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Maddy Buck

@maddybuck.bsky.social
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Translating law and sometimes tech using words and drawings. MN attorney, artist. Michigan Law, Saint Olaf College alum. #letsdrawlaw I write and draw about the Supreme Court on Substack (itsmaddybuck.substack.com).

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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 3m
They later removed many of the redactions. Yet I still found a few examples of abstract redactionism remaining. I especially love the ones with bits of yellow…
Document with black lines of redactions and a few yellow squares. It’s a legal document.
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 6m
On the first read of the OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation facts, they were so redacted that I decided they were not legal filings, they were abstract art.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 08/10/2026
Imposing 18-year term limits for justices would improve the Supreme Court by ensuring no single person has generational power, by giving each president two appointments per four-year term, and by lowering the stakes of the confirmation process. bit.ly/47DWAuZ
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3 Charts that Show the Need for Supreme Court Term Limits
Interactive data visualizations analyzing changes in Supreme Court tenure, unequal numbers of presidential appointments, and narrowing Senate confirmation votes make the case for reform.
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 10m
I’ve been reading the filings in In Re OpenAI, copyright infringement litigation. They have unearthed some memorable, dismaying quotes. I wrote them up in my newsletter this week: itsmaddybuck.substack.com/p/openais-vi...
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OpenAI’s View of Books
Not exactly that of a book lover...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#BREAKING: #SCOTUS once again freezes the lower federal courts’ rulings in the Missouri redistricting case—and affirms that, as the Missouri Supreme Court held earlier this month, Missouri will use the 2022 map in the November elections. There were no public dissents.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
federal immigration agents beat up a US citizen in Evanston on Sunday morning and left him lying in the street or as Kavanaugh would put it, he experienced as "brief investigative stop" ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Brett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day
The fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America.
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This looks like a birthday tribute to the Constitution in one of its most trying years yet, but really it is a thank you to my fellow Minnesotans for their bravery, determination, and thick skin. You’re all amazing. #constitutionday #iceoutcomics itsmaddybuck.substack.com/p/constituti...
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It’s Constitution Day and I’m Thanking Minnesotans
A look back on the Constitution’s last year, a rough one, especially in Minnesota
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Confused about what the Eighth Circuit did last night in the Missouri redistricting case—or what happens now? Join @cristianfarias.com and me for a Substack Live at 8:45 ET to cover the details: open.substack.com/live-stream/... And/or read my explainer post: www.stevevladeck.com/p/252-the-ei...
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LIVE SOON: The Missouri Mess: Live with Cristian Farias and Steve Vladeck
Starting Sep 22 at 8:45 AM EDT
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Slowly trying to build a Bluesky habit...👋
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Curious about Supreme Court reform and wondering how 18-year term limits would work? I put together an illustrated explainer here! (Full of links to resources for the lawyers who love the details!) itsmaddybuck.substack.com/p/ready-for-...
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Ready for Court Reform? Let’s Talk 18-Year Term Limits!
An illustrated explanation of the 18-year Supreme Court reform proposals and how they are Constitutional.
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In case you have an artistic monkey for a pet…
Drawing of a monkey holding a photograph. Text says “monkey-made work cannot be copyrighted.”
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The one thing I find optimistic about the current state of things for human artists…https://itsmaddybuck.substack.com/p/did-you-know-that-ai-generated-work
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Did You Know That AI-Generated Work Is Not Copyrightable?
The reasons why and the legal murkiness that’s still there.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
KBJ has them cold:
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Reading about the Perlmutter v. Blanche case and find it kind of wild that this is how they did the caption…
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Looks like @nytimes.com mapmakers have changed the shape of our dear little state! That blip may be a lake but it’s always been drawn continuously for as long as I’ve been around!
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I have a feeling I will be reusing some of the drawings from this piece this week… itsmaddybuck.substack.com/p/trump-the-...
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Can the President Settle a Lawsuit With Himself?
An illustrated explanation of the Anti-Weaponization fund set up by Trump.
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Embracing my inner zombie and bringing this account back to life 👀
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I write and draw regularly about the Supreme Court and the rule of law. Here is the piece I wrote last week about a Hawaii Supreme Court opinion. open.substack.com/pub/itsmaddy...
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Why Do State Constitutions Matter and Is That Really Part of a State Court Opinion?!
And some soothing blobs for your tired eyes.
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Copyright Alliance @copyrightalliance.org · 03/06/2025
U.S. leadership in global creativity stems from established and strong #copyright law, which can and should remain strong as #AI tech grows. Sign onto our letters to elected officials to keep creators, their works, and their livelihoods protected! copyrightalliance.org/get-involved...
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 25/06/2024
Female friendship, the river as a character, a modern expedition, and two amazing women doing something no other women have done before. Read this book. It was so good.
Image of Hudson Bay Bound by Natalie Warren
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 25/06/2024
I’m impressed with how easy @bsky.app makes it to add alt text! Using design to make the space more inclusive. 👏🏻
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 25/06/2024
I went to the Keith Haring exhibit the other day (at the Walker art museum), and it was the best. I’m so impressed. I love seeing so many iterations of one person’s work.
Keith Haring Art is for everybody, on yellow wallA Keith Haring drawing of yellow creature on a pink background with a green tree like shape.A Keith Haring drawing of a creature stomping on a person in a bright orange and pink room.A mural that says “The public has a right to art. Art is for everybody.”
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Maddy Buck @maddybuck.bsky.social · 12/06/2024
I’m new I’m new but I’m here! Hi! 👋
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