Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 1hAfter listening to oral arguments in Suncor v. Boulder just now, I hope someone will give Justice Kavanaugh my @yalelawjournal.bsky.social Essay on the case. It provides a detailed history of Ouellette & the other precedents invoked in Suncor. These cases do not say what Justice Kavanaugh asserted. 14221
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 3hOral arguments starting in just a few moments! Link to listen here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...supremecourt.govLive Oral Argument Audio Live Oral Argument Audio 010
Reposted by Rachel RothschildMichigan Law @umichlaw.bsky.social · 5hMichigan Law #MorningRead The Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal Deregulation by Professor @profrrothschild.bsky.social in @yalelawjournal.bsky.social yalelawjournal.org/essay/the-co...yalelawjournal.orgThe Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal Deregulation | Yale Law JournalFor decades, state tort law has provided a mechanism for addressing environmental damage even if the cause is transboundary in nature. This Essay argues that... 051
Reposted by Rachel RothschildThe Yale Law Journal @yalelawjournal.bsky.social · 22hTomorrow the Supreme Court hears Suncor v. Boulder County, on whether state climate tort suits are preempted by federal law. New in Forum: Rachel Rothschild on how those suits collide with federal deregulation. yalelawjournal.org/essay/the-co...yalelawjournal.orgThe Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal Deregulation | Yale Law JournalFor decades, state tort law has provided a mechanism for addressing environmental damage even if the cause is transboundary in nature. This Essay argues that... 065
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ahead of the first Supreme Court oral arguments for the 2026 term, I have published an Essay in @yalelawjournal.bsky.social on the blockbuster Suncor v. Boulder case, which could decide whether states are able to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate harms: yalelawjournal.org/essay/the-co...yalelawjournal.orgThe Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal Deregulation | Yale Law JournalFor decades, state tort law has provided a mechanism for addressing environmental damage even if the cause is transboundary in nature. This Essay argues that... 12213
Reposted by Rachel RothschildMark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151443527
Reposted by Rachel RothschildFuturism @futurism.com · 01/10/2026"The largest misallocation of capital in history."trib.alIt's Looking Possible That Zuckerberg Is Accidentally Committing Corporate SuicideMeta's Mark Zuckerberg is tripling down on hyperscale AI at a pivotal moment for the financial future of the tech industry. 33711
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Next 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-...progressivereform.orgComing Up September 30: Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For - Center for Progressive ReformJoin 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.” 0103
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reupping this with a link that doesn’t require a subscription: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comInside the anti-climate campaign against researchersA POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. 02411
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There is a lot I could say about attacks on climate researchers, including what I personally faced over the past few years. Some of my thoughts made it into this excellent investigative report. Perhaps one day I'll put pen to paper and tell my whole story. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...subscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchersA POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. 03013
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 26/09/2026At the end of my life, whenever it is, let it never be said that I folded when tested. That I was a coward, that I betrayed the people who trusted me, the environmental work that I'd spent my career building. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/23/m...bostonglobe.comBig Tech, Big Law, Big Ed all caved to Trump’s intimidation without a fight. Why so many profiles in cowardice? - The Boston GlobePillars of business and civil society gave in to Trump in shocking succession. Even when capitulation made no sense. 1178
Reposted by Rachel RothschildPaul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 15/09/2026New post reviewing Zidar and Zwick's new book, which I loved. paulgp.substack.com/p/who-is-ric...paulgp.substack.comWho is rich in America, and why?A review of “The Everywhere Millionaire” by Zidar and Zwick 59117
Reposted by Rachel RothschildDanny Wilf-Townsend @dannywt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026After reading this, I wanted to know what the numbers would look like with more recent draft law review articles posted to SSRN. So I put a sample of 200 of them through Pangram 4, and found 57 papers with some AI use, 36 of which had >5% of their text from AI: wilftownsend.net/how-many-rec...wilftownsend.netHow many recently drafted law review articles are written with AI? A quick examination.AI use in legal scholarship may not be the most important AI topic being discussed these days, but it is having a moment in the corners of the world that care about these things. Julian Nyarko has an ... 159
Reposted by Rachel RothschildJP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is just outrageous. 081
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Extremely grateful and proud of Michigan Jewish religious leaders for issuing this statement: www.nonnegotiable.org/petitionnonnegotiable.orgSign the PetitionRead the petition and add your name. Our safety, our identity, and our place in this coalition are nonnegotiable. 130
Reposted by Rachel RothschildThe Lever @levernews.com · 28/08/2026NEW: A fossil fuel front group funded by the company behind a Trump-backed gas pipeline says it helped flip Gov. Kathy Hochul. The group met with her office, supplied dubious polling — then bragged that, within weeks, Hochul embraced its agenda. 13821
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One of the most surreal experiences (especially as an academic) that I've ever had was arriving in Sacramento to provide testimony on state climate superfund laws to the California legislature, and seeing the army of oil lobbyists that poured into the committee meeting and got the hearing cancelled. 1196
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Grateful to the NY Times for covering my story 🔥 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/c...nytimes.comJudge Rejects Suit Against University of Michigan That Sought Emails on Climate Law (Gift Article)A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills. 16419
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Great post by @dfarber1950.bsky.social - as he says, climate change doesn't care whether we (or our politicians) pay attention to the problem. It's here, and it's going to get worse unless we do more. legal-planet.org/2026/08/13/y...?legal-planet.orgYou May Have Forgotten About Climate Change. But It Hasn’t Forgotten About You - Legal PlanetWhile public attention has strayed elsewhere, climate change is roaring along anyway. Tick tock, tick tock. 081
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Tonight during a lively dinner conversation my six year old raised his hand and yelled "wait, I have a question!". We of course stopped the conversation so he could ask us something. He paused, and then finally said "you know, this is really more of a comment." I'm raising a future professor. 2281
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Uh. . . . WHAT did OMB do with the $1.59 billion it took from EPA's financial accounts that were supposed to fund these grants? 055
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Big news!!! After two long years of litigation, the Chief Judge of the Michigan Court of Claims has ruled against a fossil fuel funded group that sued the University of Michigan to obtain my personal communications with environmental groups. Coverage here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...nytimes.comShe Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target. (Published 2025)A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage. 414531
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It has been nearly a year since I did this interview, and it was surreal listening to it now. I am very grateful to the journalists at Climate One for telling my story. No matter the personal cost, I remain committed to providing my expertise and support to those working on climate policies. 0267
Reposted by Rachel RothschildMicah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This piece revives Josh Blackman’s “tentative thoughts” that liberal Jews are lying about their religious beliefs in claiming free exercise exemptions from abortion bans. He says these claims “also give progressives a way to accuse conservatives of hypocrisy.” /1dailycaller.comThe Left’s Fake Conversion To Religious LibertyThe progressive legal establishment treated religious freedom exemptions as obstacles to be dismantled, threatening livelihoods and institutions. 96718
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Grateful to the Jewish Dem Coalition for standing up in this moment to denounce antisemitism in Michigan's Senate primary campaign. I will not compromise on my core values, ever, in politics. I watched friends & family do it with Trump. I will not do it now. jewishdems.substack.com/p/abdul-el-s...jewishdems.substack.comAbdul El-Sayed’s Challenge with Jewish VotersIt’s not just about Israel, it's also about antisemitism. 120
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Many thanks for recommending this Larry! 🙏 022
Reposted by Rachel RothschildJonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This morning I filed a brief in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... I also blogged about it: reason.com/volokh/2026/...supremecourt.gov 173
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 03/08/2026New draft posted: The Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal Deregulation, forthcoming in the Yale Law Journal Forum. This Essay examines the preemption arguments in the Suncor Energy v. Boulder case, which the Supreme Court will review in Oct. term 2026: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comThe Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal DeregulationIn its October 2026 term, the Supreme Court will review <i>Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder</i>, a tort case with significant implications for t 12313
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 02/08/2026New Essay draft on SSRN - The Future of Environmental Law Amid the Destruction of Science, forthcoming in Volume 51 of the Harvard Environmental Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comThe Future of Environmental Law Amid the Destruction of ScienceEssay in the Harvard Environmental Law Review's Symposium Issue on the Future of Environmental Law One Year into Trump; responding to Richard Revesz's <i>Invert 1164
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 02/08/2026And also, provide financial support to expand public health measures to schools, so we didn't have to choose between closing them and cramming 30 kids in a tiny Brooklyn classroom where the windows don't open without any masks. 010
Reposted by Rachel RothschildAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I don’t like this one bit. The AAUP doesn’t need to endorse candidates at all. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...insidehighered.comAAUP Embraces Political Role With Candidate EndorsementsThe group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality. 8687
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 29/07/2026static.klipy.comReally SeriouslyALT: Really Seriously 086
Reposted by Rachel RothschildShalev Gad Roisman @shalevroisman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026New draft paper on SSRN: "Fact Avoidance," forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review Supreme Court Issue. This Essay identifies a recurring feature where the Court decides presidential power cases entirely on legal grounds without engaging at all with the facts /1 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comFact Avoidance<p><i><span>The legality of the President’s exercise of statutory power depends on questions of both law and fact. Yet courts often focus exclusively on the for 59644
Reposted by Rachel RothschildMicah @rincewind.run · 29/07/2026man I will just never get over the fact that the collective response to the pandemic, and an absolutely miraculous vaccine development, was to destroy public health in this country and smear everyone involved I generally take a positive view of humanity overall but it's so depressing 6979731584
Reposted by Rachel RothschildMark Nevitt @marknevitt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026@emorylaw.bsky.social is hiring! Two positions are open to entry-level & lateral candidates who have < 6 years experience. Apply! 🔹 Assistant or Associate Professor — Civil Litigation 🔹 Assistant or Associate Professor — Tax Law 👉 Civil Litigation: lnkd.in/eaT85eh9 👉 Tax Law: lnkd.in/e7gxRSUZlnkd.inChecking your browser - reCAPTCHA 01410
Reposted by Rachel RothschildSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Hey good news!! (It really does seem to me that if institutions commit to fighting them they frequently back off and it really makes one wish the fight started a lot sooner.) 4406104
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Everyone should watch this video to hear the actual noise. These poor Michiganders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wDr...youtube.comNeighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their livesYouTube video by WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7 184
Reposted by Rachel RothschildRachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New paper draft: A New Administrative Law for the Production of Scientific Knowledge. The Trump administration has eviscerated scientific research and advising; my hope is that these proposals can help us imagine ways for federal law to better protect science: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comA New Administrative Law for the Production of Scientific Knowledge<p>Federal support for scientific research has paid enormous dividends to Americans from the mid-20<sup>th</sup> century to today. Investments in science have l 0137
Reposted by Rachel RothschildDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/07/2026Threshold alert: renewables are about to pass coal as the No. 1 global source of electricity.electrek.coIEA: Global power demand is surging – and renewables are passing coalGlobal electricity demand is rising, but booming solar will help renewables overtake coal as the top power source this year, says the IEA. 13635188
Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New paper draft: A New Administrative Law for the Production of Scientific Knowledge. The Trump administration has eviscerated scientific research and advising; my hope is that these proposals can help us imagine ways for federal law to better protect science: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comA New Administrative Law for the Production of Scientific Knowledge<p>Federal support for scientific research has paid enormous dividends to Americans from the mid-20<sup>th</sup> century to today. Investments in science have l 0137