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James Goodwin

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I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running. "Oh! I'm sorry! This is abuse."

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3h
He was at the Atlanta Hawks game?
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Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 4h
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an enormously important climate case. Join me, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social, and @dfarber1950.bsky.social to discuss the case with @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social and @progressivereform.bsky.social progressivereform.org/events/oral-...
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Coming Up September 30: Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For - Center for Progressive Reform
Join the Center for Progressive Reform on Wednesday, September 30 at 12 noon Eastern for a webinar, “Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For.”
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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 9h
To quote a @chrislhayes.bsky.social jape at the Roberts Court: "They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one."
Steve Vladeck, a professor a Georgetown Law, writes up breaking developments from the Supreme Court. The last post in the three-post thread is the kicker, for our purpose here.

"#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal). 

"Link: [URL of a supremecourt.gov PDF]

"By my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in."
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 7h
"Removing public regulation does not return power to citizens so much as it returns power to whoever was being regulated, and hands them the paperwork." reclaimamerica.substack.com/p/project-20...
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Project 2027 – Election 2026 Expectations
What Project 2025 really is, how long it took to build, and why one election will not undo it.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 7h
I've been counting on the officer corps to refuse orders if they are told to deploy in support of another Trump coup attempt. But is Hegseth purging the military of the officers who would say no? This is a hugely important question. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
wsj.com
Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer Ranks
The defense secretary will announce the move on Wednesday during a speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 7h
My 6 yo will literally make a new friend within 2 minutes of arriving at any playground. It is extraordinary to watch in real time.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
Happy Silent Movie Day to all who celebrate. 'The Mask of Zorro' (1920) on @tcmtv.bsky.social tonight at 10:30 pm is a great place to start.
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 8h
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Trump's AI admits he didn't win 2020 election, but doesn't want to call him loser.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 8h
The whole Schmitt fuck up is so revealing.... about Republicans themselves. In their rotten, alternative universe, of course the idea of a public official who is not on THEIR TEAM engaging in improper coordination over prosecutions would be totally normal.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h
Wingnut welfare
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 10h
"You know I'm something of a Senator myself."
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 10h
This dude is really bad at Unitary Executive Theory
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 10h
Now we're cooking with gas
search results for a query on America.gov that asks "Does the government have knowledge of extraterrestrial life?"
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10h
if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 11h
Garbage
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Nathan Richardson @nathanrichardson.bsky.social · 11h
I guess that settles it?
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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 12h
The #USWNT roster is here. Naomi Girma and Ashley Sanchez are in, along with a big cast of stars for the big games vs. Spain. But Jaedyn Shaw and Ally Sentnor are out. All the details: www.inquirer.com/soccer/uswnt... via @phillysport.bsky.social
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The USWNT’s stars are coming to town for the showdown with Spain at Subaru Park
Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Sophia Wilson, and Naomi Girma are among the big names called up for the clash between the reigning Olympic and World cup champions.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 12h
Sadly, they are. This is all they got.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 12h
Almost makes you wonder: What other basic fucking factual errors are Republican lawmakers making?
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 13h
America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI
Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake.  above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services.  the question matching this image is:  "How can I invest in my child's future?"
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 12h
What really gets me is that these are Senate Judiciary staffers. In theory, they should be among the most talented conservative legal minds in the country. So, maybe there isn't discrimination against conservatives at elite institutions, and they're just idiots?
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
Check out my latest @slate.com with @profdanwalters.bsky.social on Suncor v. Boulder. This could be the biggest case of the Supreme Court's next term. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The Supreme Court’s Term-Opening Blockbuster Will Test the Conservative Justices Like No Other Case
The results could shape responses to climate change for decades to come.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
🤣
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h
Very funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14h
I haven't been able to watch the Jack Smith hearing. Have any Republicans asked him about Hasan Piker yet?
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Fede Holm @federicoholm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Recently, Rob Glicksman (GW Law) and I submitted a public comment in opposition to USDA's proposed recission of the Roadless Rule. This move by USDA/Forest Service is as unnecessary as it is shortsighted.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 15h
Avoid future regret. Register now.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
Happy Silent Movie Day to all who celebrate. 'The Mask of Zorro' (1920) on @tcmtv.bsky.social tonight at 10:30 pm is a great place to start.
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Blair Loudly @blairloudly.bsky.social · 23h
trial and error would be great names for twins
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
Has anyone ever fell asleep during a dentist appointment?
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I honestly don't understand how you can negotiate legislation at a time when ultimate implementation of that legislation will fall to a president who has consistently refused to honor Congress' will. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: Senate negotiators reach deal on permitting text
Republicans and Democrats will soon release details of the deal, even as Democrats hold reservations over Trump’s commitment to allowing more renewable energy projects.
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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This guy has got to go. And yesterday is not soon enough Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball www.courthousenews.com/durbin-pours...
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Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that any future Supreme Court nominees should get a vote, regardless of which party controls Congress.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The public won’t even notice until things are gone. A road becomes a line on a map. A drilling lease becomes an economic statistic. A weakened regulation becomes a press release celebrating deregulation." www.explorebigsky.com/dispatches-f...
explorebigsky.com
Dispatches from the Wild: Project 2025’s assault on the wild | Explore Big Sky
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Project 2025 was never merely a campaign document. It was a blueprint for dismantling the laws, agencies and scientific safeguards that protect America’s air, wat...
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Chelsea Harvey @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW - Conservative orgs are filing records requests by the dozens at public universities, demanding documents from climate researchers. @lesleyclark.bsky.social @corbinhiar.bsky.social & I have uncovered more than 100 requests, a campaign targets/allies say is an effort to derail climate litigation
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
aaayy shout out to all the climate organizers and legal groups like @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social, @courtacctability.bsky.social, and @peoplesparity.bsky.social that kept raising hell about Alito's glaring conflict of interest ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
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The Supreme Court’s Recusal Rules Are Worthless
Cases involving the oil and gas industry are great for Justice Samuel Alito, a noted investor in the oil and gas industry.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's biggest foreign policy accomplishment is selling some coal to China? Do I have that right?
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The last time I didn't have to worry about Iran as nuclear-weapons state was the day before Trump ripped up Obama's Iran nuclear deal. Is that relevant?
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If I knew anything about screenwriting, I would write the script for an origin story of Walter Peck, the EPA agent in Ghostbusters, that recasts him as a tragic hero. Showing how he was correctly responding to a legitimate public safety threat, and thwarted at every turn.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It would be fascinating to learn if Alito had cast the deciding vote to grant cert in Suncor. Though it will likely be decades before we learn something like that -- if ever.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 28/09/2026
An unelected political appointee is disobeying the will of Congress & the rule of law by withholding funds for programs approved with bipartisan support. Blatantly unconstitutional. Flagrantly anti-science. The latest example of authoritarianism from the Trump admin.
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bad news for Exxon, and a win for the power of public pressure calling out the blatant corruption of the Roberts Court: Justice Alito is stepping down from further participating in Suncor v. Boulder, a week before oral arguments. We've been calling for his recusal from this case for YEARS: 🧵
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is my reading of the tea leaves, too. Plus, a few lower courts have already found preemption. That muddles things for the many other circuits that haven't weighed in on the issue.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Holy fu-shit
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David Froomkin @dfroomkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Beyond Neoliberal Administration," my forthcoming chapter in Building Democratic Capacity (Cambridge University Press, edited by @blakeprof.bsky.social, @joshuamacey.bsky.social, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social, and Bijal Shah, forthcoming 2027), is now posted to SSRN. papers.ssrn.com/abstract=752...
Abstract: Recent developments in administrative law limit Congress’s ability to confer regulatory discretion on its administrative agents. Commentators have tended to view these developments as undermining progressive social policy, which has operated throughout the twenty-first century primarily through the administrative state. But Congress can respond by avoiding reliance on regulatory discretion in the first place. The new judicial doctrine does not constrain the use or acquisition of public resources. Thus, Congress has incentives to rely on a different set of tools: Pigouvian instruments (taxes and subsidies), redistribution, public infrastructure, and social control of investment. Despite recent progressive coding of regulatory bureaucracy, this alternative toolkit might well result in more egalitarian consequences. In many ways, the regulatory state was the instrument of a neoliberal mode of governance that offloaded ownership and control of resources onto private parties. The ultimate victim of the Roberts Court’s war on the regulatory state might be neoliberalism.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ability of elected leaders to laugh at themselves maybe doesn't seem like a big deal for many people. But for me, it's a refreshing indicator of their humanity and commitment to democracy.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🤣 www.foxnews.com/politics/far...
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Far-left legal 'cartel' in the hot seat as Trump admin decides its law school gatekeeper status
The Trump Education Department now has 90 days to decide whether to strip the American Bar Association of its decades-long law school accreditation monopoly.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trying to think of how we can credibly create an "ACFC" acronym for an NWSL team based in Philadlephia.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Somebody really oughta write a book about this nonsense
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 28/09/2026
#nwsl #woso #acfc
Don Draper. Blank whiteboard.
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