Taylor Kordsiemon
@tkords.bsky.social
Dad. Lawyering in Utah. Occasional pretend scholar. Movies. Books. Utah Jazz.
Lawyer work: https://www.mc2b.com/taylor-kordsiemon
Pretend scholar work: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3465182
Lawyer work: https://www.mc2b.com/taylor-kordsiemon
Pretend scholar work: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3465182
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Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
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The map submitted by Republicans “does not comply with Utah law,” Judge Dianna Gibson wrote.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The map submitted by Republicans “does not comply with Utah law,” Judge Dianna Gibson wrote.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop
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Mark L. Wolf has resigned as a federal judge in Massachusetts, a position he's held since 1985:
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Mark L. Wolf has resigned as a federal judge in Massachusetts, a position he's held since 1985:
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. Pres. Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes."
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Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Welp.
Just going to be an incredible decision if SCOTUS says they needed to make an emergency intervention because of the risk that poor people might get food they are legally entitled to
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Welp.
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NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The liberal justices are not only outnumbered – they’re divided on strategy/tone. Here’s my reporting on their thorny dilemma, the tensions that have arisen, and the Kagan/Jackson divide. Thank you so much for reading, and as always, curious to hear reactions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I’m a horror fanatic. My wife is … not. But she’ll watch one horror flick with me each year on Halloween.
This year it was Ready or Not. I’ve seen it a dozen times and it still rocks. Perfect horror comedy. 10/10.
This year it was Ready or Not. I’ve seen it a dozen times and it still rocks. Perfect horror comedy. 10/10.
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I’m a horror fanatic. My wife is … not. But she’ll watch one horror flick with me each year on Halloween.
This year it was Ready or Not. I’ve seen it a dozen times and it still rocks. Perfect horror comedy. 10/10.
This year it was Ready or Not. I’ve seen it a dozen times and it still rocks. Perfect horror comedy. 10/10.
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If ICE agents believe they have blanket immunity or that citizens have no right to record them, it’s up to the rest of us to disabuse them of that error.
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
There's a Right To Record ICE Raids--and There's No Blanket Immunity for Raiders
Notwithstanding pronouncements from leading officials of the Trump administration, the consensus of federal courts is that the Constitution protects the right to record immigration raids, and federal ...
www.cato.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If ICE agents believe they have blanket immunity or that citizens have no right to record them, it’s up to the rest of us to disabuse them of that error.
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
A free society depends on public oversight of government force, and on courts that uphold that freedom. @walterolson.bsky.social
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This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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New paper from me offering a holistic assessment of #SCOTUS's behavior on Trump-related emergency applications thus far:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
TL;DR: The ultimate theme of the decisions is a majority bent on preserving *their* supremacy, as such—which is likely to only be self-defeating.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
TL;DR: The ultimate theme of the decisions is a majority bent on preserving *their* supremacy, as such—which is likely to only be self-defeating.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New paper from me offering a holistic assessment of #SCOTUS's behavior on Trump-related emergency applications thus far:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
TL;DR: The ultimate theme of the decisions is a majority bent on preserving *their* supremacy, as such—which is likely to only be self-defeating.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
TL;DR: The ultimate theme of the decisions is a majority bent on preserving *their* supremacy, as such—which is likely to only be self-defeating.
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Am I reading this correctly: the firms that opposed Trump's intimidation tactics have suffered no consequences, whereas the firms that struck deals gave away $900 million while jeopardizing any work with clients who have interests at odds with the government?
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Am I reading this correctly: the firms that opposed Trump's intimidation tactics have suffered no consequences, whereas the firms that struck deals gave away $900 million while jeopardizing any work with clients who have interests at odds with the government?
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
Incredible that when Tapper hears that Trump is illegally withholding funds to starve children, his response is, “Well YOU’RE choosing to let him starve children by not caving to his illegal gambit and letting him strip healthcare from millions of Americans.”
Wow.
Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury absolutely destroys Jake Tapper — who tries to advance a debunked Republican talking point about Trump cutting off SNAP.
Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury absolutely destroys Jake Tapper — who tries to advance a debunked Republican talking point about Trump cutting off SNAP.
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Incredible that when Tapper hears that Trump is illegally withholding funds to starve children, his response is, “Well YOU’RE choosing to let him starve children by not caving to his illegal gambit and letting him strip healthcare from millions of Americans.”
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"A critical mass of people who decided the election were bamboozled by America’s horrendously broken information environment, and don’t like the results of their own choices." prospect.org/2025/10/29/v...
Voters Did Not Understand the Stakes in 2024 - The American Prospect
A large majority of American voters are greatly dissatisfied with the state of things, most especially the economy. It turns out that median voters were catastrophically misled about the stakes of the...
prospect.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"A critical mass of people who decided the election were bamboozled by America’s horrendously broken information environment, and don’t like the results of their own choices." prospect.org/2025/10/29/v...
Just once, I want Utah to make national news for good reasons.
This is shameful. Especially for a state that touts its purported adherence to Christian virtues and principles of free agency.
This is shameful. Especially for a state that touts its purported adherence to Christian virtues and principles of free agency.
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just once, I want Utah to make national news for good reasons.
This is shameful. Especially for a state that touts its purported adherence to Christian virtues and principles of free agency.
This is shameful. Especially for a state that touts its purported adherence to Christian virtues and principles of free agency.
Rewatched Evil Dead (2013) this morning, and I’ve come to the conclusion that Evil Dead might just be the best horror franchise. Every single movie (and the TV show) is a banger.
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Rewatched Evil Dead (2013) this morning, and I’ve come to the conclusion that Evil Dead might just be the best horror franchise. Every single movie (and the TV show) is a banger.
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Justice Kavanaugh: "and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States."
"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Justice Kavanaugh: "and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States."
This purported justification for Halligan’s messages seems inconsistent with her later attempts to keep the conversation private and “off the record.” If the conversation was off record and couldn’t be used in reporting, then how could be used to address “unfair prejudice” from “recent publicity”?
DOJ filed its response to Letitia James's motion today.
It argues that Lindsey Halligan's text exchange with me was appropriate because her comments were made "to protect [her] client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity..."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It argues that Lindsey Halligan's text exchange with me was appropriate because her comments were made "to protect [her] client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity..."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This purported justification for Halligan’s messages seems inconsistent with her later attempts to keep the conversation private and “off the record.” If the conversation was off record and couldn’t be used in reporting, then how could be used to address “unfair prejudice” from “recent publicity”?
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They tortured him.
After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history.
open.substack.com/pub/treadbyl...
After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history.
open.substack.com/pub/treadbyl...
After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history.
Boyd was the chairman of Project Hope, a death row-led nonprofit. Its members are left reeling in the wake of their leader's suffocation execution.
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
They tortured him.
After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history.
open.substack.com/pub/treadbyl...
After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history.
open.substack.com/pub/treadbyl...
My hot take is that minors should never be charged as adults, no matter how heinous the crime, without exception.
A 16-year-old boy, one of three arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Sandy, has been charged as an adult with murder. https://ow.ly/CW4H50XgFSr
16-year-old boy charged as adult with murder in connection with fatal Sandy shooting
A 16-year-old boy, one of three arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Sandy, has been charged as an adult with murder.
ow.ly
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My hot take is that minors should never be charged as adults, no matter how heinous the crime, without exception.
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J. D. VANCE: We need to end DEI.
MONKEY’S PAW: (raises one finger)
MONKEY’S PAW: (raises one finger)
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
J. D. VANCE: We need to end DEI.
MONKEY’S PAW: (raises one finger)
MONKEY’S PAW: (raises one finger)
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It's going up to $40 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It's going up to $40 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.
Nope
Ready or Not
It Follows
Barbarian
(There’s a lot more—I’m an easy grader.)
Ready or Not
It Follows
Barbarian
(There’s a lot more—I’m an easy grader.)
Alien
The Innocents
The Thing
Hereditary
The Innocents
The Thing
Hereditary
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
Get Out
The Honeymoon
Scream
It Follows
Get Out
The Honeymoon
Scream
It Follows
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Nope
Ready or Not
It Follows
Barbarian
(There’s a lot more—I’m an easy grader.)
Ready or Not
It Follows
Barbarian
(There’s a lot more—I’m an easy grader.)