Taylor Kordsiemon
@tkords.bsky.social
Dad. Lawyering in Utah. Occasional pretend scholar. Movies. Books.
Lawyer Work: https://www.mc2b.com/taylor-kordsiemon
Pretend Scholar Work: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3465182
Lawyer Work: https://www.mc2b.com/taylor-kordsiemon
Pretend Scholar Work: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3465182
Worthwhile thread compiling recent scholarship demonstrating the nonexistence of a good faith debate on birthright citizenship.
Amplifying the voices of people who tried for an entire year to come up with an “originalist” case against birthright citizenship and failed to persuade anyone who wasn’t already persuaded is not worth it.
Signed, a guy who spent an entire year refuting them
Signed, a guy who spent an entire year refuting them
December 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Worthwhile thread compiling recent scholarship demonstrating the nonexistence of a good faith debate on birthright citizenship.
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The Paul Dano/Quentin Tarantino thing is so funny because everyone is instantly on Paul Dano’s side. He doesn’t even have to respond.
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Paul Dano/Quentin Tarantino thing is so funny because everyone is instantly on Paul Dano’s side. He doesn’t even have to respond.
It’s a serious problem that CJ Roberts is currently the Court’s “moderate” swing vote and the animating theme of his entire career has been extinguishing minority voting rights.
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s a serious problem that CJ Roberts is currently the Court’s “moderate” swing vote and the animating theme of his entire career has been extinguishing minority voting rights.
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If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
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Shipwrecked and not using any communications equipment.
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Shipwrecked and not using any communications equipment.
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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The Supreme Court just handed Texas Republicans at least 2 more House seats & possibly up to 5 despite the state GOP explicitly justifying their remap based on an unconstitutional use of race in redistricting.
Unsurprising from this court, and it's a bad sign for the upcoming Voting Rights Act case
Unsurprising from this court, and it's a bad sign for the upcoming Voting Rights Act case
BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with Texas Republicans in fight over congressional map. The new gerrymandered map will be used in the 2026 midterms. The vote is 6–3, with the Republican appointees siding with Texas.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Supreme Court just handed Texas Republicans at least 2 more House seats & possibly up to 5 despite the state GOP explicitly justifying their remap based on an unconstitutional use of race in redistricting.
Unsurprising from this court, and it's a bad sign for the upcoming Voting Rights Act case
Unsurprising from this court, and it's a bad sign for the upcoming Voting Rights Act case
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just an utter joke of a court.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
just an utter joke of a court.
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Texas & DOJ said that’s what was going on!
So apparently the way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to … allow some discrimination on the basis of race when it’s to secure Republicans electoral advantage.
Just lawless partisan hackery. No fact finding deference. No legal basis.
So apparently the way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to … allow some discrimination on the basis of race when it’s to secure Republicans electoral advantage.
Just lawless partisan hackery. No fact finding deference. No legal basis.
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Texas & DOJ said that’s what was going on!
So apparently the way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to … allow some discrimination on the basis of race when it’s to secure Republicans electoral advantage.
Just lawless partisan hackery. No fact finding deference. No legal basis.
So apparently the way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to … allow some discrimination on the basis of race when it’s to secure Republicans electoral advantage.
Just lawless partisan hackery. No fact finding deference. No legal basis.
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I want to make sure I have this clear:
A Trump admin that is clearly itching to deploy the military to US cities in ways that likely break the law is INSTANTLY throwing senior generals under the bus the moment they face the least bit of scrutiny?
A Trump admin that is clearly itching to deploy the military to US cities in ways that likely break the law is INSTANTLY throwing senior generals under the bus the moment they face the least bit of scrutiny?
That’s a very attractive red shirt you’re wearing Admiral Bradley
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I want to make sure I have this clear:
A Trump admin that is clearly itching to deploy the military to US cities in ways that likely break the law is INSTANTLY throwing senior generals under the bus the moment they face the least bit of scrutiny?
A Trump admin that is clearly itching to deploy the military to US cities in ways that likely break the law is INSTANTLY throwing senior generals under the bus the moment they face the least bit of scrutiny?
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Even if you think the Hegseth and trump spin is believable either they ordered the illegal murders, or they are currently covering for and hiding, aiding and abetting, and refusing to prosecute other murderers in their government
Either way, it is really scandalous! Take your pick I guess
Either way, it is really scandalous! Take your pick I guess
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Even if you think the Hegseth and trump spin is believable either they ordered the illegal murders, or they are currently covering for and hiding, aiding and abetting, and refusing to prosecute other murderers in their government
Either way, it is really scandalous! Take your pick I guess
Either way, it is really scandalous! Take your pick I guess
Professor Kreis is getting slammed here, but anyone familiar with his body of work should know that it is ridiculous to accuse him of reacting in bad faith here.
But I think the problem with the grading is two-fold. 🧵
But I think the problem with the grading is two-fold. 🧵
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Professor Kreis is getting slammed here, but anyone familiar with his body of work should know that it is ridiculous to accuse him of reacting in bad faith here.
But I think the problem with the grading is two-fold. 🧵
But I think the problem with the grading is two-fold. 🧵
Those poor DOJ lawyers who have to defend this in the contempt proceedings.
Jk screw those guys.
Jk screw those guys.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Those poor DOJ lawyers who have to defend this in the contempt proceedings.
Jk screw those guys.
Jk screw those guys.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Sometimes it’s necessary to criticize a prior ruling of the court you’re appearing before. In such cases, I would advise something like, “With all due respect, the Court’s earlier ruling was mistaken.” I would not recommend telling the judge that their ruling was “garbled” and “indefensible.”
"...this Court’s oral directives at the TRO hearing
were inconsistent, “garbl[ed],” and, if read in isolation, “indefensible,” to the point that this Court “itself disclaimed” at least two of its own oral commands in later opinions."
were inconsistent, “garbl[ed],” and, if read in isolation, “indefensible,” to the point that this Court “itself disclaimed” at least two of its own oral commands in later opinions."
![As Judge Katsas further explained, this Court’s oral directives at the TRO hearing
were inconsistent, “garbl[ed],” and, if read in isolation, “indefensible,” to the point that this Court
“itself disclaimed” at least two of its own oral commands in later opinions. Id. at 1054-55. All of
that confirms that it was appropriate to construe the written order as having superseded any oral
directives, even assuming the latter “can ever be binding.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qqdqgzpqwyho4cxzso62m54q/bafkreie4n6l4bywhtnyydowiadduk2nvbaulgfoqile6mcwevljfl6pbve@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Sometimes it’s necessary to criticize a prior ruling of the court you’re appearing before. In such cases, I would advise something like, “With all due respect, the Court’s earlier ruling was mistaken.” I would not recommend telling the judge that their ruling was “garbled” and “indefensible.”
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
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How We Grew Numb to Trump’s Calls for the Slaughter of Anyone He Wants
"In a sane and healthy democracy, a president behaving in this way – as he has many times over the past decade – would quite possibly trigger impeachment proceedings," writes @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
"In a sane and healthy democracy, a president behaving in this way – as he has many times over the past decade – would quite possibly trigger impeachment proceedings," writes @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
How We Grew Numb to Trump’s Calls for the Slaughter of Anyone He Wants
Is this what we’ve become, at this failing stage of the grand American democratic experiment?
zeteo.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How We Grew Numb to Trump’s Calls for the Slaughter of Anyone He Wants
"In a sane and healthy democracy, a president behaving in this way – as he has many times over the past decade – would quite possibly trigger impeachment proceedings," writes @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
"In a sane and healthy democracy, a president behaving in this way – as he has many times over the past decade – would quite possibly trigger impeachment proceedings," writes @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
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The map submitted by Republicans “does not comply with Utah law,” Judge Dianna Gibson wrote.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The map submitted by Republicans “does not comply with Utah law,” Judge Dianna Gibson wrote.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
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Mark L. Wolf has resigned as a federal judge in Massachusetts, a position he's held since 1985:
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Mark L. Wolf has resigned as a federal judge in Massachusetts, a position he's held since 1985:
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
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Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Welp.
Just going to be an incredible decision if SCOTUS says they needed to make an emergency intervention because of the risk that poor people might get food they are legally entitled to
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Welp.
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NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...