Reposted by David GamageJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 273296769
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My convo with The New Yorker's incredibly professional & dedicated fact checker: IPADFC: "This says you're going to get $100 billion from just 200 people. How is that possible?" Me: "Well, the 200 people are worth > $2.2 trillion." IPADFC: <long pause> IPADFC: "Those are really enormous sums." 0467
David Gamage @davidgamage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On Sep. 23 (Wednesday), Luís C. Calderón Gómez (Cardozo Law) and Mitchell Kane (NYU Law) will present “Pigou Goes Abroad”. The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. 1/ 100
David Gamage @davidgamage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026On Sep. 16 (Wednesday): Andrew Appleby (Tennessee Law), will present “Privatized Tax Enforcement: State False Claims Acts and the Constitutional Limits of Outsourced Revenue Collection”. This session will be open to guest participants via zoom. 1/ 110
David Gamage @davidgamage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026On Sep. 14 (Monday), Jeff Gordon (Vanderbilt Law) will present “Tax and the Law of Market Cycles”. The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. 1/ 110
Reposted by David GamageCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026"If any of the defense secretaries under Presidents Biden, Obama, or Bush had gotten this degree and range of pushback from top uniformed personnel, there would be immediate congressional hearings, calls for resignations, and talks of impeachment."charlotteclymer.substack.comOur Generals Have No Confidence in HegsethIt is abundantly clear. 301087360
David Gamage @davidgamage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026On Sep. 2 (Wednesday), Lauren Libby (Texas Law) will present “Tax-Exemption and the Shadow of Law” The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. 1/ 100
Reposted by David GamageBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Every time I update this graph it still makes my jaw drop 1670690
David Gamage @davidgamage.bsky.social · 21/08/2026On Aug. 26 (Wednesday): Alex Zhang (Emory Law), will present: “Innovation Paradigm Shifts and Capital Taxation: The Case of AI” Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. 1/ 110
David Gamage @davidgamage.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Endowed Professorship Search The University of Missouri School of Law invites applications and nominations for an endowed professorship. The search committee will welcome applications of scholars in any field of law. 1/ 135
Reposted by David GamageOrin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Over at his personal blog, Emory Law Professor @matthewsag.bsky.social offers some very interesting thoughts on structuring law school exams in an era of AI and common extra-time accommodations. matthewsag.com/ai-accommoda...matthewsag.comAI, Accommodations, and Assessment Integrity – Matthew Sag 146620
Reposted by David GamageDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 20/07/2026I cannot overstate how important it is to amplify these lines of argument. We're in an unconsolidated authoritarian regime — and there's no line Trump and his inner circle won't cross *if* they think they can get away with it. 19905341
Reposted by David GamageAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/07/2026BREAKING: the Judge in the bogus Trump v IRS case that resulted in the $1.7b slush fund has SANCTIONED the attorneys, referred Blanche, Woodward, & Brito to the Bar, nullified the “settlement”, and awarded monetary sanctions! More to come… storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 17652631501
Reposted by David GamageAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year 268240033246
Reposted by David GamageHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I think we are all going to start having more conversations about Jon Ossoff. 1218623
Reposted by David GamageKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The October 2024 cover of The Economist: 1022709794
Reposted by David GamageJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026My domestic policy preferences are closer to those of Democratic centrists than they are to Mamdani and the DSA. But my sympathy is pretty low for complaining centrists who decided to support Andrew Fricking Cuomo as their alternative to Mamdani. 3162054
Reposted by David GamageYes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026mercurynews.comLee: I represent Silicon Valley. Here’s why I support taxing its billionaires.‘What we’re witnessing — in real time — is a small class of billionaires extracting every last ounce of value from workers while pushing them out the door.’ 132
Reposted by David GamageDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026It seems somewhat bad that the richest man in the world can use his money to bankrupt individuals or organizations -- including officials who are tasked with holding him accountable -- that accurately point out that his actions plausibly facilitated the deaths of millions. 9842411209
Reposted by David GamageJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The US finally admitting it lost a war on the same day that we're doing UFC fights on the White House lawn is going a bit too hard on the "late Roman Empire" vibes. 220633
Reposted by David GamageMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026elon musk becoming a trillionaire the same day the DOJ approves the paramount/warner brothers merger is too much. only one sign of the apocalypse per day, thanks. 592871494
Reposted by David GamageJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Musk buying twitter, Bezos buying WaPo, Ellison buying CBS—all are less profitable now. But they’re political investments that increase the value of the new owners’ portfolios Wealth concentration makes this possible, and that’s one mechanism by which inequality destroys democracy 4849571529
Reposted by David Gamageryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 08/06/2026I thought people were kidding, turns out Elon really did axe the screwworm containment program back in March 25. fucking imbecile www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...agri-pulse.comBird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by TrumpAmong the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including eff... 26792843695
Reposted by David GamageOrin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Different people will react differently to this, but I think it's great. If anyone can get high-quality answers to their individualized questions—as good as asking a professor of that subject—that can democratize learning in a really profound way. 8215
Reposted by David GamageJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026A 51-49 Dem Senate is one in which, for example, many Trump nominees never even make it out of committee, making it irrelevant which way Fetterman or Platner or whomever would vote on the floor. 301343202
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Even if you have a paper copy of today's NYT, read this op-ed on line for the awesome infographics. And yeah, today is one of those days where I go, "I get to work with these guys?!" like the rookie on the 10-day contract who snares a lob from Lebron. 182
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Jake hits the highlights here, but worth emphasizing: At recent growth rates, a one-time 5% tax means that CA billionaire wealth will increase by ~$200 billion this year, *after they pay the tax*. 061
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Hey, if you're a CA voter who hasn't returned your ballot, and you also want to pass the #BillionaireTax, then there is a great strategic voting opportunity here. If there are no R governor candidates on the ballot in November, then the sub-tabs of recent polling suggest the tax wins easily. 22113
Reposted by David GamageIan Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 26/05/2026These fucking demons told me that my neighbor wanted to eat my dog and now they want to talk about social trust evaporating 8554991194
Reposted by David GamageSam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · 26/05/2026What if taxing the rich works?bostonglobe.comThe ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again. - The Boston GlobeThe state’s so-called millionaires tax has already generated more than $3.1 billion in revenue from Massachusetts' highest earners this fiscal year. 5544571226
Reposted by David GamageJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Saez and @gabrielzucman.bsky.social on the CA billionaire tax 250 households (0.001% of the state) holds wealth equal to more than half of California’s entire annual economic output Their wealth grows 15% a year and is taxed at just 0.26% per year www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth TaxSilicon Valley’s growth over recent decades has made California rich — and one of the most unequal places in America. 191023322
Reposted by David GamageJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The facts: -Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007 -He paid $0 in '11 -Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes. Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income). www.propublica.org/article/the-... 1302027705
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 19/05/2026This seeming technicality is potentially highly significant. As we saw in my thread this am, 28 usc 1304 does authorize settlement payments (tho not on these facts, arguably). This takes us outside 1304 and into "whoever cuts this check commits a federal crime" territory. 1117
Reposted by David GamageJamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 19/05/2026This suggests a lack of internal alignment among political appointees as to legality. Needless to say, it takes a lot of illegality for this administration to get to that point. 17331
Reposted by David GamageRyan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined. 1076224377652
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Ok, let's live-skeet my research on the DOJ Judgment Fund. Here's the authorizing statute, 31 USC 1304: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...law.cornell.edu31 U.S. Code § 1304 - Judgments, awards, and compromise settlements 28726
Reposted by David GamageRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026My new one @slate.com: Why is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden? slate.com/news-and-pol... 531589462
Reposted by David GamageJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Roberts Court has made a lot of jurisprudentially conservative decisions that progressives naturally disagree with. But that’s really not what’s going on anymore. Increasingly its rulings are just partisan. They cannot reasonably be explained by pointing to a conservative judicial philosophy. 419349
Reposted by David GamageProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I am glad Randy Barnett decided to air this particular thought, because we can now proceed accordingly, and have a long overdue conversation in law schools, about the ways in which our stories in constitutional law, have been shaped by (some) men who hold racist and sexists beliefs. 34214
Reposted by David GamageJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Someone who used every tool at his disposal to overthrow our democratically elected government is most emphatically not a "good man," and most emphatically does deserve to have his career destroyed. 1152451387
Reposted by David GamageBrian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 13/04/2026"Elmo is weak on crime" - Elmo 0136
Reposted by David GamageYoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Wisconsin is showing that you can fight creeping authoritarianism by getting organized and consistently voting, year after year, in small races and big ones, to win back democracy by voting in people who actually support democratic process. 111052202
Reposted by David GamageJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Whatever happens, this is a deeply shameful episode in American history that will leave a permanent stain on the country. Repeatedly vowing to commit war crimes against millions of innocent civilians is beyond the pale. 30180701872