Terri Jennings Peretti
@jenningsperetti.bsky.social
Poli Sci prof, author of Partisan Supremacy & In Defense of a Political Court, SCOTUS, KC/KU sports, Oma to 3
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Teaching con law for the 35th year tonight.
In 1991:
A) abortion was a right;
B) owning lethal killing machines was not a right;
C) affirmative action was legal;
D) States didn’t have to fund religious education;
E) Establishment Clause meant something;
F) separation of powers was real.
In 1991:
A) abortion was a right;
B) owning lethal killing machines was not a right;
C) affirmative action was legal;
D) States didn’t have to fund religious education;
E) Establishment Clause meant something;
F) separation of powers was real.
August 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Teaching con law for the 35th year tonight.
In 1991:
A) abortion was a right;
B) owning lethal killing machines was not a right;
C) affirmative action was legal;
D) States didn’t have to fund religious education;
E) Establishment Clause meant something;
F) separation of powers was real.
In 1991:
A) abortion was a right;
B) owning lethal killing machines was not a right;
C) affirmative action was legal;
D) States didn’t have to fund religious education;
E) Establishment Clause meant something;
F) separation of powers was real.
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The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
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Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
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Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.
May 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.
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So that all can read, I am gifting today’s NYT piece on the lawless presidency of the 45th President of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency (Gift Article)
A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So that all can read, I am gifting today’s NYT piece on the lawless presidency of the 45th President of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
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On this day, April 14, 2025, the President of the United States openly defied the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion of April 10, 2025, ordering him to “facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador
April 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
On this day, April 14, 2025, the President of the United States openly defied the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion of April 10, 2025, ordering him to “facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador
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I am pleased to have an essay this morning in the New York Times on The President versus The Federal Courts. This standoff will not end well for the President.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...
Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts
The judiciary will never surrender to the president its constitutional role to interpret the Constitution.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I am pleased to have an essay this morning in the New York Times on The President versus The Federal Courts. This standoff will not end well for the President.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...
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In a functioning democracy, with a healthy political culture, these kinds of aggressively anti-democratic shenanigans would cause national outrage.
In the United States, this has become the routine playbook for the Republican Party at the state level. We’re already so far down that dark road…
In the United States, this has become the routine playbook for the Republican Party at the state level. We’re already so far down that dark road…
Heads up:
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers
Republicans passed a sprawling bill after they lost races for governor and attorney general — and most likely their veto-proof legislative majority — in this month's election.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM
In a functioning democracy, with a healthy political culture, these kinds of aggressively anti-democratic shenanigans would cause national outrage.
In the United States, this has become the routine playbook for the Republican Party at the state level. We’re already so far down that dark road…
In the United States, this has become the routine playbook for the Republican Party at the state level. We’re already so far down that dark road…