
An long David Leonhardt interview of former Trump DOJ- spokesperson-turned-Trump-antagonist Sarah Isgur, without a single mention of her ardent and dishonest defense of Trump's immigrant child kidnapping policy. Basically the kind of whitewash I expect from the Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | A Conservative Cure for Trumpism
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November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An long David Leonhardt interview of former Trump DOJ- spokesperson-turned-Trump-antagonist Sarah Isgur, without a single mention of her ardent and dishonest defense of Trump's immigrant child kidnapping policy. Basically the kind of whitewash I expect from the Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
This is right. In fact, we need a special tribunal, supported by laws expanding criminal liability that apply retroactively, and with court jurisdiction stripped so that those laws cannot be struck down. We need swift, pitiless retribution.
I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is right. In fact, we need a special tribunal, supported by laws expanding criminal liability that apply retroactively, and with court jurisdiction stripped so that those laws cannot be struck down. We need swift, pitiless retribution.