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Eric Segall

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#Notacourt but yes a law prof

Eric J. Segall is an American legal scholar and the Ashe Family Chair Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law, where he has taught since 1991. He teaches classes on federal courts and constitutional law. .. more

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 9h

Where exactly in text or history or Blackstone’s fantasies does such a right exist? The hypocrisy of these two is never-ending.

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 12h

We agree on 98% of legal issues but my view is that the “Essential Functions Thesis” is, in might of clear text, “constitutional wishful thinking.” :)

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 16h

Congress’ powers are in Article I for a reason-sadly the people occupying that institution have forgotten that.

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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 17h

Oral argument today in Bowe v US presents one of the most profound constitutional questions: Just how much power does Article III's Exceptions Clause give Congress to strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction? I offer some history and context in my latest column for @justiaverdict.bsky.social 👇

Will SCOTUS Decide What Its “Essential Functions” Are?

Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Bowe v. United States, which raises the question of whether limits on successive habeas petitions for state prisoners also a...

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

A friend is on a metal tube 35,000 feet in the air and watching the Falcons while talking to me on a little box.
Think about it.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

I miss his writing.

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

There’s no other kind.

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

“Just as the President can have “[t]he executive Power” without being able to structure the executive branch as the President pleases, so too I do not think that the very definition of “[t]he executive Power” includes removal authority.” Yes.
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Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1d

A conservative legal group has ended a discrimination lawsuit against the University of Michigan’s flagship law journal.

Conservative group ends discrimination lawsuit against Michigan Law Review

A conservative legal group has ended a discrimination lawsuit against the University of Michigan’s flagship law journal.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 1d

At the Court, Originalism is what result they want.

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Hollywood DFPD @hollywooddfpd.bsky.social · 1d

The unitary executive theory is toast.

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 2d

Justice Barrett’s mentor Justice Scalia admitted he only read news from a few outlets that of course shared his views. She is actually like him in many ways she did not display when she was a law professor.
Sigh.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe Justice Barrett Should Be Calling for Having Conversations with Those One Disagrees with through a Network in Addition to FOX News or Other Friendly Outlets and Journalists electionlawblog.org?p=152463

Maybe Justice Barrett Should Be Calling for Having Conversations with Those One Disagrees with through a Network in Addition to FOX News or Other Friendly Outlets and Journalists #ELB

From Politico’s roundup of this morning’s Sunday talk shows: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on having conversations amid a wave of political violence, on “Fox News Sunday”: “I feel like when ...

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

A decades-old problem (underrepresentation of all women, but especially pregnant women, in medical research) is getting worse.

Post-Dobbs, “fear of liability is a regularly cited obstacle” to enrolling pregnant women in medical studies, according to a 2024 @nationalacademies.org report.

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 4d

I was a guest on this podcast talking about teaching con law in the age of Trump. I start at the 10 minute mark.
I don’t hold back.

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Ep 172 — Law School In The Age Of Trump (Ft. Prof. Eric Segall)

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · 10/10/2025 · 1h 6m

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 4d

How can you teach law school when SCOTUS is setting fire to a new precedent every day? Here's hoping @espinsegall.bsky.social can explain it to us!

with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social

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Ep 172 — Law School In The Age Of Trump (Ft. Prof. Eric Segall)

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · 10/10/2025 · 1h 6m

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 5d

Serious question: does there come a point where everyone admits that Constitutional originalism is just a made-up vibe-based philosophy that gives Republican judges a pretext for ruling however it is that Republicans want them to rule?

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by the US Department of Justice.

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Pete Coe @petecoevo.bsky.social · 5d

Hey @espinsegall.bsky.social thanks for being on the pod w/ @petedominick.bsky.social. Everybody's favorite news & audio round up plus this great guest & Pete on Rick Smith's Pod! What more do you want, listeners?! 🦅 standupwithpete.com/1455-eric-se...

1455 Eric Segall and Me on The Rick Smith Show + News and Clips | Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 5d

“‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act” electionlawblog.org?p=152427

"'The stakes are quite large': US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act" #ELB

Sam Levine with a deep dive on Callais for The Guardian.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks!

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 5d

What I’ve said is the Court isn’t a real court which is not exactly the same thing. And my critique, FWIW, is non-partisan. Just don’t give gov’t officials effectively unreviewable power for life and expect them to act like judges, especially when their binding document is often hopelessly unclear.

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Pete Dominick @petedominick.bsky.social · 5d

I host a daily podcast. There are no ads. I recap the news with clips and talk to the smartest people around.

Today I have Con law prof @espinsegall.bsky.social

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6d

My conclusion:

When Mr. Trump attacks democratic institutions, he does so in the manner of a car wreck — so flagrantly destructive as to command public attention. When the Supreme Court undermines our democracy, as it seems poised to do in Callais, it feels more like a slow poisoning: the attacks may be harder to notice, but they are just as deadly

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6d

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 6d

Right idea, wrong messenger.

Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

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Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

Good democracyproject.org/posts/judici...

Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 6d

Gold?

Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 6d

What’s behind the President?
Really.

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 6d

today at IHTOV:

@mikebarthelauthor.com goes long and deep on billy joel in a beautiful, gorgeously written essay on being a joel fan. you're going to want to read this one. put a few minutes aside. it's good ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/life-...

Life in a Glass House

All of which is to say that I loved Billy Joel because I loved my dad. I loved that he’d moved 300 miles away from Farmingdale to some little rural town (the Hudson River line would only take you part...

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