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Eric Segall

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#Notacourt but yes a law prof

Eric J. Segall is an American legal scholar and the Ashe Family Chair Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law, where he has taught since 1991. He teaches classes on federal courts and constitutional law. .. more

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 11h

I was a guest on this podcast talking about teaching con law in the age of Trump. I start at the 10 minute mark.
I don’t hold back.

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Ep 172 — Law School In The Age Of Trump (Ft. Prof. Eric Segall)

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · 10/10/2025 · 1h 6m

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 13h

How can you teach law school when SCOTUS is setting fire to a new precedent every day? Here's hoping @espinsegall.bsky.social can explain it to us!

with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social

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Ep 172 — Law School In The Age Of Trump (Ft. Prof. Eric Segall)

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · 10/10/2025 · 1h 6m

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Serious question: does there come a point where everyone admits that Constitutional originalism is just a made-up vibe-based philosophy that gives Republican judges a pretext for ruling however it is that Republicans want them to rule?

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by the US Department of Justice.

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Pete Coe @petecoevo.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @espinsegall.bsky.social thanks for being on the pod w/ @petedominick.bsky.social. Everybody's favorite news & audio round up plus this great guest & Pete on Rick Smith's Pod! What more do you want, listeners?! 🦅 standupwithpete.com/1455-eric-se...

1455 Eric Segall and Me on The Rick Smith Show + News and Clips | Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1d

“‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act” electionlawblog.org?p=152427

"'The stakes are quite large': US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act" #ELB

Sam Levine with a deep dive on Callais for The Guardian.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

What I’ve said is the Court isn’t a real court which is not exactly the same thing. And my critique, FWIW, is non-partisan. Just don’t give gov’t officials effectively unreviewable power for life and expect them to act like judges, especially when their binding document is often hopelessly unclear.

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Pete Dominick @petedominick.bsky.social · 1d

I host a daily podcast. There are no ads. I recap the news with clips and talk to the smartest people around.

Today I have Con law prof @espinsegall.bsky.social

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

My conclusion:

When Mr. Trump attacks democratic institutions, he does so in the manner of a car wreck — so flagrantly destructive as to command public attention. When the Supreme Court undermines our democracy, as it seems poised to do in Callais, it feels more like a slow poisoning: the attacks may be harder to notice, but they are just as deadly

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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.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 2d

Right idea, wrong messenger.

Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

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Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

Good democracyproject.org/posts/judici...

Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 2d

Gold?

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 2d

What’s behind the President?
Really.

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Kimmer @kvonyborg.bsky.social · 3d

It's Legal Eagle @espinsegall.bsky.social with @petedominick.bsky.social LIVE RIGHT NOW ON YOUTUBE
come join us!
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The Legal Eagle Eric Segall

YouTube video by Stand Up! With Pete

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, that’s for Super PAC’s…..
But yes, we do miss AMK, which is saying something.

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, rule is ADF always gets standing. www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/10/law-...

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 3d

Man. Justice Alito is going to wind up voting (1) FOR gender-affirming care bans, because states get to regulate that medicine and (2) AGAINST conversion therapy bans, because states do not get to regulate that medicine. He will not experience cognitive dissonance.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 3d

Must-Watch Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Today: Nate Persily on Lessons from 2024 on the Risks to the 2026 Elections electionlawblog.org?p=152394

Must-Watch Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Today: Nate Persily on Lessons from 2024 on the Risks to the 2026 Elections #ELB

You can register to watch here. Nate will be in person at UCLA and I’ll be moderating the event with a live audience.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 3d

“The main lesson from these cases, of course, is that the Court will bend over backwards to find jurisdiction when doing so aids religion and will bend over backwards to decline jurisdiction if doing so … also aids religion.”
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Law Has Nothing to do With It: Jurisdiction and Religion in the Roberts Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar , a difficult case involving “conversion therapy.” Colorado, like...

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 3d

Today’s Conversion Therapy Case shouldn’t even be heard by the Court. “Law Has Nothing to do With It: Jurisdiction and Religion in the Roberts Court.”
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Law Has Nothing to do With It: Jurisdiction and Religion in the Roberts Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar , a difficult case involving “conversion therapy.” Colorado, like...

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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 3d

Besides its merits arguments, Colorado defends its conversion therapy ban before SCOTUS by contesting the plaintiff's standing. On the blog, @espinsegall.bsky.social worries the argument will fall on deaf ears, given this Court's tendency to manipulate jurisdiction in cases involving religion.👇

Law Has Nothing to do With It: Jurisdiction and Religion in the Roberts Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar , a difficult case involving “conversion therapy.” Colorado, like...

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Pete Dominick @petedominick.bsky.social · 3d

It’s @mauraquint.bsky.social day!!!!

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 4d

I think we need a new strategy. Really famous people need to go to the White House, tell the President how great he his, and then explain that his top advisers are leading to the destruction of the United States, and unfair as it is, Trump will be blamed by history….
I’m totally serious.

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Ordinary Rendition @renderjudgment.bsky.social · 4d

An exception so well-established it's all but in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 4d

I make this case tomorrow on Dorf on Law. It’s a ripeness question. There is no threat of prosecution much less a “direct and concrete one.” But the answer is cases brought by the ADF don’t have to meet the case or controversy requirement.

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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 4d

Happy First Monday in October! On the blog, I preview tomorrow's SCOTUS oral argument on whether Colorado's conversion therapy ban infringes free speech. I explain why the ideological stakes are mixed by pointing to implications for hypothetical red-state bans on gender-affirming talk therapy.

Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban Comes to SCOTUS Tomorrow: Are There Implications for Gender-Affirming Talk Therapy?

The Supreme Court officially begins its new Term today with two relatively small-ball cases. The real action begins tomorrow, when the Court...

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Diane Ravitch🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🗽🇨🇱🏳️‍🌈✡️🇨🇦 @dianeravitch.bsky.social · 4d

Justice Karen Immergut, a Trump appointee, ruled against Trump for the second time in two days. She ruled he cannot send troops to Portland. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland for second time

The ruling came in an emergency hearing Sunday night.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

Jane Riley for CA asks about the duration of the new TRO. Immergut replies that it would expire in 14 days [notwithstanding further order of the court]....

For DOJ, Hamilton asks court to rule on motion for stay.

Immergut: I'm denying motion for stay and administrative stay.

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