Prof D
@dianalamphiere.bsky.social
Professor, attorney, writer, researcher, reader, thinker. She/her/hers. Loyola Law & MSU alum. Tweeting about law, education, academia, books, etc.
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
"[I]t is also important to note that, procedurally, had she denied the request, the Justice Department could have gone to another justice. By issuing the order herself, she was able to set the limits."
UPDATE: Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule.
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Update: Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
www.lawdork.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"[I]t is also important to note that, procedurally, had she denied the request, the Justice Department could have gone to another justice. By issuing the order herself, she was able to set the limits."
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Ok well, “I’m not gonna” is not usually a thing you can tell a judge in response to an order
JUST IN: Unusual filing in Tish James case. DOJ says it isn't complying with judge's order to turn over discovery on selective prosecution issue. Usual procedure would be move to reconsider the order but prosecutors file 'notice' telling judge no. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#46 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE Of Reasons for Not Providing Pre-Vindictive/Selective Prosecution Motion Related Discovery by USA as to Letitia A. James (Keller, Roger) (Entered: 11/04/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ok well, “I’m not gonna” is not usually a thing you can tell a judge in response to an order
Trying to explain the significance of Loper-Bright overturning Chevron to business students the Monday after "falling back" to standard time = ah, hell, time to end class early.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Trying to explain the significance of Loper-Bright overturning Chevron to business students the Monday after "falling back" to standard time = ah, hell, time to end class early.
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As a lawyer and democracy expert I cannot overstate how rock-solid the presidential term limit is. Thread.
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
As a lawyer and democracy expert I cannot overstate how rock-solid the presidential term limit is. Thread.
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"In less than two hours on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump got a pair of sharp reminders that he’s just the president of the United States of America — an elected official whose powers are limited under the Constitution and who ultimately answers to the people."
Law Dork:
Law Dork:
"Not Guilty"
A not-at-all-subtle reminder to Trump that he's just the president — and that means his power is limited. And: The Seventh Circuit keeps troop deployment blocked in Illinois.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"In less than two hours on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump got a pair of sharp reminders that he’s just the president of the United States of America — an elected official whose powers are limited under the Constitution and who ultimately answers to the people."
Law Dork:
Law Dork:
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Known for her many roles on Loyola’s campus, Sister Jean became an international celebrity during the 2018 Men’s March Madness basketball tournament, accompanying the Ramblers as they reached the Final Four for the first time in 55 years. Learn more about Sister Jean's legacy: https://bit.ly/4mV6TAh
Remembering Sister Jean, a Loyola legend on campus and on the sidelines
Learn about Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved icon of Loyola University Chicago, who died on October 9, 2025, at 106 years old.
news.luc.edu
October 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Known for her many roles on Loyola’s campus, Sister Jean became an international celebrity during the 2018 Men’s March Madness basketball tournament, accompanying the Ramblers as they reached the Final Four for the first time in 55 years. Learn more about Sister Jean's legacy: https://bit.ly/4mV6TAh
R.I.P. Sister Jean. What a life!
Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
R.I.P. Sister Jean. What a life!
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UPDATE: Judge Perry issued an opinion explaining why she blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago.
She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵
She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵
![OPINION AND ORDER
Since this country was founded, Americans have disagreed about the appropriate division
of power between the federal government and the fifty states that make up our Union. This
tension is a natural result of the system of federalism adopted by our Founders. And yet, not even
the Founding Father most ardently in favor of a strong federal government believed that one
state's militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution, calling such
a suggestion "inflammatory," and stating "it is impossible to believe that [a President] would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs." But Plaintiffs contend that such
an event has come to pass, and argue that National Guard troops from both Illinois and Texas
have been deployed to Illinois because the President of the United States wants to punish state elected officials whose policies are different from his own.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiefrnejknswedhhz5os4kxytyubcriulytg64k2ims446uxsscsla@jpeg)
October 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
UPDATE: Judge Perry issued an opinion explaining why she blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago.
She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵
She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵
Teaching Mapp v. Ohio this week, it struck me that ICE raids (& its administrative warrants) are like writs of assistance; the very thing that inspired the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
America enters a new, dark chapter: "Kavanaugh Raids" on entire buildings and neighborhoods, a chapter surely to be remembered as infamously as we now view the "Palmer Raids" of the first Red Scare. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Era of "Kavanaugh Raids"
ICE crosses another big, important line.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Teaching Mapp v. Ohio this week, it struck me that ICE raids (& its administrative warrants) are like writs of assistance; the very thing that inspired the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A most excellent benchslap: www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/doc...
www4.courts.ca.gov
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A most excellent benchslap: www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/doc...
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The idea that an instructor can and *should* be fired for daring to teach something not explicitly mentioned in course catalog is the pinnacle of the "students as customers" idiocy that's been steadily destroying American universities for decades now.
You're taking a class, not buying a product.
You're taking a class, not buying a product.
A top 50 US university yesterday fired an instructor, a department chair, and a dean because a course made some reference to transgender people without the brief official course description in the catalog saying “trigger warning: gender.”
In conclusion, those intolerant lefty kids, cancel culture.
In conclusion, those intolerant lefty kids, cancel culture.
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The idea that an instructor can and *should* be fired for daring to teach something not explicitly mentioned in course catalog is the pinnacle of the "students as customers" idiocy that's been steadily destroying American universities for decades now.
You're taking a class, not buying a product.
You're taking a class, not buying a product.
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BREAKING: Federal Circuit, 7-4, rejects Trump’s tariffs under the IEEPA, affirming the lower court’s decision against Trump. www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-ord...
August 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
BREAKING: Federal Circuit, 7-4, rejects Trump’s tariffs under the IEEPA, affirming the lower court’s decision against Trump. www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-ord...
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Not getting those clicks?
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of behaving like monopolies and claiming Apple deprioritized ChatGPT rivals like Grok in the App Store.
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of behaving like monopolies and claiming Apple deprioritized ChatGPT rivals like Grok in the App Store.
Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings
The xAI lawsuit claims that Grok's ranking below ChatGPT is a sign of allegedly monopolistic behavior.
www.wired.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Not getting those clicks?
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of behaving like monopolies and claiming Apple deprioritized ChatGPT rivals like Grok in the App Store.
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of behaving like monopolies and claiming Apple deprioritized ChatGPT rivals like Grok in the App Store.
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unsurprisingly getting a ton of press calls about trump's deploy the troops to Chicago bullshit. What I'm telling the press is essentially forget about the posse comitatus act, insurrection act, 502(f), etc. the courts aren't going to enforce that. But think about the SUBSTANCE of the scope (cont)
August 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
unsurprisingly getting a ton of press calls about trump's deploy the troops to Chicago bullshit. What I'm telling the press is essentially forget about the posse comitatus act, insurrection act, 502(f), etc. the courts aren't going to enforce that. But think about the SUBSTANCE of the scope (cont)
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A landlord turned off Tenant Client's family's heat upon learning Client was an immigrant.
Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed.
This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.
Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed.
This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.
Tell me something that brought you joy this week.
Any old thing will do. Small joys are as good as big ones—sometimes even better.
Any old thing will do. Small joys are as good as big ones—sometimes even better.
August 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A landlord turned off Tenant Client's family's heat upon learning Client was an immigrant.
Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed.
This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.
Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed.
This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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I was thinking of client red flags: the things that, if a potential client does them, I start out suspicious and on my guard. Some of these are about honesty, some are about narcissism and personality, some are about capacity to take legal advice.
Here we go:
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Here we go:
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August 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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If you're a 1L starting law school in coming weeks, just remember: You're *supposed to* feel a bit confused at first. It's normal. Law is like a language. You learn it best through immersion. You'll take a few weeks to get to speed.
This may help, too:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This may help, too:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
August 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you're a 1L starting law school in coming weeks, just remember: You're *supposed to* feel a bit confused at first. It's normal. Law is like a language. You learn it best through immersion. You'll take a few weeks to get to speed.
This may help, too:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This may help, too:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....