Alan Mygatt-Tauber
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Alan Mygatt-Tauber
@amtappeals.bsky.social
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Adjunct Professor and Affiliated Scholar, Seattle U Law. Author. Lawyer.

I study the extraterritorial application of the Constitution.

Working on a biography of John Paul Stevens.

Photographer behind WhatALawyerLooksLike.net
I am not a cat. I’m here live.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
ESPN needs to fire their headline writer.
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Met an Icelandic horse in Iceland. It was awesome.
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
One of my favorite Jane Goodall facts is that she was a fan of this Far Side strip (as evidenced by her autograph).
October 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Because we could all use a chuckle now and then.
September 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
And it’s not particularly close.
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Timeline cleanse
September 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Made The NY Times plum torte (thanks to @unlawfulentries.bsky.social for sharing the recipe). Used black plums instead of purple, but it turned out great!
September 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Babylon Bee often misses, but this made me chuckle.
August 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Me and my book project
July 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Today, I was honored to be named the Seattle U Law Adjunct Professor of the Year! Dean Varona said many nice things, but perhaps the nicest was when he quoted my students’ thoughts.
June 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I grew this rose in my garden (a couple years ago, I planted a rose bush and have since practiced benign neglect). Isn’t it lovely?

Cc: @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Not sure why it took two extra days, but my copy of @leahlitman.bsky.social’s book is here!
May 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So it wasn’t an en banc argument, but my debut at CA4 was in the en banc courtroom.
May 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our house this morning.
April 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So, we are both recognizing Taiwan as separate from China and charging it a lower tariff than the mainland. I’m sure that will go over well.
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Coward
March 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
March 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How much support you’ll get from MAGA if they feel you aren’t sufficiently loyal.
March 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Who wore it better?
February 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Indeed!
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Getting the physical copy of a brief you’ve filed never gets old.
January 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is letter you’re signing, available at www.opm.gov/fork
January 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Today, I filed an amicus brief in Fuld v PLO and US v PLO, arguing the Court should use this opportunity to explain why foreign corporations are entitled to due process rights - because any violation happens in the US.
January 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
January 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM