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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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How Not to Talk About Colleagues in Texas, Florida (opinion)
We’re not fighting a lost cause.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Jazz OTD: Exactly ten years after a "Birth of the Cool" session, Miles Davis was in the studio (on April 22, 1959) for an afternoon that produced this track for "Kind of Blue." Although mostly unknown to the public, deeply informed jazz cognoscenti like myself think it's a very good album. #Jazzsky
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Miles Davis - All Blues (Audio) (Official Audio)
YouTube video by MilesDavisVEVO
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I cannot believe this is the state of moral discourse. ‘The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?’ www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | ‘The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?’
Why petty theft might be the new political protest.
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Self-hating bald people ! Hair-Loss Drug Rewriting the Rules of Masculinity www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/m...
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The Hair-Loss Drug Rewriting the Rules of Masculinity
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
No surprise here: The People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...
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Opinion | The People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree
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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Hard to believe that the same scholar (Benny Tai) who organised Rule of Law seminars in Hong Kong (at HKU), is now serving ten year sentence in prison (subversion). I attended these seminars in 2016 and my memory is that they simply tried to combine the rule of law and peaceful civil disobedience.
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Is It 1914 in America? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/o...
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Opinion | Is It 1914 in America?
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Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Tom Ginsburg's @tomginsburg.bsky.social RGCS Lecture, "Governing Across Time: Transitional Provisions in Constitutions," is now available on the Lin Centre's YouTube channel— the 42nd RGCS Lecture posted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=roay...
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RGCS Lecture: Tom Ginsburg “Governing Across Time: Transitional Provisions in Constitutions”
YouTube video by Yan P. Lin Centre, McGill University
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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The Danger of Silence When Academic Freedom Is Under Threat
Inaction from rank-and-file workers enabled government censorship during the Red Scares.
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Matt Martin @mattjmartin.com · 11/02/2026
Join us tomorrow to learn about the CCP's new tools! 🔧 sartori.network — map conceptual landscapes 🔧 Constitution Comparison — track text changes & borrowing 🔧 Domain Comparison — assess ontology overlap 🔧 Segments-as-Topics — test topic formulations liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawanddemocr...
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Sartori.Network Concept Analysis Tools Training
Time: 9:00-10:30am Austin / 10:00-11:30am Washington DC / 11:00am-12:30pm Brasília / 3:00-4:30pm London / 4:00-5:30pm Lusaka Registration: Register here for Zoom link Languages: Captions in 37 languag...
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
“Voting is a joyful thing”: Students Won a Revolution in Bangladesh. They Want So Much More. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/w...
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Students Won a Revolution in Bangladesh. They Want So Much More.
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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
In his new article, Victor V. Ramraj asserts that #constitutionallaw must be pluralized, engage with other disciplines, and focus on holistic problem-solving to address our age of #extremes. Available in #English and #French at tinyurl.com/yyv6ffpw.
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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
In their new article for CS, Adam Chilton, Arthur Langlois, Jan-Ulrich Dittmer, and Mila Versteeg assess what #AI knows about comparative #ConstitutionalLaw. Available in #English and #Arabic at tinyurl.com/2smkztev. Sign up to receive future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
NEW: From Prison to Exile: Leopoldo López and the Fight for Venezuela In this episode of Entitled, we speak with activist Leopoldo López about authoritarianism, resistance, U.S. interventionism, and the future of Venezuela. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1mIl...
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From Prison to Exile: Leopoldo López and the Fight for Venezuela
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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Our new issue assesses constitutionalism in the age of extremes. Explore these extremes and potential responses with pieces on #academicfreedom, #economicinequality, #executivepower, #diplomaticextremes, #AI, #constitutionalreform, #courts, #teachinglaw, and more. Read at tinyurl.com/5n7zxtp6.
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Excellent panel discussion in Delhi @UChicago . Among many other issues we talked about the idea of indigenizing constitutional jurisprudence www.barandbench.com/news/law-pol...
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Swadeshi jurisprudence invites global ideas but rejects slavish adherence: Justice KV Viswanathan
Supreme Court Justice KV Viswanathan on Friday said that Swadeshi jurisprudence reflects the confidence of Indian constitutionalism to engage with global legal
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thechicagoforum.bsky.social @thechicagoforum.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social, the Chicago Forum’s Faculty Director, was quoted in the Boston Globe on the March 2025 arrest of Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk — an incident he says has “profound” implications for free expression. Read the full story here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...
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Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. - The Boston Globe
In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
"Tincher [a US citizen] has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours, where she saw about seven other detainees." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
We Should Teach Our Students How to Think, Not What to Believe www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
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Opinion | We Should Teach Our Students How to Think, Not What to Believe
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Some days you hate the New York Times: quibbling over Maduro drug connections is trivial. Nobel Prize for Venezuelan Dissident Draws Criticism www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
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Nobel Prize for Venezuelan Dissident Draws Criticism
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Trump's construction of a "hyper-presidential" system www.persuasion.community/p/the-hyper-...
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The Hyper-Presidency
Taking stock of Trump’s radical experiment with executive power.
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thechicagoforum.bsky.social @thechicagoforum.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
In his latest article for Persuasion, Chicago Forum Faculty Director Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social analyzes how a second Trump administration could shift the balance of power within the U.S. government by moving toward a hyper-presidential system. www.persuasion.community/p/the-hyper-...
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The Hyper-Presidency
Taking stock of Trump’s radical experiment with executive power.
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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
We are thrilled to relaunch this year as an international, multilingual, open access journal, published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law. First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!
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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Preview of next week's issue! @zalali.bsky.social, Arcioni & Gover, Böckenförde, Gargarella, Hirschl, Suteu, Trochev & Juzgenbayev, Yeh & Chang, & @marie-joellez.bsky.social on state of field. Lady Hale & @cherylas1.bsky.social on judicial and constn'l work, and more! Follow at tinyurl.com/bde5t83x
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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
NEW: Why Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer is Losing Faith in the Justice System This episode, hosts @cfloed.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social speak with Khalil's lawyer, @baherazmy.bsky.social, about what his case means for the future of dissent and academic freedom. open.spotify.com/episode/28L1...
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Why Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer Is Losing Faith In The Justice System
Entitled · Episode
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Tommaso Pavone @tommasopavone.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Building on @tomginsburg.bsky.social & Huq, we theorize "democratic frontsliding" as a subtype of democratization. The obstacles to frontsliding are "autocratic enclaves" surviving a democratizing election. We make the normative & legal case for "restorative disobedience" to break up these enclaves
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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
NEW: Are We Witnessing the End of the Postwar Order? With Former UN President Dennis Francis Hosts @cfloed.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social and former President of the General Assembly Dennis Francis on threats to global cooperation and human rights. open.spotify.com/episode/0Clu...
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Are We Witnessing The End of The Postwar Order?, with Former President of the U.N. Dennis Francis
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Do law reviews have academic freedom? balkin.blogspot.com/2025/05/acad...
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Balkinization: Academic Freedom of Law Reviews: Personal Statements Under Attack
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Opinion | What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Geof Stone's two word response to Northwestern University policy on speech, requiring civil modes of presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEXo...
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The Chicago Principles & Contemporary Challenges with Professors Eli Finkel and Geof Stone
YouTube video by The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression
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ProMarket @promarket.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
“You can’t have democracy without facts.” @uchicagolaw.bsky.social professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social’s keynote at #StiglerAntitrust2025 unpacked how attacks on knowledge institutions—from media to the census—undermine the foundations of democracy. 🧵 Key moments ⬇️
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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What Harvard Didn't Say
Last week, Harvard challenged the Trump administration’s threat to deny billions in federal funds unless the university bent to a list of far-reaching demands. Harvard’s legal counsel struck a measure...
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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
@tomginsburg.bsky.social calls for "digital freedom of assembly" by ensuring the portability of personal data. I've written about this concept before with former colleagues at the Data Transfer Initiative. www.techpolicy.press/why-the-inte... #StiglerAntitrust25
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Why the Internet Needs a Data Portability Ecosystem | TechPolicy.Press
When users switch between digital services, they should be able to take their data with them, say DTI's Delara Derakhshani and Zander Arnao.
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Thoughtful post from @tomginsburg.bsky.social. www.persuasion.community/p/where-are-...
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Where Are the Red Lines?
It’s time for universities to take a stand on academic freedom.
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I'm investing heavily in Kool-Aid. It's made here in US of A and GOP demand is likely going to continue to go through the roof.
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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Hosts @cfloed.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social on how Trump undermines US interests abroad Listen to the full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WAw...
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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Law professors @cfloed.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social discuss Trump and the threat to free inquiry in universities. Listen to the full podcast episode, "Trump and Human Rights: Take One," here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WAw...
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
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UChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
“Without neutrality policies, we can expect many of the same chief executives who have been currying favor with Mr. Trump to turn back left with the next political wind,” write Professors @tonycasey.bsky.social and @tomginsburg.bsky.social in @nytimes.com.
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Opinion | Corporate Leaders Need to Keep Their Mouths Shut
Silence often takes courage. But it can also be a reminder that the business of business is business.
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Gregory Shaffer @gregorycshaffer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
My article with @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social in @thenation.com on the president's attacks on the rule of law follow our symposium Democracy & The Rule of Law under Challenge @georgetownlaw.bsky.social. See www.c-span.org/program/publ... @kimlanelaw.bsky.social @tomginsburg.bsky.social
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Scholars Discuss Democracy, Rule of Law & Global Affairs
Legal scholars, European officials, and policy advocates discussed democracy, the rule of law, and global affairs during a symposium hosted by Georgetown University's Law Center and McCourt School of ...
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Tom Homan basically admits to a quid pro quo for dropping the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams in exchange for enforcing Donald Trump's mass deportation plan. "If he doesn't come through...I'll be in his office, up his butt, saying 'where the hell is the agreement we came to?'" Vile.
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thechicagoforum.bsky.social @thechicagoforum.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The Chicago Forum's Executive Director Tony Banout and Faculty Director Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social were recent guests on the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's "So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. www.thefire.org/news/podcast...
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast | The Chicago Canon
The University of Chicago is known for its commitment to free speech and academic freedom. Why are these values important to the university? Where do they originate? And how do they help administrator...
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American Bar Foundation @abfresearch.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hello, Bluesky! 👋 We’re new here. At the American Bar Foundation (ABF), we conduct research at the intersection of law and society. Let’s connect and dive into today’s most pressing issues. Learn more about our work here: www.americanbarfoundation.org
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American Bar Foundation - Research Advancing Justice
The American Bar Foundation is a leading research institute. Our faculty produces interdisciplinary research to advance justice and the understanding of law.
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thechicagoforum.bsky.social @thechicagoforum.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Here's an article by Professor @tomginsburg.bsky.social , Faculty Director of the Chicago Forum, published in the latest winter issue of the University of Chicago Magazine. mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...
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Academic freedom in focus
In the Chicago Forum’s second year, a landmark gift and an expanding slate of activities.
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UChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Musk “has turned out not to be a free speech absolutist at all, but someone who is interested in promoting his own speech and protecting his corporate interests,” Prof. @tomginsburg.bsky.social said. “For him to claim the mantle of free speech is really something of a joke.”
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What Elon Musk’s growing political clout could mean for 2025
Elon Musk, who once largely eschewed politics, now has a political clout of his own to throw around as President-elect Trump heads back to the Oval Office. The tech billionaire has become a driving…
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
“There is a perception that the judiciary has become inexorably politicized,” said University of Chicago law professor Tom Ginsburg. Sounds like a pretty reasonable perception. www.news-journal.com/opinion/edit...
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Other voices: Eroding trust in courts can be solved at voting booth
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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UChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
“In contrast with earlier eras,” Prof. @tomginsburg.bsky.social told @nytimes.com’s @adamliptak.bsky.social, “one side’s disapproval is not offset by approval from the other side, but we seem instead to be seeing an overall erosion of institutional confidence.”
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Confidence in U.S. Courts Plummets to Rate Far Below Peer Nations
Very few countries have experienced similar declines, typically in the wake of wrenching turmoil. Experts called the data, from a new Gallup poll, stunning and worrisome.
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Tom Ginsburg @tomginsburg.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Good to see @thechicagoforum.bsky.social has come over to Bluesky! my view is that Chatham House rules are a good idea for teachers talking about sensitive stuff. reduces (though doesn't eliminate) risk of classroom discussion "leaking" into outside gossip
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Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Compelling commentary by @maryannefranks.bsky.social on First Amendment crisis. Quick take-away: 1) Be a critical reader, 2) Form communities in the off-line world, 3) Express yourself. And, for legal scholars and lawyers, 4) Think beyond doctrine. #parrhesia www.youtube.com/watch?v=whDe...
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Without access to the truth, we cannot have a democracy, says GW law professor
YouTube video by MSNBC
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