Gautam Hans

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Every day I despair a little more.

The Conventional Wisdom On Supreme Court Reform Is More Wrong Than Ever For Democrats, running against a historically unpopular Supreme Court is basically a free space on the campaign trail bingo card.

I want Democratic candidates for office to understand just how much voters do not like the Supreme Court, and are dying to elect representatives who are actually committed to doing something about it

no takebacks

Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.

Paramount, Warner Bros deal would unite film, news and social media forces in the age of Trump

My analysis for NPR:

www.npr.org/2026/02/27/n...

The Nationwide Revolt Against Flock Safety Cameras From New York to Alabama to Arizona, everyday people are mounting a local resistance to the company’s mass surveillance. And sometimes, they take matters into their own hands.

newrepublic.com/article/2069... One of my star clinic students is quoted in this article. We have had a great experience working alongside our neighbors to reign in mass surveillance in Ithaca this year.

What has happened in Minnesota over the last several months underscores the institutional groundwork that must be laid to catalyze “people power” in the face of authoritarian oppression. State preemption is an important part of that groundwork. Read more in my piece w/ @thelssc.bsky.social 👇🏾

It took Putin and Orban years to do what they’re doing.

“She is an international student w/a visa…She appeared to have been taken from her Columbia-owned apartment on West 121st Street…Ms. Aghayeva posted a one-second video on her popular Instagram account showing her in the back of a vehicle with the caption: ‘Dhs illegally arrested me. Please help.’”

Lawrence Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Epstein Revelations

What is there left to say? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

If you’re not leading with the racism, you’re doing it wrong.

"Don't blame me; I voted for Kodos." or "I can't promise I'll try, but I'll try to try."

Ice cream on ice

Justice Department Sues University of California Over Antisemitism

Well, the DOJ has done it: they have filed a lawsuit against the University of California over antisemitism.

The complaint contains some falsehoods. But as someone who teaches and writes about Title VII, I'm equally struck by what the complaint doesn't say.

A few thoughts— 🧵

Ben, it’s time to enunciate.

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

Scott has spent the last 15 years of his life working in the highest echelons of government, as FL Governor (from 2011-2019) and as a U.S. Senator (since 2019), during which time he has undermined every effort to use the tools of governance to improve the public sphere.

Lily Collins to Play Audrey Hepburn in Movie About Making of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Lily Collins will play Audrey Hepburn in a new movie about the making of the classic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

And how exactly are they going to handle Mickey Rooney?

variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Choices, choices.

i'm not using legislative history. please don't put in the newspaper that I'm using legislative history.

An immediate must read from UCLA immigration law expert and MacArthur fellowship awardee @ahilantoolong.bsky.social.

Austin ISD parent alleges district broke Texas' bathroom bill The complaint filed on Tuesday alleges that a male student has been incorrectly using female restrooms at Austin High School “in violation of the recent law passed.”

Texas's bathroom bountyhunter law at work.

Ghouls, absolute ghouls

Free Expression in the Shadow State

Just published the first post for our Reconstructing Free Expression initiative, by @jamalgreene.bsky.social: Free Expression in the Shadow State, proposing the creation of alternative "shadow" govt institutions as mechanisms to express & fight for public values: knightcolumbia.org/blog/free-ex...

I posted a revised version of my forthcoming essay on Clinical Academic Freedom to SSRN — with thanks to the editors of the Wash.U. Journal of Law and Policy for their diligence, and to my colleagues who have provided such helpful feedback. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

He’s clearly been media trained as the main lesson is to redirect and seem relatable.

If this is prefiguring a vacancy, someone shoulda gone senior before we got Judge Aileen Cannon on the D.C. Circuit.

*three* pages?! Good lord. I guess I should do better this cycle… 😬