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Dru Stevenson

@drustevenson.bsky.social

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Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law - Houston. Academic research now focuses on firearms regulation. I won't follow accounts or reply to their posts if I can't tell who they are IRL. #Housky #lawsky #gvp #gvr

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · Jul 3

The dogs

Lucy, my Brittany, is the the foreground, and Rosie, our Goldendoodle, is in the background.

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 8h

I'm skeptical about the allegations in the complaint. And I suspect most of the backlog are applications from out of state who do not have any pressing need for the permit.

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 11h

I'm now following this litigation #2A #GVP
TL;DR - California had to scramble to pass new concealed carry permit laws after the 2022 SCOTUS decision in Bruen. It's taken a long time to develop procedures and hire staff to process the tens of thousands of applications, so delays run 18 mos+

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 6d

DOJ sues LA sheriff for processing concealed carry gun licenses too slowly

‘Unreasonable delays’ in giving permits violates residents’ second amendment rights, claims justice department

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

DoJ sues LA sheriff for processing concealed carry gun licenses too slowly

‘Unreasonable delays’ in giving permits violates residents’ second amendment rights, claims justice department

www.theguardian.com

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 20h

I think it's a close call. The same judge could give a speech about the need for legal reforms at a bar association event or a FedSoc event, and they could use clips from the speech in their film, yes?

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 20h

I confess I kind of liked the part about Matt Gaetz feeling humiliation, though.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

This is Texas, we like BBQ

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I *love* Tolstoy's nonfiction writings criticizing patriotism, wars, etc. One of my very favorite writers.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I was re-reading Tolstoy's Patriotism and Government (nonfiction political writings), and was surprised to see near the end that he thought we could have a fully-functional court system without a centralized government, any threat of the government using lethal force, or even a Westphalian state.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I agree with your overall point that we can't rely on the judiciary to save us from authoritarianism. (I lean toward the "Hollow Hope" theory of SCOTUS) I'm a Trump-era convert to the left, and I'm still confused about the left's lack of strategy compared to what I've seen for years on the right.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the media had a really good year around 2018 for some reason.

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think this is equally true across all levels of the judiciary? I am uncertain that most trial court judges (with a handful of bad-apple exceptions) are as anti-regulator as the highly politicized SCOTUS and the circuit court judges now auditioning for SCOTUS.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I thought that was an interesting question.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Check it out today

GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 12d

Join us Tuesday October 7 for a “GVPedia Explores” virtual session with law professor Dru Stevenson to learn more about the legal implications of firearm access in the U.S.
RSVP for the zoom link at substack.com/home/post/p-... @drustevenson.bsky.social

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

When a person who regularly destroys things says, "Now let's *do* that thing!"....they don't mean,"Let's undertake that activity in a constructive or productive way."

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I know conservatives who think the only reason people dislike them is their conservative beliefs. Never occurred to them that they are also unlikeable even apart from that.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not surprised that the conservative propaganda ecosystem provides financial incentives; I'm surprised that it appears to be a bottomless money pit that never runs dry. How long can you bilk the same people with the same scam?

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

Toad sat and did nothing. Frog sat with him.

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James Nani @jamesnani.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Texas has become the nation’s hottest forum for large corporate bankruptcies, with Dallas and Houston together wrangling more cases than even Delaware, the longstanding champion of bankruptcy venues.
news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-l...

Texas’ Success in Luring Companies Now Extends to Bankruptcies

Texas has become the nation’s hottest forum for large corporate bankruptcies, with Dallas and Houston together wrangling more cases than even Delaware, the longstanding champion of bankruptcy venues.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 2d

For cert denials, I'm seeing Missouri v. United States (24-796), Smith v. United States (24-6936), Wheeler v. United States (24-6996), and Clark v. United States (24-7188). Did you notice any I'm missing? It's easy for me to overlook some of these that have common surnames vs the U.S.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 2d

a man with glasses says boy do i hate being right all the time

ALT: a man with glasses says boy do i hate being right all the time

media.tenor.com

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 2d

I expected it to be much worse than his first term.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 3d

I think a lot of posts on Bluesky conflate fascism, totalitarianism, and authoritarianism, making no distinction at all between these terms, and diluting the value of any of these words in our discourse.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 4d

If we were living under fascism, none of you would be here daring to post things. You'd be erasing your social media accounts and keeping your head down; you'd know that peacocking your faux-bravery on a network would expose you to being disappeared.
You have no idea what "fascism" really means.

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 4d

the regime is zip tying toddlers and ripping them away from their mothers unclothed... calling it fascism upsets this neo-con.

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 3d

More seriously, it has helped in the last 3 years build connections with gun violence prevention groups, so now I serve on some advisory boards etc that I enjoy a lot.

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 3d

😐

Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 3d

I'd like to attract readers/viewers, but would define success (for me) as influencing courts or legislators, or equipping advocates to influence courts and legislatures.

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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 3d

I want to read this!