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Constitutional law prof and historical political scientist studying: The United States Supreme Court American Political Development Anglo-American Constitutionalism πŸ“Atlanta Author, Rot and Revival: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/rot-and-revival/paper

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EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in another member state. The decision is poised to be greeted positively by Europe's LGB...

ECJ: Poland must recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed within the EU. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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The SecDef would be wise to read the Constitution before posting anti-constitutional attacks on Senator Mark Kelly.

The Incompatibility Clause:

"...and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."

Art. 1, Sec. 6, Cl. 2.

25.11.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every day, this administration does things that are almost too on-the-nose for me.

25.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Lord High Admiral is displeased and embarrassing himself.

25.11.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1

A Sugar Tax extension, you say?

25.11.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents

ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...

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This is honestly what I've been stuck on all day, in addition to the absurd level of weakness it exposes.

This is the "weird," but in their use of the office.

25.11.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 633    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders' The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...

β€œHaving a United States senator subject to discipline at the behest of the secretary of defense and the president β€” that violates a core principle of legislative independence,” Kreis said in a phone interview.

apnews.com/article/pent...

24.11.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 382    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 3

I thought this was America.

24.11.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1

Next thing, he’ll march down to the Capitol and sit in the Speaker’s chair.

24.11.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
Originalism's Racist Birth and Subsequent Death A few weeks ago at the Federalist Society National Convention,Β  Judge Patrick Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit decla...

Turns out Originalism didn’t start as a reaction to the Warren Court or Brown but as a tool to argue the 15th Amendment was either invalid or didn’t apply to the states. Here’s the real birth story of the doctrine (discovered by a real historian): www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/11/orig...

24.11.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

It may not nearly fit within the doctrine, but I’m not sure I’d concede that argument given how many of these cases tend to be purposivist.

24.11.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. Trump is acting like a Stuart king. If Thune and Johnson cared about the constitutional power of the branch of government in which they serve -- and indeed about the preservation of small-r republican government -- they'd hit back hard. Not holding my breath, alas.

24.11.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One might think this is exactly the kind of thing the separation of powers and the Speech or Debate Clause were designed to prevent. It’s positively Charles I type behavior.

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OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (ECF NO. 60)
On September 25, 2025, Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior
prosecutorial experience, appeared before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Having been appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by the Attorney General just days before, Ms.
Halligan secured a two-count indictment charging former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr. with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
Mr. Comey now moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that Ms. Halligan, the sole
prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed in violation of 28
U.S.C. Β§ 546 and the Constitution's Appointments Clause. As explained below, I agree with Mr.
Comey that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the
Eastern District of Virginia was invalid. And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to
present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey's motion and dismiss the indictment without
prejudice.

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (ECF NO. 60) On September 25, 2025, Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, appeared before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Having been appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by the Attorney General just days before, Ms. Halligan secured a two-count indictment charging former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr. with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Mr. Comey now moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that Ms. Halligan, the sole prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed in violation of 28 U.S.C. Β§ 546 and the Constitution's Appointments Clause. As explained below, I agree with Mr. Comey that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid. And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice.

NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

24.11.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 834    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 36

"Less requirements" such as the requirement to understand the difference between "less" and "fewer."

24.11.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Stop posting. It’s embarrassing.

23.11.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The idea that my general abstraction about the rule of law from a longstanding and ever evolving rule of law concept from Anglo-American history is a form of white supremacy takes a special kind of stupidity.

23.11.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Laughing at the Saints adding William Sherman to the active roster for today's game against Atlanta.

23.11.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m vulgar!?!?!

23.11.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t even mock! Just explained in a playful way.

23.11.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do I need this?

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What’s a Sunday without a dumbass in my comments?

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Lord Chancellor George Jeffreys

Lord Chancellor George Jeffreys

Great legal scholars do indeed agree with President Trump.

23.11.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.

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I accept this mission.

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