Chuck Cosson

30 years ago Con law class covered Critical Legal Studies and Law & Economics- which weren’t really “law” as much as political preferences dressed up in moral reasoning. So not different. That said, different now in that with the “shadow docket”the “dress it up with reasoning” is gone- literally.

Would be interested in takes on whether this decision effectively means police departments can stop worrying about harmful bias in AI-powered policing. E.g., did SCOTUS just effectively say you can intentionally code race into an algorithm but not violate the 4th (or 5th) Amendment?

Ghosts Cooter and the Coprolites · Ghosts · Song · 2025

Super stoked to relate that the first single from my forthcoming record "Gilman Town Hall" is out!

A surf-rock number featuring some crunchy guitars, pounding drums, and a wee bit of electric sitar. Enjoy!
open.spotify.com/track/1Tqa7J...

Not gonna spoil the movie “Conclave” but if you have seen it you know.

Federal government “jawboning” apparently now more closely resembles what Samson did to the Philistines.

Seems to me if there are files with credible evidence of horrific sex abuse crimes (by persons of any political party or of none) the thing to do first would put them in front of a grand jury rather than release them to the public. And then announce the indictments. Am I wrong about that?

I’m not an economist but it seems quite possible the next President will be able to boost the economy (and get a news cycle out of it) without doing anything other than going back to what most economists would say we should have been doing anyway.

Good summary of some serious issues with “Agentic AI.” Suggests standards groups should consider how federated AI agents would work: set it up so there’s no one firm who has all the data (and all the authorizations) to do stuff.

Near the end of the Biden years, Elizabeth Prelogar asked the Supreme Court to rein in nationwide injunctions in a low-stakes case where a Republican judge/Fifth Circuit blocked an act of Congress from applying to anyone anywhere.

They declined and took up Trump’s patently illegal order instead.

All the more true given the “that” in the play is to arrest the legally innocent but morally corrupt Richard Rich, who reminds me of the comic book character who is a child with insane amounts of gold and cash.

Seems like he's making a straw man argument. Asking for permission does not require developers to ask each creator individually. There are licensing models (similar to ASCAP for music) that can integrate respect for creators with promoting innovation. More at cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2023/12...

Polos!

Very very sad news. Not just my Senator, my neighbor. Peace and comfort to his wife, family, friends and constituents.

Whether you ‘attended’ the Judiciary Committee meeting at which Dr. Franks served as a minority witness or not, you *need* to read this analysis piece.

Oh God - yes, it was a horrible opinion but not necessary to bring up that painful moment

Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."

One plot kind of writes itself: M: "Bond, I have an assignment. An American. He's leaking secrets to the Russians at a rapid clip and devastating European security." Bond: "Should be no problem, sir." M: "There's a catch." Bond: "What's that, sir? Who's the target?"

Neither a fan of vandalism nor of Tesla trucks (nor of the company owner), but I do agree with the moderator that, yes, this is Seattle-related.

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.

Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.

Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers | Opinion Right-wing populism is leveraging online platforms' participatory nature. A counter-movement must amplify its constituents' values, with a commitment to truth.

A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...

I feel like there should be a better word than “gaslighting” for the “we’re neutral and you’re partisan” argument that seems to come up a lot lately (shamelessly followed by the ‘we have a mandate to implement our partisan agenda’ argument).

He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say his father was German...

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

Quite right- you don’t stand alone…

I guess he skipped Marbury v. Madison at Yale Law?

I'm old enough to remember the legal debate as to whether the House could sue Obama for failure to "faithfully execute" the laws of Congress. content.govdelivery.com/attachments/...

Indeed stupid, petty and cruel (if true). I think most of the 1st Amendment cases allow the gov't to condition funding (choose not to subsidize speech they don't agree with) but those all had some cognizable gov't interest at issue. What's the rational basis / gov't interest here?

Some great stuff in this year's FPF "papers for policymakers collection; especially looking forward to reading articles on 'scraping' and on the "Overton window" for privacy enforcement. fpf.org/press-releas... @futureofprivacy.bsky.social