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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 1h

“Clashed with”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h

Over the past week, ICE and border patrol agents have clashed with Chicago residents, and federal guard troops arriving in the city might inflame tensions further. Our reporters describe the situation on the ground.

Listen to "The Daily."

Trump Claims ‘Rebellion’ in American Cities

President Trump said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and other places.

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 11h

Seriously, Tigers are rallying in 9th with no outs and no fans in stands. Admittedly they have a steep hill to climb, but come on fans.

Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 11h

Tigers fans have left stadium with two innings remaining? Sad.

Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 11h

Tigers fans have left stadium with two innings remaining? Sad.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

The first Law Dork oral argument report of the new Supreme Court term is a doozy: Chiles v. Salazar, over Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

www.lawdork.com

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 11h

Banned Book Week. Or what we in Florida call “the school year.”

Jeff Chang @zentronix.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Banned Book Week. A time to call out the real enemies of freedom.

Our fight is not just to stop the banning of books. It is not just to preserve our right to speak.

Our fight is to secure democracy and ensure the freedom of all of us to live.

Join us now.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 18h

*January 2027

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson is going to attempt to preside over a rump congress of 180 members in January 2026 while dems attempt to get SCOTUS to give a shit.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

House Republicans just AGAIN refused to swear in an elected member of Congress, a blatantly illegal act. They adjourned Congress again without recognizing her, all to avoid having to release the Epstein files

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 1d

Followed in the symposium with “A Libertarian Justification for Authoritarianism”

Joshua Weishart @joshuaweishart.bsky.social · 1d

Coming soon to a law review, "The Originalist Defense of Tyranny"

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

Great time to reread Jon Michaels on Baller Judges. wlr.law.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...

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KProfsBlog @kprofsblog.bsky.social · 2d

Pennsylvania takes a bold stand against the regime of “arbitration for all,” refusing to allow parents to sign arbitration agreements on behalf of their minor children because arbitration cannot protect the rights of minors the way courts do.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/penn...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Parents Cannot Bind their Minor Children to Arbitration Agreements

It astonishes me how many cases I come across involving children injured at trampoline parks or similar amusements. In March of this year, a court granted

www.contractsprofblog.com

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 2d

Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon

Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'

www.oregonlive.com

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 2d

Further note to baby lawyers: if you work for this admin, someday this will be you in front of a federal judge. bsky.app/profile/josh...

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

DOJ: CA NG is already federalized

Judge: You are an officer of the court. Do you think this is an appropriate way to deal with my order? Appropriate way of dealing with ruling you disagree with?

DOJ: Well, I'm not a policy maker

Judge: You're a lawyer

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

It is an incredible twofer here: Trump is hurting farmers and increasing hunger. Literal lose-lose policy choice

In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million in deliveries from a program that sends U.S.-produced meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks and other organizations across the country - about a quarter of the funding the program received in 2024. The items that were delivered through The Emergency Food Assistance Program were some of the healthiest, most expensive items that organizations distribute.

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 3d

Another Kavanaugh Stop

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 4d

My new essay (with Bojan Bugaric): “How long can judicial resistance last when it is to come from unelected lower court judges, if it comes at all? We believe that the momentary flurry of judicial activity is fool’s gold.”

Can Judicial Resistance Last?

The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.

democracyjournal.org

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 4d

The rule of law means that civilians who commit crimes are prosecuted in courts of law with benefit of due process. Extrajudicial executions in international waters are an affront to our Constitution and the law of nations. It isn’t national defense. It’s murder.

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 4d

www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1...

The Hangman - Alison Krauss & Union Station: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Listen to The Hangman by Alison Krauss & Union Station. See lyrics and music videos, find Alison Krauss & Union Station tour dates, buy concert tickets, and more!

www.shazam.com

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 4d

Alison Krauss and Union Station have a tune on their new album called The Hangman, which puts to music the first stanza of a similar poem (also "The Hangman") by Maurice Ogden writing in the '50s both about Nazis and about the second Red Scare. www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...

The Hangman

Explore bystander behavior and the challenges of speaking up with Maurice Ogden's poem “The Hangman.”

www.facinghistory.org

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 4d

And free exercise rights for or indirectly affecting Christians.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 5d

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 5d

In the next few months, expect CBS News to…

100% - no longer publish poll results like this

Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 5d

Prices continue to be the main metric people use to evaluate the wider economy. Most say in the last few weeks, prices of the goods and services they buy have been going up. And most expect them to keep rising.
(CBS News / @today.yougov.com)
www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ne...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, New College is incredibly inefficient but it also dropped 60(!) spots on the US News & World Report rankings. Not easy!
Everytime Chris Rufo is introduced as an impt voice in higher ed, remember that the one time he had a hand in running an institution has been a disaster.
Competence matters.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 7d

You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover

Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida

Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

www.insidehighered.com

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 6d

Like, can we take up a collection to give the ice thugs in Chicago red coats? Because this is exactly the sort of shit that the framers were afraid of.

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