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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Tsai says that America has entered a new age of nationalism, as charismatic figures backed by social movements seek to remake the world in their own image.” Lecture ‘Who Belongs in America?’ set for Oct. 8

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Lecture ‘Who Belongs in America?’ set for Oct. 8

JAMESTOWN — The Robert H. Jackson Center will host the next installment of its 25 Years of Asking Questions lecture series, “Who Belongs in America?,” on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Jack...

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 23h

#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).

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The judge later asked a group of 15 minors without attorneys: “Is this your first time in immigration court?” They all answered, “Yes.” “Do any of you want voluntary departure?” the judge asked. No one raised their hand. Another child stretched her hands playfully toward the sky.

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Inside a Texas immigration court where children fight to stay in the US | CNN Politics

Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.

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NER430 @ner430.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am ashamed and will work to elect people who will end this disgraceful policy. Thank you for sharing, Robert L.Tsai.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But there’s some things you can’t outrun It don’t matter how far you’ve come —Brandon Flowers, “Angel,” Boston, Sept. 23, 2026

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Questions we once thought were settled…are back at the center of our national conversation,” said Kristan McMahon, president of the Jackson Center. “Which is exactly why we need scholars like Robert Tsai to help us think through them clearly.”

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Jackson Center to present ‘Who Belongs in America? with constitutional scholar

The Robert H. Jackson Center will host the next installment of its 25 Years of Asking Questions lecture series, “Who Belongs in America?” on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. The program will feature...

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Historian Jack Rakove on the unitary executive theory now dominating the High Court and Trump’s presidency:

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Historian Jack Rakove on the unitary executive theory now dominating the High Court and Trump’s presidency:

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Rodger Citron @rodgerdcitron.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Far more interesting to hear what Robert Tsai to say! Here's the entire podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/2r1V...

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A Discussion with Robert Tsai on "Demand the Impossible: One Lawyer's Pursuit of Equal Justice for All"

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But there’s some things you can’t outrun It don’t matter how far you’ve come —Brandon Flowers, “Angel,” Boston, Sept. 23, 2026

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Did you know that the U.S. government has an agency called the ‘Office of Remigration’? In case you’re unfamiliar with the term ‘remigration,’ it’s typically used by white nationalists to describe the mass expulsion of nonwhite immigrants”

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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks

Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“ it remains to be seen how much enthusiasm there will be among local and state election officials to use the federal system, as it has mistakenly flagged U.S. citizens as noncitizens in past searches.”

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Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)

Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Seems worthy of local mobilization: “The City of Boston dumped a Flock camera program over privacy concerns after learning that the data it collected was not shared exclusively to Boston Police as intended, but was accessible to outside law enforcement nationwide.”

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Boston dumps Flock cameras after data leaked to outside law enforcement

The City of Boston dumped a Flock camera program over privacy concerns after learning that the data it collected was not shared exclusively to Boston Police as intended, but was accessible to outside ...

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The Robert H. Jackson Center @rhjc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Eight years ago, Professor Robert Tsai stood on our stage and walked us through Justice Jackson's Barnette opinion, and his warning that validating discrimination lets it "lie around like a loaded weapon" for the next emergency. He's coming back.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Record high number of Americans believe the government is corrupt

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Knesset barred today the only two Palestinian led parties from running in the coming election. According to an overwhelming majority in the Knesset, the constitutional meaning of a Jewish State is a state where Palestinian citizens cannot run for parliament.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Record high number of Americans believe the government is corrupt

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Building a corruption case against elected officials requires extraordinary proof of a quid pro quo arrangement, in part because the Supreme Court has narrowed what counts as bribery. Even so, by the end of 2024, the agents had enough evidence to pursue a sweeping bribery probe”

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Terrific review of SUPREMACY by @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social alongside my book, THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT:

Picture of this quotation from Pema Levy’s article “How the Supreme Court seized power to rule over the rest of us”:

“As Bowie, Renan, and Shelden show, this is not how its always been, or how it's supposed to be. To take back their power, the people must simply demand it.”

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tonight! See you soon!

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

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The Robert H. Jackson Center @rhjc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Save the date: Oct 8, constitutional scholar Robert L. Tsai returns to the RHJC for "Who Belongs in America?" — exploring Korematsu v. United States and what it means for citizenship today. 6-7pm at the Jackson Center, Jamestown. Free & open to the public. roberthjackson.org/event/25yaq-...

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There’s a kind of physical and imaginative distance from politics that is only possible because of the level of relative prosperity and absence of major civil turmoil in the U.S.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thomas Jefferson, 1819: If the Judiciary indeed has the final word on fundamental questions, “the constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please.”

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Should U.S. ambassadors use government resources to promote private financial deals for Trump and his family? www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bpr...

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The universe of the Unitary Executive Theory expands. Once this is swept in, where do you draw the line? The logic covers citizen suits, FOIA, civil service laws. Even the APA itself.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“A 1978 law requires White House documents to be preserved and disclosed relatively soon after the president leaves office. The brief says that law violates the Constitution.”

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Are Trump’s Official Papers His Personal Property? (Gift Article)

The administration argues that presidential papers are like those of Supreme Court justices.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Interesting. Turns out that adjusting your reporting to accommodate a populist regime doesn’t necessarily drive up ratings.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

AG Robert Jackson, Mar. 10, 1941: “I have nothing but scorn for the indolent lethargic type of citizen who runs to the prosecutor” begging for protection from loud and hurtful words

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ossoff is so good at laying out the case of corruption in plain language

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Ossoff is so good at laying out the case of corruption in plain language

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Kennedy Center, America’s crown jewel of the performing arts, has been serving the people since 1971. It’s taken Trump and his crony capitalists two years to push it to the brink of bankruptcy

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

James Talarico says it’s time to start flipping tables

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Norman Fletcher, born and raised in Georgia, who became Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. A truly open-minded jurist who was willing to learn about how politics disfigured the criminal justice system, particularly for the poor and despised. I was honored to interview him for my last book.

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Demand The Impossible: One Lawyer’s Pursuit of Equal Justice @demandtimpossible.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Early staff at Southern Prisoners’ Defense Committee (later renamed Southern Center for Human Rights)

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