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Quinn Yeargain

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1855 Professor of the Law of Democracy at Michigan State. Contributor to The Downballot. I teach, write, and post about state constitutional law, institutional development, and criminal law. I write (infrequently) at guaranteedrepublics.substack.com.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 1h

This is absurd. What the amendment would actually do is ban abortion and youth gender-affirming care. Are you getting that… at all from this ballot language? missouriindependent.com/2025/10/07/m...

“Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

Guarantee women’s medical care for emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriages;
Ensure women’s safety during abortions;
Ensure parental consent for minors;
Repeal Article I, section 36, approved in 2024; allow abortions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest;
and Prohibit sex-change procedures for children?”

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 16h

what a bizarre characterization of this interview. the reporter here was extremely hostile, and for no real reason.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 16h

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 1d

Lexis and Westlaw, sites I use every day, the first time that I try to use them each day:

Mackenzie Zales from the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School" asking "Who the fuck are you?"

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

Ten years and five months apart

Greg Abbott & @GregAbbott_TX
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I've ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor Jade Helm 15 to safeguard Texans' constitutional rights, private property & civil liberties
2:21 PM • 4/28/15

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 1d

go away

Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 2d

I truly think they mean a draft article! it’s a scourge in CFPs, and one of my hobby horses is persuading law reviews to not do that

Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 2d

i'll nominate every article published for this symposium:

Scholastica: Call for Papers: Liberty University Law Review Health Law Symposium

Call for Papers: Liberty University Law Review Health Law Symposium

app.scholasticahq.com

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 2d

exactly why I have a strict "no devil's advocacy" policy in my classes!!

Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 2d

what I find dumb is that the underlying lesson taught (clarify what people mean when they say things, engage when the definition of something is contested, etc.) is entirely defensible, but many people internalized it as "move the goalposts and win :)"

signed,
someone who did high school debate

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so confusedddddd because I thought that the whole fucking point of originalismmmmmmm was to surface Founding Era statutes and then use them to express what we understood the Founders to meannnnnnnn but how he's saying that's not relevanttttttttttt

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 6d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3d

*Donald Trump says he is about to put 10 Marines in my home*

Wurman: Have you considered tort law?

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 3d

I'm teaching Michigan v. Long soon, and wanted to show the location where the vehicle search took place. based on the testimony of one of the officers, this is my very best guess as to the ditch into which Long drove his car, linked below on Google Street View:
tinyurl.com/3j4u8m4a

screenshot of location here: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5738077,-85.4667196,3a,90y,312.03h,81.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sZQblOHkdShRns99PmkZsEw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D8.708835790291232%26panoid%3DZQblOHkdShRns99PmkZsEw%26yaw%3D312.03106427593156!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

testimony of George Howell in preliminary examination:
. . . us. We had moving radar. Tripped the radar at seventy-one miles an hour. At this time I turned aromd, went after the vehicle. The vehicle I believed to be the same one that tripped the radar made a left turn headed west on Mullin Road. After it (5) turned west on Mullin Road approximately a hundred and fifty feet, something ; like that, a short ways down the road, the front end of the car went into the north ditch. The car ended up broadside in the road. The car was facing north with the front end of the car in the ditch.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 3d

We wrote this handy step-by-step guide for anyone who wants to ban a book.

What Do I Do If I Don’t Like a Book at the Library?

A handy step-by-step guide.

buff.ly

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know how he even *thinks* that his bespoke theory of judicial power on display here squares with the lawsuits that he has personally filed against cities for not removing homeless encampments.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 3d

This isn't how judicial power works. Courts can't "enjoin" or "restrain" the President from launching a nuclear strike on Congress. If a private party is injured by the nuclear strike, that party can bring a lawsuit. The legality and constitutionality of the action will be adjudicated. And compensat

Pat Sobkowski @patsobkowski.com · 3d

We don’t have to carry water for dictators. Just my thought.

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Pat Sobkowski @patsobkowski.com · 3d

We don’t have to carry water for dictators. Just my thought.

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Lee Kovarsky @kovarsky.bsky.social · 3d

I have no fucking idea what Ilan is even talking about here, or even whether he's tracking the litigation. The issue is whether POTUS complied with a statutory delegation of power under 10 USC 12406, to nationalize the fed guard. His lawyers aren't even arguing commander in chief power.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 3d

my god, free breakfast and lunches for schoolchildren without means-testing? what will those awful Democrats do next?

Republicans had pledged not to allow taxes to go up, but they will. The deal will see small businesses in particular paying higher taxes than they would have otherwise. There are some spending cuts, but not enough to off-set the massive increases fueled by now-expired federal COVID grants. Democrats were able to maintain funding for free breakfasts and lunches for all schoolchildren, regardless of their needs. Michigan is not such a prosperous state that it can afford to buy meals for well-off families. But Democrats were unshakeable in their demands to continue this handout.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 3d

"they're terrorists so we can't tell you if we got a warrant because that would put the public at risk" is just pure Bush era security theater nonsense

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4d

DHS says an operation last week in which agents raided a Chicago apartment building, rappelled in from helicopters, broke down doors and detained numerous residents, resulted in the arrest of two suspected gang members.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 3d

imagine devoting your life to this. being a professional outrage farmer. trying to get all your online friends mad at build a bear.

COUPON CODE: RECESSION50 @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING:

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Orddu, Orwen, or Orgoch @troynovaunt.bsky.social · 4d

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of the adults in my life: Did you actually get my nose? Are you pretending? How do I get it back? Was this whole thing just a game? Analysis.

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts: Was he telling the truth before? Did he just not understand that thing that he said earlier? Is he just trolling all of us? | Analysis

Analysis: Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025 | CNN Politics

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts:

www.cnn.com

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 4d

I don't think so, but I'm not sure. one of them was dated in September, the others were in October.

Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 4d

I discovered today that HeinOnline has started adding AI summaries to some of the law review articles it hosts and just like

why

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