Bridget Dooling
@bridgetdooling.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Law, The Ohio State University. How firm thy friendship. Admin law, Legislation & Regulation. Former OMB/OIRA GWRegStudies GWLaw.🐝keeper. My views only.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Looking for a postdoc in American politics? Come work with us in Ann Arbor! No obligations other than research. Preference for institutions-focused work, but we’re open to a wide range of substantive interests (including local politics!). Happy to answer any questions: apply.interfolio.com/178829
I mean I got up for 5 minutes!
December 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I mean I got up for 5 minutes!
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In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
A debacle, honestly. Blood was flowing but phlebotomist didn’t like my arm’s reaction, so we tried the other arm. Same result. Then the supervisor promptly threw the phlebotomist under the bus. 👀 1.5 hours spent, lots of awkward vibes, and zero pints of blood given. But I will try again soon!
Also! I just found out I can donate blood! I lived in the UK during mad cow so I’ve been banned from donating. But FDA changed the rules in 2022 and somehow I missed it until now! (Ironic if you know what I do.)
I’m going tomorrow! I’m excited but a bit nervous. How am I going to feel after?
I’m going tomorrow! I’m excited but a bit nervous. How am I going to feel after?
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A debacle, honestly. Blood was flowing but phlebotomist didn’t like my arm’s reaction, so we tried the other arm. Same result. Then the supervisor promptly threw the phlebotomist under the bus. 👀 1.5 hours spent, lots of awkward vibes, and zero pints of blood given. But I will try again soon!
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NEWS: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty sues Trump to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
NEWS: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty sues Trump to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Also! I just found out I can donate blood! I lived in the UK during mad cow so I’ve been banned from donating. But FDA changed the rules in 2022 and somehow I missed it until now! (Ironic if you know what I do.)
I’m going tomorrow! I’m excited but a bit nervous. How am I going to feel after?
I’m going tomorrow! I’m excited but a bit nervous. How am I going to feel after?
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Also! I just found out I can donate blood! I lived in the UK during mad cow so I’ve been banned from donating. But FDA changed the rules in 2022 and somehow I missed it until now! (Ironic if you know what I do.)
I’m going tomorrow! I’m excited but a bit nervous. How am I going to feel after?
I’m going tomorrow! I’m excited but a bit nervous. How am I going to feel after?
Wrapping up a challenging year, my core reflection is that all we can do is tend our patch.
Some of us have more or less to tend, but we can all chip in. It matters so much, all the moments of grace and kindness and resoluteness.
Some of us have more or less to tend, but we can all chip in. It matters so much, all the moments of grace and kindness and resoluteness.
December 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Wrapping up a challenging year, my core reflection is that all we can do is tend our patch.
Some of us have more or less to tend, but we can all chip in. It matters so much, all the moments of grace and kindness and resoluteness.
Some of us have more or less to tend, but we can all chip in. It matters so much, all the moments of grace and kindness and resoluteness.
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Not now, enormous 68-million-
year-old egg nicknamed 'The Thing'.
year-old egg nicknamed 'The Thing'.
December 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not now, enormous 68-million-
year-old egg nicknamed 'The Thing'.
year-old egg nicknamed 'The Thing'.
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A federal judge Wednesday blocked a policy from the Department of Homeland Security, finding that it violated an appropriations law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to federal facilities that detain immigrants ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/18/r...
Trump administration policy blocked that limited congressional visits to ICE facilities • Ohio Capital Journal
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday blocked a policy from the Department of Homeland Security, finding that it violated an appropriations law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A federal judge Wednesday blocked a policy from the Department of Homeland Security, finding that it violated an appropriations law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to federal facilities that detain immigrants ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/18/r...
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TOC for anyone interested:
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
TOC for anyone interested:
Just keep thinking about this exchange from oral arguments in Slaughter.
“Is the water warm, General?”
“Is the water warm, General?”
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just keep thinking about this exchange from oral arguments in Slaughter.
“Is the water warm, General?”
“Is the water warm, General?”
Reviewing essays for a Yale JREG blog symposium that @j-p-a.bsky.social and I are putting together on the intersection of the Administrative Procedure Act and AI and sometimes I love my job so much I could burst.
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a table with his mouth open and his arms outstretched .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a table with his mouth open and his arms outstretched .
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Reviewing essays for a Yale JREG blog symposium that @j-p-a.bsky.social and I are putting together on the intersection of the Administrative Procedure Act and AI and sometimes I love my job so much I could burst.
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Note from my notebook (2018). Still relevant.
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Note from my notebook (2018). Still relevant.
4 degrees
Feels like -7 degrees
Admin law final at 9am
Let’s do this!
Feels like -7 degrees
Admin law final at 9am
Let’s do this!
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
4 degrees
Feels like -7 degrees
Admin law final at 9am
Let’s do this!
Feels like -7 degrees
Admin law final at 9am
Let’s do this!
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It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
December 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Folks! I am delighted to share that my @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social colleagues voted to support my application for tenure!
The process will take the rest of this academic year but for now I say thank you thank you to everyone who helped me and I take none of this for granted!!!! O-H!
The process will take the rest of this academic year but for now I say thank you thank you to everyone who helped me and I take none of this for granted!!!! O-H!
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<) )╯one sleep
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<) )╯my tenure vote
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<) )╯one sleep
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<) )╯my tenure vote
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December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Folks! I am delighted to share that my @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social colleagues voted to support my application for tenure!
The process will take the rest of this academic year but for now I say thank you thank you to everyone who helped me and I take none of this for granted!!!! O-H!
The process will take the rest of this academic year but for now I say thank you thank you to everyone who helped me and I take none of this for granted!!!! O-H!
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A pet sleeping next to you feeling so safe and comfy is genuinely the most any human can really ask for
It makes you feel like maybe you aren’t so bad. You might even be good
It makes you feel like maybe you aren’t so bad. You might even be good
December 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A pet sleeping next to you feeling so safe and comfy is genuinely the most any human can really ask for
It makes you feel like maybe you aren’t so bad. You might even be good
It makes you feel like maybe you aren’t so bad. You might even be good
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🚨 Applications are open for the 2026–27 Good Authority Fellowship! 🚨
Political scientists passionate about public engagement will receive a $2,500 stipend and mentorship in writing for broad audiences.
Apply by Jan 9, 2026, 5pm PT.
Apply at the link👇
goodauthority.org/news/announc...
Political scientists passionate about public engagement will receive a $2,500 stipend and mentorship in writing for broad audiences.
Apply by Jan 9, 2026, 5pm PT.
Apply at the link👇
goodauthority.org/news/announc...
Announcing the 2026-2027 Good Authority fellows program!
Apply by Jan. 9, 2026 to join the Good Authority team of contributors.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨 Applications are open for the 2026–27 Good Authority Fellowship! 🚨
Political scientists passionate about public engagement will receive a $2,500 stipend and mentorship in writing for broad audiences.
Apply by Jan 9, 2026, 5pm PT.
Apply at the link👇
goodauthority.org/news/announc...
Political scientists passionate about public engagement will receive a $2,500 stipend and mentorship in writing for broad audiences.
Apply by Jan 9, 2026, 5pm PT.
Apply at the link👇
goodauthority.org/news/announc...
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<) )╯my tenure vote
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December 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
(•_•)
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<) )╯my tenure vote
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Excited to work with @pzettler.bsky.social and @reshmagar.bsky.social on this new project supported by @arnoldventures.bsky.social with the goal of developing a principles-based approach to rebuilding and re-envisioning FDA.
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
Ohio State and Partners Secure Grant to Inform Future Vision of FDA
Researchers at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and partner universities were recently awarded a grant from Arnold Ventures to support a multi-faceted research project, titled “A Princi...
moritzlaw.osu.edu
December 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Excited to work with @pzettler.bsky.social and @reshmagar.bsky.social on this new project supported by @arnoldventures.bsky.social with the goal of developing a principles-based approach to rebuilding and re-envisioning FDA.
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
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My grad school advisor told me that it would be great if we were someday remembered for our research. But we're more likely to be remembered by our students and our colleagues for our humanity. Be a good teacher, a good departmental citizen, and a good steward of the discipline and profession.
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My grad school advisor told me that it would be great if we were someday remembered for our research. But we're more likely to be remembered by our students and our colleagues for our humanity. Be a good teacher, a good departmental citizen, and a good steward of the discipline and profession.
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Now on SSRN: "The Missing Constitutional Law of Executive Conditions" (with Nicole Huberfeld) is forthcoming in Wash U. L. Rev--about the distinctive constitutional issues presented by presidential "regulation by deal." tinyurl.com/mrytp74z
Comments very welcome on the draft!
Comments very welcome on the draft!
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Now on SSRN: "The Missing Constitutional Law of Executive Conditions" (with Nicole Huberfeld) is forthcoming in Wash U. L. Rev--about the distinctive constitutional issues presented by presidential "regulation by deal." tinyurl.com/mrytp74z
Comments very welcome on the draft!
Comments very welcome on the draft!
I think the world would be a better place if everyone woke up and pet a dog for 30 min.
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I think the world would be a better place if everyone woke up and pet a dog for 30 min.