Payvand Ahdout
@payvandahdout.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at UVA Law writing (mostly) about federal courts and constitutional law
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Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!

Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
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ahemmer.bsky.social
Our office is again hiring one or more attorneys for a one-year fellowship to work directly with the Illinois Solicitor General and her team, beginning in August/September 2026.

www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ilag...
Job Opportunities | Office of the Illinois Attorney General
www.governmentjobs.com
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payvandahdout.bsky.social
There are literally no words. SMH
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This from my incomparable colleague, Caleb Nelson, on originalism and the unitary executive theory.
rickpildes.bsky.social
At NYU's Democracy Project (more on that later), Prof. Caleb Nelson has a feature essay arguing that originalism does not support the unitary executive branch theory. Caleb is one of the country's leading originalist scholars, frequently cited by the Court.

democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
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.
democracyproject.org
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williambaude.bsky.social
Out today: The Fall of Affirmative Action, by Justin Driver www.amazon.com/Fall-Affirma...
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The video from DeeksFest 2025 (the celebration of the wonderful Ashley Deeks's terrific recent book on national security AI) is up, with @daniellecitron.bsky.social hosting and comments from @martylederman.bsky.social @asaflubin.bsky.social and me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=exMW...
Inside ‘The Double Black Box’
YouTube video by University of Virginia School of Law
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uvalaw.bsky.social
WATCH: Scholars discuss Vice Dean Ashley Deeks’ new book, “The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability.”
Inside ‘The Double Black Box’
YouTube video by University of Virginia School of Law
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
For folks who are wondering just how long #SCOTUS has had the power to behave the way it’s behaving on emergency applications (mostly since 1925), and whether the Court’s recent behavior is meaningfully different from, say, prior to 2015 (it sure is), you might find my book at least somewhat useful:
The Shadow Docket
An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the ...
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/3 "Re-upping" = academic I told you so.
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📢Call for papers for a Scholarship Roundtable on State and Local Governance, organized by @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social and Professors Alexandra Klass, Nina Mendelson, and @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and taking place at @umichlaw.bsky.social, 4/10/26 in Ann Arbor!

Details here: go.wisc.edu/rx53ph
Committed Commentators to Date:

Sara Bronin, George Washington University Law School
Sheila Foster, Columbia Law School & Columbia University Climate School
Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan Law School
Nina Mendelson, University of Michigan Law School
Miriam Seifter, University of Wisconsin Law School
Ganesh Sitaraman, Vanderbilt University Law School
Christopher Walker, University of Michigan Law School
Rob Yablon, University of Wisconsin Law School
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lsepper.bsky.social
Texas Law has a new academic fellowship program. Please share with any aspiring legal academics!

(The first fellow started this summer and I can say the level of mentorship, support, and inclusion of fellows is exceptional)
Texas Law Academic Fellowships
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Texas Law Academic Fellowships program.  The program supports individuals who are committed to obtaining an appointment as a tenure-track member of a law...
law.utexas.edu
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justsecurity.org
We’re hiring! JS is seeking a full-time Editorial Assistant to support our democracy and rule of law initiatives and help advance our broader work and mission.

Application deadline is September 15. Early applications are highly encouraged. Apply here: www.justsecurity.org/just-securit...
Just Security Is Hiring: Editorial Assistant - Democracy and Rule of Law
Just Security is seeking strongly qualified candidates to fill a full-time Executive Assistant/Editorial Assistant (EA) role.
www.justsecurity.org
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daniellecitron.bsky.social
Wise wise words of scholar studying deeply our structural constitution and separation of powers @payvandahdout.bsky.social. Great thread on the US v. Russell head scratcher of a litigation and insights on ruling.
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Reading the court's opinion in United States v. Russell -- interbranch litigation that the Executive initiated against the District of Maryland. Some thoughts on the opinion, which reaches the right result, sometimes on the right grounds and sometimes on incorrect ones. /1
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And stay tuned for a new, more comprehensive article on the topic.