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Kim Wehle

@kimwehle.bsky.social
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Law Prof. Fulbright Scholar. Fmr Asst US Attorney. @abcnews and @Zeteo Legal Contributor. Writer, thinker, speaker. Latest book: PARDON POWER: a.co/d/iHpv3Mk; kimwehle.substack.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/08/2026
"There’s nothing in the Constitution that makes the Supreme Court the sovereign monarch of everyone and everything in America. We’ve just grown to tolerate it because, so far, it hasn’t been abjectly abused. Those days are (tragically) over."
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John Roberts Gives Trump a License to Bulldoze the Law
The chief justice’s order turns the president’s illegal ballroom construction project into a fait accompli.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 21/08/2026
If voters tell Dems to do something about Trump’s corruption and carnage, they must act on day one. Constitutional law professor Kim Wehle dives into the investigations they should immediately launch. zeteo.com/p/heres-a-bl...
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Here’s a Blueprint for What Democrats Should Do If They Take Back the House
If voters tell Dems to do something about Trump’s corruption and carnage, they must act on day one. Constitutional law professor Kim Wehle dives into the investigations they should immediately launch.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 21/08/2026
If Democrats win the House, they need a blueprint for investigating Trump’s corruption and carnage. They must take it as a clear mandate that voters want accountability from day one. Constitutional law professor Kim Wehle dives into the investigations they should launch. zeteo.com/p/heres-a-bl...
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I’ll be with @lauracoates.com on CNN tonight and @npr.org Monday morning to discuss the #SCOTUS stay allowing Trump to continue his illegal ballroom project.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/08/2026
Trump has always seemed gleeful to face a "Now let him enforce it" moment with the Supreme Court. Now, on birthright citizenship, he has pretty much gone there. ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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Trump to Supreme Court: Make Me
His new assault on birthright citizenship will test whether Supreme Court rulings mean anything when a president decides they don’t.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/08/2026
The case before the Hawaii Supreme Court did not warrant such an impassioned condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court. But Associate Justice Todd Eddins and his colleagues wanted to send a message to the country. ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/08/2026
"Trump has taken steps to do what the Supreme Court held the Constitution does not permit." General, and specific. @kimwehle.bsky.social on Trump's new assault on birthright citizenship:
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Trump to Supreme Court: Make Me
His new assault on birthright citizenship will test whether Supreme Court rulings mean anything when a president decides they don’t.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/08/2026
Trump has finally done what he’s been gunning for since his first term: He defied the Court’s authority to issue binding rulings against him. ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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Trump to Supreme Court: Make Me
His new assault on birthright citizenship will test whether Supreme Court rulings mean anything when a president decides they don’t.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/08/2026
"The case before the Hawaii Supreme Court did not warrant such an impassioned condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court. But Associate Justice Todd Eddins and his colleagues wanted to send a message to the country." And so they did. ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/08/2026
"Billionaires spend to be repaid. Everyone else just votes. The Roberts Court has made sure one’s wealth counts more than another’s vote" - Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Todd Eddins
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A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/08/2026
"Presidents come and go. The Constitution is enduring, amended only through supermajorities in both Houses of Congress and state legislatures. Or by radical ideologues in robes."
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A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/07/2026
"Make no mistake, this is not an unbiased, rule-of-law Court. Its offering of a few small band-aids will not prevent an impending death by a thousand cuts. And the victim is the Constitution." ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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How the Roberts Court Is Blowing Up American Politics
In the term just ended, the right-wing justices continued their campaign to elevate the presidency, while discarding vital protections and longstanding precedents.
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Great to be on @aljazeera.com for this debate on #SCOTUS and the presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuXJ...
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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“Looking back on the term, it’s hard not to be sympathetic to the argument made by one forty-year professor of constitutional law that some of the justices—the ones who would have obliterated the language of the Fourteenth Amendment at Trump’s behest—should be impeached.” @kimwehle.bsky.social
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/07/2026
Some wins aside, "the six-justice right-wing majority continued its sordid work of structurally reshaping the balance of power under the Constitution to elevate presidents, corporations, guns, and the Republican party." New from @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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How the Roberts Court Is Blowing Up American Politics
In the term just ended, the right-wing justices continued their campaign to elevate the presidency, while discarding vital protections and longstanding precedents.
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My thoughts for @npr.org on today’s big #SCOTUS news! www.npr.org/2026/06/30/n...
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Law professor discusses Supreme Court's final rulings this term
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Wehle {WAIL-ee}, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, about the Supreme Court's final decisions this term.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 26/06/2026
"[The extreme sentencing of anti-ICE protesters] is part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech..." Read more, by @kimwehle.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/prairielan...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 26/06/2026
The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All "The sentences, ranging from 30-100 years, are part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech and assembly." READ: zeteo.com/p/prairielan...
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The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All
The sentences, ranging from 30-100 years, are part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech and assembly.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/06/2026
Instead of sitting back and accepting vindictive prosecutions from the Administration, here are a few ways politicians have been fighting back. Check out the latest from @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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How to Resist Trump’s Weaponized DOJ
The latest in the crosshairs, Gavin Newsom, shows ways we can stand up to intimidation and defend the rule of law.
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
June 10, 2026 Trump is losing it and must be removed by @kimwehle.bsky.social “On Apr 30th, @whitehouse.senate.gov and @reed.senate.gov entered a statement into the Congressional Record by 36 physicians — including neurologists, psychiatrists, and specialists in cognitive disorders from…”
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Trump is losing it and must be removed
We must talk honestly about the compounding signs that the oldest-ever elected president is physically and mentally unfit for office.
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Thank you, Professor @kimwehle.bsky.social. We live in Constitutional Republic, and not in an absolute monarchy, nor in tyrannical dictatorship.
Just got this in the mail, yesterday afternoon! Thanks! Need to finish up reading your other 3 books (which I all have)
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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/05/2026
Trump getting his ludicrous self-lawsuit dismissed was letting him off too easy. These retired federal judges would like his lawsuit to be properly taken apart in court. ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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Retired Judges Call Out Trump’s “Unprecedentedly Fraudulent Scheme”
Former federal jurists ask the court to void the dismissal that led to Trump’s giant slush fund.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/05/2026
Trump’s self-dismissal of his family’s bogus lawsuit against his own administration is what blossomed into his $1.776 billion slush fund. These judges want the case un-dismissed so it can be properly...considered. New from @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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Retired Judges Call Out Trump’s “Unprecedentedly Fraudulent Scheme”
Former federal jurists ask the court to void the dismissal that led to Trump’s giant slush fund.
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I’ll be on @cnn.com at 3:15 pm today to discuss DOJ’s #EJeanCarroll probe. Tune in!
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20/05/2026
The so-called "settlement" of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury, including the creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund, is absurd, illegal, and unconstitutional. Professor @kimwehle.bsky.social lays out 9 things to understand about this staggering illegality. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/trump-bill...
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
An exciting announcement!
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Catch me at 2pm today on @cnn.com to discuss VA redistricting ruling.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 07/05/2026
Jared Kushner claims to be representing the US in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations, while also pursuing billions from other nations for his firm. So, who is he actually working for, @kimwehle.bsky.social asks. Read: zeteo.com/p/jared-kush...
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
What happens when a black-box algorithm determines housing, benefits, & a fair day in court? Join me live on Substack @kimwehle tomorrow, Wednesday May 6, at 5 pm EST for a discussion with Prof. Michele Gilman about how automated decision-making is quietly reshaping the law.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/04/2026
The Supreme Court picked a favored outcome, then contorted (you might even say gerrymandered) the law to fit it, all while ignoring the history of the post-Civil War Amendments and the Voting Rights Act. New from @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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The Supreme Court Hacks Away at the Voting Rights Act Yet Again
Get ready for new fights over racist gerrymandering.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/05/2026
"From now on, if you want to show that a voting district is unconstitutionally discriminatory, you have to somehow give evidence that it was the intention of the mapmakers to discriminate." That's nearly impossible to prove, which might be the point. ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social:
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The Supreme Court Hacks Away at the Voting Rights Act Yet Again
Get ready for new fights over racist gerrymandering.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Breaking: Trump promises mass pardons to all of his staff before he leaves office. He says everyone who came within “200 feet of the Oval Office” will be fully pardoned for any crimes committed. 🔗: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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mre3s.bsky.social @mre3s.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Yes, both @glennkirschner.bsky.social & @kimwehle.bsky.social have excellent legal minds who discussed the violations of law & ethics #DonTheCon, the #TrumpRegime, his #GuardiansOfPedos, & the MAGAt 6 in SCOTUS do daily. Will SCOTUS rule that mail-in votes votes cannot be counted after Election Day?
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 02/04/2026
Mini-Trials" at Birth? @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social and Constitutional Law expert @kimwehle.bsky.social on the absurd challenge to birthright citizenship, with Justice Jackson jokingly asking if a mother would need to give a deposition in the delivery room. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/birthright...
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 03/04/2026
NEW! Did Gorsuch lay down a trap for Trump’s Inspector General Sauer? If so, Sauer fell right in it. @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social and constitutional law expert @kimwehle.bsky.social break down yesterday’s SCOTUS birthright citizenship arguments. Watch: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/birthright...
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 03/04/2026
NEW @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social Show: Frank and Constitutional Law expert @kimwehle.bsky.social look back at the epic burn the Chief Justice handed down to IG Sauer during this week’s challenge to birthright citizenship. Subscribe to watch the full episode: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/birthright...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/04/2026
"The president of the United States sitting in the Supreme Court chamber while the justices heard his lawyers make the case for ripping a provision from the Constitution." We've never seen *that* before. @kimwehle.bsky.social on birthright citizenship: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Ok6tIj
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Justices’ Questions Reveal the Stupidity of the Case Against Birthright Citizenship
Awkward SCOTUS staredown as the president watches his government lawyer flail.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 04/04/2026
bit.ly/4mb4wul WATCH TODAY AT NOON ET: @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social sits down with constitutional law attorney @kimwehle.bsky.social to break down today’s SCOTUS birthright citizenship arguments. Exclusively on Lincoln Square
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 04/04/2026
Are you a dual citizen? @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social talks to Constitutional Law expert @kimwehle.bsky.social discuss how it could impact the citizenship of your children under Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship. Subscribe to watch the full episode: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/birthright...
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Robert F. W. Whitlock he/him ❌👑 🌍 ☮️ 🌏 ☮️ 🌎 ☮️ @rfww.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
youtu.be/Z_GnL-2M5dA?... Powerful presentation by Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social and Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social about Trump’s incessant lawlessness… and unconstitutionality… #midterms #robertmueller #doj #courts #SCOTUS
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The Constitution . . . Matters!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 01/04/2026
Beyond the headlines: @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social and @kimwehle.bsky.social tackle the SCOTUS birthright citizenship arguments today at 2 pm. Learn how the 14th Amendment is being challenged and why this legal battle matters now more than ever. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 31/03/2026
Wednesday at 2pm ET: Constitutional Lawyer and ABC Legal Analyst @kimwehle.bsky.social joins @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social as SCOTUS hears arguments challenging Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship tomorrow. Watch Live on Lincoln Square: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Live on Wednesday at 2p ET on Substack: When does Trump say a protestor is a terrorist? Join legal expert @kimwehle.bsky.social and me for the lowdown: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 27/02/2026
“The damage this Court has done to the Constitution by rendering presidents above the law in these cases will take years to unpack.” Legal scholar @kimwehle.bsky.social unpacks the Supreme Court’s tariff victory, while highlighting it’s not enough to save American democracy.
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The chicken lady @chickenlady.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#JusticeMatters, hope matters, community matters. They all say it: @glennkirschner.bsky.social @kimwehle.bsky.social @davearonberg.bsky.social @oliviaoftroye.com @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @leokatsareas.com Cameron Mehrdad Laghaeian
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Chief Justice has come to his senses. A truly conservative ruling in the sense that it adheres to the constitutional text giving Congress the tariff power & applies the “major questions doctrine” to Trump just like the Court did with Biden, refusing to find massive delegations Article I power.
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Kim Wehle @kimwehle.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Biden and Garland went by the book rather than let the public know before the 2024 election that, as Rep. Jamie Raskin recently said, the Republican candidate for president was named in the files “more than a million” times. My latest column: thehill.com/opinion/crim...
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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