Chris Seaman
@cbseaman.bsky.social
Law professor at W&L teaching IP, property, election law and remedies. Husband of @elyons822. Childhood cancer dad.🎗️Pro-public education. All opinions my own.
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*So* excited “Local Rulemaking” — coauthored with the truly wonderful @zclopton.bsky.social — is now out in the Duke Law Journal . . .
(Ever wonder how local rules get made? So did we . . . )
(Ever wonder how local rules get made? So did we . . . )
scholarship.law.duke.edu
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
*So* excited “Local Rulemaking” — coauthored with the truly wonderful @zclopton.bsky.social — is now out in the Duke Law Journal . . .
(Ever wonder how local rules get made? So did we . . . )
(Ever wonder how local rules get made? So did we . . . )
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BREAKING: Kristi Noem blanket reveal
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
BREAKING: Kristi Noem blanket reveal
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Essentially 3 ways Virginia redistricting lawsuit could end:
1. Referendum is voted down and whole case is moot
2. Referendum is approved and court agrees with Dems (or just says it’s too late)
3. Referendum is approved, but court agrees with GOP and strikes it down
1. Referendum is voted down and whole case is moot
2. Referendum is approved and court agrees with Dems (or just says it’s too late)
3. Referendum is approved, but court agrees with GOP and strikes it down
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Essentially 3 ways Virginia redistricting lawsuit could end:
1. Referendum is voted down and whole case is moot
2. Referendum is approved and court agrees with Dems (or just says it’s too late)
3. Referendum is approved, but court agrees with GOP and strikes it down
1. Referendum is voted down and whole case is moot
2. Referendum is approved and court agrees with Dems (or just says it’s too late)
3. Referendum is approved, but court agrees with GOP and strikes it down
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🚨🚨🚨Virginia Supreme Court lays out schedule for redistricting case
Allows the April 21 referendum to go forward with early voting starting March 6
BUT seems to leave open possibility of final ruling after referendum
This goes back to very limited relief lower court granted
Allows the April 21 referendum to go forward with early voting starting March 6
BUT seems to leave open possibility of final ruling after referendum
This goes back to very limited relief lower court granted
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🚨🚨🚨Virginia Supreme Court lays out schedule for redistricting case
Allows the April 21 referendum to go forward with early voting starting March 6
BUT seems to leave open possibility of final ruling after referendum
This goes back to very limited relief lower court granted
Allows the April 21 referendum to go forward with early voting starting March 6
BUT seems to leave open possibility of final ruling after referendum
This goes back to very limited relief lower court granted
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🚨 BREAKING: In a big win for voters, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state could hold a special election on Democratic lawmakers’ redistricting plan aimed at countering Trump’s GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
Virginians will get the chance to vote on the measure on April 21.
Virginians will get the chance to vote on the measure on April 21.
In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward
Voters will get to decide on a proposed “10-1” map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🚨 BREAKING: In a big win for voters, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state could hold a special election on Democratic lawmakers’ redistricting plan aimed at countering Trump’s GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
Virginians will get the chance to vote on the measure on April 21.
Virginians will get the chance to vote on the measure on April 21.
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Mallek laments the possibility of gentrification, tearing down a 800ft house and a yard to replace it with 16 units with no green space.
I feel like she's completely skimming over the value of those 16 additional homes.
I feel like she's completely skimming over the value of those 16 additional homes.
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Mallek laments the possibility of gentrification, tearing down a 800ft house and a yard to replace it with 16 units with no green space.
I feel like she's completely skimming over the value of those 16 additional homes.
I feel like she's completely skimming over the value of those 16 additional homes.
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Midterms are coming! Vote for honesty and integrity in the (current) VA-05, not whatever this is.
A 100-year-old Halifax County quilt artist says she learned through social media that U.S. Rep. John McGuire honored her on the House floor — without consent.
Edith Younger Edmunds calls it appropriation, not recognition, and says silence “serves no one.”
virginiamercury.com/2026/02/10/i...
Edith Younger Edmunds calls it appropriation, not recognition, and says silence “serves no one.”
virginiamercury.com/2026/02/10/i...
‘It was not about me’: Halifax centenarian rejects House honor she never approved • Virginia Mercury
"At first, I was surprised,” Edith Younger Edmunds said in a phone interview with The Mercury on Monday. “But now, I realized this was not about me, it was about McGuire. It was about him telling my s...
virginiamercury.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Midterms are coming! Vote for honesty and integrity in the (current) VA-05, not whatever this is.
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Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny
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Just hopped off a phone call with my grandmother. And she said something that I’m going to carry with me today: “God doesn’t care about how much people talk about you, but He does care about how often you talk for people who can’t.”
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Just hopped off a phone call with my grandmother. And she said something that I’m going to carry with me today: “God doesn’t care about how much people talk about you, but He does care about how often you talk for people who can’t.”
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Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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I'm keynoting the Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review symposium Friday. Apparently there's a livestream, so FYI, I will be pulling no punches about the nature of the Trump regime or the abuse of history by certain law professors. ("Be there, will be wild") law.ua.edu/programs/sym...
The Ever-Evolving Definition of America’s History and Tradition - University of Alabama School of Law
The Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review is proud to present its 2026 symposium, The Ever-Evolving Definition of America’s History and Tradition to be hosted on February 5-6 at The Univ...
law.ua.edu
February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I'm keynoting the Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review symposium Friday. Apparently there's a livestream, so FYI, I will be pulling no punches about the nature of the Trump regime or the abuse of history by certain law professors. ("Be there, will be wild") law.ua.edu/programs/sym...
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I am done with collaborationist bullshit
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I am done with collaborationist bullshit
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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...
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This is such a familiar right-wing move: you use your propaganda apparatus to raise "concerns" among your slop-eating dittoheads, and then you use the existence of the concerns as a pretext to act.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez on Trump's lies about the 2020 election: "You may say 100 times that it's 'false claims,' but there are a number of people in this country that don't believe that, okay? They believe that something happened."
February 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This is such a familiar right-wing move: you use your propaganda apparatus to raise "concerns" among your slop-eating dittoheads, and then you use the existence of the concerns as a pretext to act.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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Especially if you're headed to a protest. interc.pt/4q6pmLx
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Especially if you're headed to a protest. interc.pt/4q6pmLx
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Elon Musk chatting it up with his friend Jeffrey Epstein five years after he was convicted for child sex crimes 👍
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Elon Musk chatting it up with his friend Jeffrey Epstein five years after he was convicted for child sex crimes 👍
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I would bet my *life* that this is dissembling, misleading, face saving PR work. There is 0% chance that Trump's DOJ-CR division is gonna meaningfully investigate or charge Trump's DHS officers.
JUST IN: DAG Todd Blanche suggested Alex Pretti shooting is under investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which indicates it is not being treated as an assault on federal officer but as a potential civil rights violation by the officers who shot Pretti.
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I would bet my *life* that this is dissembling, misleading, face saving PR work. There is 0% chance that Trump's DOJ-CR division is gonna meaningfully investigate or charge Trump's DHS officers.
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"The Democrats are pushing reforms that they know won’t work because they are doing performative, perfunctory opposition to try to quiet their base, instead of real legislating and fighting to dismantle Trump’s ICE and CBP." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Senate Democrats’ ICE Proposals Are a Huge and Inexcusable Whiff
Their opening bid should have been eight or 10 bold proposals. But as usual, the Democrats start by negotiating with themselves.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"The Democrats are pushing reforms that they know won’t work because they are doing performative, perfunctory opposition to try to quiet their base, instead of real legislating and fighting to dismantle Trump’s ICE and CBP." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.