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Tom Ginsburg

@tomginsburg.bsky.social

professor, conversationist, groovy world traveler.

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Sartori.Network Concept Analysis Tools Training Time:Β 9:00-10:30am Austin / 10:00-11:30am Washington DC / 11:00am-12:30pm BrasΓ­lia / 3:00-4:30pm London / 4:00-5:30pm Lusaka Registration:Β Register here for Zoom link Languages:Β Captions in 37 languag...

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πŸ”§ sartori.network β€” map conceptual landscapes
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11.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Students Won a Revolution in Bangladesh. They Want So Much More.

β€œVoting is a joyful thing”: Students Won a Revolution in Bangladesh. They Want So Much More. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/w...

12.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In his new article, Victor V. Ramraj asserts that #constitutionallaw must be pluralized, engage with other disciplines, and focus on holistic problem-solving to address our age of #extremes.

Available in #English and #French at tinyurl.com/yyv6ffpw.

06.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In their new article for CS, Adam Chilton, Arthur Langlois, Jan-Ulrich Dittmer, and Mila Versteeg assess what #AI knows about comparative #ConstitutionalLaw.

Available in #English and #Arabic at tinyurl.com/2smkztev.

Sign up to receive future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.

06.02.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Prison to Exile: Leopoldo LΓ³pez and the Fight for Venezuela

NEW: From Prison to Exile: Leopoldo LΓ³pez and the Fight for Venezuela

In this episode of Entitled, we speak with activist Leopoldo LΓ³pez about authoritarianism, resistance, U.S. interventionism, and the future of Venezuela.

Listen now:

open.spotify.com/episode/1mIl...

08.01.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new issue assesses constitutionalism in the age of extremes. Explore these extremes and potential responses with pieces on #academicfreedom, #economicinequality, #executivepower, #diplomaticextremes, #AI, #constitutionalreform, #courts, #teachinglaw, and more.

Read at tinyurl.com/5n7zxtp6.

01.01.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Swadeshi jurisprudence invites global ideas but rejects slavish adherence: Justice KV Viswanathan Supreme Court Justice KV Viswanathan on Friday said that Swadeshi jurisprudence reflects the confidence of Indian constitutionalism to engage with global legal

Excellent panel discussion in Delhi @UChicago . Among many other issues we talked about the idea of indigenizing constitutional jurisprudence www.barandbench.com/news/law-pol...

21.12.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tufts grad student RΓΌmeysa Γ–ztΓΌrk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. - The Boston Globe In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.

Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social, the Chicago Forum’s Faculty Director, was quoted in the Boston Globe on the March 2025 arrest of Tufts grad student RΓΌmeysa Γ–ztΓΌrk β€” an incident he says has β€œprofound” implications for free expression.

Read the full story here:Β www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...

11.12.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...

"Tincher [a US citizen] has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours, where she saw about seven other detainees." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

14.12.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 713    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 19
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Opinion | We Should Teach Our Students How to Think, Not What to Believe

We Should Teach Our Students How to Think, Not What to Believe www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...

14.12.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nobel Prize for Venezuelan Dissident Draws Criticism

Some days you hate the New York Times: quibbling over Maduro drug connections is trivial. Nobel Prize for Venezuelan Dissident Draws Criticism www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...

10.12.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hyper-Presidency Taking stock of Trump’s radical experiment with executive power.

Trump's construction of a "hyper-presidential" system
www.persuasion.community/p/the-hyper-...

03.07.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hyper-Presidency Taking stock of Trump’s radical experiment with executive power.

In his latest article for Persuasion, Chicago Forum Faculty Director Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social analyzes how a second Trump administration could shift the balance of power within the U.S. government by moving toward a hyper-presidential system.

www.persuasion.community/p/the-hyper-...

02.07.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are thrilled to relaunch this year as an international, multilingual, open access journal, published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law.

First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!

16.06.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Preview of next week's issue! @zalali.bsky.social, Arcioni & Gover, BΓΆckenfΓΆrde, Gargarella, Hirschl, Suteu, Trochev & Juzgenbayev, Yeh & Chang, & @marie-joellez.bsky.social on state of field. Lady Hale & @cherylas1.bsky.social on judicial and constn'l work, and more!

Follow at tinyurl.com/bde5t83x

24.06.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer Is Losing Faith In The Justice System Entitled Β· Episode

NEW: Why Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer is Losing Faith in the Justice System

This episode, hosts @cfloed.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social speak with Khalil's lawyer, @baherazmy.bsky.social, about what his case means for the future of dissent and academic freedom.

open.spotify.com/episode/28L1...

15.05.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Building on @tomginsburg.bsky.social & Huq, we theorize "democratic frontsliding" as a subtype of democratization. The obstacles to frontsliding are "autocratic enclaves" surviving a democratizing election. We make the normative & legal case for "restorative disobedience" to break up these enclaves

09.06.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are We Witnessing The End of The Postwar Order?, with Former President of the U.N. Dennis Francis Entitled Β· Episode

NEW: Are We Witnessing the End of the Postwar Order? With Former UN President Dennis Francis

Hosts @cfloed.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social and former President of the General Assembly Dennis Francis on threats to global cooperation and human rights.

open.spotify.com/episode/0Clu...

23.04.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Balkinization: Academic Freedom of Law Reviews: Personal Statements Under Attack A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

Do law reviews have academic freedom? balkin.blogspot.com/2025/05/acad...

12.05.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere

What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

08.05.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck you. [no, not you, those are the two words]

04.05.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Chicago Principles & Contemporary Challenges with Professors Eli Finkel and Geof Stone
YouTube video by The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression The Chicago Principles & Contemporary Challenges with Professors Eli Finkel and Geof Stone

Geof Stone's two word response to Northwestern University policy on speech, requiring civil modes of presentation:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEXo...

25.04.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou can’t have democracy without facts.”
@uchicagolaw.bsky.social professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social’s keynote at #StiglerAntitrust2025 unpacked how attacks on knowledge institutionsβ€”from media to the censusβ€”undermine the foundations of democracy.

🧡 Key moments ⬇️

18.04.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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What Harvard Didn't Say Last week, Harvard challenged the Trump administration’s threat to deny billions in federal funds unless the university bent to a list of far-reaching demands. Harvard’s legal counsel struck a measure...

libertiesjournal.com/online-artic...

23.04.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

agreed, though with all due respect it has started long ago. lets hope Harvard accelerates its progress.

15.04.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the Internet Needs a Data Portability Ecosystem | TechPolicy.Press When users switch between digital services, they should be able to take their data with them, say DTI's Delara Derakhshani and Zander Arnao.

@tomginsburg.bsky.social calls for "digital freedom of assembly" by ensuring the portability of personal data. I've written about this concept before with former colleagues at the Data Transfer Initiative.

www.techpolicy.press/why-the-inte...

#StiglerAntitrust25

10.04.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where Are the Red Lines? It’s time for universities to take a stand on academic freedom.

Thoughtful post from @tomginsburg.bsky.social. www.persuasion.community/p/where-are-...

14.04.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm investing heavily in Kool-Aid. It's made here in US of A and GOP demand is likely going to continue to go through the roof.

06.04.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

alas, not likely to have standing in US courts.

06.04.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I dont understand.

04.04.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0