That conservative legal scholars are arguing that the leak is worse than an unreasoned halt on an emergency basis to Obama’s signature environmental plan which also was the start of the shadow docket on steroids is another example of the indifference they show towards egregious judicial behavior.
Lash has been Trumped and it’s truly sad.
I like Steve and thought this was quite out-of-character.
Me thinks he’s been one for a while.
Last week, Cornell's Federalist Society chapter hosted John Eastman. Earlier this semester, it hosted Amy Wax. On the blog today, 1L Milo Ratner says the law school and university were right not to block these events but urges Fed Soc itself to stop platforming conspiracy theorists and bigots. 👇
Go Hawks!!
Agreed! And really didn’t know you were here.
If it weren't for the corruption, cruelty, and incompetence, this administration would have nothing left.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Justice Roberts’ former clerks coming to his defense without saying they are former clerks is really something.
A conservative with more Hubris than any judge should have: scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
It's a loser's move to complain about the umpires (conservative academics mad about reporting leaks) while the rest of us are watching what's happening on the field (John Roberts is a movement conservative and has always been).
With 5:20 left in the 2nd quarter the Hawks are over the limit and the Knicks have 0 team fouls.
0.
😡😡😡
I’m willing to call it along with @robertreich.substack.com.web.brid.gy. Justice Thomas is the worst Justice in American history.
It is apparent that every close call in the Hawks/Knicks series will go the Knicks way.
It’s a date!!
@espinsegall.bsky.social @petedominick.bsky.social ICYMI
Honest convo about SCOTUS & the justices, Professor @espinsegall.bsky.social talks to @petedominick.bsky.social. Particularly interesting analysis of Thomas’ speech at UT Austin
www.youtube.com/live/m6RlcLR...
It’s also a way of allowing the government to do something via an intermediary it could not do directly, something I thought we all agreed was bad.
The Colorado case is just Lochner for religion. Full stop.
“This in-your-face insensitivity to the criticism Justice Thomas has received for accepting Crow’s salary supplements displays a stunning arrogance and indifference to public perception.”
www.dorfonlaw.org/2026/04/the-...
Had lunch with 2 Brazilian law profs few years ago who wanted to know about originalism b/c their Constitution was ratified in 1988, there are people alive who were there, and they thought it was INSANE to go ALL the way back to 1988 to figure out what it means because times change….
As it happens, Will should disclose his clerkship with Roberts when he defends his former boss….
Something about the NYT discoveries over the weekend made me think of things at the intersection of my work, @stevevladeck.bsky.social, and @corinneblalock.bsky.social. Here's a new Substack. If you get the chance Corinne has a similar piece coming out soon that really inspired me to write this.
Thanks!!
Clarence Thomas is mind numbingly corrupt and @espinsegall.bsky.social had been calling it out for a long time. This is a very good read for anyone who cares about ethical behavior by our judiciary www.dorfonlaw.org/2026/04/the-...
Being a #SCOTUS justice means you don't have to say you are sorry (unless you are a liberal).
So Justice Thomas goes down to Univ. of Texas and gives a speech at a center funded by Harlan Crow, the guy who has shoveled money to Thomas and his family--much of which Thomas failed to disclose. Thomas also gave a shout-out to Crow.
Thomas is corrupt. And he's unashamed about that.
Clarence Thomas has been carrying the biggest chip on his shoulder for decades. He uses that self inflicted grievance to justify his immoral actions and grifting. There are so many of these weak egos in our government destroying everything because someone made them accountable in the past.
I’ll be talking to the legal eagle @espinsegall.bsky.social about this and more LIVE today around 5p
