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Mark Graber
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Professor at Maryland Carey Law, legal historian, amateur comparative constitutionalist, chess nut and loyal New York Giant fan

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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 22h
Should we commonly refer to Trump as the most prominent member of the "Epstein class." Captures a group of extraordinarily powerful men who live for pleasure and making money and are disdainful of conventional law and morality.
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 2d
An honor to have my name associated with your masterpiece.
unlawfulentries.bsky.social Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 2d
THANK YOU @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social @mgraber1.bsky.social Lucy Salyer, and Dan Tichenor who read through my manuscript for the blurbs.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 2d
THANK YOU @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social @mgraber1.bsky.social Lucy Salyer, and Dan Tichenor who read through my manuscript for the blurbs.
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 13d
Again proving my most valued ability as a law professor is the ability to sign my name. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter in Support of Emily Suski
Scroll to the bottom of the form to add your name. Emails are collected for verification purposes only and will not be published. Signatories will be updated periodically. Dear members of the Arkansas...
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 23d
Cute media quote of the day. “The Bill of Rights, we thought, were the first 10 amendments,” said Mark Graber, a constitutional law scholar and University of Maryland professor. With the newly discovered memo, he said: “I guess now we’re down to nine.”

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New ICE warrant policy disregards a fundamental American right, experts say. Here’s what we know
By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — With an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo that allows officers to enter homes without a judicial warrant,
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 25d
A terrific symposium on a very important book

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Balkinization: Balkinization Symposium on Maxwell Stearns, Parliamentary America-- Collected Posts
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 25d
Some really wonderful essays and by far and away the best cover I will every have.
cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 25d
"In time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Zuckert and Graber have collected the best set of essays on the Declaration ever published."

The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence, eds. @mgraber1.bsky.social & Michael Zuckert

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Illustration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 25d
"In time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Zuckert and Graber have collected the best set of essays on the Declaration ever published."

The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence, eds. @mgraber1.bsky.social & Michael Zuckert

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Illustration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · 25d
The time for the 25th amendment and other legal challenges to Trump has largely passed, although many are important rearguard actions. Trump must be defeated politically before he can be caged legally.
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Jan 12
Any one for the Civil Rights Act of 1871?
lollardfish.bsky.social David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Jan 12
Academics - if you are expert in the history of the fourth amendment, today is a day you could pitch your favorite news outlet with a piece about it. If you're interested, do a little writing, then email me lollardfish at gmail and I'll give you some free op-ed coaching.
katzish.bsky.social Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · Jan 12
What’s this old thing

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Jan 12
Academics - if you are expert in the history of the fourth amendment, today is a day you could pitch your favorite news outlet with a piece about it. If you're interested, do a little writing, then email me lollardfish at gmail and I'll give you some free op-ed coaching.
katzish.bsky.social Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · Jan 12
What’s this old thing

Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Jan 12
An excellent analysis of the Good murder by an expert.

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The 7 Crucial Moments in the Minneapolis ICE Shooting
It was a bad shoot.
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Jan 6
Thanks for the kindness with this post and the others. I look forward to celebrating your new book very shortly.

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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Jan 3
I long for the headline, "American Jews accuse the Israeli Government of anti-Semitism" or "American Jews accuse the Israeli Government of Being the Gravest Threat Globally to the Moral Integrity of Judaism."

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Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Jan 2
The only reason to have children is grandchildren. Be patient.
cmewing.bsky.social Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · Jan 2
The holidays are great because your kid is sick for a week and then the daycare is closed the next week, so you get to watch them for like 2 weeks straight while schlepping all over to see family. And then when you get back to work people ask, “How was the break?”

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · Jan 2
The holidays are great because your kid is sick for a week and then the daycare is closed the next week, so you get to watch them for like 2 weeks straight while schlepping all over to see family. And then when you get back to work people ask, “How was the break?”
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 27
Has any one noticed the resemblance between Trump's rants on Truth Social and Howard Beale's rants in the movie Network.
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 25
So the answer turns out to be almost four years ago.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Dec 25
A very quick search turns up at least these two: (1) www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/o...

(2) www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...
Opinion | In the Jewish Tradition, the Words We Choose Matter (Published 2022)
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 25
I respect Peter Wehner (and David French), but when was the last time the Times published an analysis of how Jewish scripture (or Islamic or . . . ) might lead us to understand our world.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...
Opinion | The Kingdom of God Is Ruled by the Humblest of Men
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 23
Is there any possibility that after Trump leaves office the "Trump Class" battleships will be renamed after someone in the Kennedy family (not RFK, Jr.)
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 22
It's a really good collection and I like my essay on Race and American exceptionalism (updated to talk about Trump and American exceptionalism). But $325.00? Clearly the audience is Trump and fellow billionaries.

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Comparative Constitutional Theory
This thoroughly revised Second Edition provides a refreshed overview of comparative constitutional law and theory. Expert authors investigate the recent proliferation of instances in which the practic...
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Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 19
My friends have always told me that I was the most qualified person for a job I did not get. Remarkably, other people's friends told them they were the most qualified person for the jobs I got.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Dec 18
No dean in the history of academia has ever told a job applicant they were being blocked be side they were white because (a) that never actually happens and (b) if it did there would be a massive lawsuit.

But thank you, Naomi Wolf, for confirming that this is something the Crazies believe.
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Dec 18
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.

Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 19
Just signed my four year phased retirement agreement. Fall is now officially open for writing and speaking.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Dec 18
No dean in the history of academia has ever told a job applicant they were being blocked be side they were white because (a) that never actually happens and (b) if it did there would be a massive lawsuit.

But thank you, Naomi Wolf, for confirming that this is something the Crazies believe.
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Dec 18
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
Naomi Wolf: I got pretty far along in the hiring process for a wonderful position teaching at a NY state university before a dean in the department told me I couldn’t go any further because I was white.

Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 18
Do diversity hires include the numerous white males who only got admitted to prestigious schools because of explicit and implicit quotas of Jews and Asians from New York, Boston, and the like. Wonder if Vance gets into Yale if we go by test scores and college achievement.
cmewing.bsky.social Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · Dec 18
There's a world of difference between describing your performance as "hiring the most outstanding white males who had been passed over by the prestige academy" and "hiring the best people who had been passed over by the prestige academy, many of whom are white males."

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · Dec 18
There's a world of difference between describing your performance as "hiring the most outstanding white males who had been passed over by the prestige academy" and "hiring the best people who had been passed over by the prestige academy, many of whom are white males."
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 17
Just got a reminder that one of the most important roles of very senior scholars is making sure that younger scholars are free to speak in their voice.
Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social · Dec 15
Blast from the past. Am lecturing at the University of Milan this week (thank you Antonia Baraggia). As I waiting outside the University, I was approached by student members of the Communist Party handing out literature. Shades of Columbia University, New York, 1980!