Franita Tolson 💕💚
@proftolson.bsky.social
Dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law @USCGouldLaw; Mother of Dragons; Liberty's Glam-Ma; Queen of obscure const’l text; Helping people vote since '09; Still trying to make fetch happen
I'm so tired I'm incoherent.
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm so tired I'm incoherent.
This is what happens when your deadline is tomorrow and you are fresh out of ideas
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is what happens when your deadline is tomorrow and you are fresh out of ideas
What happens when you gerrymander a new map based on an electorate that doesn’t exist anymore, asking for a friend
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What happens when you gerrymander a new map based on an electorate that doesn’t exist anymore, asking for a friend
Looking for someone to illustrate my book cover. Any recommendations?
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Looking for someone to illustrate my book cover. Any recommendations?
I feel like this is probably nonjusticiable because of Article I, Section 5
This lawsuit, which demands that the House of Representatives finally seat Rep. Adelita Grijalva, has, um, fairly major implications for our democracy's survival in 2026 and beyond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I feel like this is probably nonjusticiable because of Article I, Section 5
Many of the books that are considered classics are really bad
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Many of the books that are considered classics are really bad
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Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Legal Theory Blog
Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Got a chance to see my grand-dog this past weekend and she was so happy to see me 🥹. You can’t tell from this photo with half my face and Liberty refusing to look at the camera, but she was thrilled.
October 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Got a chance to see my grand-dog this past weekend and she was so happy to see me 🥹. You can’t tell from this photo with half my face and Liberty refusing to look at the camera, but she was thrilled.
Guess I will hurry home to eat *checks messages* these Nutella cookies #Izzywhy #momlife #type1ortype2diabetes
September 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Guess I will hurry home to eat *checks messages* these Nutella cookies #Izzywhy #momlife #type1ortype2diabetes
It is always a bad sign when political disputes cannot be resolved at the ballot box. Bad. Regardless of your politics. It’s bad.
September 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It is always a bad sign when political disputes cannot be resolved at the ballot box. Bad. Regardless of your politics. It’s bad.
The new dean of University of Michigan Law School under the discerning eye of my daughter when we were law clerks @umichlaw.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The new dean of University of Michigan Law School under the discerning eye of my daughter when we were law clerks @umichlaw.bsky.social
Raise your hand if you would describe yourself as untrustworthy. I'm trying to see something.
September 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Raise your hand if you would describe yourself as untrustworthy. I'm trying to see something.
in the year of our Lord 2025, "context and common sense" trump statutory text and congressional intent #calgontakemeaway
5th Cir., 2-1, holds that Texas' ban on compensating people who assist voters with mail-in ballots is not preempted by the Voting Rights Act.
Held: federal law does not really mean what it says.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
Held: federal law does not really mean what it says.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
August 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
in the year of our Lord 2025, "context and common sense" trump statutory text and congressional intent #calgontakemeaway
My daughter just asked me if the Backstreet Boys and N’Sync were still alive. I made her watch “I want it that way” in three different mediums (original, Brooklyn 99, Sphere) and she had to do the Bye, Bye, Bye dance. Don’t play with me.
August 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My daughter just asked me if the Backstreet Boys and N’Sync were still alive. I made her watch “I want it that way” in three different mediums (original, Brooklyn 99, Sphere) and she had to do the Bye, Bye, Bye dance. Don’t play with me.
Surprising no one. Louisiana adopted this map with the hope that it would be invalidated.
NEW: Louisiana — after filing its brief in a Supreme Court case that could shape the future of the Voting Rights Act — will no longer defend its court-ordered map adding a second majority-Black district. Instead, it argues that using race in redistricting is unconstitutional.
Louisiana Will No Longer Defend Map in Supreme Court Case on Future of VRA
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Surprising no one. Louisiana adopted this map with the hope that it would be invalidated.
One of the best parts of my job is welcoming our new 1Ls to the law school. They were extremely lucky to receive words of wisdom from Gould Board of Councilors member David Taghioff (CEO, Library Pictures). ✌🏾✌🏾
August 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the best parts of my job is welcoming our new 1Ls to the law school. They were extremely lucky to receive words of wisdom from Gould Board of Councilors member David Taghioff (CEO, Library Pictures). ✌🏾✌🏾
I need to know if this is a just recap of the last season or what because you can't just drop a new Demon Slayer movie that finishes the story without fanfare
Just watched Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle and I appreciate how each fight is like a setup for character storytelling. And without spoiling much, let’s just say my record for being unknowingly fascinated with tragic heroines remains unblemished
August 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I need to know if this is a just recap of the last season or what because you can't just drop a new Demon Slayer movie that finishes the story without fanfare
Had my first faculty party at my house and didn’t take photos 😭
August 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Had my first faculty party at my house and didn’t take photos 😭
Liberty is leaving to go with my daughter back to college in a couple of weeks. I should be happy she is leaving. She pooped in my room this morning. She has expensive ailments and vet appts take time. She always steals my spot on the couch and she snores. Why am I not happy.
July 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Liberty is leaving to go with my daughter back to college in a couple of weeks. I should be happy she is leaving. She pooped in my room this morning. She has expensive ailments and vet appts take time. She always steals my spot on the couch and she snores. Why am I not happy.
Just watched the trailer for Seven 2 and I am convinced Morgan Freeman is the vampire who made Remmick.
July 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Just watched the trailer for Seven 2 and I am convinced Morgan Freeman is the vampire who made Remmick.
Very few people are truly well-positioned enough to talk about what other people may or may not deserve. Glass houses and all that.
July 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Very few people are truly well-positioned enough to talk about what other people may or may not deserve. Glass houses and all that.
waiting to see what kind of weekend I am going to have
June 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
waiting to see what kind of weekend I am going to have