Michael C. Dorf
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Michael C. Dorf
@dorfonlaw.bsky.social
Cornell constitutional law professor and dilettante in many other fields. Vegan. Cyclist. Knicks fan. I mostly provide links to my work, especially my Verdict columns & blog posts (as well as those of my co-bloggers). I also occasionally post snark.
It exists. My seminar hosted the authors as guest speakers.
global.oup.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's our brief in the two SCOTUS cases presenting challenges to state laws categorically barring transgender female athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports. (Apologies for the very long URL as link). 👇
www.supremecourt.gov
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm proud to have been joined by this collection of distinguished scholars and also grateful to the terrific team of lawyers at Quinn Emanuel who worked on the brief.
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
While Dunn's DC jury sympathized w/ his anti-Trump conduct, Rosenberg's jury was not allowed to hear evidence of the cruelty from which she rescued chickens and, as meat eaters themselves, were not disposed to be sympathetic. The cases show the limits of nullification. More in the blog post.👇
Acquittal, Nullification, and Winning by Losing: Poultry Edition
My latest Verdict column juxtaposes two recent criminal verdicts: the acquittal of Sean Dunn for throwing a Subway turkey sandwich at a Cus...
www.dorfonlaw.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM