Derek W. Black
@derekwblack.bsky.social
University of South Carolina Law Professor, focusing on constitutional law, education rights, school funding, and equal opportunity for disadvantaged students.
I’m honored. Happy to join your class via Zoom.
August 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’m honored. Happy to join your class via Zoom.
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Another example of the administration transgressing the “fixed star in our constitutional constellation…that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.” /2
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Another example of the administration transgressing the “fixed star in our constitutional constellation…that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.” /2
Reposted by Derek W. Black
Ryan would be the first one at the table and listening intently if the admin was making demands that fell within its legal authority. /3
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Ryan would be the first one at the table and listening intently if the admin was making demands that fell within its legal authority. /3
Ryan would be the first one at the table and listening intently if the admin was making demands that fell within its legal authority. /3
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Ryan would be the first one at the table and listening intently if the admin was making demands that fell within its legal authority. /3
Another example of the administration transgressing the “fixed star in our constitutional constellation…that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.” /2
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Another example of the administration transgressing the “fixed star in our constitutional constellation…that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.” /2
I might add that the federal courts consistently held that private biases cannot serve as the excuse to, for instance, refuse to desegregate schools or offer housing to individuals with disabilities. 2/2
June 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I might add that the federal courts consistently held that private biases cannot serve as the excuse to, for instance, refuse to desegregate schools or offer housing to individuals with disabilities. 2/2
And since the Dept. is going through the normal motions of public comment, I encourage you to make your voice heard in opposition. You can find instructions at the top of this notice: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09093.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
May 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
And since the Dept. is going through the normal motions of public comment, I encourage you to make your voice heard in opposition. You can find instructions at the top of this notice: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09093.pdf
It ought to go w/o saying that the US Department of Education has no business funding political ideology in public schools, but I say it anyway for posterity’s sake. And since the Dept. is going through the normal motions of public comment, I encourage you to make your voice heard in opposition. 2/
May 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It ought to go w/o saying that the US Department of Education has no business funding political ideology in public schools, but I say it anyway for posterity’s sake. And since the Dept. is going through the normal motions of public comment, I encourage you to make your voice heard in opposition. 2/