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Laura Moyer

@moyer.bsky.social
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Courts scholar, runner, mountain person, all things October. I don't speak for my employer and they don't speak for me.

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 29/09/2026
All 11 active D.C. Circuit judges hear argument today on whether Judge James Boasberg's criminal contempt inquiry into the March 2025 Alien Enemies Act flights can go forward. The court streams it live. 🧵 www.youtube.com/USCourtsCADC
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United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
This is the official YouTube Channel for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. For more information regarding the Court's oral arguments, please visit our web site.
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOTUSblog has been such an important resource for those of us who teach and research about the Supreme Court. It's not what it once was, and this article traces the developments that led us to the subpar version that it is today.
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not too dissimilar from some of the early 9/11 enemy combatant cases
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My favorite Constitution Day speech was one in which the speaker asserted that the law establishing Constitution Day was unconstitutional. 🙃
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I didn't hold back. These centers are a blight on higher education and we should say so. dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...
“Center for Intellectual Freedom is a really Orwellian name because they’re forcing mandatory classes on students who don’t want it,” Ray said. “Just as a matter of pure consistency, if closing African American Studies was just a financial decision, the center should be closed.” Ray said universities do a better job fostering free thought than any other institution — including churches, workplaces, and the military.

“You can say and do things at universities that you cannot do anywhere else,” he said. “So the notion that universities are a problem when it comes to free speech is just a lie.”
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨An alarm is being sounded for the American public. Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT. On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions. Includes 90 minute interview with conservative Judge Patrick Schiltz. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A horse is a horse Of course of course Unless you’ve been forced By a horse of course If so of course you can become The bureau’s Mr. Fed
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 11/09/2026
I learned a lot from this conversation. Perry is doing some of the best expert interviews in media right now
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in peace, Wendell Berry.
The Peace of Wild Things
Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

from Openings: Poems (1968)
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Willie Nelson (1st concert!) Indigo Girls Ralph Stanley Todd Snyder Wilco John Prine Nathaniel Rateliffe Sam Bush Trampled by Turtles Old Crow Medicine Show (plus many awesome but less famous bands in Athens, GA)
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Creepy AF
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
ZERO new NSF awards for political science, sociology, and economics. Zero. 😭
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Like COINTELPRO, but with better surveillance technology -- truly terrifying story.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Oh wow, this is great from @justsecurity.org
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Emperor Palpatine vibes apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Everything is fine
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
All the "Where's Mitch" coverage reminds me of this evergreen piece 😂: babylonbee.com/news/family-...
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Family Torn Between Placing Grandpa In Hospice And Having Him Run For Senate
LOUISVILLE, KY — A local family was faced with a difficult decision this week regarding whether to place their beloved grandpa in hospice care or have him announce a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat. T...
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
From the Cato Institute --
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
RIP, Rosie.
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I encourage folks to go to the article and its appendix and search for their institution. (This is how I discovered that my institution's campus police uses Flock's surveillance network.)
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I've been teaching my National Security Law students about the "Alien Terrorist Removal Court" for 20 years. Now that the Trump administration is using it for the first time (ever), today's "One First" looks at what it actually *does,* why it exists, and where we should (and shouldn't) be concerned:
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239. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court
The Trump administration has activated a secret 30-year-old court that's never been used. Here's what we know, and why we should (and shouldn't) be worried.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 10/07/2026
I heard a bus full of judges was traveling across America so I got in my car and chased it to Ohio. What I witnessed was extraordinary. Inspired by Poland’s March of a Thousand Robes, retired judges walked through Columbus to stand up for the rule of law. Carlo 🐾 was a fan favorite. Watch:👇
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LIVE from Ohio: I Followed a Bus Full of Judges. Here's Why.
Watch now | What I witnessed gave me hope for America.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
happy 250th! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America!
Want rule of law? That’s premium.
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Check out my colleague Jasmine Farrier's very timely article arguing that the Supreme Court is unlikely to effectively check presidential unilateralism www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Trump 47 and the Judicial Burdens of Presidential Unilateralism | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Trump 47 and the Judicial Burdens of Presidential Unilateralism - Volume 59 Issue 3
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The outcome is thus: 5–4 that the Constitution protects birthright citizenship for the children of all immigrants. 6–3 that Trump's order is unlawful (because Kavanaugh says it violates a statute, NOT the 14th Amendment.) www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A few times a year we all gather around the computer to find out which of our constitutional rights we no longer have.
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29/06/2026
The Supreme Court Gives Donald Trump Full Control Over the Executive Branch, Except the Part of It that Impacts Their Retirement Portfolios
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Wong Kim Ark mural unveiled in Chinatown ahead of Supreme Court birthright citizenship decision localnewsmatters.org/2026/06/26/w...
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Wong Kim Ark mural unveiled in Chinatown ahead of Supreme Court birthright citizenship decision - Local News Matters
San Francisco's Chinatown on Friday morning celebrated the unveiling of a mural entitled "I Am an American," featuring birthright citizenship historical San Francisco Chinatown unveils the “I Am an Am...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."
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231. The Death of Purcell's "Principle"
There is no coherent defense of the "Purcell principle" that can be rationalized with the Supreme Court's recent behavior in the AL and LA redistricting cases.
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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New from me @notus.com: The DOJ has cancelled biannual election-crimes classes for investigators. It deleted the manual that explains how to avoid tampering with votes. And it isn't prepping for the usual Election Day command center at FBI hq. www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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The Justice Department Hasn’t Taken Its Usual Steps to Protect the 2026 Election
The DOJ appears to be quietly scrapping its typical “command center” that would monitor Election Day emergencies.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
Van Hollen to Rubio: "Let's face it, Mr Secretary, the Trump foreign policy has become a dumpster fire"
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting
It signaled it plans to only send ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Congress must investigate Trump regime’s malfeasance, incompetence, and dishonesty. If war crimes were committed, the officials responsible need to be held accountable. And finally, Congress needs to pass legis to prevent presidents from unilaterally blundering into unnecessary, ill-advised wars
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/05/2026
Questions Grow Over Mystery Of Missing Legislative Branch
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Extremely relevant today - our new report on the state of the rule of law in America brightlinewatch.org/erosion-of-t... Most notably, 91% of legal experts say Trump's DOJ provides favors or benefits to his allies, including 56% of legal conservatives. Findings thread below; please read & share.
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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I’ve been invited to testify on what the House calls “Court Packing: A Threat to SCOTUS’s Legitimacy.” Drawing on research w/ Daphna Renan for our book, Supremacy, Congress has the duty—and all the tools it needs—to protect our Constitution from judicial supremacy. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
Hearing on "Court Packing; A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy"
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 10:00 am
Testimony of Nikolas Bowie
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee:
Thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Nikolas Bowie. I am the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where I teach and write about the U.S. Constitution, among other topics. With my colleague Daphna Renan, I have spent the last seven years researching a forthcoming book called Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People (W.W. Norton & Co. September 2026). Our book shows how the Supreme Court acquired the power it now wields, and what Congress can do about it.
I am also the author of a casebook, Federal Constitutional Law (West 2022), which is used to teach law school classes across the country.
You have asked whether "court packing" is "a threat to the Supreme Court's legitimacy." Before we can make sense of that issue, we first need to be on the same page about a more basic question: what is the legitimate role for the Court to play under our Constitution?
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Steve's right....and we need a Congress that cares about its role as a coequal branch.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Breaking NOTUS: Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire the Senate parliamentarian after she ruled Republicans could not include funding for the ballroom in a budget bill, two sources familiar with the request told NOTUS.
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Trump Is Pressuring John Thune to Fire the Parliamentarian Over Ballroom Funding
The nonpartisan Senate adviser determined that the ballroom funding, as written, could not be included in the party-line budget bill.
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Jack Rakove @jrakove.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The more interesting point is that only in the mid-20th c. did the vice president come to be regarded as part of the executive. His sole constitutional duty was to preside over the Senate. Presidents pro tem were elected only when the VP was absent. A great example of living constitutionalism!
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The big story is about the unappropriated, misappropriated funds being dumped into an account for the enrichment of (in some to-be-determined combination) Trump personally, his personal lawyers and political lieutenants, and his insurrectionist rioting henchmen. 1/
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Laura Moyer @moyer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Super interesting research on AI and governments.
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
If you're worried about the November election, there's something important you can do to help: sign up to work at a voting location near you. You don't need experience; you'll get trained. Elections happen because thousands of ordinary people step up and help: www.eac.gov/help-america...
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Become a Poll Worker | U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The EAC encourages those interested in becoming poll workers at the polls on Election Day to learn more about what is required and how to sign up to work with your local election office.
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Ryan Van Velzer @ryanvanvelzer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The 2026 primary election voter guide from Kentucky Public Radio is live. Here's a post about how we made it. www.lpm.org/news/2026-05...
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How we made Kentucky's 2026 primary election voter guide
The 2026 primary election voter guide from Kentucky Public Radio is live. Here's a post about how we made it.
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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 01/05/2026
i don't know man i think congress has granted approval to wars before
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In its latest ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Roberts Court has inverted the Reconstruction Amendments to justify the same racist devices and practices they were adopted to dismantle (🎁) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Kilpatrick wanted, and what the Roberts Court is making possible, is a country where white people can maintain their political dominance at the expense of Americans who are not white. The anticaste provisions of the Reconstruction amendments, intended by their authors to reverse the “horrid blasphemy” that America was a white man’s country, are being inverted to defend that dominance. This is not the color-blindness of Martin Luther King Jr., but what the scholar Ian Haney López has called “reactionary colorblindness,” the purpose of which is to maintain racial hierarchy through superficially neutral means. It takes the view that the Constitution’s “color-blindness” renders any attempt to remedy anti-Black racism unconstitutional, because by definition that would involve making racial distinctions. Similarly, the ruling in this case does not explicitly overturn the VRA’s ban on racial discrimination in voting so much as rewrite it to allow such discrimination.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Justice Kagan: "I dissent. The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—'one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation's history.'
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