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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
Will do!
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I just finished episode 2, and my impression was definitely not the same as yours. I have no clue whatsoever where it’s going, but feels like it’s going somewhere!
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
You can select what jurisdiction you want CoCounsel to look at, so if you select “10th Circuit,” it will only pull cases and standards from the 10th Circuit.

Obviously I’d still double check everything, but it’s possible that the rep just did a bad job demonstrating the tool.
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Isn’t the brief about constitutional avoidance? Congress could obviously amend or repeal the birthright citizenship statute, but that would just ripen the 14th Amendment issue.

Idk how deciding the case on statutory grounds could imply that Congress could change the constitutional meaning.
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Taylor Kordsiemon
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.
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Disturbing to call them “deportation judges” as if their job is to deport people rather than ensuring that immigration law is being properly applied and that immigrants’ rights are being respected.
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Except the Fifth Amendment means he doesn’t have to tell all, and junior participants likely lack knowledge about Hegseth or others more senior to Bradley.

I don’t disagree that Bradley *should* tell all, consequences be damned. But as a practical matter, a deal might be necessary.
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I don’t think this would be a case where Bradley necessarily deserves leniency, but it could be worth it to grant some leniency in exchange for testimony that implicates higher-ups like Hegseth.
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
That all aside, I think the bigger issue here is how ridiculous it is that this is a nationwide story. Hell hath no fury like a conservative scorned, and the way the media feeds the grievance machine is a problem.
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
All this is to say, I disagree with Professor Kreis that the 0/25 score necessarily implies viewpoint discrimination. The assigned score can be justified because the grading criteria was so subjective. But I take Kreis’s point that most professors would have given at least partial credit.
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM