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In case anyone is curious: even if this dismissal becomes final/upheld on appeal, because the dismissal is w/o prejudice, the government will have 6 months to reindict even though the statute of limitations would have otherwise run. Statute:
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In case anyone is curious: even if this dismissal becomes final/upheld on appeal, because the dismissal is w/o prejudice, the government will have 6 months to reindict even though the statute of limitations would have otherwise run. Statute:
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Excited to see that two of my forthcoming articles, "Constitutional Structure and Election Law," and "Voids of Constitutional Law" are listed in the top 10 in SSRN's Top Downloads list for the Election Law & Voting Rights eJournal. @ssrn.bsky.social
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/...
SSRN Top Downloads
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November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Excited to see that two of my forthcoming articles, "Constitutional Structure and Election Law," and "Voids of Constitutional Law" are listed in the top 10 in SSRN's Top Downloads list for the Election Law & Voting Rights eJournal. @ssrn.bsky.social
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/...
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Parliamentary sovereignty is one of the most deceptively difficult things to write about accurately, concisely and accessibly.
Credit to David Torrance & @paolosandro.bsky.social for showing the deceptively difficult is not the infuriatingly impossible.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Credit to David Torrance & @paolosandro.bsky.social for showing the deceptively difficult is not the infuriatingly impossible.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Parliamentary sovereignty
A short research briefing on the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, its origins and contemporary application.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Parliamentary sovereignty is one of the most deceptively difficult things to write about accurately, concisely and accessibly.
Credit to David Torrance & @paolosandro.bsky.social for showing the deceptively difficult is not the infuriatingly impossible.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Credit to David Torrance & @paolosandro.bsky.social for showing the deceptively difficult is not the infuriatingly impossible.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
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In light of how Purcell has been applied in election litigation, issuing a PI in a redistricting case before the dissent is filed seems to me not just a duty but a responsibility.
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In light of how Purcell has been applied in election litigation, issuing a PI in a redistricting case before the dissent is filed seems to me not just a duty but a responsibility.
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Okay, let's try this. One like, one good tax reform idea. Popular or not, but one I think will improve our country and strengthen our democracy.
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Okay, let's try this. One like, one good tax reform idea. Popular or not, but one I think will improve our country and strengthen our democracy.
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Peut-être qu'il faut préciser que rien de ce que Trump a fait aux États-Unis en terme d'attaque des libertés universitaires n'est aussi extrême que cet acte. Lui a simplement coupé les financements de ce qui ne lui plaisaient pas.
En France, on demande et obtient l'annulation pure et simple.
En France, on demande et obtient l'annulation pure et simple.
L’annulation, sous pression du ministre de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche, d’un colloque du Collège de France consacré à la Palestine, constitue un opprobre démocratique et scientifique.
Par Joseph Confavreux @mediapart.fr
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Par Joseph Confavreux @mediapart.fr
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Annulation d’un colloque sur la Palestine au Collège de France : la chaîne du scandale
L’annulation, sous pression du ministre de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche, d’un colloque du Collège de France consacré à la Palestine, constitue un opprobre démocratique et scientifique.
www.mediapart.fr
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Peut-être qu'il faut préciser que rien de ce que Trump a fait aux États-Unis en terme d'attaque des libertés universitaires n'est aussi extrême que cet acte. Lui a simplement coupé les financements de ce qui ne lui plaisaient pas.
En France, on demande et obtient l'annulation pure et simple.
En France, on demande et obtient l'annulation pure et simple.
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With new congressional maps in CA, MO, NC, OH, TX, & UT, the national 2026 map would have 207 Harris seats, two MORE than the 2024 map. The median seat would move left from Trump+3.1 (AZ-01) to Trump+2.6 (OH-01).
I expect more GOP gerrymanders to come, but CA & UT have done a lot to counteract them
I expect more GOP gerrymanders to come, but CA & UT have done a lot to counteract them
Dems will almost certainly flip one seat on Utah's new congressional map if it stands.
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
With new congressional maps in CA, MO, NC, OH, TX, & UT, the national 2026 map would have 207 Harris seats, two MORE than the 2024 map. The median seat would move left from Trump+3.1 (AZ-01) to Trump+2.6 (OH-01).
I expect more GOP gerrymanders to come, but CA & UT have done a lot to counteract them
I expect more GOP gerrymanders to come, but CA & UT have done a lot to counteract them
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What's remarkable about it is that it unambiguously and repeatedly describes Tribes as sovereign nations with sovereign powers, something that Thomas has raised unwarranted questions about. This is the very first paragraph after the opening!
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
What's remarkable about it is that it unambiguously and repeatedly describes Tribes as sovereign nations with sovereign powers, something that Thomas has raised unwarranted questions about. This is the very first paragraph after the opening!
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
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BREAKING: Utah state court strikes the remedial congressional map enacted by the legislature on gerrymandering grounds and orders the state to use a map proposed by the plaintiffs for the 2026 midterms.
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
BREAKING: Utah state court strikes the remedial congressional map enacted by the legislature on gerrymandering grounds and orders the state to use a map proposed by the plaintiffs for the 2026 midterms.
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
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Side-effect: on pérennise le droit de véto du sénat, et donc de la droite, sur toute réforme constitutionnelle.
C’est tout de même très discutable.
Que ça vienne d’un sénateur socialiste est dérangeant.
C’est tout de même très discutable.
Que ça vienne d’un sénateur socialiste est dérangeant.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Side-effect: on pérennise le droit de véto du sénat, et donc de la droite, sur toute réforme constitutionnelle.
C’est tout de même très discutable.
Que ça vienne d’un sénateur socialiste est dérangeant.
C’est tout de même très discutable.
Que ça vienne d’un sénateur socialiste est dérangeant.
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The Biden administration was fully complicit in genocide, and anyone who served in it should be held accountable.
Biden knew that Israel was committing crimes against humanity in Gaza and then decided to keep US commitments to Israel, shortly before handing it over to Trump
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Biden administration was fully complicit in genocide, and anyone who served in it should be held accountable.
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Law Profs teaching First Amendment: I have put together a FREE, recently updated, and easy to use casebook for use in free speech classes. If you are interested in using such a casebook, send me an email or DM and I would be happy to share!
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Law Profs teaching First Amendment: I have put together a FREE, recently updated, and easy to use casebook for use in free speech classes. If you are interested in using such a casebook, send me an email or DM and I would be happy to share!
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Alabama Republicans have filed a bill that would delay next year’s congressional primary to accommodate passing a new gerrymander if/when the Supreme Court eviscerates the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama has two Black Democrats in Congress. A post-VRA gerrymander could eliminate both of them
Alabama has two Black Democrats in Congress. A post-VRA gerrymander could eliminate both of them
Awaiting SCOTUS redistricting decision, Gudger files special primary election bill
The bill says a special primary would be required if the boundary change is made too late to be accommodated in the normal primary election schedule. It would have to be held before the last day of Au...
aldailynews.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Alabama Republicans have filed a bill that would delay next year’s congressional primary to accommodate passing a new gerrymander if/when the Supreme Court eviscerates the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama has two Black Democrats in Congress. A post-VRA gerrymander could eliminate both of them
Alabama has two Black Democrats in Congress. A post-VRA gerrymander could eliminate both of them
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I think there's merit to a standalone gerrymandering bill, but Manchin and Sinema wouldn't have granted a legislative filibuster carveout for anything. The one bit of election law that did pass that Congress, the Electoral Count Reform Act, was painstakingly negotiated to pass w/ bipartisan support.
There’s a common misconception in some circles (ones that want to blame the left for stuff) that Manchin-Sinema would’ve abolished the filibuster for a standalone partisan gerrymandering ban. When you worked on the gerrymandering ban provisions, you know it’s absurd
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I think there's merit to a standalone gerrymandering bill, but Manchin and Sinema wouldn't have granted a legislative filibuster carveout for anything. The one bit of election law that did pass that Congress, the Electoral Count Reform Act, was painstakingly negotiated to pass w/ bipartisan support.
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There’s a common misconception in some circles (ones that want to blame the left for stuff) that Manchin-Sinema would’ve abolished the filibuster for a standalone partisan gerrymandering ban. When you worked on the gerrymandering ban provisions, you know it’s absurd
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
There’s a common misconception in some circles (ones that want to blame the left for stuff) that Manchin-Sinema would’ve abolished the filibuster for a standalone partisan gerrymandering ban. When you worked on the gerrymandering ban provisions, you know it’s absurd
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This isn’t true. I was there.
(from The Argument)
(from The Argument)
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This isn’t true. I was there.
(from The Argument)
(from The Argument)
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My answer was a bit to long for a thread, so here it is in two screegrabs:
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November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My answer was a bit to long for a thread, so here it is in two screegrabs:
1/2
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In any case, both Kelsen and Bulygin are wrong: the identity of legal orders is not determined by positive constitutional norms, but by the order's rule of recognition, which may remain stable across several "first historical constitutions" :D
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In any case, both Kelsen and Bulygin are wrong: the identity of legal orders is not determined by positive constitutional norms, but by the order's rule of recognition, which may remain stable across several "first historical constitutions" :D
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(See my "Problèmes relatifs à l'identification temporelle des systèmes juridiques" in Mélanges Chérot #ShamelessSelfPromotion)
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
(See my "Problèmes relatifs à l'identification temporelle des systèmes juridiques" in Mélanges Chérot #ShamelessSelfPromotion)
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Dans la littérature plus récente:
- A. Soeteman, Logic in Law
- J. Hage, Studies in Legal logic
- H. Prakken, Logical Tools for Modelling Legal argument.
- P Navarro et JL Rodriguez, Deontic Logic and Legal systems
- S. Rahman, et al., New Developments in Legal
Reasoning and Logic.
- A. Soeteman, Logic in Law
- J. Hage, Studies in Legal logic
- H. Prakken, Logical Tools for Modelling Legal argument.
- P Navarro et JL Rodriguez, Deontic Logic and Legal systems
- S. Rahman, et al., New Developments in Legal
Reasoning and Logic.
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Dans la littérature plus récente:
- A. Soeteman, Logic in Law
- J. Hage, Studies in Legal logic
- H. Prakken, Logical Tools for Modelling Legal argument.
- P Navarro et JL Rodriguez, Deontic Logic and Legal systems
- S. Rahman, et al., New Developments in Legal
Reasoning and Logic.
- A. Soeteman, Logic in Law
- J. Hage, Studies in Legal logic
- H. Prakken, Logical Tools for Modelling Legal argument.
- P Navarro et JL Rodriguez, Deontic Logic and Legal systems
- S. Rahman, et al., New Developments in Legal
Reasoning and Logic.
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A la même époque, pour un point de vue sceptique sur l'utilisation de la logique et des langages formels : C. Perelman, Logique juridique, nouvelle rhétorique.
(Plus récemment, le débat entre Eugenio Bulygin et Susan Haack sur l'intérêt de la logique pour l'étude du droit est très intéressant)
(Plus récemment, le débat entre Eugenio Bulygin et Susan Haack sur l'intérêt de la logique pour l'étude du droit est très intéressant)
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A la même époque, pour un point de vue sceptique sur l'utilisation de la logique et des langages formels : C. Perelman, Logique juridique, nouvelle rhétorique.
(Plus récemment, le débat entre Eugenio Bulygin et Susan Haack sur l'intérêt de la logique pour l'étude du droit est très intéressant)
(Plus récemment, le débat entre Eugenio Bulygin et Susan Haack sur l'intérêt de la logique pour l'étude du droit est très intéressant)
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La littérature est immense notamment en raison du développement concomitant du recours à la logique en théorie du droit et de la logique déontique.
Un bon point de départ est Norm and Action de GE von Wright et Normative Systems de C. Alchourrón et E. Bulygin
Un bon point de départ est Norm and Action de GE von Wright et Normative Systems de C. Alchourrón et E. Bulygin
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
La littérature est immense notamment en raison du développement concomitant du recours à la logique en théorie du droit et de la logique déontique.
Un bon point de départ est Norm and Action de GE von Wright et Normative Systems de C. Alchourrón et E. Bulygin
Un bon point de départ est Norm and Action de GE von Wright et Normative Systems de C. Alchourrón et E. Bulygin
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I've been struggling for 3 days trying to make sense out of the concepts of "rule of recognition" and of "criteria of membership" of a legal system. It has been a nightmare, but I found (momentary) relief in noticing what seems to be a mistake in Bulygin's concept of the criteria of membership.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've been struggling for 3 days trying to make sense out of the concepts of "rule of recognition" and of "criteria of membership" of a legal system. It has been a nightmare, but I found (momentary) relief in noticing what seems to be a mistake in Bulygin's concept of the criteria of membership.
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Right. A couple of remarks:
First this article (as well as the 1990 one) is a critical reconstruction of Kelsen. Of course Bulygin puts a lot of his own in it, but still: for Bulygin's own views on membership, I think it is advisable to start with Time and Validity, and the two 1976 papers.
First this article (as well as the 1990 one) is a critical reconstruction of Kelsen. Of course Bulygin puts a lot of his own in it, but still: for Bulygin's own views on membership, I think it is advisable to start with Time and Validity, and the two 1976 papers.
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Right. A couple of remarks:
First this article (as well as the 1990 one) is a critical reconstruction of Kelsen. Of course Bulygin puts a lot of his own in it, but still: for Bulygin's own views on membership, I think it is advisable to start with Time and Validity, and the two 1976 papers.
First this article (as well as the 1990 one) is a critical reconstruction of Kelsen. Of course Bulygin puts a lot of his own in it, but still: for Bulygin's own views on membership, I think it is advisable to start with Time and Validity, and the two 1976 papers.