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Jake Charles @jacobdcharles.bsky.social · 11h

Similar petitions keep cropping up. The Court is gonna have to confront this question sooner or later. They seem to be choosing “later,” for now. But they can’t avoid it forever (unless every circuit keeps upholding the laws, I suppose).

Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 15h

Challengers to Connecticut's assault weapons ban are now asking SCOTUS to take up their case and declare all assault weapons bans unconstitutional.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 11h

How about that!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 19h

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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Anna E. Carpenter @annacarpenter.bsky.social · 21h

@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Stephen Henderson has spearheaded the reboot of CrimProf Blog, serving as Managing Editor alongside editors Guha Krishnamurthi and Sam Merchant.

Check it out! crimprof.blog

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Ronald J. Coleman (RJ) @ronaldjcoleman.bsky.social · 21h

NY Times: “The widespread use of instant video generators . . . will bring an end to visuals as proof.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

What the Arrival of A.I.-Fabricated Video Means for Us

www.nytimes.com

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Carlos Chévere Lugo @carloschevere.bsky.social · 1d

It is my pleasure to announce my most recent publication, “Peremptory Norms and the Right to Self-Determination: The Case of Puerto Rico,” co-authored with my 🇵🇷 colleague, Associate Professor Sigrid Vendrell-Polanco.

commons.stmarytx.edu/thescholar/v...

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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

Not great!

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 1d

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure! I Haven't had the chance to get into the weeds, as I'd only just begun to wrap my head around Texas's business courts shenanigans before I moved here. I'm sure I'll have time to look into this soon (that's a lie).

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma business courts unconstitutional!

www.oscn.net/applications...

WHITE AND WADDELL v. STITT

www.oscn.net

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KProfsBlog @kprofsblog.bsky.social · 1d

In today’s Reefer Brief, a Michigan state court refuses to impose a common sense solution to a dispute among co-owners over 56,000 pounds of marijuana because common sense does not dictate disputes in the realm of cannabis production and sale.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/reef...

Reefer Brief: Preliminary Injunction Denied to Investor in Cultivation Facilities

Mazin Somona has an ownership stake in a cannabis business in Michigan. He alleges that he invested $7.5 million for a 50% stake in four outdoor

www.contractsprofblog.com

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

Dang, guess I didn't get in. An email would have been nice.

originalismblog.com/2026-origina...

2026 Originalism Works-in-Progress Conference in San Diego || Michael Ramsey – The Originalism Blog

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

"Your honor, the defendant hit my client's vehicle when he merged improperly."
"Oh, you mean like a merger and acquisition?"

Outrageous

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

I disagree because I want to keep transactional attorneys away from positions of authority.

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

Cassian Andor pointing a gun at the camera while Mon Mothma freaks out in the background. Cassian is labeled, "me, writing another article about AI," and Mon is labeled "my colleagues."

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

Advice for those teaching Heller's "sensitive places" carve-out in Second Amendment classes: don't google "sensitive places" for slide images.

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 1d

definitely broken

Bluesky search for "Michael Smith is great" with no results

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 2d

There are some things we must never know

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 2d

Nightly routine at this point

Black and white neighborhood cat eating our catfood tribute from a makeshift bowl made of coffee filters.

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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 2d

This Indiana Supreme Court case is a reminder that curtilage is not just a concept in Fourth Amendment law—here, it's used in a state constitutional provision on property taxes.
public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/ap...

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 2d

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 2d

Deciding what panels to attend at the upcoming Central States Law School Association Conference. Should I prioritize being a good colleague? Or should I choose violence?

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of stuff to do and I generally don't listen to oral arguments, but I'll drop in with my pessimistic prediction that Justice Gorsuch will write the opinion in Chiles and that it will give me an ulcer.

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 2d

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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Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI, I did a blog post today at @lpeproject.bsky.social that’s really about the death of a 20 c mode of liberal/progressive politics. It’s about the need, as a first-order objective, to relegitimize the state around a representational legitimacy.

Rebuilding State Authority In A Post-Trump America

In the ruins of the administrative state after Trump, many on the left see an opportunity to design a New Deal-type reconstruction agenda. But building state capacity requires a government that is…

lpeproject.org

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