Marin K. Levy
@marinklevy.bsky.social
Professor of Law, Duke Law School; Academic Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute. Mother of sons & spinner of ⚖️🧵s.
Always read @oonahathaway.bsky.social (and @ichotiner.bsky.social) . . .
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Always read @oonahathaway.bsky.social (and @ichotiner.bsky.social) . . .
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Happy Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary for all who celebrate! 🎉🎉🎉
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December 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary for all who celebrate! 🎉🎉🎉
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All the way down to the scone factory . . .
December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
All the way down to the scone factory . . .
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Oh this broke my heart today —
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oh this broke my heart today —
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
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At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause
President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment'
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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‘Asterisk’ comes from a Geek word meaning “little star.”
*Greek
*Greek
December 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
‘Asterisk’ comes from a Geek word meaning “little star.”
*Greek
*Greek
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fascinating new birthright citizenship research from Amanda Frost and Emily Eason — in a reconstruction period rife with eligibility challenges, nobody challenged 12 members of Congress who would fail Trump’s citizenship clause test
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
fascinating new birthright citizenship research from Amanda Frost and Emily Eason — in a reconstruction period rife with eligibility challenges, nobody challenged 12 members of Congress who would fail Trump’s citizenship clause test
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Oh what a special one this is . . .
Fifty years ago today — Dec. 19, 1975 — the great John Paul Stevens joined the Supreme Court of the United States. ❤️
Fifty years ago today — Dec. 19, 1975 — the great John Paul Stevens joined the Supreme Court of the United States. ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Oh what a special one this is . . .
Fifty years ago today — Dec. 19, 1975 — the great John Paul Stevens joined the Supreme Court of the United States. ❤️
Fifty years ago today — Dec. 19, 1975 — the great John Paul Stevens joined the Supreme Court of the United States. ❤️
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The Kennedy Center name is established by federal statute, and therefore may be repealed only by federal statute. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
December 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Kennedy Center name is established by federal statute, and therefore may be repealed only by federal statute. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
Putting just a little more light out into the night . . .
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Putting just a little more light out into the night . . .
On this day — December 16th — in 1775, this clever creature was born.
Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen!
Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen!
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On this day — December 16th — in 1775, this clever creature was born.
Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen!
Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen!
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
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“Knowledge is good. It does not have to look good or sound good or even do good. It is good just by being knowledge. And the only thing that makes it knowledge is that it is true. You can’t have too much of it and there is no little too little to be worth having.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Knowledge is good. It does not have to look good or sound good or even do good. It is good just by being knowledge. And the only thing that makes it knowledge is that it is true. You can’t have too much of it and there is no little too little to be worth having.”
“Knowledge is good. It does not have to look good or sound good or even do good. It is good just by being knowledge. And the only thing that makes it knowledge is that it is true. You can’t have too much of it and there is no little too little to be worth having.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Knowledge is good. It does not have to look good or sound good or even do good. It is good just by being knowledge. And the only thing that makes it knowledge is that it is true. You can’t have too much of it and there is no little too little to be worth having.”
Oh this broke my heart today —
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oh this broke my heart today —
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
“I feel so cheated and so sad that I don’t get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”
“A Battle with My Blood” by Tatiana Schlossberg
On this day – November 13th – in 1856, the great Louis Dembitz Brandeis was born.
Sixty years later, he would join the Supreme Court. 🏛️
Sixty years later, he would join the Supreme Court. 🏛️
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
On this day – November 13th – in 1856, the great Louis Dembitz Brandeis was born.
Sixty years later, he would join the Supreme Court. 🏛️
Sixty years later, he would join the Supreme Court. 🏛️
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10/10
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
10/10
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Democratic women have made history tonight:
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Democratic women have made history tonight:
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
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The weary sun hath made a golden set
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The weary sun hath made a golden set
A riot of color!
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November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A riot of color!
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In honor of Halloween, my favorite essay in the philosophy of candy:
200proofliberals.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-...
200proofliberals.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-...
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In honor of Halloween, my favorite essay in the philosophy of candy:
200proofliberals.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-...
200proofliberals.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-...
This will forever live in my heart . . .
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This will forever live in my heart . . .