Anthony Michael Kreis
@anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Constitutional law prof, historical political scientist, FRHistS studying:
The United States Supreme Court
American Political Development
Anglo-American Constitutionalism
📍ATL
Author, Rot and Revival:
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/rot-and-revival/paper
The United States Supreme Court
American Political Development
Anglo-American Constitutionalism
📍ATL
Author, Rot and Revival:
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/rot-and-revival/paper
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Rot and Revival: The History of Constitutional Law in American Political Development: Kreis, Anthony Michael: 9780520394193: Amazon.com: Books
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🥳🥂 PUBLICATION DAY! 🎉🍾
After many years of work, my University of California Press book, Rᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ Rᴇᴠɪᴠᴀʟ: Tʜᴇ Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Cᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Lᴀᴡ ɪɴ Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ Pᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ, is out in the world! So grateful for all the support that made it possible! t.co/RQ6vd1qs4M
After many years of work, my University of California Press book, Rᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ Rᴇᴠɪᴠᴀʟ: Tʜᴇ Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Cᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Lᴀᴡ ɪɴ Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ Pᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ, is out in the world! So grateful for all the support that made it possible! t.co/RQ6vd1qs4M
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In the clip, Speaker Johnson asks what if ICE is running after a person and the person retreats into a home—people shouldn't be allowed to block ICE that way, he says. But the warrant requirement doesn't even apply in those circumstances, see U.S. v. Santana, 427 U.S. 38, 42-3 (1976).
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
In the clip, Speaker Johnson asks what if ICE is running after a person and the person retreats into a home—people shouldn't be allowed to block ICE that way, he says. But the warrant requirement doesn't even apply in those circumstances, see U.S. v. Santana, 427 U.S. 38, 42-3 (1976).
" @andrewwillinger.bsky.social a professor at Georgia State... and 2nd Amend. expert, said that while the groups may not be outright embracing Pretti, their rapid rejection of the officials’ statements underscore a commitment to the gun rights they’ve worked to advance." www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
Gun rights groups and legal experts question Trump administration’s stance on the Second Amendment after shooting | CNN Politics
Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
" @andrewwillinger.bsky.social a professor at Georgia State... and 2nd Amend. expert, said that while the groups may not be outright embracing Pretti, their rapid rejection of the officials’ statements underscore a commitment to the gun rights they’ve worked to advance." www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
Putting the two common law guys next to one another in the law school office assignments was a mistake (we have too much fun).
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Putting the two common law guys next to one another in the law school office assignments was a mistake (we have too much fun).
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okay but hijacking this post to make an entirely unrelated argument that happens to be my bugaboo: if the last 10 years have taught us anything, it should be that "private law" (corporate, securities) is "public law." who controls corporations and the discretion they have is a public law problem
Just a reminder for law professors working in the space of constitutional law, election law, and the law of democracy, Georgia State University's soon-to-be-announced Center for Constitutional Law, Practice and Democracy is looking for a lateral to join our growing public law program!
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
okay but hijacking this post to make an entirely unrelated argument that happens to be my bugaboo: if the last 10 years have taught us anything, it should be that "private law" (corporate, securities) is "public law." who controls corporations and the discretion they have is a public law problem
First, the NYT article is entirely about the style of the opinion. The focus is the rhetoric.
Charlie, as a retired English professor, I would hope you could piece that together.
I literally just said, “and it is all secondary to the outcome.” But don’t let reading and context get in the way.
Charlie, as a retired English professor, I would hope you could piece that together.
I literally just said, “and it is all secondary to the outcome.” But don’t let reading and context get in the way.
Is he right on the facts and the law? If not, those seem like infinitely more important things to discuss. If yes, then IDGAF about how well written you think it was.
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
First, the NYT article is entirely about the style of the opinion. The focus is the rhetoric.
Charlie, as a retired English professor, I would hope you could piece that together.
I literally just said, “and it is all secondary to the outcome.” But don’t let reading and context get in the way.
Charlie, as a retired English professor, I would hope you could piece that together.
I literally just said, “and it is all secondary to the outcome.” But don’t let reading and context get in the way.
I really have to be honest that I found the opinion terribly written and overwrought to the point it lost the punch. If a judge feels the moment requires an opinion to cut through the noise and speak to the public, I have no opposition to that. This was judicial slop. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I really have to be honest that I found the opinion terribly written and overwrought to the point it lost the punch. If a judge feels the moment requires an opinion to cut through the noise and speak to the public, I have no opposition to that. This was judicial slop. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
another day
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
another day
Just a reminder for law professors working in the space of constitutional law, election law, and the law of democracy, Georgia State University's soon-to-be-announced Center for Constitutional Law, Practice and Democracy is looking for a lateral to join our growing public law program!
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Associate or Full Professor of Constitutional Law
Georgia State University College of Law invites candidates to apply for a tenured professor position in constitutional law who will assume a leadership role in the Center for Constitutional Law, Pract...
facultycareers.gsu.edu
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Just a reminder for law professors working in the space of constitutional law, election law, and the law of democracy, Georgia State University's soon-to-be-announced Center for Constitutional Law, Practice and Democracy is looking for a lateral to join our growing public law program!
Many folks have said lately, “What does the common law matter for birthright citizenship?”
A fair question, given how a Minnesota law professor has tortured it.
Here’s an example of why it matters, why also showing the Minnesota methods approach wants to impose Dred Scott on English legal history.
A fair question, given how a Minnesota law professor has tortured it.
Here’s an example of why it matters, why also showing the Minnesota methods approach wants to impose Dred Scott on English legal history.
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Many folks have said lately, “What does the common law matter for birthright citizenship?”
A fair question, given how a Minnesota law professor has tortured it.
Here’s an example of why it matters, why also showing the Minnesota methods approach wants to impose Dred Scott on English legal history.
A fair question, given how a Minnesota law professor has tortured it.
Here’s an example of why it matters, why also showing the Minnesota methods approach wants to impose Dred Scott on English legal history.
Just a quiet evening at home.
February 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Just a quiet evening at home.
Well, yes, but….
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Well, yes, but….
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
I still am thinking about that £26.50 Mayfair Chippy Shop deal.
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I still am thinking about that £26.50 Mayfair Chippy Shop deal.
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@twlldun.bsky.social Your people have an esteemed advocate in the US.
You know who always gets ignored in these discussions about subjects and the common law in England? The Welsh.
February 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM
@twlldun.bsky.social Your people have an esteemed advocate in the US.
I would never ignore Wales. 🏴
Including them would be a rare bit, indeed.
February 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I would never ignore Wales. 🏴
You know who always gets ignored in these discussions about subjects and the common law in England? The Welsh.
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
You know who always gets ignored in these discussions about subjects and the common law in England? The Welsh.
Do I need to throw out my entire 2A lesson plan?
Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Do I need to throw out my entire 2A lesson plan?
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Come join us at GSU College of Law. You won't find a better group of scholars (and staff and students!) to work with.
Thankful to @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and @espinsegall.bsky.social for all their work on this endeavor.
Thankful to @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and @espinsegall.bsky.social for all their work on this endeavor.
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Associate or Full Professor of Constitutional Law
Georgia State University College of Law invites candidates to apply for a tenured professor position in constitutional law who will assume a leadership role in the Center for Constitutional Law, Pract...
facultycareers.gsu.edu
February 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Come join us at GSU College of Law. You won't find a better group of scholars (and staff and students!) to work with.
Thankful to @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and @espinsegall.bsky.social for all their work on this endeavor.
Thankful to @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and @espinsegall.bsky.social for all their work on this endeavor.
Reposted by Anthony Michael Kreis
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Associate or Full Professor of Constitutional Law
Georgia State University College of Law invites candidates to apply for a tenured professor position in constitutional law who will assume a leadership role in the Center for Constitutional Law, Pract...
facultycareers.gsu.edu
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
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NEW: 9th Circuit rejects facial Second Amendment challenge to CA's switchblade laws, holding only that the challengers failed to prove they are invalid in every application.
The court also highlights (but does not try to resolve) ongoing uncertainties in Bruen.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
The court also highlights (but does not try to resolve) ongoing uncertainties in Bruen.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
NEW: 9th Circuit rejects facial Second Amendment challenge to CA's switchblade laws, holding only that the challengers failed to prove they are invalid in every application.
The court also highlights (but does not try to resolve) ongoing uncertainties in Bruen.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
The court also highlights (but does not try to resolve) ongoing uncertainties in Bruen.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
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I found a PDF of the Hitler's Willing Law Professors book chapter that Vladeck mentions. If you'd like to read here it is
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I found a PDF of the Hitler's Willing Law Professors book chapter that Vladeck mentions. If you'd like to read here it is
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My latest piece, Age, Law, and Political Economy, is now available on SSRN!
It makes the case for why age is essential to analyses of economic inequality and law and political economy.
Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It makes the case for why age is essential to analyses of economic inequality and law and political economy.
Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My latest piece, Age, Law, and Political Economy, is now available on SSRN!
It makes the case for why age is essential to analyses of economic inequality and law and political economy.
Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It makes the case for why age is essential to analyses of economic inequality and law and political economy.
Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Interesting thoughts on Pickering and the 1A from @jerryedwards.bsky.social. This is where my instinct generally is at. I struggle with the tension between this analysis and the fact that the was brief signed while in a different job, which has a different role than dean, and the offer was accepted.
If there was 1A litigation, I'd say the law school should prevail in the Pickering balancing. I take no satisfaction in concluding this, but deans are the public face of the law school, and legislators threatening to defund the law school gives the govt some weighty interests here. 2/4
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Interesting thoughts on Pickering and the 1A from @jerryedwards.bsky.social. This is where my instinct generally is at. I struggle with the tension between this analysis and the fact that the was brief signed while in a different job, which has a different role than dean, and the offer was accepted.
Critical Bill is lucky he didn't catch hands. Foul, gutter behavior.
if you do this you will get immediately blocked.
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Critical Bill is lucky he didn't catch hands. Foul, gutter behavior.