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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1/x Really delighted to say that my coauthored piece with @jedshug.bsky.social, “Quasi-Judicial: A History and Tradition” just landed with the Columbia Law Review. We really appreciate the editors’ hard work! This is a piece that retells the story of American admin law and Humphrey’s Executor.
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
1/x Really delighted to say that my coauthored piece with @jedshug.bsky.social, “Quasi-Judicial: A History and Tradition” just landed with the Columbia Law Review. We really appreciate the editors’ hard work! This is a piece that retells the story of American admin law and Humphrey’s Executor.
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“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
Ut oh did Benito break Twitter?
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Ut oh did Benito break Twitter?
Annnnnnnd *mute*
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Annnnnnnd *mute*
I know the basics but who should I follow for in-depth Bad Bunny analysis?
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I know the basics but who should I follow for in-depth Bad Bunny analysis?
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In forecasting the future of AI, it's easy to miss the main point.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
In forecasting the future of AI, it's easy to miss the main point.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
Scholar who studies executive orders 👇
In one sense not a shock of course, but add it to the broken norms list — presidents simply didn’t formerly use proclamations solely for extravagant praise of themselves.
Somehow I missed that on the anniversary of his inauguration, Pres. Trump literally proclaimed that "January 20, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day our Nation was restored to its full greatness and glory." I hope you all celebrated as directed.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Scholar who studies executive orders 👇
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
As the presumption of regularity crumbles before our very (tired) eyes, do we fall back to a posture of neutrality about the government's statements? Or does it become a presumption of irregularity?
February 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
As the presumption of regularity crumbles before our very (tired) eyes, do we fall back to a posture of neutrality about the government's statements? Or does it become a presumption of irregularity?
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Over at the Yale Journal on Regulation's blog, @j-p-a.bsky.social and I have put together a 🔥 symposium for you on the intersection of AI and administrative law.
This symposium is for AI skeptics, AI believers, and everyone in between. Come join us!
www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
This symposium is for AI skeptics, AI believers, and everyone in between. Come join us!
www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
Symposium on AI and the APA Archives - Yale Journal on Regulation
www.yalejreg.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Over at the Yale Journal on Regulation's blog, @j-p-a.bsky.social and I have put together a 🔥 symposium for you on the intersection of AI and administrative law.
This symposium is for AI skeptics, AI believers, and everyone in between. Come join us!
www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
This symposium is for AI skeptics, AI believers, and everyone in between. Come join us!
www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
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"Commenter 30426 speculates that the President will fire Schedule Policy/Career employees regardless of performance or conduct as he supposedly did to probationary employees. After considering these comments, OPM concludes that these fears are misplaced." The President would never seek mass layoffs.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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At some point around page 175, the rule goes off the deep end and starts arguing about whether the civil service is constitutional. I have started writing a longer essay for @lawfaremedia.org on this topic. It's more than I can cover on Bluesky.
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
At some point around page 175, the rule goes off the deep end and starts arguing about whether the civil service is constitutional. I have started writing a longer essay for @lawfaremedia.org on this topic. It's more than I can cover on Bluesky.
I am SO PUMPED to share these essays with you. What happens when AI collides with the APA?
Let’s gooooooooo!
Let’s gooooooooo!
🚨 ATTN: Tech and admin law heads. @bridgetdooling.bsky.social and I have convened a fantastic blog symposium on AI and the APA! Follow along at Notice & Comment over the next ~week for sharp insights from a very thoughtful panel of academics and practitioners. www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
Symposium on AI and the APA Archives - Yale Journal on Regulation
www.yalejreg.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I am SO PUMPED to share these essays with you. What happens when AI collides with the APA?
Let’s gooooooooo!
Let’s gooooooooo!
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🚨 ATTN: Tech and admin law heads. @bridgetdooling.bsky.social and I have convened a fantastic blog symposium on AI and the APA! Follow along at Notice & Comment over the next ~week for sharp insights from a very thoughtful panel of academics and practitioners. www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
Symposium on AI and the APA Archives - Yale Journal on Regulation
www.yalejreg.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
🚨 ATTN: Tech and admin law heads. @bridgetdooling.bsky.social and I have convened a fantastic blog symposium on AI and the APA! Follow along at Notice & Comment over the next ~week for sharp insights from a very thoughtful panel of academics and practitioners. www.yalejreg.com/topic/sympos...
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🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
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OPM releases the text of the final rule for Schedule Policy/Career.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
OPM releases the text of the final rule for Schedule Policy/Career.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
Always read @j-p-a.bsky.social!
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal for public interest advocates and litigators, writes Jordan Ascher, policy counsel at Governing for Impact. It’s time to prepare for a flood of machine-generated rules.
Trump Administration Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on AI-in-Government Plans
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal, writes Jordan Ascher.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Always read @j-p-a.bsky.social!
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As far as I know, this is DHS's first effort to explain their position that I-205 forms allow entry into the home. They rely on the dicta in the 1960 Abel case (before Payton) and re-imagine the plurality opinion in Lucas as if it were the majority (and then overrely on it).
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
As far as I know, this is DHS's first effort to explain their position that I-205 forms allow entry into the home. They rely on the dicta in the 1960 Abel case (before Payton) and re-imagine the plurality opinion in Lucas as if it were the majority (and then overrely on it).
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NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
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Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
A lot of good people are trying to stay in government, to do what good they can. It's a terrible burden that they are carrying.
This is bad lawyering because it is impossible to do good lawyering under these conditions and she is trying to do it, against all the evidence that she should not be doing it.
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
A lot of good people are trying to stay in government, to do what good they can. It's a terrible burden that they are carrying.
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If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
Public meetings have their challenges, but just look at this remarkable testimony.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Public meetings have their challenges, but just look at this remarkable testimony.