Beginning to think that the Trump presidential library, like TrumpCoin, or in an earlier era, his hotels, is just a useful front for processing bribes to the President.

The Federal Government Used Jawboning to Censor ICE Transparency Initiatives-Rosado v. Bondi - Technology & Marketing Law Blog Jawboning is government coercion to suppress constitutionally protected speech. (This is distinguishable from direct censorship, where the government bans or restricts that speech expressly). If asked...

Blog Post: The Federal Government Used Jawboning to Censor ICE Transparency Initiatives–Rosado v. Bondi #censorship 🤐

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Judge adds "he/him" to his signature block

Also, the judge included his pronouns in his signature block, which apparently he's been doing since at least 2021 (his adoption of preferred pronouns came up in his Senate confirmation hearing)

Opinion and Order – #93 in State of Oregon v. Kennedy (D. Or., 6:25-cv-02409) – CourtListener.com OPINION AND ORDER signed on 04/18/2026 by Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai: Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 73 ) is DENIED. Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary ...

'Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children...[W]hen a leader acts without authority & in the absence of the rule of law, he acts with cruelty"

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Other phrases in the opinion:

"unserious"
"bald-faced lie"
"gaslight" (2x)
"absurd"
"spaghetti-at-the-wall"

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

All right, this piece has triggered me so I have to yell a bit (though this is bluesky, so I realize I'm just preaching at the choir):

It will never stop pissing me off how much trump is going to walk away from this presidency as a “real” billionaire in a way he never was before, and it is going to be solely because of the public office

Wrote about Trump "negotiating" with himself to put potentially $10 billion of public money and stick it in his own wallet.

Tired: Johnny can't read
Wired: Johnny can't be a good employee because he's an Instagram addict

[Another example of how every institution in our society wants to point the finger at social media for all of society's problems]

U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Secondary Liability in Copyright Law-Cox v. Sony (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog Guest Blog Post by Prof. Tyler Ochoa On March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that Cox Communications, an internet access provider, is not liable for file-sharing infringements committed b...

Guest Blog Post: U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Secondary Liability in Copyright Law–Cox v. Sony

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

Another Prof. Tyler Ochoa #longread

Less liability could solve the AI chatbot suicide problem Opinion: Jess Miers and Ray Yeh argue holding AI companies liable for how they deal with mental health could backfire: escalating distress, shutting down disclosure and leaving users worse off

The dominant narrative says chatbots are driving a suicide crisis. In our latest op-ed, Ray Yeh and I argue the opposite: millions of Americans are already using them as first aid for support (and it’s working):

www.transformernews.ai/p/less-liabi...

It’s a telling indicator of media desensitization that the US government’s ongoing program of murder on the high seas—which according to the perpetrators has killed fourteen (14) people this week— is no longer a subject for much serious or sustained news coverage.

Remember When the Ninth Circuit Rejected Classpass' TOS Formation? About That...-Blackburn v. Classpass - Technology & Marketing Law Blog Last year, the Ninth Circuit issued a blockbuster TOS formation case, Chabolla v. Classpass. The court rejected Classpass’ TOS formation despite Classpass deploying multiple screens where Classpass se...

Blog Post: Remember When the Ninth Circuit Rejected Classpass’ TOS Formation? About That…–Blackburn v. Classpass

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

‘Proactively fall in line’: Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office Two former employees said they believed the museum was altering its content preemptively to avoid unwanted negative attention from the Trump administration.

‘Proactively fall in line’: Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office www.politico.com/news/2026/04... #publichistory

The Cox Shock: A Tectonic Shift or Just a Tremor? (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog by guest blogger Prof. Guy Rub, Temple University Beasley School of Law The Supreme Court’s decision in Cox v. Sony sent a shockwave through the copyright world. In an opinion that felt like a cold sh...

Guest Blog Post: The Cox Shock: A Tectonic Shift or Just a Tremor?

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

by Prof. Guy Rub

Trump calls Pope Leo ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’ in extraordinary broadside President says US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ in unprecedented criticism of leader of Catholic church

"Attacking the pope, a symbol of peace and a spiritual guide for billions of Catholics, doesn’t seem like a useful or intelligent thing to do"

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Blog Post: With Opinions Like This, Congress Doesn’t Need to Repeal Section 230–Massachusetts v. Meta

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

Trump: The Strait will open up automatically. We'll open the Strait anyway. We don't use the Strait. It won't be easy. We will have that open fairly soon. You don't need a back up plan

California billionaires’ tax is a no-brainer for liberal Democrats, right? Wrong. The California billionaire tax is divisive even among progressive Democrats. But don’t expect labor leaders or lawmakers to criticize it out loud.

calmatters.org/politics/202...

The Trump administration says they are keeping Kristi Noem’s $70 million jet, outfitted with a queen-sized bed and cocktail bar, for Melania Trump to use.

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project

NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal.

Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

Flyer made by the Santa Clara Law Internet Law Student Organization: Title: Are the Kids Alright (on Social Media)? Join us for a discussion on child Internet usage and recent social media addiction cases. Speaker: Eric Goldman, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law Speaker: Jess Miers, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law CLE Credits Available Food will be provided Join Zoom Meeting https://scu.zoom.us/j/96875227192?pwd=W2ng1dgRHLzjHLWDoS1mtNXi8mTska.1 Thursday April 9 @ 12pm Charney Hall Room 101

I'm headed to California today to join Prof. @ericgoldman.bsky.social and the Santa Clara Law Internet Law Student Organization for a discussion about kids, the Internet, and the recent social media verdicts. See you there! (or on Zoom!) TOMORROW 12pm Pacific.

I think it's bad for the President to threaten to annihilate an entire culture and i do not think you are being alarmist if you take his threats seriously and literally.

Will Lower Courts Find Ways Around Cox v. Sony? You Betcha - Technology & Marketing Law Blog This post covers two more Michael Grecco cases (see links below for additional blog coverage on his litigation campaign). The two decisions provide an interesting compare/contrast. The Twitter ruling ...

Blog Post: Will Lower Courts Find Ways Around Cox v. Sony? You Betcha #Copyright

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!

God help us.

Flyer featuring Eric Goldman and Jess Miers

This Thursday at noon Pacific, Prof. @jmiers230.bsky.social & I will be discussing social media addiction and other online children's welfare issues. Free CLE! Come to the beautiful SCU campus or join the virtual webcast:

scu.zoom.us/j/9687522719...

Prof. Goldstein on Cox v. Sony (Excerpt from His Treatise) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog Prof. Paul Goldstein (Stanford Law) kindly has allowed me to share this update to his treatise (Goldstein on Copyright, Third Edition) regarding the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision. (My initial c...

Blog Post: Prof. Goldstein on Cox v. Sony (Excerpt from His Treatise) #Copyright

blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...