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Dru Stevenson

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Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law - Houston. Academic research now focuses on firearms regulation. I won't follow accounts or reply to their posts if I can't tell who they are IRL. #Housky #lawsky #gvp #gvr

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MAHA

MAHA

08.02.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 11
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Fifth Circuit upholds Trump administration's mandatory detention policy A panel of judges ruled 2-1 that the government can lawfully require detention for all noncitizens in removal proceedings who entered the U.S. without being legally admitted.

This decision Friday evening was not surprising but still heartbreaking. Devastating for the immigrants affected by it.
courthousenews.com/fifth-circui...

08.02.2026 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says he’ll free infrastructure funds for New York if Penn Station is renamed after him Trump also demanded Dulles airport be given his name in exchange for funding NY-NJ tunnel and subway extension

When a Democrat eventually wins the White House again, what should they rename the monstrous gigantic ballroom Trump built?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

06.02.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake ALT: a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake
06.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Moving forward, Oklahoma institutions without R1 status must offer fixed-term, renewable contracts. ... Tenured faculty members at Oklahoma’s two R1 institutions β€” the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University β€” will be subject to post-tenure review every five years."

05.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 8
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buff.ly/SXTbRQK

06.02.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Farewell, Ed Martin
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer Farewell, Ed Martin

Well that's good I guess
youtube.com/shorts/saNgc...

05.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recommended reading!

04.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I read this short nonfiction essay by Tolstoy and really enjoyed it. At the end of his life, he really poured his heart out in a series of nonfiction writings, and it's quite moving.

04.02.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I can see why they made it big. Really gifted musicians!

04.02.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol πŸ˜† I'm 57, and a lot of the ads it shows me are related to retirement savings and wrinkle cream.

04.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, he was one of the greats. But when I watched the video, I wondered where the microphone is. Was he lip-synching?

04.02.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Professional Responsibility / Legal Ethics profs: I just got around to reading the new ABA Formal Ethics Opinion (#26-520).

TIP: it gives 3 nifty "illustrations" or hypos that will be easy to turn into exam questions about Model Rule 1.16.
www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...

03.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This was the single lowest month of homicides in New York City on record...ever.

03.02.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 40

I would love to see the court put things back to the way they were before Heller. Maybe this type of stuff will prompt them to do that.

02.02.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FYI, Kristi Noem’s full
initials are K.L.A.N.

02.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2523    πŸ” 622    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 216
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Word of the Day: Perendinate As a Word of the Day, perendinate gives language to a shared experience that often goes unnamed. It reframes delay not as a character flaw, but as a behavioural loop, one that can be recognised, exami...

Word of the Day Perendinate: Word of the Day: Perendinate - The Economic Times m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

02.02.2026 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2010, Dems candidates distanced themselves from Obama to try to avoid thermostatic backlash and punishment for the ACA. This was seen as smart strategy at the time.

The GOP in 2026 has decided to go 100% in on the most unpopular policies, figures, and ideas in politics. MN gonna be D+15 in Nov

02.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1426    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 10

The reason Ilan Wurmans exist is because we let Richard Epsteins continue to exist in legal academia rather than kick them down the figurative professional staircase.

01.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

I know but he gives cover for the other judges and their clerks who are swamped with these cases right now

01.02.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s hard to express how fucking bleak it is when the oldest active judge on the Western District of Texas concludes an order with: β€œWith a judicial finger in the constitutional dike”

01.02.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I assume student editors just want to see where we teach, where we went to school, our publication history, and maybe a list of court citations to our publications.

31.01.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we order a print copy of the fifth edition?

I wish your work could continue for many years to come!

31.01.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, is this the end?

31.01.2026 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1) Linguistics
2) History of Early Medieval Europe
3) Intertestamental History (mostly Josephus)
4) Greek Text of Mileto of Sardis
5) History of the Protestant Reformation Era

31.01.2026 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers

ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers

ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers https://theonion.com/ice-opens-new-supermax-detention-center-for-most-harden-1827838332/

30.01.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3108    πŸ” 648    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 19

check it out

30.01.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super efficient communication of the info, but also just the way he moves and gestures is pitch-perfect for video. Most people are a little awkward on video if they're just talking about something technical. He's captivating.

30.01.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's really gifted for being electrifying on camera. And he seems to have a preternaturally gifted video producer or editor.

30.01.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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