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Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny - Harvard Law Review
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
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Trump's tariffs are always described as chaotic. They aren't chaotic. They are part of a concerted attack on the rule of law.
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Trump's tariffs are always described as chaotic. They aren't chaotic. They are part of a concerted attack on the rule of law.
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
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"If a future government manages to roll back the current administration’s efforts to consolidate power but fails to rebuild our national tax capacity, it will be a hollow victory."
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"If a future government manages to roll back the current administration’s efforts to consolidate power but fails to rebuild our national tax capacity, it will be a hollow victory."
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"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
lpeproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
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New from me today! An article at @lpeblog.bsky.social, about Trump's tariffs, Magna Carta, and why opponents of democracy always try to undermine the tax system.
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Also, I got to write this one sentence:
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Also, I got to write this one sentence:
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New from me today! An article at @lpeblog.bsky.social, about Trump's tariffs, Magna Carta, and why opponents of democracy always try to undermine the tax system.
lpeproject.org/blog/the-lon...
Also, I got to write this one sentence:
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Also, I got to write this one sentence:
Apparently, it is negotiable!
Health care isn’t negotiable.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Apparently, it is negotiable!
💯 💯 "the capital they wield is a direct power over the future direction of our collective life....They end up deciding what will be available for us to consume and produce, what our forms of enjoyment are, and what our social interactions will be like."
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
💯 💯 "the capital they wield is a direct power over the future direction of our collective life....They end up deciding what will be available for us to consume and produce, what our forms of enjoyment are, and what our social interactions will be like."
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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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The week in review: Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and @gshans.bsky.social on protecting legal clinics from political interference.
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Weekly Roundup: Nov 7
Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and G.S. Hans on legal clinics under political attack. Plus, a cool new fellowship at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, Cea Weaver on the…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The week in review: Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and @gshans.bsky.social on protecting legal clinics from political interference.
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
The week in review: Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and @gshans.bsky.social on protecting legal clinics from political interference.
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Weekly Roundup: Nov 7
Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and G.S. Hans on legal clinics under political attack. Plus, a cool new fellowship at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, Cea Weaver on the…
lpeproject.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The week in review: Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and @gshans.bsky.social on protecting legal clinics from political interference.
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
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Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
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November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I got to talk with two of the smartest people I know -- @reallandsend.bsky.social and @city.bsky.social -- about BORN IN FLAMES. Check out the latest @deathpanel.bsky.social here
In our latest, we speak with @benchansfield.bsky.social about “riot prone areas,” moral hazard, how landlords burned the Bronx in the 1970s, and their new book Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
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Born in Flames w/ Bench Ansfield (11/03/25) | The Death Panel
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November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I got to talk with two of the smartest people I know -- @reallandsend.bsky.social and @city.bsky.social -- about BORN IN FLAMES. Check out the latest @deathpanel.bsky.social here
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
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this great article by @debtcollective.bsky.social lays out really clearly what's been on my mind all day: everybody better get real familiar with municipal finance real quick
www.inthered.org/p/zohran-won...
www.inthered.org/p/zohran-won...
Zohran Won Main Street—Now He Must Face Wall Street
Mamdani will face a looming threat to his progressive agenda: debt
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November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
this great article by @debtcollective.bsky.social lays out really clearly what's been on my mind all day: everybody better get real familiar with municipal finance real quick
www.inthered.org/p/zohran-won...
www.inthered.org/p/zohran-won...
John Roberts now faces the ultimate heartbreak: deciding whether to keep polishing Donald Trump's boots or to continue his lifelong romance with America's corporate overlords.
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
John Roberts now faces the ultimate heartbreak: deciding whether to keep polishing Donald Trump's boots or to continue his lifelong romance with America's corporate overlords.
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Today for @lpeblog.bsky.social I have a short piece on clinical academic freedom and the challenges we face in vindicating our rights as clinical faculty amid political interference. This piece stems from an Essay I have forthcoming on the topic in 2026. lpeproject.org/blog/clinics...
Clinics Under Fire: Defending Legal Education from Political Interference
While legal clinics have long been vulnerable to pressure from outside forces, recent attacks by the federal government represent an alarming new level of interference. Protecting clinical work now…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today for @lpeblog.bsky.social I have a short piece on clinical academic freedom and the challenges we face in vindicating our rights as clinical faculty amid political interference. This piece stems from an Essay I have forthcoming on the topic in 2026. lpeproject.org/blog/clinics...
Last month on the blog, Darryl Li discussed some findings from the Middle East Studies Association's report on government investigations and private lawsuits against US colleges and universities alleging antisemitism.
That report is now available in full:
That report is now available in full:
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Last month on the blog, Darryl Li discussed some findings from the Middle East Studies Association's report on government investigations and private lawsuits against US colleges and universities alleging antisemitism.
That report is now available in full:
That report is now available in full:
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“'Some complaints are just rants with almost no evidence or detail,' noted Darryl Li, a professor at the University of Chicago and co-author of the report. 'Government civil rights enforcement is now being driven by the equivalent of a YouTube comment section.'”
Important new report out from AAUP & MESA, “The data…offers a detailed account of how landmark civil rights legislation – and particularly Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – has become a primary tool to restrict speech on campus.”
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Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows
A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools
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November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“'Some complaints are just rants with almost no evidence or detail,' noted Darryl Li, a professor at the University of Chicago and co-author of the report. 'Government civil rights enforcement is now being driven by the equivalent of a YouTube comment section.'”
Today, @gshans.bsky.social describes recent attacks on legal clinics by the federal government, and explains how clinical faculty and their allies can resist this political interference.
Clinics Under Fire: Defending Legal Education from Political Interference
While legal clinics have long been vulnerable to pressure from outside forces, recent attacks by the federal government represent an alarming new level of interference. Protecting clinical work now…
lpeproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today, @gshans.bsky.social describes recent attacks on legal clinics by the federal government, and explains how clinical faculty and their allies can resist this political interference.
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Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
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I have been really enjoying this series.
Btw, for anyone interested in the potential (and even deeper tensions) in attempts to unite workers' movements for collective justice and antimonopolist smallholders movements for autonomy, may I suggest...
Btw, for anyone interested in the potential (and even deeper tensions) in attempts to unite workers' movements for collective justice and antimonopolist smallholders movements for autonomy, may I suggest...
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I have been really enjoying this series.
Btw, for anyone interested in the potential (and even deeper tensions) in attempts to unite workers' movements for collective justice and antimonopolist smallholders movements for autonomy, may I suggest...
Btw, for anyone interested in the potential (and even deeper tensions) in attempts to unite workers' movements for collective justice and antimonopolist smallholders movements for autonomy, may I suggest...
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As @lpeblog.bsky.social says, I caught some strays in this one.
Hope I'll have some time to respond over winter break, because we're entering productive territory here. I would agree that consumer protection is inherently limited & I know @sanjukta.bsky.social would agree that antitrust is...
Hope I'll have some time to respond over winter break, because we're entering productive territory here. I would agree that consumer protection is inherently limited & I know @sanjukta.bsky.social would agree that antitrust is...
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
lpeproject.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As @lpeblog.bsky.social says, I caught some strays in this one.
Hope I'll have some time to respond over winter break, because we're entering productive territory here. I would agree that consumer protection is inherently limited & I know @sanjukta.bsky.social would agree that antitrust is...
Hope I'll have some time to respond over winter break, because we're entering productive territory here. I would agree that consumer protection is inherently limited & I know @sanjukta.bsky.social would agree that antitrust is...
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Timely (grim) new NBER working paper: Households screened out of SNAP "suffer tangible downstream economic consequences. Specifically, we find that process-related denials increase debt and delinquencies, and decrease credit scores."
www.nber.org/papers/w34434
www.nber.org/papers/w34434
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Timely (grim) new NBER working paper: Households screened out of SNAP "suffer tangible downstream economic consequences. Specifically, we find that process-related denials increase debt and delinquencies, and decrease credit scores."
www.nber.org/papers/w34434
www.nber.org/papers/w34434