Leah Litman
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Michigan Law Prof.
Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
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Leah Litman
@leahlitman.bsky.social
· May 13
She’s in her AUTHOR ERA!
It’s publication day for LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes!
As a forever book nerd, I had so much fun writing this-I hope you have fun reading it! Get it at your local bookstore today!! bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...
It’s publication day for LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes!
As a forever book nerd, I had so much fun writing this-I hope you have fun reading it! Get it at your local bookstore today!! bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...
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We are pleased to announce that our call for Book Review submissions for Volume 125 is now open! You can find submission guidelines here: michiganlawreview.org/book-reviews/. We look forward to reading your work!
Book Reviews - Michigan Law Review
Thank you for your interest in writing a book review for the Michigan Law Review’s Annual Survey of Books! We are specifically seeking reviews for books published in 2025 and 2026, including forthcomi...
michiganlawreview.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
We are pleased to announce that our call for Book Review submissions for Volume 125 is now open! You can find submission guidelines here: michiganlawreview.org/book-reviews/. We look forward to reading your work!
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NEW: A week of news AND clues!
Ft. Sam Alito, Pam Bondi, the Epstein class, RFK, CO2, Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, a blanket, a CONGRESS (??!!), lower courts - and more!
"Enjoy!" @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
crooked.com/podcast/is-s...
Ft. Sam Alito, Pam Bondi, the Epstein class, RFK, CO2, Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, a blanket, a CONGRESS (??!!), lower courts - and more!
"Enjoy!" @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
crooked.com/podcast/is-s...
a small dog is wrapped in a plaid blanket and looking out from underneath it .
Alt: a small dog is wrapped in a plaid blanket and looking out from underneath it .
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
NEW: A week of news AND clues!
Ft. Sam Alito, Pam Bondi, the Epstein class, RFK, CO2, Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, a blanket, a CONGRESS (??!!), lower courts - and more!
"Enjoy!" @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
crooked.com/podcast/is-s...
Ft. Sam Alito, Pam Bondi, the Epstein class, RFK, CO2, Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, a blanket, a CONGRESS (??!!), lower courts - and more!
"Enjoy!" @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
crooked.com/podcast/is-s...
There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
This is INCREDIBLE. What a win for public education.
(And yet another reminder of the value of *standing up* and *not obeying in advance*!!!)
Congratulations - and thank you - to the faculty in the UC system.
(And yet another reminder of the value of *standing up* and *not obeying in advance*!!!)
Congratulations - and thank you - to the faculty in the UC system.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This is INCREDIBLE. What a win for public education.
(And yet another reminder of the value of *standing up* and *not obeying in advance*!!!)
Congratulations - and thank you - to the faculty in the UC system.
(And yet another reminder of the value of *standing up* and *not obeying in advance*!!!)
Congratulations - and thank you - to the faculty in the UC system.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
!!! BREAKING: Border czar Tom Homan announces ICE's surge in Minnesota will conclude.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
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She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
The Epstein class: the stock market is more important than holding accountable child sex traffickers and rapists.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Epstein class: the stock market is more important than holding accountable child sex traffickers and rapists.
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I just published:
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken: Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents From Minnesota to Texas
We document these patterns through the use of sworn declarations and court filings.
www.justsecurity.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I just published:
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
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First-rate recommendation from @leahlitman.bsky.social . What a “Melania” Cinematographer Hoped to Accomplish www.newyorker.com/culture/q-an...
What a “Melania” Cinematographer Hoped to Accomplish
Dante Spinotti has had a legendary Hollywood career. Why is he making propaganda for the Trump family?
www.newyorker.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
First-rate recommendation from @leahlitman.bsky.social . What a “Melania” Cinematographer Hoped to Accomplish www.newyorker.com/culture/q-an...
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🚨 BREAKING News: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records.
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🚨 BREAKING News: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records.
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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Spot on, from @petridishes.bsky.social: "For a while...we, as a nation, thought to ourselves: Life is too short for everyone to inspect their own food. Let the government handle this. But then along came the Trump administration to wonder: What if we didn’t?"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Spot on, from @petridishes.bsky.social: "For a while...we, as a nation, thought to ourselves: Life is too short for everyone to inspect their own food. Let the government handle this. But then along came the Trump administration to wonder: What if we didn’t?"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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I like my bookstores independent, my Portland weird, my commas Oxford, and my Supreme Court guided by legal precedent and ethics rather than vibes and emotional support billionaires. @leahlitman.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I like my bookstores independent, my Portland weird, my commas Oxford, and my Supreme Court guided by legal precedent and ethics rather than vibes and emotional support billionaires. @leahlitman.bsky.social
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After a generation of one side relentlessly using all of its power to shape the ideological composition of the federal courts, and the other side straining to show everyone how noble they are—fair and measured and eager to bind themselves by the norms of the past—you get this.
“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
www.stevevladeck.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
After a generation of one side relentlessly using all of its power to shape the ideological composition of the federal courts, and the other side straining to show everyone how noble they are—fair and measured and eager to bind themselves by the norms of the past—you get this.
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
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Thank you for spreading the word @leahlitman.bsky.social ! Would love to see folks on Sun in Jackson or Mon in Ann Arbor!
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#Rheingans4Rep
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#Rheingans4Rep
My AMAZING!!!! State Representative Carrie Rheingans is kicking off her re-election campaign.
For A2/MI folks, she's got an event here Monday - consider attending (or donating even if you can't)!!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aa202...
For A2/MI folks, she's got an event here Monday - consider attending (or donating even if you can't)!!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aa202...
Donate to Carrie Rheingans
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Thank you for spreading the word @leahlitman.bsky.social ! Would love to see folks on Sun in Jackson or Mon in Ann Arbor!
Jxn: secure.actblue.com/donate/jacks...
A2: secure.actblue.com/donate/aa202...
#Rheingans4Rep
Jxn: secure.actblue.com/donate/jacks...
A2: secure.actblue.com/donate/aa202...
#Rheingans4Rep
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DEVELOPING: A judge is pressing AG Pam Bondi to explain what she meant when she said last February that Jeffrey Epstein's client list was "on my desk right now." Judge Randy Moss (Obama) is handling a #FOIA suit for those docs. More here, scroll down....
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
DEVELOPING: A judge is pressing AG Pam Bondi to explain what she meant when she said last February that Jeffrey Epstein's client list was "on my desk right now." Judge Randy Moss (Obama) is handling a #FOIA suit for those docs. More here, scroll down....
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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I think I'm liking this guy for MI AG. Actually going to vote for him (in person convention during the day when I'll be working midnights) is going to suck, but I think I'm going to have to make it.
It shouldn’t take people dying in the streets of Minneapolis for us to stand with communities who are under attack.
We need leaders who will stand up when the attacks start—not just when they reach a fatal breaking point.
We need leaders who will stand up when the attacks start—not just when they reach a fatal breaking point.
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I think I'm liking this guy for MI AG. Actually going to vote for him (in person convention during the day when I'll be working midnights) is going to suck, but I think I'm going to have to make it.
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Also my rep and can confirm: @reprheingans.bsky.social is AMAZING!
My AMAZING!!!! State Representative Carrie Rheingans is kicking off her re-election campaign.
For A2/MI folks, she's got an event here Monday - consider attending (or donating even if you can't)!!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aa202...
For A2/MI folks, she's got an event here Monday - consider attending (or donating even if you can't)!!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aa202...
Donate to Carrie Rheingans
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Also my rep and can confirm: @reprheingans.bsky.social is AMAZING!