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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 21h

Word I propose bringing back to frequent use: "limn." Can mean to illuminate a manuscript or paint a picture, but can also be figurative. Ex: in court you might say "the picture limned by the record."

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d

A woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” Viva Maria Corina Machado and may Venezuela once again regain its freedom.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 1d

Amen. From Henry Oliver.

substack.com/@henryoliver

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 1d

Ummmm . . .

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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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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 1d

Extraordinary statement. FWIW, it's been a few years, but I've been in and out of this courthouse hundreds of times. The most security I've ever seen there (which even then wasn't much) was the day Blago was taken in to be booked.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago federal court chief judge says she has not requested National Guard for courthouse

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 2d

Next week the US will impose 25% tariffs on cabinets & sofas - for "national security." It's insane (& costly & ineffective), but, sadly, par for the course.

My latest:

"Trump’s New Furniture Tariffs Are (Almost) Everything Wrong with U.S. Trade Policy Today" thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...

Trump’s New Furniture Tariffs Are (Almost) Everything Wrong with U.S. Trade Policy Today

There is no ‘national security’ basis for them, and they won’t accomplish the administration’s stated goals.

thedispatch.com

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 2d

New Prague, Minnesota.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 2d

Voila!

ij.org

The Institute for Justice

Founded in 1991, the Institute for Justice litigates to end widespread abuses of power and secure vital constitutional rights. IJ litigates in state and federal courts around the country on behalf of ...

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 2d

Not much difference, but my point is perhaps he's just a Victorian antiquarian who got lost.

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 2d

Given the lack of detail, perhaps he's referring to Rule 11 of Order LXV of the Supreme Court (of London), issued in 1883, which allows for the court to require a lawyer to not charge their client for frivolous costs?

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

For Trump's secret police, the claim that US citizens have no right to monitor them or record what they are doing is a tenacious and firmly held conviction... which lacks any plausible basis in actual law. It's invoke to justify the use of violence against citizens where other pretexts fail.

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

thedispatch.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 3d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 2d

As a 1st year associate I followed a partners' instructions and filed a lien closure case involving 40 properties only to then find the local rule only allowed 2 at a time. I think he didn't do a lot of local rule reading (but I have since then).

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago folks: I'll be speaking at this as will 2 of my @ij.org colleagues. Come join us!

State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 17d

SAVE THE DATE: Nov. 6-7, we're hosting a symposium with @brennancenter.org and Northwestern University Law Review exploring the future of state constitutional rights. Virtual and in-person registration options are available, and IL CLE credit is pending for in-person participants. Register today:

The Power of State Constitutional Rights

Judges, practitioners, and scholars explore critical issues facing state courts and constitutions.

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Kasia Szymborski Wolfkot @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social · 2d

Come to our FREE symposium on the power of state constitutions in Chicago, Nov. 6-7! Panels on so many rights:

voting
repro
economic
LGBTQ+
against cruel/unusual punishment

Plus sessions on federalism, barriers to rights vindication, and constitutional amendments.

SEE YOU THERE! 🤸🎉📚

State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 17d

SAVE THE DATE: Nov. 6-7, we're hosting a symposium with @brennancenter.org and Northwestern University Law Review exploring the future of state constitutional rights. Virtual and in-person registration options are available, and IL CLE credit is pending for in-person participants. Register today:

The Power of State Constitutional Rights

Judges, practitioners, and scholars explore critical issues facing state courts and constitutions.

brennan.swoogo.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3d

We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.

They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 3d

Endless cronyism: "Decorative hardwoods industry urges Trump to expand products under section 232 tariffs proposal" www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodwor...

Decorative hardwoods industry urges Trump to expand products under section 232 tariffs proposal | Woodworking Network

On Oct. 1, 2025, nine presidents and CEOs representing American manufacturers of hardwood plywood, engineered wood flooring, and hardwood veneer asked President Trump to add their products to the…

www.woodworkingnetwork.com

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 3d

The Two Dolls problem.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

“.. The strong growth usually seen due to shipments of holiday merchandise, “we are not seeing that,” said Dale Rogers ..

@cnbc.com #FreightRecession
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/07/s...

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.

ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 5d

I think folks should prepare themselves for the off chance that there is a different outcome in Chicago than the litigation has yielded thus far in Portland. The facts on the ground, I think, are arguably different enough.

But that’ll raise serious Posse Comitatus issues in Chicago. It’s not good.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 5d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 4d

Interesting take from the PA Supreme Court (1840):

"Every legislature is strictly a court; whence it is said by Sir Edward Coke, that the British parliament, consisting as it does of the king, lords, and commons, is the highest, most absolute, and most honorable court of justice in England."

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Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 5d

Our Latest Podcast: Supreme Court Preview from UNC

With Sheldon Gilbert, Andy Hessick Justin Pearson!

ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 397 | Supreme Court Preview from UNC - Institute for Justice

Dropping on First Monday, the Supreme Court’s first day of the October 2025 term, it’s our annual Supreme Court preview, recorded live at the University […]

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 5d

DUIs in the 19th century. Apparently called (at least here) "DRUNK IN CHARGE".

"Joseph Willbond, 60, Newcastle-street, baker, was charged with being drunk in charge of a horse and trap in Charlotte-street last night." (Evening Post, Sept. 21, 1895)

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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 7d

Know a law student interested in Communication/Media Law?

Applications are open for the Forum on Communications Law's Annual Conference and Media Advocacy Workshop scholarships to attend the February 2026 conference in Phoenix.

Application information available on the Forum's website.

Media Advocacy Workshop 2025-2026 Law Student Scholarship Program

Now in its 31st year, the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communications Law is pleased to invite law students to apply for financial support to attend its Media Advocacy Workshop and Annual Confe...

www.americanbar.org

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