Joe Dunman

Oh my god he actually thinks it is bsky.app/profile/drew...

Kulbeth on Church Autonomy and Fact Finding Candice Mason Kulbeth has posted Church Autonomy: A Universal Sequencing Question on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article identifies a national “sequencing collapse” in church‑autonomy jurisprudence: lower courts increasingly treat the mere presence of religious vocabulary as a threshold bar to adjudication, rather than a merits‑stage defense. The result is a constitutional black hole where secular conduct—fraud, fiduciary breaches, torts—evades civil accountability.

Kulbeth on Church Autonomy and Fact Finding

Candice Mason Kulbeth has posted Church Autonomy: A Universal Sequencing Question on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article identifies a national “sequencing collapse” in church‑autonomy jurisprudence: lower courts increasingly treat the mere presence…

Poverty? Can't solve it. Education? Can't fund it. Student debt? Can't relieve it. But there's always enough money for war.

This ain't the Call of Duty lobby, Mr. Secretary.

Bruh my army is so big bruh. Deadass biggest army. Bombs and shit bruh. Warfighters bruh. No cap bruh we playing for keeps bruh.

This was my gateway drug to metal, hardcore, and all heavy music. I first heard it in fifth grade (1989!) and I've had tinnitus ever since.

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. BACKGROUND ...................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. I. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION OF JUNE 3, 2025......... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. II. THREE INMATES ALLEGE RETALIATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CASE ............................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. III. THE COURT’S ENTRY OF THE NATIONWIDE PROTECTIVE ORDER ..... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. LEGAL STANDARD ............................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. ARGUMENT ............................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. I. THE INMATES’ RETALIATION ALLEGATIONS ARE UNSUBSTANTIATED. ............................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. A. Former Inmate Dye’s Retaliation Allegations Are Unsubstantiated. ........... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Inmate Meskill’s Retaliation Allegations Are Unsubstantiated. Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Inmate Pinson’s Retaliation Allegations Are Unsubstantiated. . Error! Bookmark not defined. II. THE PROTECTIVE ORDER IS LEGALLY DEFECTIVE. ..... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. A. The Protective Order Fails to Comply with Rule 65(d) ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. The Protective Order Fails to Comply with PLRA’s Requirements ............. Error! Bookmark not defined. CONCLUSION ......................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

Could someone please reset the "Hours without an embarrassing DOJ filing" clock to 0?

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

There was initial skepticism about this (sorry independent journalists!) but MRFF now has a report up on their site and multiple news outlets are reporting it. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Alternate version: "I can't be bothered to read what you couldn't be bothered to write."

okay, Ill bite.
What do you think the point of reading for and writing a literature review is? The process of reading and writing is crucial for THINKING. Your ideas are shaped by all of this, offloading it to gAI, no matter how "good" you think gAI is at it defeats the purpose entirely.

Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

Igor Bobic @igorbobic Fetterman responds to Graham Platner saying he should lose his seat: "Oh, really? The guy with the Nazi tattoo? Yeah, I'm devastated by that." ...

Granted, denied as moot. Easy!

The first confirmed fatalities in Trump's illegal War on Iran:

Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FA

Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NE

Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MN

Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, IA

'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad.

"The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

uld you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (%) Somewhat or strongly supportNot sureSomewhat or strongly oppose U.S. adult citizens 39 Party ID Democrats 14 Independents 35 Republicans 68

Per The Economist/YouGov, half of Americans support ABOLISHING ICE.

Literally, "abolishing."

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

The most dangerous thing about AI chat bots is how many men with political power treat them *exactly* and unquestioningly like actual Ancient Greek oracles.

The tariffs did not boost American manufacturing capacity so maybe war will do it.

Many Americans hold contradictory opinions on the same policies Our new poll finds question wording can swing opinion by 20+ points on immigration, the budget, and transgender rights. That's a problem for people who use polls to tell politicians what voters want.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 3 StrengthInNumbers
New polling on strong “framing effect” of trans issues.

Should minors be able to get GAC?
Opposed 57-28% net -29%
Should minors be be able to get doctor-recommended GAC after diagnosis.
Supported 44-28%, net +16%

That's a 45% swing.

"Law reviews are terrible because students pick the articles. We should have a faculty-run law review."

"Oh, so the faculty editors will screen the slush pile?"

"No, no, no. We'll still have students do that."

Why Can't Top Democrats Just Say "No War With Iran"? The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Oh no

Just in case you don't get the reference: news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...

Screenshot of excerpt from opinion that reads: "Despite this, the New York courts refused to stay the trial court’s order. After that highly questionable injunction was issued, the applicants filed appeals in both the Appellate Division (the State’s intermediate appellate court) and the Court of Appeals (its highest court) challenging the trial court’s order on federal constitutional grounds. At the same time, applicants asked both courts to stay the trial court’s order. The Appellate Division refused to issue a stay, and by order issued on February 11, the Court of Appeals sent the appeal filed in that court to the Appellate Division and dismissed applicants’ motions for a stay."

With nowhere else to turn, the applicants asked us to issue a stay, and we have jurisdiction to entertain their application. Title 28 U. S. C. §1257(a) gives us jurisdiction to review “[f]inal judgments or decrees” that are rendered by a State’s highest court and adjudicate federal constitutional claims, and the Court of Appeals’ February 11 order falls within that category.

1/9: In the New York redistricting case, Justice Alito's justification for why #SCOTUS even had *jurisdiction* to issue a stay is based upon a remarkably misleading portrayal of the state court proceedings.

I realize this is technical, but I wanted to write a short thread to explain the shadiness:

"You know, FedSoc has never filed an amicus brief, because they're not a partisan organization," I say while admiring my oil painting of Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas smoking cigars with the GOP's largest donors.

C'mon man.

Congressional Dems are in a tough spot. On one hand, they could gain incredible advantage in the upcoming midterms by vigorously denouncing Trump's reckless war. On the other hand, they like it.

Big sale on stocks today!

In so many ways!