Recall: Cong. GOP expanded ICE’s budget by 8.5x since Trump took office last year. This massive increase in funding led to a 2.5x increase in the number of ICE agents. ICE agents receive 8 wks of training; same as TSA. Other law enforcement (police, FBI, etc.) receive at least 6 mo. of training.
25.01.2026 00:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It's that time of the year--teaching evals are in. I am always honored to receive this incredible feedback from my students. Here are a few comments from my students last semester...
21.01.2026 16:47 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Guess I’ll be teaching War Powers in Constitutional Law on Monday for our first day of class.
03.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
My comments regarding Trump’s attack on Venezuela.
03.01.2026 09:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Special Solicitude of Stare Decisis in Civil Rights
<p><i>This Article argues that the Supreme Court should apply heightened </i>stare decisis<i> protection to rights-conferring precedents—constitutiona
New article out: "The Special Solicitude of Stare Decisis in Civil Rights," forthcoming in the Quinnipiac Law Review. I argue rights-conferring precedents deserve heightened protection—whether Roe, Obergefell, or Heller.
Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
16.12.2025 20:36 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The Special Solicitude of Stare Decisis in Civil Rights
<p><i>This Article argues that the Supreme Court should apply heightened </i>stare decisis<i> protection to rights-conferring precedents—constitutiona
New article out: "The Special Solicitude of Stare Decisis in Civil Rights," forthcoming in the Quinnipiac Law Review. I argue rights-conferring precedents deserve heightened protection—whether Roe, Obergefell, or Heller.
Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
16.12.2025 20:36 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Discourse with Wayne Unger
A Thanksgiving Special: Pardon Me, Is That Indictment Lawful?
Vanessa Avery, Partner at McCarter & English + former U.S. Attorney, District of Connecticut, joined my pod (Discourse w/ Wayne Unger) to discuss the dismissals of the indictments against James Comey & Letitia James. Find it on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JINg...
27.11.2025 14:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The CR to reopen the gov also contained a provision that opens the door to several Senate Republicans personally receiving $500,000 (possibly more) from the DOJ. (See page 225 of HR 5371, as amended by the Senate).
13.11.2025 15:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
& Person A to purchase guns for Person B where B cannot legally buy the guns for themselves. @davidhogg.bsky.social @marchforourlives.bsky.social @gabbygiffords.bsky.social
13.11.2025 14:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
BREAKING. House Republicans seek to repeal the gun safety provisions in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. HR 6035 (intro'd today) would relax background checks & licensing requirements + allow convicted persons of domestic violence to purchase guns
13.11.2025 14:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Comey Indictment Shows Danger of Subservient Prosecutors
The political prosecution of a presidential enemy has left the government with a seemingly unwinnable case — and a justice system tainted by politics.
Halligan may have obtained the indictment the president wanted, but it...one thing to get a grand jury to indict. Getting a conviction is an entirely different matter. New from me for @brennancenter.org A discussion of the flawed Comey indictment. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
02.10.2025 23:42 — 👍 2542 🔁 719 💬 89 📌 18
Jacob Angeli- Chansley vs. U S Federal Gov- Donald Trump-I M F - Entry BL-4.pdf
ICYMI. Jacob Chansley (aka QAnon Shaman) filed a $40 TRILLION lawsuit against Trump and others. The complaint is nearly impossible to find, but I found it. Here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1v5m7...
02.10.2025 02:16 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Jacob Angeli- Chansley vs. U S Federal Gov- Donald Trump-I M F - Entry BL-4.pdf
ICYMI. Jacob Chansley (aka QAnon Shaman) filed a $40 TRILLION lawsuit against Trump and others. The complaint is nearly impossible to find, but I found it. Here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1v5m7...
02.10.2025 02:16 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump
Think you know what the First Amendment means and protects? You − and a lot of Jimmy Kimmel’s defenders − may well be wrong.
Jimmy Kimmel's defenders called his suspension an attack on the First Amendment; one said it was the most "straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen." Is it? @profunger.bsky.social explains what the 1st Amendment does/doesn't protect theconversation.com/why-jimmy-ki...
19.09.2025 20:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
I’ve passionately disagreed w/ Kirk on almost everything. But I respect his right to say it. As an American value, we must not, we cannot, allow violence to creep into our free speech & civic dialogue. We do not shoot those who we disagree with; rather, we must engage w/ respectful civil discussion.
10.09.2025 19:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
My comments regarding Trump's Cashless Bail Executive Order.
26.08.2025 17:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Balance? What balance? Conservatives have acquiesced to expansive presidential power under Trump.
24.07.2025 17:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Is Charlie Kirk openly encouraging bribery?
24.07.2025 17:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Let the people’s branch vote, Speaker Johnson.
22.07.2025 23:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cancel those Paramount subscriptions.
18.07.2025 05:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dems Leadership wasted an opportunity to rebrand the Big Beautiful Bill when it was under consideration by Congress.
Big Barbaric Bill
Big Betrayal Bill
Big Bad Bill
Bad Backwards Bill
Blatant Bankrupt Bill
Brutally Barbaric Bill
Anything would have been better, but Dems were MIA.
18.07.2025 05:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Big Beautiful Bill appropriated $100M to “fund accounting efficiencies in the Executive Branch.”
Seems inefficient to me.
18.07.2025 05:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This was a fun project to be a part of!
17.07.2025 12:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If I recall correctly, a recent Quinnipiac poll has the approval rating for Dem leadership below 20%.
I’m not surprised given how they are MIA.
17.07.2025 03:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The OBBB appropriated $300M for security of Trump’s properties. ICYMI.
16.07.2025 00:46 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
3/3
support of white supremacists, slow responses to natural disasters, “they’re eating dogs”, assassinating foreign leaders, blotched pandemic response, wrongful / illegal deportations, and a lot more…
/end
11.07.2025 22:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2/3
conflicts of interest, picking fights with allies, Jan 6, blatant unconstitutional acts, two impeachments, felony convictions, criminal indictments, J6 pardons, criminal convictions of his inner circle, blowing up the deficit, dehumanizing and outright mean rhetoric…
11.07.2025 22:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
If Epstein is the downfall of a Trump Admin, and not _______ (any of the stuff below), then woahhh.
Russia election tampering, liability for sexual assault, call w/ Zelenskyy, Robert Mueller, mishandling of classified docs (w/ pics!)…
1/3
11.07.2025 22:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Oh, Professor Ilan Wurman. His myopic tendency blinds well establish contrary precedent.
Just two weeks ago, SCOTUS "reaffirmed" the Susan B. Anthony List precedent in Mahmoud v. Taylor.
11.07.2025 18:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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