Recall: Cong. GOP expanded ICE’s budget by 8.5x since Trump took office last year. This massive increase in funding led to a 2.5x increase in the number of ICE agents. ICE agents receive 8 wks of training; same as TSA. Other law enforcement (police, FBI, etc.) receive at least 6 mo. of training.
It's that time of the year--teaching evals are in. I am always honored to receive this incredible feedback from my students. Here are a few comments from my students last semester...
Guess I’ll be teaching War Powers in Constitutional Law on Monday for our first day of class.
My comments regarding Trump’s attack on Venezuela.
New article out: "The Special Solicitude of Stare Decisis in Civil Rights," forthcoming in the Quinnipiac Law Review. I argue rights-conferring precedents deserve heightened protection—whether Roe, Obergefell, or Heller.
Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
New article out: "The Special Solicitude of Stare Decisis in Civil Rights," forthcoming in the Quinnipiac Law Review. I argue rights-conferring precedents deserve heightened protection—whether Roe, Obergefell, or Heller.
Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Vanessa Avery, Partner at McCarter & English + former U.S. Attorney, District of Connecticut, joined my pod (Discourse w/ Wayne Unger) to discuss the dismissals of the indictments against James Comey & Letitia James. Find it on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JINg...
The CR to reopen the gov also contained a provision that opens the door to several Senate Republicans personally receiving $500,000 (possibly more) from the DOJ. (See page 225 of HR 5371, as amended by the Senate).
& Person A to purchase guns for Person B where B cannot legally buy the guns for themselves. @davidhogg.bsky.social @marchforourlives.bsky.social @gabbygiffords.bsky.social
BREAKING. House Republicans seek to repeal the gun safety provisions in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. HR 6035 (intro'd today) would relax background checks & licensing requirements + allow convicted persons of domestic violence to purchase guns
Halligan may have obtained the indictment the president wanted, but it...one thing to get a grand jury to indict. Getting a conviction is an entirely different matter. New from me for @brennancenter.org A discussion of the flawed Comey indictment. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
ICYMI. Jacob Chansley (aka QAnon Shaman) filed a $40 TRILLION lawsuit against Trump and others. The complaint is nearly impossible to find, but I found it. Here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1v5m7...
ICYMI. Jacob Chansley (aka QAnon Shaman) filed a $40 TRILLION lawsuit against Trump and others. The complaint is nearly impossible to find, but I found it. Here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1v5m7...
Jimmy Kimmel's defenders called his suspension an attack on the First Amendment; one said it was the most "straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen." Is it? @profunger.bsky.social explains what the 1st Amendment does/doesn't protect theconversation.com/why-jimmy-ki...
I’ve passionately disagreed w/ Kirk on almost everything. But I respect his right to say it. As an American value, we must not, we cannot, allow violence to creep into our free speech & civic dialogue. We do not shoot those who we disagree with; rather, we must engage w/ respectful civil discussion.
My comments regarding Trump's Cashless Bail Executive Order.
Balance? What balance? Conservatives have acquiesced to expansive presidential power under Trump.
Is Charlie Kirk openly encouraging bribery?
Let the people’s branch vote, Speaker Johnson.
Cancel those Paramount subscriptions.
Dems Leadership wasted an opportunity to rebrand the Big Beautiful Bill when it was under consideration by Congress.
Big Barbaric Bill
Big Betrayal Bill
Big Bad Bill
Bad Backwards Bill
Blatant Bankrupt Bill
Brutally Barbaric Bill
Anything would have been better, but Dems were MIA.
The Big Beautiful Bill appropriated $100M to “fund accounting efficiencies in the Executive Branch.”
Seems inefficient to me.
This was a fun project to be a part of!
If I recall correctly, a recent Quinnipiac poll has the approval rating for Dem leadership below 20%.
I’m not surprised given how they are MIA.
The OBBB appropriated $300M for security of Trump’s properties. ICYMI.
3/3
support of white supremacists, slow responses to natural disasters, “they’re eating dogs”, assassinating foreign leaders, blotched pandemic response, wrongful / illegal deportations, and a lot more…
/end
2/3
conflicts of interest, picking fights with allies, Jan 6, blatant unconstitutional acts, two impeachments, felony convictions, criminal indictments, J6 pardons, criminal convictions of his inner circle, blowing up the deficit, dehumanizing and outright mean rhetoric…
If Epstein is the downfall of a Trump Admin, and not _______ (any of the stuff below), then woahhh.
Russia election tampering, liability for sexual assault, call w/ Zelenskyy, Robert Mueller, mishandling of classified docs (w/ pics!)…
1/3
Oh, Professor Ilan Wurman. His myopic tendency blinds well establish contrary precedent.
Just two weeks ago, SCOTUS "reaffirmed" the Susan B. Anthony List precedent in Mahmoud v. Taylor.
