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joey-fishkin.bsky.social
@joey-fishkin.bsky.social
Law prof @ UCLA. I study equality and
oligarchy.
Most recent book @ anti-oligarchy. com
AUSA who wrote this basically says in the letter, I’m not anti-Trump. I don’t even blame him for this lawless Adams scheme. I blame the fact that no “lawyer within earshot” will tell Trump this is profoundly wrong and lawless.

Very interesting letter from a pro-Trump prosecutor who believes in law.
February 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I appreciate Carlos Lozada's column about how this administration is all about dividing America into two groups, but a bit vague about who's in and who's out.

This helps when some voters in the coalition think the fight is against others also in the coalition...!
February 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Teaching Con Law today and specifically NFIB v Sebelius. I kind of miss the days when the health law question was "can the government make you eat broccoli?"*, vs "can a rogue executive branch blow up all NIH research plus all the overseas vaccine trials run by USAID?"

*not the real question
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Instead of justifying disobeying court orders, team Trump is insisting the refs—courts—will rule for them.

“Each executive order will hold up in court because every action of the Trump-Vance administration is completely lawful."

This suggests some vulnerability...
February 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM