Sam Libby
@samlibby.bsky.social
Bad at bios, good at takes. Lawyer, @utexaslaw.bsky.social🤘 @Dartmouth. Opinions my own. He/him. RTs = endorsements except when they don’t.
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"This is a case about Katz and dogs" -- opening line of a pending SCOTUS cert. petition about an allegedly unconstitutional search involving a police dog.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"This is a case about Katz and dogs" -- opening line of a pending SCOTUS cert. petition about an allegedly unconstitutional search involving a police dog.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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The statistical unlikelihood of this many Israelis agreeing on anything suggests something unusual is going on
August 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The statistical unlikelihood of this many Israelis agreeing on anything suggests something unusual is going on
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As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israels-allies-turn-on-it-heres-the-least-bad-of-the-lousy-options-for-victory-in-gaza/
As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza
The Netanyahu-led government is floundering militarily in Gaza and alienating the world and much of Israel and the Jewish diaspora with its approach to Gaza's noncombatants -- their food, their well-being, their future
www.timesofisrael.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israels-allies-turn-on-it-heres-the-least-bad-of-the-lousy-options-for-victory-in-gaza/
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Israel's far right wants to conquer and settle Gaza, expelling any Palestinians in the way. Benjamin Netanyahu wants to stay in power. I wrote about the corrupt political bargain that is prolonging Gaza's war and driving its hunger crisis, and all the decisions that led here. Gift link:
The Corrupt Bargain Behind Gaza’s Catastrophe
Israel’s far right wants to take over Gaza. Netanyahu wants to stay in power.
www.theatlantic.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Israel's far right wants to conquer and settle Gaza, expelling any Palestinians in the way. Benjamin Netanyahu wants to stay in power. I wrote about the corrupt political bargain that is prolonging Gaza's war and driving its hunger crisis, and all the decisions that led here. Gift link:
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“.. The news on Israel’s main TV channel had just finished a segment on how hunger in Gaza is portrayed around the world when the anchor looked up and said: ‘Maybe it’s finally time to acknowledge that this isn’t a public relations failure, but a moral one.’”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
July 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“.. The news on Israel’s main TV channel had just finished a segment on how hunger in Gaza is portrayed around the world when the anchor looked up and said: ‘Maybe it’s finally time to acknowledge that this isn’t a public relations failure, but a moral one.’”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The hero cop: "36-year-old Didarul Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh assigned to the 47th precinct in the Bronx, sources said. He is married with two children; his wife is pregnant, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said." -- www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/28/n...
Five killed, including NYPD officer, in shooting at Park Ave. skyscraper housing Blackstone, NFL
A police officer and three other people were killed after a gunman opened fire Monday evening at a Midtown Manhattan office building that houses The Blackstone Group and NFL headquarters, police sa…
www.nydailynews.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The hero cop: "36-year-old Didarul Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh assigned to the 47th precinct in the Bronx, sources said. He is married with two children; his wife is pregnant, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said." -- www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/28/n...
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INBOX: Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis & American Conference of Cantors issue a lengthy statement declaring:
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
July 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
INBOX: Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis & American Conference of Cantors issue a lengthy statement declaring:
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
I am a junior associate and can confirm that we are prohibited under firm policy from using AI
I’m not going to repost it here, but Andrew Yang is claiming on social media that a partner at a “prominent” law firm told him AI models are replacing 1st to 3rd year associates in litigation right now, and said this was true in briefing.
That is not true. /1
That is not true. /1
July 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I am a junior associate and can confirm that we are prohibited under firm policy from using AI
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That’s esp true for those of us committed to the vision of Israel as a Jewish & democratic state.
It’s not easy to see a path forward toward that future, per @ezraklein.bsky.social
At the very least, it requires speaking up against mass starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
It’s not easy to see a path forward toward that future, per @ezraklein.bsky.social
At the very least, it requires speaking up against mass starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
Opinion | Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
That’s esp true for those of us committed to the vision of Israel as a Jewish & democratic state.
It’s not easy to see a path forward toward that future, per @ezraklein.bsky.social
At the very least, it requires speaking up against mass starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
It’s not easy to see a path forward toward that future, per @ezraklein.bsky.social
At the very least, it requires speaking up against mass starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
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This is truly not a normal way for the city's congressional delegation to handle a primary.
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is truly not a normal way for the city's congressional delegation to handle a primary.
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There’s a lot to do if/when we get past all *this*, but a requirement to run as a Democrat should be support for codifying Bivens.
(If federal officials deprive you of clearly established constitutional rights, you should have the same remedies as when Georgia or Utah officials do. Winning issue.)
(If federal officials deprive you of clearly established constitutional rights, you should have the same remedies as when Georgia or Utah officials do. Winning issue.)
July 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
There’s a lot to do if/when we get past all *this*, but a requirement to run as a Democrat should be support for codifying Bivens.
(If federal officials deprive you of clearly established constitutional rights, you should have the same remedies as when Georgia or Utah officials do. Winning issue.)
(If federal officials deprive you of clearly established constitutional rights, you should have the same remedies as when Georgia or Utah officials do. Winning issue.)
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I wouldnt be surprised but I think a lot of this coverage and discussion has undersold how abnormal it is for all of this reluctance around the Dem nominee - and the Cuomo/Adams zombie campaigns. It's a bizarre situation.
Isn’t Jeffries holding out for their in-person meeting? Suppose we’ll wait and see after that
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I wouldnt be surprised but I think a lot of this coverage and discussion has undersold how abnormal it is for all of this reluctance around the Dem nominee - and the Cuomo/Adams zombie campaigns. It's a bizarre situation.
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We simply cannot allow the world's most powerful antisemites to continue pretending they care about the safety or freedom of American Jews. They don't give a fuck about us, and no one should act like they do.
Trump, who referred to bankers as "shylocks" a couple days ago, says Harvard "has been very bad. Totally antisemitic."
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We simply cannot allow the world's most powerful antisemites to continue pretending they care about the safety or freedom of American Jews. They don't give a fuck about us, and no one should act like they do.
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Now would be an incredibly good time for the Democratic Party (or someone like AOC or Raskin) to call for a boycott of X on the grounds of fighting antisemitism.
July 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Now would be an incredibly good time for the Democratic Party (or someone like AOC or Raskin) to call for a boycott of X on the grounds of fighting antisemitism.
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Brilliant piece.
Great storytelling of a key moment in American history
When the trustees of Dartmouth showed the will to resist a government attempt to control and coerce the college.
Direct lessons for #Harvard today
By Bruce Swartz
Image is Daniel Webster arguing Dartmouth case before SCOTUS
Great storytelling of a key moment in American history
When the trustees of Dartmouth showed the will to resist a government attempt to control and coerce the college.
Direct lessons for #Harvard today
By Bruce Swartz
Image is Daniel Webster arguing Dartmouth case before SCOTUS
Will to Resist: What Dartmouth Teaches Harvard About Protecting American Freedom
An essay on Harvard v Trump and the landmark case when Dartmouth College Trustees fought government coercion to the Supreme Court.
www.justsecurity.org
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Brilliant piece.
Great storytelling of a key moment in American history
When the trustees of Dartmouth showed the will to resist a government attempt to control and coerce the college.
Direct lessons for #Harvard today
By Bruce Swartz
Image is Daniel Webster arguing Dartmouth case before SCOTUS
Great storytelling of a key moment in American history
When the trustees of Dartmouth showed the will to resist a government attempt to control and coerce the college.
Direct lessons for #Harvard today
By Bruce Swartz
Image is Daniel Webster arguing Dartmouth case before SCOTUS
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Opinion | Yes, I voted for Trump’s megabill despite knowing it will harm my constituents. But if I hadn’t, I’d be primaried by someone who’d vote just like me but not give anti-Trump comments on background to The Times.
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Opinion | Yes, I voted for Trump’s megabill despite knowing it will harm my constituents. But if I hadn’t, I’d be primaried by someone who’d vote just like me but not give anti-Trump comments on background to The Times.
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My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
July 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
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It is possible to praise yesterday’s decision IF you assume the Supreme Court is acting in good faith and will apply rules equally to presidents from both parties. I think recent history refutes that assumption and shows that the court applies different standards depending on a president’s party.
June 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It is possible to praise yesterday’s decision IF you assume the Supreme Court is acting in good faith and will apply rules equally to presidents from both parties. I think recent history refutes that assumption and shows that the court applies different standards depending on a president’s party.
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If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
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And Alito's concurrence is giving the dissenters more reason to worry on this point.
Rule 23(b)(2) class actions may be the procedurally proper way to achieve complete, nationwide relief. But the underlying premise is that the Court will apply the Rule 23(a) factors evenhandedly. The dissenters are furious because repeatedly, the Court has not done so
It's bad, but thankfully not THAT bad. Class actions remain available (although have their own problems/limitations), and the Court defers on whether an injunction with a nationwide scope may be appropriate to grant to a state in some circumstances, like with the birthright citizenship order here.
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
And Alito's concurrence is giving the dissenters more reason to worry on this point.
Rule 23(b)(2) class actions may be the procedurally proper way to achieve complete, nationwide relief. But the underlying premise is that the Court will apply the Rule 23(a) factors evenhandedly. The dissenters are furious because repeatedly, the Court has not done so
It's bad, but thankfully not THAT bad. Class actions remain available (although have their own problems/limitations), and the Court defers on whether an injunction with a nationwide scope may be appropriate to grant to a state in some circumstances, like with the birthright citizenship order here.
The main upshot of today's birthright citizenship ruling (that I'm still making way through) seems to be that each person victimized by an unconstitutional Trump order has to pretty much sue individually.
Trump is free to act unconstitutionally to everybody individually.
Trump is free to act unconstitutionally to everybody individually.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Rule 23(b)(2) class actions may be the procedurally proper way to achieve complete, nationwide relief. But the underlying premise is that the Court will apply the Rule 23(a) factors evenhandedly. The dissenters are furious because repeatedly, the Court has not done so
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Congressman @ritchietorres.bsky.social on efforts to have Zohran Mamdani denaturalized and deported.
June 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Congressman @ritchietorres.bsky.social on efforts to have Zohran Mamdani denaturalized and deported.
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For my part, though, I predict that if/when a significant Israel-inflected antisemitic event occurs in NYC during Mamdani’s tenure, he will actually do the @katmabu.bsky.social thing and issue a strong condemnation that leads to his “base” calling him a Zionist sellout for not endorsing Jew-hunting.
June 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
For my part, though, I predict that if/when a significant Israel-inflected antisemitic event occurs in NYC during Mamdani’s tenure, he will actually do the @katmabu.bsky.social thing and issue a strong condemnation that leads to his “base” calling him a Zionist sellout for not endorsing Jew-hunting.
Can confirm that this is absolutely true. Well known authors get cited more. Cites = prestige of the journal
Having been on the selection side of the law review process at an “elite” school, I can confidently say, the number one reason “inferior” manuscripts get published is not to increase diversity, but because they are authored by well-known professors—who are overwhelmingly straight, white men.
June 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Can confirm that this is absolutely true. Well known authors get cited more. Cites = prestige of the journal