Tommy Bennett
@tommybennett.com
Civ pro, fed cts, con law. Also: baseball, charts, trivia. https://tommybennett.com/
Cool but nerdy legal tech development: @free.law launched natural-language search in its vast and powerful case law API! Can’t wait to dig in and see what it can do. Full announcement here: free.law/2025/11/05/s...
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Cool but nerdy legal tech development: @free.law launched natural-language search in its vast and powerful case law API! Can’t wait to dig in and see what it can do. Full announcement here: free.law/2025/11/05/s...
Here's a little preview of something I've been working on: a dashboard of the new Supreme Court petitions and applications filed each day. s2.smu.edu/~tbbennett/d...
October 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Here's a little preview of something I've been working on: a dashboard of the new Supreme Court petitions and applications filed each day. s2.smu.edu/~tbbennett/d...
Jeffrey Kessler has filed a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overrule baseball's "antitrust exemption." The case arises in the somewhat unusual context of Puerto Rico's professional baseball league. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Jeffrey Kessler has filed a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overrule baseball's "antitrust exemption." The case arises in the somewhat unusual context of Puerto Rico's professional baseball league. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Fascinating takings clause petition granted today by the Supreme Court. No amicus briefs, no relists, counsel without any SCOTUS arguments to date, interesting issue. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
October 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Fascinating takings clause petition granted today by the Supreme Court. No amicus briefs, no relists, counsel without any SCOTUS arguments to date, interesting issue. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Most law schools have substantially increased the median LSAT and UGPA scores of their incoming classes in the last decade. s2.smu.edu/~tbbennett/a...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Most law schools have substantially increased the median LSAT and UGPA scores of their incoming classes in the last decade. s2.smu.edu/~tbbennett/a...
Listening to the tariff oral argument from last week and my main reaction is that we need to deploy the nation’s strategic podcast-producer reserve to the Federal Circuit
August 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Listening to the tariff oral argument from last week and my main reaction is that we need to deploy the nation’s strategic podcast-producer reserve to the Federal Circuit
Interesting cert petition filed by Lehotsky Keller and First Liberty Institute asks the Supreme Court to overrule Employment Division v. Smith www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
August 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Interesting cert petition filed by Lehotsky Keller and First Liberty Institute asks the Supreme Court to overrule Employment Division v. Smith www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
On the one hand, nice. On the other hand, 🤬.
August 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On the one hand, nice. On the other hand, 🤬.
RIP to Hulk Hogan, whom I learned a good bit about for “Breaking Kayfabe.” Here’s my favorite bit
July 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
RIP to Hulk Hogan, whom I learned a good bit about for “Breaking Kayfabe.” Here’s my favorite bit
A good bit of commentary on the exercise of equitable power has the flavor of, “ugh, isn’t it lawless how this whole area lacks hard rules and focuses on difficult judgments of fairness?”
July 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A good bit of commentary on the exercise of equitable power has the flavor of, “ugh, isn’t it lawless how this whole area lacks hard rules and focuses on difficult judgments of fairness?”
Thanks to the Legal Theory Blog for "highly recommend[ing]" my latest article, "Breaking Kayfabe"! lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/...
July 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thanks to the Legal Theory Blog for "highly recommend[ing]" my latest article, "Breaking Kayfabe"! lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/...
Hi, friends. I'd like to share a new-ish paper that I'm delighted to have in print. It's called "Breaking Kayfabe," and it's about what professional wrestling can teach us about Supreme Court opinions. I'd be grateful if you gave it some time!
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ALT: a man with a beard speaking into a microphone with the words acknowledge me written below him
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July 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hi, friends. I'd like to share a new-ish paper that I'm delighted to have in print. It's called "Breaking Kayfabe," and it's about what professional wrestling can teach us about Supreme Court opinions. I'd be grateful if you gave it some time!
"What two or three suggestions would you make to improve this course in the future?" 🦅
July 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"What two or three suggestions would you make to improve this course in the future?" 🦅
Reposted by Tommy Bennett
Oh god! It's happening!!! THE HECK BAR RECKONING IS HAPPENING!!!!!!!!
July 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Oh god! It's happening!!! THE HECK BAR RECKONING IS HAPPENING!!!!!!!!
Today from the Supreme Court: two new cases about trans athletes, a new case about the scope of the Heck v. Humphrey bar, and a case about sovereign immunity and Hyatt v. FTB. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today from the Supreme Court: two new cases about trans athletes, a new case about the scope of the Heck v. Humphrey bar, and a case about sovereign immunity and Hyatt v. FTB. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
For reasons I'll make public soon, I have been tracking newly filed petitions for certiorari at the Supreme Court. Yesterday—July 1—the Court began assigning docket numbers beginning "25-" instead of "24-" Look who filed (first one is with the Stanford Clinic). What do they know?
July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
For reasons I'll make public soon, I have been tracking newly filed petitions for certiorari at the Supreme Court. Yesterday—July 1—the Court began assigning docket numbers beginning "25-" instead of "24-" Look who filed (first one is with the Stanford Clinic). What do they know?
Today, July 1, is the official beginning of the Supreme Court's 2025 term. Beginning today, docket numbers of new cases begin "25-" or "25A." Here is auspicious 25-1: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov
July 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today, July 1, is the official beginning of the Supreme Court's 2025 term. Beginning today, docket numbers of new cases begin "25-" or "25A." Here is auspicious 25-1: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
The executive branch has asked the Supreme Court to answer this question: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
June 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The executive branch has asked the Supreme Court to answer this question: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
There's a compelling version of a course in Federal Courts that teaches the opinions in CASA on day 1, focusing on dispute resolution vs. law declaration, the Judiciary Act, and the role of Congress.
June 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
There's a compelling version of a course in Federal Courts that teaches the opinions in CASA on day 1, focusing on dispute resolution vs. law declaration, the Judiciary Act, and the role of Congress.
The CASA majority (per Justice Barrett) had some strong words for Justice Jackson:
June 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The CASA majority (per Justice Barrett) had some strong words for Justice Jackson:
Pretty psyched for a badly fractured Supreme Court to say four different confusing and unworkable things about universal injunctions today!
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Pretty psyched for a badly fractured Supreme Court to say four different confusing and unworkable things about universal injunctions today!
For those who appreciate such things, last Friday's NYT xword puzzle—one of the most aesthetically pleasing grids I've ever seen—was a _debut effort_ constructed by a rising junior at Harvey Mudd. Brava! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...
Play The New York Times Crossword
Keep your mind sharp by making The Crossword part of your daily routine.
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June 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For those who appreciate such things, last Friday's NYT xword puzzle—one of the most aesthetically pleasing grids I've ever seen—was a _debut effort_ constructed by a rising junior at Harvey Mudd. Brava! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...
When e-filing goes wrong www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
June 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When e-filing goes wrong www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Hypercard is one of my ten favorite pieces of software ever. RIP. arstechnica.com/apple/2025/0...
Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74
Creator of MacPaint, HyperCard, and pull-down menus shaped modern computing.
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June 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hypercard is one of my ten favorite pieces of software ever. RIP. arstechnica.com/apple/2025/0...
To paraphrase Justice Kennedy in U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, the Framers built the split-level of sovereignty.
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
To paraphrase Justice Kennedy in U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, the Framers built the split-level of sovereignty.