Alan Rozenshtein
@alanrozenshtein.com
Law professor @umnlawschool.bsky.social. Senior editor and research director @lawfaremedia.org. Nonresident senior fellow @brookings.edu. Former DOJ. alanrozenshtein.com
THE DOJ SPOKESPERSON COULDN'T EVEN SPELL HALLIGAN'S FIRST NAME CORRECTLY. Only the best people.
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THE DOJ SPOKESPERSON COULDN'T EVEN SPELL HALLIGAN'S FIRST NAME CORRECTLY. Only the best people.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Having spent the last nearly 15 years working and hanging out with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org I can confirm.
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Having spent the last nearly 15 years working and hanging out with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org I can confirm.
So about that TikTok deal…
October 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
So about that TikTok deal…
FIRE suggests otherwise (they might be wrong, of course, but I take them seriously). x.com/TheFIREorg/s...
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
FIRE suggests otherwise (they might be wrong, of course, but I take them seriously). x.com/TheFIREorg/s...
This administration is one giant, ongoing Hatch Act violation.
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This administration is one giant, ongoing Hatch Act violation.
This explains a lot. The Bondi letter was so unconvincing I assumed there must have been something more to give Apple and Google comfort in restoring TikTok to the app store. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This explains a lot. The Bondi letter was so unconvincing I assumed there must have been something more to give Apple and Google comfort in restoring TikTok to the app store. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is from a---checks notes---REAGAN NOMINEE. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is from a---checks notes---REAGAN NOMINEE. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Latest in @lawfaremedia.org from @klonick.bsky.social and me on yesterday's TikTok divestment executive order. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-ti...
September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Latest in @lawfaremedia.org from @klonick.bsky.social and me on yesterday's TikTok divestment executive order. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-ti...
Even during the first Trump administration I used to enthusiastically encourage my students to apply to all DOJ positions except for a very small number of highly politically exposed ones. It breaks my heart that I now have to advise them to stay far, far away. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
September 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Even during the first Trump administration I used to enthusiastically encourage my students to apply to all DOJ positions except for a very small number of highly politically exposed ones. It breaks my heart that I now have to advise them to stay far, far away. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
Readouts from the Trump-Xi conversation. Exactly zero useful content as to the TikTok "deal" (at least as far as I can tell). The core question remains: how will the new TikTok "license" the algorithm from ByteDance in a way that is compatible with the TikTok law?
September 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Readouts from the Trump-Xi conversation. Exactly zero useful content as to the TikTok "deal" (at least as far as I can tell). The core question remains: how will the new TikTok "license" the algorithm from ByteDance in a way that is compatible with the TikTok law?
This is what I've been worried about since Trump took office: he might save TikTok, but at what cost? Trump is incapable of conceiving of the national interest as independent from his own personal, psychological, and financial interest. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is what I've been worried about since Trump took office: he might save TikTok, but at what cost? Trump is incapable of conceiving of the national interest as independent from his own personal, psychological, and financial interest. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
Career achievement unlocked: finally got a journalist to quote me making the "womp womp" sad trombone sound. www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
September 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Career achievement unlocked: finally got a journalist to quote me making the "womp womp" sad trombone sound. www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
Everything hinges on what this means. The law prohibits "any cooperation with respect to the operation of a content recommendation algorithm" with ByteDance. But it's possible that licensing technology is ok if the algorithm is fully recreated by a new U.S. TikTok. www.wsj.com/tech/details...
September 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Everything hinges on what this means. The law prohibits "any cooperation with respect to the operation of a content recommendation algorithm" with ByteDance. But it's possible that licensing technology is ok if the algorithm is fully recreated by a new U.S. TikTok. www.wsj.com/tech/details...
Given how many other Trump "deals" unravelled on closer inspection, I remain skeptical of the TikTok "framework." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/t...
September 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Given how many other Trump "deals" unravelled on closer inspection, I remain skeptical of the TikTok "framework." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/t...
Ham sandwiches walk free in D.C.
September 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ham sandwiches walk free in D.C.
Biggest takeaway of GPT-5's release...
August 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Biggest takeaway of GPT-5's release...
A little late, but my thoughts on the "Woke AI" Executive Order, in @lawfaremedia.org. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/eval...
August 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A little late, but my thoughts on the "Woke AI" Executive Order, in @lawfaremedia.org. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/eval...
Legislators should not be able to flee the state to avoid being on the losing side of a vote.
August 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Legislators should not be able to flee the state to avoid being on the losing side of a vote.
Putting aside the DOJ memo, college admissions is such a hopeless cesspool of classist nonsense (e.g., admissions essays, volunteering arms races) that admissions via standardized test would indeed be much fairer than the status quo.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
July 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Putting aside the DOJ memo, college admissions is such a hopeless cesspool of classist nonsense (e.g., admissions essays, volunteering arms races) that admissions via standardized test would indeed be much fairer than the status quo.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Very important separation of powers case: members of Congress sue in their individual capacity over DHS's refusal to let them visit detention facilities. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
July 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Very important separation of powers case: members of Congress sue in their individual capacity over DHS's refusal to let them visit detention facilities. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
I get the criticism that Columbia is getting (and it may indeed simply lead to future extortion), but this is also an important principle that Columbia got to express. Not a trivial victory given that the administration holds most of the cards! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
July 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I get the criticism that Columbia is getting (and it may indeed simply lead to future extortion), but this is also an important principle that Columbia got to express. Not a trivial victory given that the administration holds most of the cards! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
Maybe (we'll see what happens in the months to come), but this is a big deal on Columbia's part.
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Maybe (we'll see what happens in the months to come), but this is a big deal on Columbia's part.
Well this will be impossible to operationalize. Also, pretty clearly a First Amendment violation, since it's conditioning federal contracts on speech that is unrelated to the contract performance. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/whit...
July 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Well this will be impossible to operationalize. Also, pretty clearly a First Amendment violation, since it's conditioning federal contracts on speech that is unrelated to the contract performance. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/whit...