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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I will see you there! I’m working on a piece about the ministerial exception and clergy employment contracts.

Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It was not the easiest process to figure out but I’m officially registered to vote in Florida! Never been more excited to vote.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m not sure I see it as bragging any more than just sharing that you passed in your own state. I’m pretty sure I said that when I passed. But I also went on to be admitted in 4 states including some that req the highest scores. It’s the equivalent of celebrating not having to take it again.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For students who want to be admitted in more than one state & those states have different score reqs, it matters. I’ve also seen people post that they got the score they needed for the jurisdiction of their choice or that they didn’t but they were able to be admitted to a different jurisdiction.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And also I owe a lot to my job, the teaching, the faculty community at my new job, and the amazing opportunities (see conferences) that have helped my brain be re-energized to keep moving forward.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Also hi it’s me coming up for air. Turns out having a baby, moving cross country, and starting a new job in a 4 month time frame was a little ambitious (crazy?) but now that the baby is almost 6mo and we’ve been here for 3mo, I’m starting to stabilize.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ngl I miss the old twitter culture. I got so much value from interacting with people in my fields and made great connections. I always tell my students “you get out what you put in” so maybe I should take my own advice?

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reading this thread and all I keep thinking is that it depends what you mean when you say religion. But agree that spaces exist whether we define religion broadly or narrowly. And that places where people feel connected/belong/find meaning matter.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I’m not sure what your school’s requirements are but I’m thinking of doing an in class essay (not issue spotter) exam for my seminar this fall. Possibly giving my students a list of topics/questions in advance and leaning toward closed book. Not sure this can replace a research paper.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Just signed up for new weather alerts because today is the first day of hurricane season and at the end of this month, I’ll live in Florida. Starting to feel very real!

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Hope you enjoy your trip! HK is one of my favorite places. I actually interviewed to teach at a law school in that area and was seriously considering it but it is very far!!

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Also I think I’ve seen you share some Jewish stuff. If you’re interested, there is a synagogue & community center. Mostly expats but I went to a Shabbat service there in 2017 & thought it was worthwhile. www.totallyjewishtravel.com/thejewsofhon...

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The Jews Of Hong Kong

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

If you’re at all into Disney, Hong Kong Disneyland is cheaper and nicer than the U.S. ones & has very cool snacks. We did a history tour that also got into the politics & current relationship between china & HK (we were there during 2019-20 protests). Something like this one:

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

You’re visiting so many amazing places this year! You didn’t ask for recs but I can’t help but recommend taking a food tour in Kowloon. Literally the best noodles I’ve ever eaten. Also try to find a place for desert soup. Enjoy!!

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Woke up from a long New England winter (kind of - it’s still cold out!) and now I’m moving to Florida next month. This year was a drawn out holding pattern made infinitely better by my students. Still can’t believe I get to be a law professor!

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Also anyone that can explain law review submission strategy including norms around circulating drafts and generally how to make it less bad

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I don’t have a specific person in mind but generally someone who can talk about teaching and assessments in the age of AI. I have new preps coming up and am trying to figure out if/how to assign take home assessments or papers.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A thread with some of my initial reactions and questions. My TLDR is that I don’t expect there to be resources to enforce the fed regulation on state medical licensees so then not sure how much it matters. Most curious about a 280E hierarchy between med/adult use & challenge for hybrid operators.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Another area where it is very silent (possibly because AG’s power and focus is rescheduling) is what any of this means for medical patients. If they are using a state med product, now considered schedule 3, does that change civil rights law, employment drug testing, disability accommodations? etc.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Interestingly it does say (with disclaimer) that this means 280E won’t apply to state medical licensees. It doesn’t clarify whether that will be true only if they have a DEA license. It also doesn’t mention interstate commerce at all. (Assuming export/import = international)

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Along with the treaty obligation comes other requirements in terms of DEA controlling the sale of plants and some quota. It’s not totally clear but the fed reg is supposed to align with treaty obligations.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It bases the the AG’s power to make this move on compliance with international treaty. The order claims this means they don’t need to rely on a medical/scientific determination though they still consider the HHS recommendation and also that this is exempt from notice and comment period.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

My focus on reading it and what seems like the more impactful move involved the state licensed med products. It seems to contemplate that state licensees may/will or in some cases it seems like have to (within 60 days) register with the DEA. It seems to contemplate that state license = fed license.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Just read through this order signed by the interim AG moving FDA approved mj products and state licensed med mj products to Schedule 3 and want to share some of my initial reactions and questions. (Possibly because I’ll write something more robust on this later tbd). www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

www.justice.gov/opa/media/14... the order in case anyone else is confused and wants to read it

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I’ve been seeing lots of news about an order signed by the interim AG that would make state med mj products schedule 3 but am v confused because schedule 3 drugs require fda approval so like are we just ignoring the fda now?

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I can’t DM you but it’s vlitman@rwu.edu for a little while longer. Thanks!

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Micah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

CA5 rules that there is no secular purpose requirement under the Establishment Clause. So when individuals act for religious reasons, their actions are treated as religious, triggering exemption claims; but when the state acts for religious reasons, its actions are ... well, nothing to see here ...

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The Asymmetry of Religious Motivation | Yale Law Journal

The Supreme Court’s religious freedom doctrine treats religious motivation asymmetrically: with respect to free exercise, religious motivation suffices for...

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thanks for sharing! I’ve been meaning to reach out to you. I’m teaching Law and Religion at Stetson in the fall and thinking seriously about using your book. Would love to see your syllabus.

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Worth repeating that this article by @sbagen.bsky.social is the best and most important scholarly piece I've seen about the ways in which Trump/Vought have radically changed the nature of the federal government (and what might be done in response). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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The Crisis of Appropriations Law

Appropriations law is a unique body of federal law. Appropriations law imposes its own somewhat baroque set of statutory interpretation principles, approv

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

It bodes well for me that coming up with good law review article ideas excites me.

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Congratulations to Victoria! A well-deserved outcome for someone so enthusiastic about teaching, writing, and the law more generally! I highly recommend her account of what it took to get to academia--particularly for those considering taking a similar path.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Thank you! I feel incredibly lucky!

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Thanks for sharing! And for your support throughout the process!

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I landed my dream job and my family will be moving to Florida this summer. I decided to write a bit about my journey. open.substack.com/pub/victoria...

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Be Careful What You Write For

On luck, hard work, and landing a tenure-track job

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Finalizing edits on a law review I wrote last summer feels like time travel.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Tomorrow is day 4 of daycare closed and remote work due to the record breaking blizzard in RI and we are not okay. People who had young children during the pandemic, are you okay?

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

When/how long are you in Dartmouth? I’m not too far! Also beware, SE New England is in awful shape right now post 3+ feet of snow.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Congrats! I’m excited to find out where this job talk paper landed you!! & excited to read it before teaching religion & law next fall.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

As federal power expands in areas like immigration enforcement and defense, I find myself thinking more about what happens to the ordinary, day-to-day functioning of government. www.cato.org/regulation/w...

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The Rise of Post-Supremacy Federalism

What happens when the federal government stops cooperating?

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

This project will also always hold a special place in my heart because it pushed me to expand my scholarship into a new field (federalism theory) and helped me get a dream job. But more than anything, I hope that it will help people make sense of what’s happening, as it’s happening.

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

6 months ago post-supremacy federalism was an idea in my head and now it’s something that shows up when you google the term. I know it will take time and effort to share my idea more broadly but I created a concept and am hopeful someone will find it useful (even if they totally disagree with it).

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Victoria Litman @victorialitman.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Thrilled that a project I’ve been working on for months finally exists in the world. This piece in @cato.org Regulation introduces the federalism theory developed in my forthcoming job talk paper. I hope it offers language and a framework that meet this moment. www.cato.org/regulation/w...

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The Rise of Post-Supremacy Federalism

What happens when the federal government stops cooperating?

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