Michael Froomkin
@mfroomkin.bsky.social
U.Miami Lawprof. Techie. Teach AI, AdLaw, https://tinyurl.com/concrisis, Jurisprudence & Privacy. EIC of Jotwell.com. Home@ https://law.tm. Survivor of many medical things that should have killed me but didn't. Remains to be seen if I'm stronger.
ROFL. Or crying. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
The signature replacement comes as Trump has repeatedly criticized former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen to conduct executive business.
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
ROFL. Or crying. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
We have so much to repair when the nightmare is over.
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
We have so much to repair when the nightmare is over.
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
“Pope Leo Is a Tool of Our Enemies”: Homan Leads MAGA Attacks as Hayworth, Others Pile On
It’s the latest MAGA attack on Pope Leo’s pro-immigrant stance. Disgraced border chief Tom Homan — caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag — led the charge against Leo and the bishops.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Having lost the Catholic bishops, ICE proceeds to poke the religious Protestant bear.
Organizers told me that at least 7 faith leaders were among those arrested on Friday.
In a statement posted on X, DHS referred to demonstrators as "imbeciles" who need to "get a job."
One pastor told me "this is our job," adding, "to advocate for the oppressed. religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
In a statement posted on X, DHS referred to demonstrators as "imbeciles" who need to "get a job."
One pastor told me "this is our job," adding, "to advocate for the oppressed. religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
(RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.
religionnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Having lost the Catholic bishops, ICE proceeds to poke the religious Protestant bear.
I tend to avoid substance via YouTube as it's noisy and slow compared to reading, but this takedown of Deputy AG Todd Blanche over his sham #Epstein interview of now-extra-coddled minimum security inmate Ghislaine Maxwell is worth it.
The Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, was outed running the Epstein coverup from his office in the Department of Justice. Emails released this week show that his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell was a sham and a betrayal. youtube.com/shorts/hQeKb...
Todd Blanche’s Big Betrayal
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I tend to avoid substance via YouTube as it's noisy and slow compared to reading, but this takedown of Deputy AG Todd Blanche over his sham #Epstein interview of now-extra-coddled minimum security inmate Ghislaine Maxwell is worth it.
Going for the hearts and minds again, I see.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Going for the hearts and minds again, I see.
This, by Peter Swire & Samm Sacks, looks intriguing. apers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Personal Data As A Dual-Use Technology: Critically Assessing The New Alliance Of Privacy And National Security
In the recent past, notably since the beginning of 2024, national security has been used as the rationale for multiple significant U.S. legal measures, to limit
papers.ssrn.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This, by Peter Swire & Samm Sacks, looks intriguing. apers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Be afraid. This is not just awful for professors, it's awful for the quality of education.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Be afraid. This is not just awful for professors, it's awful for the quality of education.
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
Jotwell Equality:
Rakhi Ruparelia, Resuscitating DEI: Using CRT to Breathe Life Back into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, JOTWELL (November 14, 2025), equality.jotwell.com/resuscitatin....
Rakhi Ruparelia, Resuscitating DEI: Using CRT to Breathe Life Back into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, JOTWELL (November 14, 2025), equality.jotwell.com/resuscitatin....
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Jotwell Equality:
Rakhi Ruparelia, Resuscitating DEI: Using CRT to Breathe Life Back into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, JOTWELL (November 14, 2025), equality.jotwell.com/resuscitatin....
Rakhi Ruparelia, Resuscitating DEI: Using CRT to Breathe Life Back into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, JOTWELL (November 14, 2025), equality.jotwell.com/resuscitatin....
Got a review copy today. It's--I kid you not--677 pages long. Has it come to this already???
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Got a review copy today. It's--I kid you not--677 pages long. Has it come to this already???
No, wait, the day wasn't over. *This* is the new low. And it's not even 5pm here.
Today, the judge deciding the legality of Lindsey Halligan's appointment said the court reporter stopped transcribing grand jury proceedings in the Comey case at 4:28 PM. That's over TWO HOURS that's missing.
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
No, wait, the day wasn't over. *This* is the new low. And it's not even 5pm here.
New low? (I feel like I could save a lot of time just saying that five posts a week.)
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New low? (I feel like I could save a lot of time just saying that five posts a week.)
Seems real:"Sunlight after dark"--"Reflect Orbital is delivering sunlight by building a constellation of in-space mirrors." I get the idea of deploying space shields to reduce global warming. Would this increase it? Plus dangers from, er, focusing it ("Diamonds Are Forever")?
www.reflectorbital.com
www.reflectorbital.com
Reflect Orbital
Sunlight after dark
www.reflectorbital.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Seems real:"Sunlight after dark"--"Reflect Orbital is delivering sunlight by building a constellation of in-space mirrors." I get the idea of deploying space shields to reduce global warming. Would this increase it? Plus dangers from, er, focusing it ("Diamonds Are Forever")?
www.reflectorbital.com
www.reflectorbital.com
Will this pointless, destructive, vicious, military theater in Chicago go into the memory hole? I sure hope not.
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Will this pointless, destructive, vicious, military theater in Chicago go into the memory hole? I sure hope not.
2 AUSAs "quit rather than disclose in writing—with the threat of being indicted over misstatements—the names of colleagues...with whom they’d discussed...assignment to a national security unit expected to target those involved in past cases against...Trump."
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
Bloomberg Law
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
2 AUSAs "quit rather than disclose in writing—with the threat of being indicted over misstatements—the names of colleagues...with whom they’d discussed...assignment to a national security unit expected to target those involved in past cases against...Trump."
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
Jotwell Courtslaw:
Sergio J. Campos, You Get What You Pay For: Experts in Securities Class Actions, JOTWELL (November 12, 2025), courtslaw.jotwell.com/you-get-what....
Sergio J. Campos, You Get What You Pay For: Experts in Securities Class Actions, JOTWELL (November 12, 2025), courtslaw.jotwell.com/you-get-what....
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Jotwell Courtslaw:
Sergio J. Campos, You Get What You Pay For: Experts in Securities Class Actions, JOTWELL (November 12, 2025), courtslaw.jotwell.com/you-get-what....
Sergio J. Campos, You Get What You Pay For: Experts in Securities Class Actions, JOTWELL (November 12, 2025), courtslaw.jotwell.com/you-get-what....
The only silver lining in the despicable Democratic collapse over the shutdown ("We won by being strong? Let's never do that again.") is that the House will be back in session, and they'll have to vote on releasing the #Epstein files.
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The only silver lining in the despicable Democratic collapse over the shutdown ("We won by being strong? Let's never do that again.") is that the House will be back in session, and they'll have to vote on releasing the #Epstein files.
This won't last.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This won't last.
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
Jotwell Corp:
Matteo Gatti, Saying Yes, But Meaning No—Rethinking Coercion in Debt Reorganizations, JOTWELL (Nov. 11, 2025) (reviewing Vincent S. J. Buccola & Marcel Kahan, Getting to Yes: The Role of Coercion in Debt Renegotiations, 17 J. Legal Analysis 166 (2025)), corp.jotwell.com/saying-yes-b...
Matteo Gatti, Saying Yes, But Meaning No—Rethinking Coercion in Debt Reorganizations, JOTWELL (Nov. 11, 2025) (reviewing Vincent S. J. Buccola & Marcel Kahan, Getting to Yes: The Role of Coercion in Debt Renegotiations, 17 J. Legal Analysis 166 (2025)), corp.jotwell.com/saying-yes-b...
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Jotwell Corp:
Matteo Gatti, Saying Yes, But Meaning No—Rethinking Coercion in Debt Reorganizations, JOTWELL (Nov. 11, 2025) (reviewing Vincent S. J. Buccola & Marcel Kahan, Getting to Yes: The Role of Coercion in Debt Renegotiations, 17 J. Legal Analysis 166 (2025)), corp.jotwell.com/saying-yes-b...
Matteo Gatti, Saying Yes, But Meaning No—Rethinking Coercion in Debt Reorganizations, JOTWELL (Nov. 11, 2025) (reviewing Vincent S. J. Buccola & Marcel Kahan, Getting to Yes: The Role of Coercion in Debt Renegotiations, 17 J. Legal Analysis 166 (2025)), corp.jotwell.com/saying-yes-b...
Looks like someone has figured out the value of religious support for any social movement.
Oh, and this is of course thoroughly illegal as a violation of the freedom of religion clause of the First Amendment.
Oh, and this is of course thoroughly illegal as a violation of the freedom of religion clause of the First Amendment.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Looks like someone has figured out the value of religious support for any social movement.
Oh, and this is of course thoroughly illegal as a violation of the freedom of religion clause of the First Amendment.
Oh, and this is of course thoroughly illegal as a violation of the freedom of religion clause of the First Amendment.
Responsible people wouldn't rely on facial recognition systems given all we know about how they fail. But this is ICE we're talking about...
Could errors from an AI surveillance tool cause ICE to grab and detain you? The agency’s use of facial recognition — and alarming new details on its reckless procedures for doing so — make that sci-fi-sounding nightmare an all too real risk, argues Jake Laperruque.
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buff.ly/s0o5o7V
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Responsible people wouldn't rely on facial recognition systems given all we know about how they fail. But this is ICE we're talking about...
One great advantage for the fascists is the extent to which normal reasonable people tend to assume there must be some truth in factual claims by government officials--even after evidence of months of lying.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
One great advantage for the fascists is the extent to which normal reasonable people tend to assume there must be some truth in factual claims by government officials--even after evidence of months of lying.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
Jotwell Adlaw:
Jameson Payne, Vacatur as Redressability: Towards a New History of Universal Relief, JOTWELL (November 6, 2025) (reviewing Eli Nachmany, Vacatur as Complete Relief, 2025 Cato Sup. Ct. Rev. 77 (2025)), adlaw.jotwell.com/vacatur-as-r....
Jameson Payne, Vacatur as Redressability: Towards a New History of Universal Relief, JOTWELL (November 6, 2025) (reviewing Eli Nachmany, Vacatur as Complete Relief, 2025 Cato Sup. Ct. Rev. 77 (2025)), adlaw.jotwell.com/vacatur-as-r....
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Jotwell Adlaw:
Jameson Payne, Vacatur as Redressability: Towards a New History of Universal Relief, JOTWELL (November 6, 2025) (reviewing Eli Nachmany, Vacatur as Complete Relief, 2025 Cato Sup. Ct. Rev. 77 (2025)), adlaw.jotwell.com/vacatur-as-r....
Jameson Payne, Vacatur as Redressability: Towards a New History of Universal Relief, JOTWELL (November 6, 2025) (reviewing Eli Nachmany, Vacatur as Complete Relief, 2025 Cato Sup. Ct. Rev. 77 (2025)), adlaw.jotwell.com/vacatur-as-r....
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
Jotwell Worklaw:
Charlotte S. Alexander, A Constitutional Reckoning for Workers’ Compensation, JOTWELL (November 5, 2025), worklaw.jotwell.com/a-constituti....
Charlotte S. Alexander, A Constitutional Reckoning for Workers’ Compensation, JOTWELL (November 5, 2025), worklaw.jotwell.com/a-constituti....
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jotwell Worklaw:
Charlotte S. Alexander, A Constitutional Reckoning for Workers’ Compensation, JOTWELL (November 5, 2025), worklaw.jotwell.com/a-constituti....
Charlotte S. Alexander, A Constitutional Reckoning for Workers’ Compensation, JOTWELL (November 5, 2025), worklaw.jotwell.com/a-constituti....