Robert L. Tsai

Failed attempt at partisan entrenchment via pardon

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Steve Bright is a giant, not only because of his own tireless struggle against the powerful on behalf of the powerless, but because of the legions of young lawyers he has taught and inspired. Prof. Tsai is exactly the person to bring his story to life.

Can Judicial Resistance Last? The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.

“Time is a precious resource in a democracy: It affords the opportunity for reflection, the chance to recognize danger and react appropriately by building bridges and defenses.”

Should be part of anyone’s pro-democracy, anti-corruption platform

Can Judicial Resistance Last? The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.

“Time is a precious resource in a democracy: It affords the opportunity for reflection, the chance to recognize danger and react appropriately by building bridges and defenses.”

Should be part of anyone’s pro-democracy, anti-corruption platform

Robert Tsai on America's Forgotten Constitutions The transcript of this episode can be accessed by clicking the transcript button below the title.

I enjoyed speaking with Luke Pickrell about my book, AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN CONSTITUTIONS (Harvard Press). Have a listen to the podcast!

John Brown

Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.

Happy 17th birthday! @yalepress.bsky.social

Happy 17th birthday! @yalepress.bsky.social

On Nov. 21, 1965, the Widow Combs put on her coat and scarf and sat down in front of a bulldozer to block a coal company from strip mining her farm. She spent Thanksgiving in jail but awakened fellow Kentuckians to exploitative corporate practices and the rule of law that enabled them.

Combs’ resistance of strip mining and defiance of a court order led some to call her the “Rosa Parks of Appalachia.” #BattleForTheSoulOfCoalCountry

On Nov. 21, 1965, the Widow Combs put on her coat and scarf and sat down in front of a bulldozer to block a coal company from strip mining her farm. She spent Thanksgiving in jail but awakened fellow Kentuckians to exploitative corporate practices and the rule of law that enabled them.

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An almost all white, snowy scene in Chicago's Grant Park. A few sledders come down a hill in the foreground and mid ground. A statue of General John Logan is covered in snow in the middle of the frame, while blotted out skyscrapers are barely visible in the background.

Sledding amongst skyscrapers in #Chicago on an incredibly snowy Novemeber day

A Dishonorable Strike Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder

Harvard law prof Jack Goldsmith: “if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water’”

A Dishonorable Strike Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder

Harvard law prof Jack Goldsmith: “if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water’”

If we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples, and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.

From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
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Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth

David Cole: “The notion that we are at war with drug smugglers confuses a metaphor for reality; the ‘ war on drugs’ is no more an armed conflict than the ‘war on cancer’ is.”

Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth

David Cole: “The notion that we are at war with drug smugglers confuses a metaphor for reality; the ‘ war on drugs’ is no more an armed conflict than the ‘war on cancer’ is.”

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Can Judicial Resistance Last? The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.

Can Judicial Resistance Last?

Can Judicial Resistance Last? The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.

Can Judicial Resistance Last?

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Robert Tsai on America's Forgotten Constitutions The transcript of this episode can be accessed by clicking the transcript button below the title.

I enjoyed speaking with Luke Pickrell about my book, AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN CONSTITUTIONS (Harvard Press). Have a listen to the podcast!

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