Matteo Godi

Ep. #11 - Kousisis v. United States In our latest episode of “Court Briefs,” host Kannon Shanmugam and colleague Matteo Godi dive into the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Kousisis v. United States—a case that resolves a long-stand...

In the latest episode of Court Briefs, my colleague (and soon-to-be USC law professor) @matteogodi.bsky.social joins me to talk about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kousisis v. United States, on the scope of the federal wire-fraud statute:

Truly a dream come true to go on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social — somehow the peerless @leahlitman.bsky.social managed to make talking about even these depressing legal developments lots of fun

Much of the reporting notes this will hurt schools that rely on foreign students to boost their finances. But, really, this primarily hurts the students—including many on financial aid, seeking a visa to become the first in their families to graduate from college. I was one of them. Just terrible.

The famous rallying cry was “no more Souters.” But I wonder whether, in this fractious time, we actually need more David Souters, rather than fewer. On this gray morning, the world certainly feels like a poorer place without David Souter in it. RIP.

I’m going out on a limb here by guessing that the pawing followed by a sneeze (clear sign of annoyance) plus a yawn-bark-yawn (???) means she is done with tort law for the evening

Anthony Sebok

Jotwell Torts:
Anthony Sebok, The Return of Private Law, JOTWELL (April 24, 2025) (reviewing Yotam Kaplan, Adi Libson, & Gideon Parchomovsky, The Renaissance of Private Law, 19 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1427 (2025)), torts.jotwell.com/the-return-o....

Thank you so much, Lindsay! I’m super excited!

The Rights and Wrongs of Constitutional Torts - Torts Matteo Godi, Section 1983: A Strict Liability Statutory Tort, 113 Cal. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2025), available at SSRN (Aug. 13, 2024).John C.P. GoldbergThe federal civil rights law known as 42…

The Rights and Wrongs of Constitutional Torts - Torts buff.ly/fmLMXTf

As an immigrant (🇮🇹) and first-gen college grad (🧑🏻‍🎓), I wouldn’t be here without the village of loved ones, mentors, and friends who helped me along the way. You know who you are (if you’re even reading this!). Grazie di cuore!

And I guess now is about as good a time as any to share some exciting personal news: in a few months, I’ll be joining the faculty at the University of Southern California (@gould.usc.edu) as an assistant professor of law! (2/3)

I’m immensely grateful to Dean John C.P. Goldberg (@hls.harvard.edu) for his kind and thoughtful review, over at Jotwell, of my forthcoming article in the California Law Review on Section 1983 and tort law. (1/3)

To my 4 followers, if you’re wondering what to expect… It probably will be a whole lot of nothing, with occasional legal commentary broken up by adorable floof!

Hi! 👋🏼 I’m new here. For the past few years, I’ve spent the day working as an appellate lawyer and the night writing about torts. Not sure I’ve done half a decent job at either! (1/2)