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Levine on Jewish Law and Authoritarianism Samuel J. Levine (Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center) has posted A Brief Look at Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism Through a Perspective of Jewish Law and Tradition (Perspectives on Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism from Literature, Philosophy, Law, and History (Marko Trajkovic, ed., 2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A view of authoritarianism and totalitarianism through a perspective of Jewish law and tradition might take various forms and draw upon different approaches, depending on a number of components, including definitions of terms, modes of analysis, and the scope of disciplines and materials to be incorporated.

Levine on Jewish Law and Authoritarianism

Samuel J. Levine (Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center) has posted A Brief Look at Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism Through a Perspective of Jewish Law and Tradition (Perspectives on Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism from Literature,…

YouTube video by Touro Law Center Congress, the President, and Tariffs: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump at the Supreme Court

Thank you to Professor Susan Morse (Texas) for discussing the tariff cases to be argued in the Supreme Court on November 5 in the Touro Law Review podcast at the link

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#SCOTUS

Which NBA player is each Supreme Court justice? Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff, especially when it comes to the NBA. For court fans, October […]

You've seen the justices compared to heavy metal bands, but what about NBA players? Rodger Citron celebrated the start of the term and the NBA season by doing just that.

Notes re: OKC v. Houston last night:
1. OKC picked Sengun in 2021 then traded him to Houston for two future picks. Presti is a genius, but sometimes things go awry in the lab.
2. Feb 27, 2016 deja vu for KD. Then, Curry hit the winning basket as GSW beat OKC. Last night, it was Shai FTW.

YouTube video by Touro Law Center Law in Literature: The Case of Hollow Spaces

Thank you to Victor Suthammanont, writer and attorney, for discussing his first novel, Hollow Spaces, on this Touro L Rev podcast. The novel explores race and racism, the legal system and the search for truth, and, more than anything else, the bonds of family.

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Great conversation on Cook v. Trump. Particularly appreciate the recognition that we are talking about a real person—Lisa Cook—who is a highly respected scholar and committed public servant. I would add: then there’s the guy on the other side of the “v”

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YouTube video by Touro Law Center Drawing the Lines: Gerrymandering and Election Law

Thank you to Ruth Greenwood, Assistant Clinical Professor and the Director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, for doing a Touro Law Review podcast on political gerrymandering and election law. Here's the link:

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YouTube video by Touro Law Center "Cook v. Trump: The President and the Federal Reserve"

Cook v. Trump raises fascinating legal issues:
What constitutes legal "cause" for the President to remove a Federal Reserve Governor?
What process is required?
Is judicial review available?
Beau J. Baumann discusses the issues in this Touro L Rev podcast:
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How We Wrote About the Administrative Law Revolution While It Was (and Still Is) Occurring Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron discusses the evolving state of administrative law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023–24 term, which significantly curtai...

My latest article for Justia discusses how my administrative law textbook co-authors and I wrote about the ongoing revolution in the Supreme Court's administrative law jurisprudence while still meeting our publisher's deadlines.

verdict.justia.com/2025/09/08/h...

Touro Law Center’s Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy is calling for proposals to participate in this year’s symposium on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

Please contact Professor Rebecca Feinberg at rfeinber2@touro.edu if you're interested in submitting a proposal.

Trump v. CASA: The Case of Universal Injunctions Touro Law Review Podcast · Episode

Thank you to Boston University's Jessica Silbey for discussing the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, involving the validity of universal injunctions, on the Touro Law Review podcast at the link:

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No Exit: There’s Been Talk of Secession; Could It Occur Nowadays? Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron examines whether Americans should be concerned about the prospect of secession in today’s politically polarized climate, compili...

Four law professors debate whether secession could happen in modern America. While most agree geographic realities make state secession unlikely, author @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social explores how "soft secession" through sanctuary cities and nullification may already be occurring.

No Exit: There’s Been Talk of Secession; Could It Occur Nowadays? Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron examines whether Americans should be concerned about the prospect of secession in today’s politically polarized climate, compili...

My latest article on Justia discusses secession, see verdict.justia.com/2025/07/22/n....

Thank you to Mark Graber (Maryland), Sandy Levinson (Texas), Jorge Roig (Touro Law) and Tiffany Graham (Touro Law) for sharing their thoughts.

‪@mgraber1.bsky.social‬; @bluenote123.bsky.social‬

@mgraber1.bsky.social‬; @bluenote123.bsky.social‬;

Mac Miller bobblehead

The Pirates are giving away this Mac Miller bobblehead on July 19. I don't want this. I need this.

Notes on the Opinions in Trump v. CASA, Inc. Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron discusses the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., in which the Court limited federal district courts’ authority...

My latest article on Justia discusses each opinion in Trump v. Casa, Inc., the universal injunctions case recently decided by the Supreme Court, see verdict.justia.com/2025/07/03/n....

The most recent issue of the Touro Law Review is now available at www.tourolaw.edu/academics/vo....

Thank you to Abbe R. Gluck, Clayton J. Masterman, Olalekan Ogunsakin, Andrew J. Rothman, Alyaa Chace, Liam E. Cronan, Steven B. Duke, and Roger K. Newman for writing articles for the issue.

Chilling in Dubrovnik

What 10 key plays from Game 1 tell us about the NBA Finals going forward

New for @theathletic.bsky.social - The ten key plays from a stunning Game 1, and what they tell us about the rest of the series

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The Finals this year feature:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2025 MVP and perennial All-Star/All-NBA)
Jalen Williams (2025 All-Star and All-NBA)
Tyrese Haliburton (2025 All-NBA)
Pascal Siakam (2025 All-Star)

This framing is ridiculous.

As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests

As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...

Big time play from Sonia Citron

The Justice Who May Have Been Too Smart for the Job Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron examines the judicial legacy of Justice David Souter, focusing on how his intellectually rigorous and nuanced approach in key...

Professor @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social reflects on Justice David Souter’s legacy and suggests that Souter‘s intellectual rigor and nuanced opinions in cases like Twombly and Mead, though admirable, may have unintentionally limited their long-term impact on the law.

The Justice Who May Have Been Too Smart for the Job Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron examines the judicial legacy of Justice David Souter, focusing on how his intellectually rigorous and nuanced approach in key...

Many obituaries of Justice Souter’ highlighted his brilliance and some noted his common-law approach to judging. On occasion, Souter may have been too smart for his own good because these qualities sometimes worked at cross purposes. I discuss further here:
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Rest in peace Justice David Souter.
Souter wrote the plurality opinion in United States v. Winstar Corp. (1996), which spawned more than a decade of litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. I worked on a number of "Winstar" cases and wrote about them here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My Touro Law colleague Melina Healey discusses "A Uniform System of Assessment for Clinical Education" in her law review article at the link: www.law.nyu.edu/sites/defaul...

Judge Wilkinson’s Dualist Opinion in Abrego Garcia v. Noem: Judicial Review of Executive Branch Action in a Transformative Time Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron examines Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson’s recent Fourth Circuit ruling in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, situating....

As @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social explains, Judge Wilkinson’s opinion in the Abrego Garcia case highlights the judiciary’s pivotal role in resisting executive overreach during a potential constitutional transformation, reflecting Bruce Ackerman’s theory of dualist democracy.

Judge Wilkinson’s Dualist Opinion in Abrego Garcia v. Noem: Judicial Review of Executive Branch Action in a Transformative Time Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron examines Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson’s recent Fourth Circuit ruling in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, situating....

My latest article for Justia discusses Judge Wilkinson's recent opinion in the Abrego Garcia case, see

verdict.justia.com/2025/04/23/j...

In the parlance of Professor Bruce Ackerman, the reasoning and rhetoric of the seven-page opinion were both ordinary and extraordinary.

The Risk to Local Governments Posed by the Current Crisis in Higher Education Touro Law Review Podcast · Episode

Thank you to Touro University Provost Patricia Salkin and Albany Law School Associate Dean Jenean Taranto for doing a Touro Law Review Podcast on "The Risk to Local Governments Posed by the Current Crisis in Higher Education," available here

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