#Constitutional

THREAD. In the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection 12 days ago, I’ve heard friends wonder how people could fail to understand how our processes of government work and so be
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Progressives/Liberals/Democrats/Anti-Trumpers,Can we please stop pressing the alarm button every single day?For a month they're warned about some smoking gun, the big case, the Kraken—and it's all yielded to the reality
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The US Senate Commerce Committee will start a hearing on the #PrivacyShield in a couple of minutes, with professors Peter Swire, @neilmrichards, @FTCPhillips @victoriaespinel and Jim Sullivan. Watch it here:https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2
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In a past life in the "90's when I was working for ABC News, I was asked on air what I thought about a particular attorney's performance in court.
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(1/x) Coverage of the effort to prevent distribution of Bolton's book should note Trump's remarkable record of attempting to interfere with speech/press activities -- and either failing or not following through.
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These things can all be true: 1. Trump did good and bad things during his presidency2. Trump is a divisive blowhard3. Being a divisive blowhard is not inciting a riot4.
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The media's hysterical narrative about an incipient coup isn't about reality. It's about maintenance of the narrative that they were correct to abandon their journalistic credibility in pursuit of Orange
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FWIWThe President's Constitutional Plan Addendum (pinned thread)~I think it is likely that the VP sets the rules of the ECA on the side to buy time for the Legislatures to
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Having now read the Telegraph story about possible @UKSupremeCourt reform by the government, I think that several premises/suggestions are misconceived.Here’s a (slightly longer than I intended) thread with some thoughts1/https://www.tele
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There seems to be a lot of confusion about the Supreme Court order finding the Emoluments Clause litigation moot. That ruling says nothing on the merits. It doesn't preclude future
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Something on my new paper about malice in tort and criminal law. I also wanted to say something about my experience venturing into a new sub-discipline mid-career and what I
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Many historians who are far better scholars than I am are weighing in on the 1776 Report. For me, it’s reminiscent of Phil Conley and the American Constitutional Association (ACA)
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.@TedCruz went to Princeton and Harvard Law, was a national champion debater, clerked on the Supreme Court, and had a great career as an appellate litigator...But he should forever be
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Turnout in Russia's referendum by noon (local time):National average: 58.3%Chechnya: 88.7%http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/izbirkom?action=show&root=1&tvd=100100163596969&vrn=100100163596966®ion=0&globa
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I just don't think there's any reason for the Dems not to nuke the filibuster. D success over the next four years will be contingent on the filibuster not existing.
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A LOT of left, right or religious extremist bullshit works by preying on your belief that you are a smart person."You know that thing you think should be simple to
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