Liz Sepper
@lsepper.bsky.social
Law Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Fan of health law, religious liberty, and reproductive rights
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every two hours of 2026 equals ten days confirmed
U.S. FAA : THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF AIRSPACE OVER EL PASO HAS BEEN LIFTED.
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
every two hours of 2026 equals ten days confirmed
Boom. Don't need to read this to want to believe it's true
(Coffee does seem to be one of the few decadent things that is actually good for health)
(Coffee does seem to be one of the few decadent things that is actually good for health)
Caffeinated beverages may help protect the brain, study says reut.rs/4bJkx7F
Caffeinated beverages may help protect the brain, study says
Drinking a few cups of caffeinated coffee or tea every day may help in a small way to preserve brain power and prevent dementia, researchers reported on Monday.
reut.rs
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Boom. Don't need to read this to want to believe it's true
(Coffee does seem to be one of the few decadent things that is actually good for health)
(Coffee does seem to be one of the few decadent things that is actually good for health)
My apologies to whomever has the room below mine. But this has been jumping up and down basketball. 🤘
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
My apologies to whomever has the room below mine. But this has been jumping up and down basketball. 🤘
Humanities folks interested in law and religion, Emory is hosting a NEH-funded Summer Institute on Law and Religion: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit for the Humanities Scholar this July. Info/application below. “[L]aw is too important to be left to the lawyers.” - Harold Berman & Samir N. Saliba
Omeka
lawandreligionsummerinstitute2026.ecdsomeka.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Humanities folks interested in law and religion, Emory is hosting a NEH-funded Summer Institute on Law and Religion: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit for the Humanities Scholar this July. Info/application below. “[L]aw is too important to be left to the lawyers.” - Harold Berman & Samir N. Saliba
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So the other thing about this SD9 race is the money. Here’s the back of the envelope math I did after the general.
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/mi...
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/mi...
Miriam Adelson spent a lot of money on a third-place finish
Casino owner, Donald Trump fan, and Mavericks majority owner Miriam Adelson isn’t a stranger to spending money on Texas politics. Her most recent foray was in last night’s special state senate electio...
www.dmagazine.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 AM
So the other thing about this SD9 race is the money. Here’s the back of the envelope math I did after the general.
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/mi...
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/mi...
Found a favorite sign from the ICE walkout protest
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Found a favorite sign from the ICE walkout protest
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We're now seeing a steady march of Catholic prelates with obvious backing from the Vatican saying hat it's time now to defund and liquidate ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We're now seeing a steady march of Catholic prelates with obvious backing from the Vatican saying hat it's time now to defund and liquidate ICE.
I hate every bit of this. He shouldn't be remembered. He should just get to be.
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I hate every bit of this. He shouldn't be remembered. He should just get to be.
Can't wait for all of us to talk about the Veronica Mars rewatch we all started tonight.
All of us around the TV on a late January Saturday evening
All of us around the TV on a late January Saturday evening
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Can't wait for all of us to talk about the Veronica Mars rewatch we all started tonight.
All of us around the TV on a late January Saturday evening
All of us around the TV on a late January Saturday evening
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Also they should make up their minds. Are we mindless wine moms or people who do professional grade logistics?
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Also they should make up their minds. Are we mindless wine moms or people who do professional grade logistics?
We are all working whole ass jobs while coordinating summer camp spreadsheets across multiple kids, their friends (read friends' moms), and varying times and places. PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS is our middle name
Right wing white dudes finally noticing things a lot of women do for their kids, offices and communities on a daily basis:
PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS
PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 AM
We are all working whole ass jobs while coordinating summer camp spreadsheets across multiple kids, their friends (read friends' moms), and varying times and places. PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS is our middle name
How all my best work gets done
January 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
How all my best work gets done
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Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/i...
Detained immigrant families protest inside Texas facility
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were detained in Minnesota in an incident that’s further inflamed tensions over the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement.
www.texastribune.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/i...
Conversations w middle schoolers:
Who plays Indiana Jones?
Harrison Ford
Wait, what, and he was the president?
That's Gerald Ford.
Are you sure? Ok, i guess that makes sense
Who plays Indiana Jones?
Harrison Ford
Wait, what, and he was the president?
That's Gerald Ford.
Are you sure? Ok, i guess that makes sense
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Conversations w middle schoolers:
Who plays Indiana Jones?
Harrison Ford
Wait, what, and he was the president?
That's Gerald Ford.
Are you sure? Ok, i guess that makes sense
Who plays Indiana Jones?
Harrison Ford
Wait, what, and he was the president?
That's Gerald Ford.
Are you sure? Ok, i guess that makes sense
There is plenty of protest music that is neither white nor Boomer coded, but folks probably don't know the words. The way forward is sometimes--as Minnesota shows--backward and Christian (non-Catholic) heavy. I'd suggest Jean Battiste's Freedom, Tracy Chapman's Revolution, Janelle Monae's Americans
January 24, 2026 at 12:23 AM
There is plenty of protest music that is neither white nor Boomer coded, but folks probably don't know the words. The way forward is sometimes--as Minnesota shows--backward and Christian (non-Catholic) heavy. I'd suggest Jean Battiste's Freedom, Tracy Chapman's Revolution, Janelle Monae's Americans
I cannot stop crying at these videos of Minnesotans singing together. It is the least cool thing I have ever seen. And yet so inspiring. So here I am, tears on the keyboard
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I cannot stop crying at these videos of Minnesotans singing together. It is the least cool thing I have ever seen. And yet so inspiring. So here I am, tears on the keyboard
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Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
Beyond Feasibility in Legal Scholarship
Law review articles are expected to conclude with a short section, often “Part IV,” that translates analysis into actionable prescriptions. Though well-intentioned, this convention constrains ambition...
lpeproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
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This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
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Cardinal Cupich of Chicago: “We renounce war as an instrument for narrow national interests and proclaim that military action must be seen only as a last resort in extreme situations, not a normal instrument of national policy”
US bishops break further with Trump, this time on foreign policy
U.S. bishops are offering warnings against the Trump administration's recent foreign policy actions and threats, including a rare joint statement from three senior church leaders.
www.ncronline.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Cardinal Cupich of Chicago: “We renounce war as an instrument for narrow national interests and proclaim that military action must be seen only as a last resort in extreme situations, not a normal instrument of national policy”
I don't care at all about this football. But I am happy for all of you. Or sad that happened to you.
But still glad that we are a site for joy as well as rage
But still glad that we are a site for joy as well as rage
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I don't care at all about this football. But I am happy for all of you. Or sad that happened to you.
But still glad that we are a site for joy as well as rage
But still glad that we are a site for joy as well as rage
"ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. And the noise has the added benefit of drawing large crowds of bystanders who can quickly outnumber the ICE agents"
January 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. And the noise has the added benefit of drawing large crowds of bystanders who can quickly outnumber the ICE agents"
9 yr old got sent to the principal's office today "for being too good at football"
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
9 yr old got sent to the principal's office today "for being too good at football"
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I'm very serious about this. Who knows when sanity will return to the federal government. But when it does, I would sure like every victim of ICE, CBP, and the rest to be able sue their attackers into personal bankruptcy.
Let that be known, and who knows--it might change at least some behavior.
Let that be known, and who knows--it might change at least some behavior.
Two other things for Legs to consider:
1. Extend/eliminate statute of limitations for violent crimes by person operating under color of federal law.
2. Enact reverse-1983 laws w/long or unlimited SOL, potentially allowing future tort suits against federal assailants should Congress reform FTCA.
1. Extend/eliminate statute of limitations for violent crimes by person operating under color of federal law.
2. Enact reverse-1983 laws w/long or unlimited SOL, potentially allowing future tort suits against federal assailants should Congress reform FTCA.
Would like to see governors and state legislatures get state defense forces doing this, too. Puts less onus on civilians and ICE chuds are less likely to get violent with people in uniform.
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I'm very serious about this. Who knows when sanity will return to the federal government. But when it does, I would sure like every victim of ICE, CBP, and the rest to be able sue their attackers into personal bankruptcy.
Let that be known, and who knows--it might change at least some behavior.
Let that be known, and who knows--it might change at least some behavior.