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The historian, not the judge. #LFGM #LFC NYM-G-K-I. edit Law & History Review. my opinions. he/him/his. Book projects on (1) slavery + laws; (2) The West Wing.

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The Isles are now in their third consecutive period of awful hockey. Genuinely dreadful in every facet of the game.

06.03.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what Rumsfeld would call an Unnoem Unnoem

05.03.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

The most famous line from Lincoln's second inaugural address is also probably the most misunderstood: "with malice toward none, with charity for all."

I'm a fan of Frederick Douglass's gloss on it.

04.03.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

foreign policy the same as his health care plan

06.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a modern love story

06.03.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Great Revolution in Church and State <p><b>The untold story of how church and state were remade in Revolutionary America</b></p><p><i>A Great Revolution in Church and State</i> rewrites t

Dr Alyssa Penick's new book 'A Great Revolution in Church and State' is now available for preorder through @uvapress.bsky.social. Looks like a must-read for #skystorians of the colonial and Revolutionary eras and early republic www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10211/

05.03.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

so yeah definitely celebrate because she is terrible but Miller is the one still running the show

05.03.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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an advertisement for general hospital shows a woman using a cellphone ALT: an advertisement for general hospital shows a woman using a cellphone

Spurs might actually do the thing jfc

05.03.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Noem got fired for her testimony implicating the White House in her criminal acts as DHS secretary. She said she was following orders from Miller.

05.03.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

tell her it is for the rallies, not the trials, and she'll show up

05.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d describe the shift from Noem to Mullin with the best footy gif ever

05.03.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it is mostly saying fascist things online

05.03.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Corey Lewandowski to begin affair with Markwayne Mullin

05.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2559    πŸ” 402    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 25

Does the exalted one get to live on a military base or must she rejoin the ranks of us normie plebes?

05.03.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

[Exit Murderer.]

05.03.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5218    πŸ” 1242    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 45

don't think this will solve your actual "image" problem, which is that everyone hates you now Target

05.03.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Religion as Private Law A wide and growing range of laws are now subject to strict scrutiny if they burden a plaintiff’s sincerely held religious belief. Current doctrine requires cour

Religion as Private Law (forthcoming @yalelawjournal.bsky.social 2027) is now available on SSRN! Looking forward to comments, questions, and critiques.

05.03.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts At a moment in which the Supreme Court's emergency docket is *already* busier than ever, Monday's stay grant in the Malliotakis case wrongly expands it to encompass countless state-court rulings, too.

Monday night’s #SCOTUS ruling in the Malliotakis cases necessarily expands the Court’s ability to grant emergency relief in cases coming from *state* courts.

As today’s bonus β€œOne First” explains, that’s both a really big deal and one that’s based on a deeply disingenuous portrayal of the facts:

05.03.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 469    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 10

If you have questions about captivity and colonialism in the 17th-century Caribbean at 8am EST on Monday, I'll be chatting about it with @prizepapers.bsky.social! πŸ—ƒοΈ

05.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

'the right to have rights if I say so'

05.03.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled that this joint special forum with @oieahc.bsky.social's William and Mary Quarterly will be out soon! An all-star lineup of scholars offering new interpretations of themes such as religious liberty, citizenship and belonging, sovereignty, and the rule of law during the Revolution

05.03.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
table of contents for Law and History Review's february 2026 special forum/issue, New Legal Histories of the American Revolution

table of contents for Law and History Review's february 2026 special forum/issue, New Legal Histories of the American Revolution

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Out shortly ... our joint special forum with The William and Mary Quarterly:

New Legal Histories of the American Revolution

Contributions by Sarah Barringer Gordon, Mark Valeri, Jess Roney, Don Johnson, Matthew Crow, and William J. Novak

All open access βœ…

Links soon!

05.03.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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What You Need to Read, March 2026 Alves, Alexandre Guilherme da Cruz, β€œThe Alcatraz Occupation and the American Indian Movement, 1969-1971,” Journal of American History, 111 (March 2025), 735-749. Beyreis, David. β€œ`The Lawless Whit…

Your quarterly bibliography of new and interesting scholarship in Native American History and Indigenous studies.

michaelleroyoberg.com/new-publicat...

05.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I particularly enjoyed their defending the high screen with kick outs

05.03.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some…interesting refereeing at the garden tonight.

05.03.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Compare to 2003

www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

05.03.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was Tindall’s idea to go down to 10

04.03.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey unitary executive enthusiasts, if the commander-in-chief/dear leader calls it a war, does that mean it is a war?

04.03.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

add the charge back

04.03.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

one charge less for that public service

04.03.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0