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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 6h

I fully recognize that Momdani needs to win and also he needs to win in Cleveland before he is LeBron James, LOL.

Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 6h

My Dad—Donald Gaines Murray, Jr.,—who knows politics as well as anyone, once told me, politicians are like athletes. Sometimes you win because you come in every Saturday and shoot that shot and sometimes, well, you are LeBron James.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 6h

It is like watching early Obama. Generational talent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Mamdani: "Trump ran on 3 promises - punishment of his political enemies, easing cost of living crisis, & mass deportation. It's that second promise that brought so many to his campaign. And yet he's unable & unwilling to deliver bc he's beholden to the very billionaires that are profiting off of it"

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 8h

I have never been prouder to be a district court clerk (academia tends towards snobbery on district court clerks).

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 8h

unlike the rest of these folks (and unlike appellate judges and supreme court justices), the job of a district judge is essentially to see what's in front of them

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 8h

It's very striking how clearly they seem to see what's right in front of their faces in way that so many others -- law firm partners, university presidents, members of congress, and on and on -- refuse to.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 9h

Here's the reality: On any given day the President might impose an effective embargo on trade with China. This is the second time he's done it *this year*. They may patch it up again, but the pattern has been set, and it will shape expectations for the rest of his term.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 9h

Sharon: Are you witch? I am just saying…

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 9h

President Trump has made his priorities very clear: unleashing Bill Pulte on his enemies, hosting the Kennedy Center Honors, building a new ballroom, and getting rid of the Rose Garden. His Viziers Vought and Miller have other plans.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 9h

I think we were all so tired from the first term and the failed insurrection that we tuned out for four years.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 10h

And I have to say: statehood for DC and Puerto Rico sounds fantastic! We have not had a new state since 1959.

Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 15h

Right, so the GOP cares more about minority rule than reopening the government on their preferred terms. So be it! They own the shutdown, they control all three branches of the federal government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 10h

Also, lots of Bad Bunnies…

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 10h

It was such a good film!

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 11h

It is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

a frog wearing a top hat is dancing on a bed .

Alt: A frog is wearing a top hat is dancing on a bed in a pursuit of happiness.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 11h

A great movie “No” discusses how the opposition built a campaign against Pinochet based one idea: “democracy should be fun.”

Beautiful frog stands against dictatorship.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 11h

So, when the new bank is supposed to record a new deed in a public database at the local land office, but the initial mortgage stays at the original bank. That is a good question, though!

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 11h

The most powerful evidence is that the bank actually made a mistake in a power of attorney and listed it as a primary residence, and Tish James wrote back and told it was not her primary residence.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 11h

The mortgage application, though, is available in two places—the bank and if financed through a government backed loan, the agency. So, even if the government tries to change it, it still available at the bank.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 17h

United States attorneys offices all have prosecutorial guidelines – amounts of financial loss or property damage, etc. below which they won’t bring a case. I’ve never heard of a financial fraud guideline loss threshold anywhere near as low as 18 K, which is the amount of loss in the James case.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 15h

The key sentence is: “At the time of the Constitution’s drafting, and for years after, the Constitution and the government it created remained plastic.” As I have been saying: in 1789, no-one had any idea how to design the Democratic State. I also enjoyed the mildly shady critique of Taft.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 15h

Congrats to @narosenblum.bsky.social, @andreascoseriakatz.bsky.social [email protected] for writing an absolutely vital article on why judges need to take that the early Founding Era wildly varying ideas of executive power.

Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 17d

Just in time for the grant in Slaughter, my latest with @andreascoseriakatz.bsky.social and @janemanners.bsky.social out in the @umichlaw.bsky.social Journal of Law Reform!

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DISAGREEMENT AND HISTORICAL ARGUMENT OR HOW NOT TO THINK ABOUT REMOVAL
Andrea Scoseria Katz, Noah A. Rosenblum, and Jane Manners
ABSTRACT
Scholars have debated the reach of the President's power to remove government officers for over one hundred years. This old fight is now suddenly urgent as President Trump asserts far-reaching powers to control the federal bureaucracy and the Supreme Court transforms Unitary Executive Theory into caselaw. Yet the scholarly case for an indefeasible presidential removal power has never been weaker.
This Essay continues an ongoing conversation about how to read some critical early republic evidence about removal. It briefly recapitulates the stakes of the disagreement before offering in-depth analyses of developments in Pennsylvania removal practice, including a reading of the Council of Censors' Report from 1784. Along the way, it responds to some recent criticisms of our work by Professors Saikrishna Prakash and Aditya Bamzai.
The Essay makes two overarching arguments: First, there was no consensus in the early republic that the executive power included an indefeasible power of removal.
Second, legal historians must take dissensus seriously. Historical disagreement is a fact that lawyers wishing to make legal meaning out of history need to confront. In this case, it straightforwardly undermines the notion there was a shared understanding in the early republic that the executive power included an indefeasible power of removal.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 19h

It’s an insane world where militarizing your own civilian streets and ordering extrajudicial murders on the high seas doesn’t get you a prize.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 18h

I understand! I am just noting it because we are seeing some pretty jumps in the private market as well. United Healthcare is raising costs for both its private and public markets.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 18h

Well, back in the olden days, youngsters, BlueSky had an edit button. If you back to my feed, you see me say: I am staying here because of the edit button…and then one day…it was gone.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 1d

It is never a good day to be indicted.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 1d

I said it before and I say it again: for United Healthcare, there is no private or public marketplace for healthcare , there is only the market.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/ Listen: the people who can’t afford ACA hikes or are getting kicked off Medicare are the priority. But…last year my company saw a 17% increase in healthcare costs. This year we are projecting 20%.

Every year for idk a decade has been at least 10%

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 1d

There should be a “like” in there! I remember when BlueSky had an edit button, and it is why I stayed here instead Mastadon!

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