Professa Murray
@kalimurray.bsky.social
I am a law professor. The Only Patent Habermasian. Dedicated to bringing a knife to a knife fight. A GREAT LEGAL SCHOLAR.
I would respectfully decline to interview with the FBI, and then send a clip of the commercial back to the FBI.
Long live the Stuart Constitution.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CONFIRMS FBI HAS REQUESTED INTERVIEWS WITH SIX U.S. LAWMAKERS WHO WARNED ABOUT ILLEGAL MILITARY ORDERS
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I would respectfully decline to interview with the FBI, and then send a clip of the commercial back to the FBI.
@nicholasbednar.bsky.social stop depressing me. I am still working through the federal government’s release of key data set to the AI Imperium; I need the ghost of Chester Arthur to rest easy this morn.
New Paper: Presidential Control of the Civil Service.
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Presidential Control of the Civil Service
<p>Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article challenges that assumption. Legal scholars too oft
papers.ssrn.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
@nicholasbednar.bsky.social stop depressing me. I am still working through the federal government’s release of key data set to the AI Imperium; I need the ghost of Chester Arthur to rest easy this morn.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What I have learned from the Trump Adminstration is what its says about the law is excuse my French, bullshit. I suspect a classification that you have already approved for refugee status is a reliance interest and even in immigration law, you would have to meet a sufficient Matthews standard.
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What I have learned from the Trump Adminstration is what its says about the law is excuse my French, bullshit. I suspect a classification that you have already approved for refugee status is a reliance interest and even in immigration law, you would have to meet a sufficient Matthews standard.
Two things that would make housing affordable again: properly constituted public hoarding and a wholesale recognition of tenant’s unions.
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Two things that would make housing affordable again: properly constituted public hoarding and a wholesale recognition of tenant’s unions.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The “presumption of regularity” is a issue in the “ good cause removal” of Lisa Cook. Bill Pulte’s public criminal referral letter relies on a mortgage term in a standard agreement and much like Leticia James, subsequent factual inquiries show that she disclosed her intended use in the application.
Me on DOJ’s behavior: “it’s malevolence *exacerbated* by incompetence. That’s problematic enough for the government’s credibility before federal district judges. But at some point soon, one suspects that the Supreme Court itself may well have to grapple with its consequences—or risk being duped.”
194. Another Bad Week for the Presumption of Regularity
Three different flashpoints highlight how much the Trump administration has done, in such short order, to undermine its own litigation efforts and to damage—perhaps irreparably—DOJ's credibility.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The “presumption of regularity” is a issue in the “ good cause removal” of Lisa Cook. Bill Pulte’s public criminal referral letter relies on a mortgage term in a standard agreement and much like Leticia James, subsequent factual inquiries show that she disclosed her intended use in the application.
What did Our Queen Joyce Carol Oates say:
wherever he goes, he wants to leave’--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
wherever he goes, he wants to leave’--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What did Our Queen Joyce Carol Oates say:
wherever he goes, he wants to leave’--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
wherever he goes, he wants to leave’--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Woke Colonel Sanders (Ty Cobb) always kills me. And I will say this: every lawyer—like a soldier—swears an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of their state. It is something we are bound by independent of any particular man.
Ex Trump WH Lawyer Ty Cobb: “The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a President as evil as Trump, whose desire is to accumulate & abuse power - total authoritarianism… lawyers, judges, the military don’t have to follow illegal orders even though they have been rampantly.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Woke Colonel Sanders (Ty Cobb) always kills me. And I will say this: every lawyer—like a soldier—swears an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of their state. It is something we are bound by independent of any particular man.
The Master wishes to create a space where only his law matters. The Master wishes us to believe he only has to say something for it to become law. There is fundamental difference, between a statute, passed through democratically accountable means and executive order, the word of one mean.
Donald Trump granted 238 pardons and commutations in his first term. In his second, he has issued nearly 2,000. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/lxDoAu
The Meaning of Trump’s Presidential Pardons
The President granted two hundred and thirty-eight pardons and commutations in his first term; less than a year into his second, he has issued nearly two thousand.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Master wishes to create a space where only his law matters. The Master wishes us to believe he only has to say something for it to become law. There is fundamental difference, between a statute, passed through democratically accountable means and executive order, the word of one mean.
You organize your politics by identifying what you need. Ella Baker. It helps you stay focused. What is the need? What I aiming for? It is also a good marker to help you think about the opposition. Quite a bit, I think about Russell Vought’s need, to explain his action.
WELKER: You've also said that President Trump is a despot. Do you still believe President Trump is a threat to democracy?
MAMDANI: Everything I've said in the past I continue to believe. That's the thing that I think is important in our politics -- we don't shy away from where we have disagreements
MAMDANI: Everything I've said in the past I continue to believe. That's the thing that I think is important in our politics -- we don't shy away from where we have disagreements
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You organize your politics by identifying what you need. Ella Baker. It helps you stay focused. What is the need? What I aiming for? It is also a good marker to help you think about the opposition. Quite a bit, I think about Russell Vought’s need, to explain his action.
As I said, Russell Vought believes in one thing—executive authority—and also believes in a permanent vanguard of the conservative elite that rule us from within the state: and if that sounds, wild, why yes it is.
DOGE is down to about 45 employees, but others have burrowed their way into government agencies as full time employees. Some are helping Vought's efforts to downsize the government. Others are implementing private AI across government.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
As I said, Russell Vought believes in one thing—executive authority—and also believes in a permanent vanguard of the conservative elite that rule us from within the state: and if that sounds, wild, why yes it is.
They got rid of DOGE b/c those little DOGE babies are nested in the federal government now. What we can change in 2026: we should re-appropriate USAID, and Dep’t of Education, we can place IMLS in the Library of Congress, and we can move the NEA and NIH to the Smithsonian.
Congrats to everyone who covered the obviously bad faith, unprecedentedly illegal, & wildly unconstitutional data theft & dismantling of the federal government by a billionaire criminal Nazi & his henchmen as a legitimate process of “government efficiency.” Truly, well done.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
They got rid of DOGE b/c those little DOGE babies are nested in the federal government now. What we can change in 2026: we should re-appropriate USAID, and Dep’t of Education, we can place IMLS in the Library of Congress, and we can move the NEA and NIH to the Smithsonian.
Remember his three priorities are: decoration, retribution, and corruption.
Everyone asked Black Women to be the 92% and then walked away.
Everyone asked Black Women to be the 92% and then walked away.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Remember his three priorities are: decoration, retribution, and corruption.
Everyone asked Black Women to be the 92% and then walked away.
Everyone asked Black Women to be the 92% and then walked away.
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For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
Just updated my bio! Thanks for the suggestion, President. Ha!
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just updated my bio! Thanks for the suggestion, President. Ha!
In my world, once I heard that Zohran Mamdani’s Mom was Mira Nair, I was sold. Serious, absolute bangers: Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Weeding, The Namesake, Vanity Fair, Salaam Bombay, Queen of Katwe. In 1991, Mississippi Masala, was a revelation, and an attempt to a story of a multicultural South.
people really do need to watch more movies. Mamdani’s mother is one the greatest living female directors, Mira Nair. he grew up around great storytellers and authentic narratives. he knows what he’s doing. so of course that stupid starfucker of a president would be dazzled by him
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In my world, once I heard that Zohran Mamdani’s Mom was Mira Nair, I was sold. Serious, absolute bangers: Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Weeding, The Namesake, Vanity Fair, Salaam Bombay, Queen of Katwe. In 1991, Mississippi Masala, was a revelation, and an attempt to a story of a multicultural South.
What is hilarious here is Mamdani I’d clearly doing the Jim Halpert from the Office face off in every shot.
if i posted photos of someone like this my partner would be texting me with a link to the tweet accompanied solely with “?”
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What is hilarious here is Mamdani I’d clearly doing the Jim Halpert from the Office face off in every shot.
What claims fund? Is it housed at the Department of Treasury? Also, say no and continue to say no, for the names of all Jewish students and employees, and if they challenge this, sue and say the government has placed you into an unconscionable settlement agreement, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u....
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What claims fund? Is it housed at the Department of Treasury? Also, say no and continue to say no, for the names of all Jewish students and employees, and if they challenge this, sue and say the government has placed you into an unconscionable settlement agreement, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u....
Ha! I told you everyone loves a sunny politician from NYC.
Ok, but why did Trump post this solo photo of Zohran Mamdani on his Truth Social? And did Mamdani ask to be photographed in front of FDR, who is his favoite president?
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ha! I told you everyone loves a sunny politician from NYC.
What we have right now is appropriations trench warfare. If I was a college “paying” any settlement agreement, I would write Congress to demand the settlement be placed into “Treasury”. Taking control of the “pipes” still remains DOGE’s primary achievement.
President Trump is building a “shadow budget” outside of Congressional control. @scott-levy.bsky.social explains why it is unlawful and how Congress should respond:
www.justsecurity.org/125302/shado...
www.justsecurity.org/125302/shado...
How to End Shadow Budget, Protect Congress’s Power of Purse
Unless Congress reasserts control over federal spending, the balance the framers designed could collapse into a self-financing presidency.
www.justsecurity.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What we have right now is appropriations trench warfare. If I was a college “paying” any settlement agreement, I would write Congress to demand the settlement be placed into “Treasury”. Taking control of the “pipes” still remains DOGE’s primary achievement.
The reason why the Trump Administration is losing itself over this ad is it raises the exact issue that I have been discussing today: we cannot determine anymore if their assessment of what is lawful is legitimate because no-one can credit what they say as lawful or truthful.
There’s a through the looking glass quality to discussions of what constitute “lawful orders” within an executive branch where POTUS asserts authority to say what the law is regardless of legal reality.
If POTUS orders it and he (or his yes men at OLC) say it is legal, then it is a “lawful order.”
If POTUS orders it and he (or his yes men at OLC) say it is legal, then it is a “lawful order.”
LEAVITT: They are encouraging service members not to follow lawful orders!
REPORTER: They're talking about illegal orders
LEAVITT: They're suggesting the president has given illegal orders, which he has not. Every single order given is lawful.
REPORTER: They're talking about illegal orders
LEAVITT: They're suggesting the president has given illegal orders, which he has not. Every single order given is lawful.
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The reason why the Trump Administration is losing itself over this ad is it raises the exact issue that I have been discussing today: we cannot determine anymore if their assessment of what is lawful is legitimate because no-one can credit what they say as lawful or truthful.
Since January 20, 2025 we comply because of what I call legitimation habits: the government provides us with reliable information, the government provides us with due process, and the government acts in a regular manner. None of that is true of the Trump Administration. Do not comply anymore.
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Since January 20, 2025 we comply because of what I call legitimation habits: the government provides us with reliable information, the government provides us with due process, and the government acts in a regular manner. None of that is true of the Trump Administration. Do not comply anymore.
And where you see colleges (like in Texas and Florida) that have to react to DEI instructions, it is because state legislatures have passed separate laws that do have the force of law.
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
And where you see colleges (like in Texas and Florida) that have to react to DEI instructions, it is because state legislatures have passed separate laws that do have the force of law.
My response as a college would to say, bring it on: it is time to start attacking executive order to the states or private entities that are not federal agencies, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u.... An executive order is an instruction to a federal agency.
Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My response as a college would to say, bring it on: it is time to start attacking executive order to the states or private entities that are not federal agencies, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u.... An executive order is an instruction to a federal agency.