Pat Sobkowski
@patsobkowski.com
Political Science Professor at Marquette. APD, Constitutional Law + history & Administrative Law. Writing a book on the Steel Seizure case. Contributor, @liberalcurrents.com
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Pat Sobkowski
@patsobkowski.com
· May 6
The Unitary Executive and Politics
The Unitary Executive Theory has inspired debate for nearly half a century. The meaning of Article II of the Constitution has been debated within the academy, t
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My article, "The Unitary Executive and Politics," is forthcoming in the Ohio Northern University Law Review!
I'm very excited to work with the student editors at ONU.
Link to the paper below; comments are welcome.
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I'm very excited to work with the student editors at ONU.
Link to the paper below; comments are welcome.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Just posted on @ssrn.bsky.social: a draft of my Foreword ("To Keep Government Generally Within the Bounds of Law") for the Harvard Law Review & @tamu.bsky.social Center on the Structural Constitution Symposium "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?" Abstract here, link in next post. Feedback welcome.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just posted on @ssrn.bsky.social: a draft of my Foreword ("To Keep Government Generally Within the Bounds of Law") for the Harvard Law Review & @tamu.bsky.social Center on the Structural Constitution Symposium "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?" Abstract here, link in next post. Feedback welcome.
If this is the consensus among senior Democrats and Dem-leaning incumbents, they need to be voted out as soon as possible.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If this is the consensus among senior Democrats and Dem-leaning incumbents, they need to be voted out as soon as possible.
The Senate Democrats reach a “deal” and Trump immediately pardons insurrectionists and openly threatens the BBC for speaking truth to power.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Senate Democrats reach a “deal” and Trump immediately pardons insurrectionists and openly threatens the BBC for speaking truth to power.
If you tell an infant to stop pooping in their diaper they’ll stop doing it.
Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If you tell an infant to stop pooping in their diaper they’ll stop doing it.
This who are interested in executive power have to read this paper. It’s destined for the Harvard Law Review or Yale or one of the “big” ones.
Thanks so much for your engagement with my work, Mike and Larry. More TK soon! Mike’s points about “core” executive powers over law enforcement touch on some of my earlier work, so I’ve included a few thoughts below.
Christine Kexel Chabot: The Interstitial Executive (with Comments)Michael Ramsey #ltb #feedly buff.ly/LOh82eJ
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This who are interested in executive power have to read this paper. It’s destined for the Harvard Law Review or Yale or one of the “big” ones.
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Thanks so much for your engagement with my work, Mike and Larry. More TK soon! Mike’s points about “core” executive powers over law enforcement touch on some of my earlier work, so I’ve included a few thoughts below.
Christine Kexel Chabot: The Interstitial Executive (with Comments)Michael Ramsey #ltb #feedly buff.ly/LOh82eJ
Christine Kexel Chabot: The Interstitial Executive (with Comments)Michael Ramsey – The Originalism Blog
The Blog of the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism at the University of San Diego School of Law
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November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Thanks so much for your engagement with my work, Mike and Larry. More TK soon! Mike’s points about “core” executive powers over law enforcement touch on some of my earlier work, so I’ve included a few thoughts below.
The Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium is a gem of a conference. Met some brilliant people for the first time and got to reconnect with old friends.
I also got amazing feedback on my “Presidential Penumbras” project.
I also got amazing feedback on my “Presidential Penumbras” project.
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium is a gem of a conference. Met some brilliant people for the first time and got to reconnect with old friends.
I also got amazing feedback on my “Presidential Penumbras” project.
I also got amazing feedback on my “Presidential Penumbras” project.
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The best part of conferences is finally getting to meet in person people you’ve been interacting with for years online. @patsobkowski.com @yeargain.bsky.social @msmith750.bsky.social @danielrice.bsky.social @jacobdcharles.bsky.social @dfroomkin.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The best part of conferences is finally getting to meet in person people you’ve been interacting with for years online. @patsobkowski.com @yeargain.bsky.social @msmith750.bsky.social @danielrice.bsky.social @jacobdcharles.bsky.social @dfroomkin.bsky.social
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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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Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
Pelosi is one of the most important figures in all of American political history.
I hope she enjoys retirement.
I hope she enjoys retirement.
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pelosi is one of the most important figures in all of American political history.
I hope she enjoys retirement.
I hope she enjoys retirement.
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Douthat is a textbook moron.
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Douthat is a textbook moron.
This is wrong. Basic conlaw I doctrine.
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is wrong. Basic conlaw I doctrine.
I’m very excited to attend the Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium this weekend! I’ll be presenting an early project called “Presidential Penumbras.”
If you’ll be in attendance, I’d love to meet up!
If you’ll be in attendance, I’d love to meet up!
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I’m very excited to attend the Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium this weekend! I’ll be presenting an early project called “Presidential Penumbras.”
If you’ll be in attendance, I’d love to meet up!
If you’ll be in attendance, I’d love to meet up!
The disconnection from reality in Sauer’s SCOTUS argument is hilarious.
“We’ll reinvigorate America’s hollowed-out manufacturing base.”
No you won’t.
“We’ll reinvigorate America’s hollowed-out manufacturing base.”
No you won’t.
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The disconnection from reality in Sauer’s SCOTUS argument is hilarious.
“We’ll reinvigorate America’s hollowed-out manufacturing base.”
No you won’t.
“We’ll reinvigorate America’s hollowed-out manufacturing base.”
No you won’t.
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Alito is trying to clear the way for the Trump administration to use an alternative statute--section 338 of the 1030 Tariff Act--to impose tariffs. But that allows tariffs only up to 50 percent, it's only been used in wartime, and the statute hasn't been used since 1949.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Alito is trying to clear the way for the Trump administration to use an alternative statute--section 338 of the 1030 Tariff Act--to impose tariffs. But that allows tariffs only up to 50 percent, it's only been used in wartime, and the statute hasn't been used since 1949.
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
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“The framers wanted the president to be able to unilaterally impose taxes because that wasn’t a problem at the founding.”
-Trump administration
-Trump administration
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The framers wanted the president to be able to unilaterally impose taxes because that wasn’t a problem at the founding.”
-Trump administration
-Trump administration
Gorsuch: "So, could Congress just delegate all power to regulate foreign commerce to the president?"
Obvious answer: "Um, no."
Obvious answer: "Um, no."
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Gorsuch: "So, could Congress just delegate all power to regulate foreign commerce to the president?"
Obvious answer: "Um, no."
Obvious answer: "Um, no."
Oh, Gorsuch is a "no". Wow.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Oh, Gorsuch is a "no". Wow.
KBJ, Kagan, and Sotomayor are clearly against the administration.
Barrett seems to be likely to join them as well as Roberts.
Barrett seems to be likely to join them as well as Roberts.
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
KBJ, Kagan, and Sotomayor are clearly against the administration.
Barrett seems to be likely to join them as well as Roberts.
Barrett seems to be likely to join them as well as Roberts.
I’m interested for Gorsuch to speak up. His whole shtick is “get the government off normal peoples’ backs.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’m interested for Gorsuch to speak up. His whole shtick is “get the government off normal peoples’ backs.”
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Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.
“The framers wanted the president to be able to unilaterally impose taxes because that wasn’t a problem at the founding.”
-Trump administration
-Trump administration
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The framers wanted the president to be able to unilaterally impose taxes because that wasn’t a problem at the founding.”
-Trump administration
-Trump administration
Roberts is skeptical of the government’s argument.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Roberts is skeptical of the government’s argument.