My latest (with a fantastic co-author)
11.08.2025 20:56 β π 23 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
21.03.2025 11:35 β π 20297 π 4823 π¬ 532 π 353
How many protesters is enough to stop a takeover? Why public demonstrations and why Princeton president Chris Eisgruber's statement (and Chuck Schumer's acquiescence) matter.
My latest: samwang.substack.com/p/how-to-rec...
20.03.2025 20:39 β π 79 π 26 π¬ 2 π 2
Resignation from Paul Weiss. You can read this courageous womanβs full post here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
21.03.2025 12:15 β π 1523 π 437 π¬ 76 π 47
NHβs new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
βIt doesnβt have my married name on it,β she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
13.03.2025 09:50 β π 11692 π 6516 π¬ 490 π 1078
The Extreme Legal Theory Behind Trumpβs First Month in Office
The unitary executive theory upends our understanding of the Constitution.
Weβll soon be hearing a lot about the βunitary executive theory,β but donβt be fooled β itβs just an attempt to disguise the presidentβs power grab in legalistic garb.
20.02.2025 17:10 β π 105 π 34 π¬ 4 π 2
Yesterday, President Trump revoked former President Biden's voting access executive order. It directed federal agencies to provide eligible voters, regardless of political party, access to voting opportunities and reliable voter info in the regular course of their lives 1/
21.01.2025 18:11 β π 101 π 62 π¬ 6 π 6
NEW: Supreme Court rules 5-4 NOT to allow Trump to delay NY sentencing tomorrow. Among the 4 for a delay is Alito who Trump spoke to yesterday.
10.01.2025 01:07 β π 236 π 22 π¬ 9 π 2
Norovirus Outbreaks Surge Nationwide, C.D.C. Says
Hereβs what to know about symptoms and treatment, as well as how to reduce your risk of infection.
There have been an unusually high number of norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. this month, according to data from the CDC. Hereβs what to know about symptoms, treatment, and reducing your risk of infection.
30.12.2024 22:58 β π 204 π 64 π¬ 31 π 14
YouTube video by Brennan Center for Justice
An Insiderβs Guide to the Election Results
Donald Trump has made many promises about his next term, from mass deportations to firing Special Counsel Jack Smith. Watch Brennan Center experts discuss his ability to carry out these plans and potential responses:
15.11.2024 13:01 β π 38 π 11 π¬ 1 π 0
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Adjunct Professor, Columbia University and New York University.
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Senior counsel at the Brennan Center w/ a focus on using state constitutions to protect rights. Managing editor of State Court Report. In a past life I was an appellate attorney combating cruel & inhumane prison conditions.
State Court Report is a nonpartisan news source, resource, and commentary hub covering state constitutional developments in high courts across the 50 states. Visit StateCourtReport.org.
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Political scientist studying voting rights and elections. Democracy is good, prisons are bad. Usually on a bike, beach, or backpacking trip.
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