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public-interest lawyer director, Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential…

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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Department of War? What’s that?
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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The person on caption duty was on a mission.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
J Michael Luttig on the coming election and its potential aftermath: newrepublic.com/article/2151...
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
TRUMP'S TOP 10 9/11 LIES Trump has lied incessantly about 9/11 over the years, above all glorifying himself. We shouldn't let his lies obscure the truth, or desecrate the day. And so, on Sept 10, here's a list of his top 10 9/11 lies over the years. 1/12 www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/202...
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Trump’s Top 10 9/11 Lies -
Trump’s Top 10 9/11 Lies - Until retreating to Florida in the face of criminal prosecution, Donald Trump was a lifelong New Yorker, and no event shook the city more than the 9/11 attacks that destroye...
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
here's a thought: Let's tell the guys building the self-described death machine they have to stop
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Joe Dudek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This Court should swiftly stay the Alderaan court’s baseless injunction barring the Empire from adequately testing its modest space station.
This Court should swiftly stay the district court’s baseless injunction barring the Postal Service from fully enforcing the Rule’s modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballot mail.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Quite so. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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RFK Jr.’s Sickening Measles Victory Lap
While Pennsylvania struggles to contain an outbreak, the anti-vax health secretary keeps trying to score political points.
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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
More than 200 Georgetown Law students pledged honesty, integrity and professional conduct at this year's student attorney oath ceremony, presided over by Judge Loren AliKhan, L'06. Full ceremony recap: bit.ly/4xiMVVm
A group of Georgetown Law students stand with hands raised during the student attorney oath ceremony, expressions focused.Judge Loren AliKhan stands at a podium wearing a black judicial robe, speaking into a microphone. A blue Georgetown Law backdrop is behind her.Georgetown Law students in the front row raise their right hands and hold oath cards while reciting the pledge.More than 200 Georgetown Law students stand with their right hands raised in a tiered auditorium, reciting the student attorney oath.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I was raised in the 70s by a single mother who subscribed to Ms. and dragged me to ERA and Women’s Political Caucus meetings most weekends until I was old enough to have my own activities. So I find this news gutting. Gloria Steinem was imperfect, like everyone is, but she was a hero.
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Amanda Levendowski Tepski @tepski.tech · 01/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History (Gift Article)
After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How about this?
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Go Phils
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This excellent, just-filed amicus brief from @thefireorg.bsky.social defends the plaintiffs' central claims in AAUP v. Rubio--that noncitizens are protected by the First Amendment, and that deportation for political speech is flagrantly unconstitutional. knightcolumbia.org/documents/9j...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wouldn't it be easier & far less time consuming to just report when he actually tells the truth?
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
GWB right after 9-11: "The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace." Nancy Mace today: Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a trojan horse, and a threat to both national security and our republic.
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Backgrounder: The President's Quotes on Islam
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Very interesting
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Melissa Good & Feral 😾🇺🇦🇨🇦 @meltart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
When an entire arena boos you for telling the truth, you quickly learn who has courage. Kris Kristofferson walking onto that stage and standing beside Sinéad as the insults rained down remains one of the most powerful acts of human decency I’ve ever seen. Three years resting in peace 🙌🏼🤍🙌🏼
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Birth tourism isn't a problem. In fact it's good for the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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The MAGA 'Anchor Baby' Myth Doesn't Hold Water
America should welcome birth tourists because they generate taxpaying citizens without the US having to invest in them
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Just walked to ACME and back wearing a Sixers shirt. 7 people either yelled "Sixers" or "LeBron" at me...including the ACME security guard who lifted up his uniform to reveal he was wearing Sixers gear underneath lol.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
An short video on what something like the LeBron acquisition can mean to congenital sports fans (perhaps particularly one tied to Philly sports): www.instagram.com/reel/DbL0MGb...
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avi_wa on Instagram: "LeBron JamesView all 32 comments"
LeBron James
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Is RFKJr. also campaigning to bring back polio? " ... more cases of measles in 2026 than any... year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, a grim sign that [we] may be headed toward a new era [where] the disease regularly sickens thousands every year,” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...
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Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
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Edwin Garcia @ecreates88.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I can’t wait for LeBron James’ cameo on Abbott Elementary.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
LeBron needs to buy the Ali-Kobe house in Overbook www.phillyvoice.com/muhammad-ali...
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West Philly home that's been owned by Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant's grandparents hits market for $600,000
The boxing legend and NBA superstar are oddly connected to the three-bedroom property in Overbrook Park.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is not good: www.law360.com/publicpolicy...
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BREAKING: EEOC Takes Key Step Toward Scrapping Workforce Data Reports - Law360
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Tuesday to publish a proposal to abandon decades-old requirements that employers report their workplace demographics, moving a step closer to res...
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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Read this amicus brief filed by academics arguing that a proposed class-action settlement that would extinguish claims of present and future claimants harmed by the herbicide Roundup is unlawful for a host of reasons: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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<p>Amicus Brief of Civil Procedure, Aggregate Litigation, Class Action, Legal Ethics, and Consumer Law Scholars in Opposition to Final Approval of Proposed Class Settlement (Roundup) </p>
<div> <p>Seventeen legal scholars present a brief against the proposed class settlement involving the herbicide ROUNDUP, manufactured principally by Monsanto.&
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Reminds me of an earlier presidential administration: “The Treasury Department’s top tax policy official was forced out of his job after he warned that the White House was at risk of violating a federal law prohibiting senior officials’ involvement in IRS audits." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits
Kenneth Kies warned that political officials risked breaching a law that limits who can influence tax enforcement.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Consistent with my personal policy of posting about only important things: The Sixth Circuit has joined the ranks of sensible courts of appeals that do not require certificates of service when filing is electronic. See www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/fi...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Scarborough to Spineless Speaker Johnson: “I’m not gonna mock you, Mike, I’m just gonna call you a liar. Because that’s what you are. You know EXACTLY what happened in Maine.” #AbolishICE
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thanks Carl
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thanks Matt.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
1 - Recently posted "The Timing of Federal Civil Appeals: The Basic Rules and How I Teach Them to Law Students." Read it here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... The following posts contain the abstract:
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The Timing of Federal Civil Appeals: The Basic Rules and How I Teach Them to Law Students
This article examines the law governing timing of federal civil appeals and explains how the relevant rules and case law can be taught to law students. Drawing
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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Despite arguing at length about original meaning, the Justices are really constitutional pluralists, taking account of changed circumstances, as @espinsegall.bsky.social explains on the blog, using Justice Kavanaugh's separate opinion in the birthright citizenship case as illustrative. 👇
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We are All Constitutional Pluralists Now: Just ask Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Twenty-eight years ago, I wrote an article summarizing a pair of essays written in 1900 by Arthur Machen, Jr., in the Harvard Law Review. M...
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Turn It Up To 11 @turnitupto11.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Joan Armatrading is a legend. Discovered her in '84 w/ the song Drop the Pilot. My friends next door had MTV and the video was playing regularly. We liked it. But if I had one Joan LP to pick, it would be her 1976 self-titled, produced by Glyn Johns. Her commercial breakthrough and most consistent.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Trial court decision in Alaska authorizing Sullivan to run against Sullivan: npr.brightspotcdn.com/4a/66/8f7ce0...
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
THIS
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Reform here is much needed, as hiring has absurdly moved to midway through 1L year.
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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
If Trump can serve three times so can Obama right? Let’s go.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Disgraceful
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Proof that Congress can flex its muscles when it wants to.
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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 15/06/2026
If you cannot support LGBTQ people you do not deserve to represent San Francisco. Full stop. hangingsliders.beehiiv.com/p/the-giants...
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The Giants Are Destroying A San Francisco Franchise
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
UC Berkeley Law School is hiring a Legal Director for its Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice. Learn more about the position here: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPL...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 06/06/2026
Randy Moss is still making big catches long after he finished playing football. The Hall of Fame wide receiver with the second-most touchdown receptions in NFL history has found his off-the-field calling fishing for freshwater bass.
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Randy Moss is cancer-free and angling for the next big catch in pursuit of his bass fishing passion
Randy Moss is still making big catches long after he finished playing football. The Hall of Fame wide receiver with the second-most touchdown receptions in NFL history has found his off-the-field call...
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Streisand effect squared.
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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Durham’s mean-spirited Reform council binned the Pride flag and pulled funding for its annual event. Result? The biggest and best celebration ever… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Now that I know that the judge was appointed by Obama, my view about the appropriateness of a secret reprimand is precisely the same. Principles, imagine that.
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Brian Wolfman @brianwolfman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Thanks Matt.
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New: A national judicial panel has ​upheld a private reprimand of an unnamed federal district court judge in the South who engaged in an ‌extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer and had sexual intercourse in the judge's chambers within earshot of staff. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Panel upholds US judge's private reprimand for affair with police officer
A national judicial panel has ​upheld a private reprimand of a federal judge in the U.S. South who engaged in an ‌extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer and had sexual intercourse in t...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Terrific polemic by one Texan, Michael Wood, about another, John Cornyn: "The difference is courage and patriotism. These men without chests, as C.S. Lewis would call them, are not nimble or smart. They are cowards, and I for one will not let them forget it." open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
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Weep Not for Cornyn
On the sad, pathetic end of "Big John"
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Sonny Rollins recorded so much incredible stuff, especially in his peak period from 1956 to 1962. It's hard to pick among them, but here are four of my favorites. First up, "Decision" from "Volume 1": www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFit...
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Sonny Rollins | Decision
YouTube video by Vinyl
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