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Changhao Wei
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Fellow @ Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School | Chinese lawmaking & constitutional enforcement | Runs @npcobserver.com | 🍿/⚖️ personal account for TV/films & U.S. law | 🏳️‍🌈 he/him
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anupress.bsky.social
What does it mean to come of age in a society where the paths to adulthood are increasingly uncertain, yet the pressure to succeed remains relentless?

Find out more in the latest issue of ‘Made in China Journal’: doi.org/10.22459/MIC...
ANU Press New Release. Cover image of Made in China Journal: Volume 10, Issue 1, 2025
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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anupress.bsky.social
This upcoming issue of ‘Made in China Journal’ dives deep into how a generation is navigating constraint, competition and creativity, from digital platforms to poetry and from co-living to basketball courts.

Register your interest to learn more doi.org/10.22459/MIC...
ANU Press Coming Soon. Cover image of Made in China Journal: Volume 10, Issue 1, 2025
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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orcishlaw.bsky.social
John Roberts: Good morning, counsel. Before we begin, I understand that there is an update to the caption in this case?
Me: Yes, your honor. My client recently changed their name.
JR: Alright. And what is your client's new name?
Me: Webster Bivens, your honor.
JR: <covering the mic> oh shit
October 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
Isaac Chotiner interviews Cass Sunstein. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
= THE NEW YORKER ICO In terms of human rights, I've always found it a little bit puzzling, given what you write, and given who your wife is, that you two were so close to Henry Kissinger. Of all the pre-Trump political figures in America, he is the one I think of as in some ways the opposite of liberal, given his behavior toward the rest of the world. I'll tell you a story. I wrote a book a few years ago on Star Wars. We invited Dr. Kissinger to my Star Wars book party, and he said, "You wrote a book about Star Wars? Why'd you write a book about Star Wars?" He was puzzled and courteous, but really confused. And then he came to the book party, which was quite generous. He was a busy person. But, despite his busyness, he came to the book party. Yeah, and then I gave a talk on Star Wars, and he came up to me afterward and he said, "Oh, I see why you wrote a book on Star Wars. There's a lot there. It's, like, about families and it's about governments and freedom." The amount of curiosity and generosity that he showed was incomparable. I don't know anyone who showed that level of curiosity and generosity. And we really got into Star Wars. He just wanted to think about it. I know there are strong views about his career, and I'm hardly an expert on his career. But your wife is one of the great human-rights experts in the world. I asked you about him being anti-liberal, and your response was that he was very nice to you about your book. About Star Wars. It is certainly a touching story. But that's not totally an answer to the question. Yeah. Well, I don't know. What he would think of this book I'd love to know. But no second thoughts about being friends with him or anything? I feel generally very grateful for friendship, and he was, when I knew him, a person of immense kindness. Those who think of him as someone who was something horrible or worse, 1 don't know what to say about that. But you could have an opinion on it. You have an opinion on all kinds of things, right? Well, on him and his role in government, that's not something I've particularly studied, so I don't know. I know some people who think he was a horrible historic figure. They would say, "Would you be friends with Genghis Khan? Would you be friends with Stalin?" And I wouldn't be friends with Stalin, so I concede that. Well, the next time someone brings up a terrible anecdote about Cambodia or Vietnam, I will definitely drop the Star Wars story to show that people have two sides. Yeah. And I get those who think you shouldn't be friends with someone who did terrible things. I hear that. I can just say that he was, as a very large number of people would say, though many fewer would say it publicly, an extraordinarily generous friend. Professor, thank you so much for doing this. Great, thanks. If we go light on the Kissinger part, I wouldn't complain, because it could dwarf everything else. *
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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verfassungsblog.de
"Falling Far and Fast"

Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.

For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.

verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
Quote: “The Trump Administration has taken direct aim at the First Amendment, the foundation stone of our democracy.”
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Almost certainly illegal and likely to be struck down in court. Congress has only authorized the government to set fees to recover the cost of adjudicating the application. There is no statutory authority to impose fees designed to limit the use of a visa.
followtheh.bsky.social Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · Sep 19
*TRUMP EXPECTED TO ADD NEW $100,000 FEE FOR H-1B VISAS
September 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
w-ch.bsky.social
ANDOR!!!!
September 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
2d Cir. holds that Connecticut's ban on assault weapons (like AR-15s) and large capacity magazines does not likely violate the Second Amendment bc banning unusually dangerous weapons while allowing others is consistent with the nation's historcal etc.

ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to “keep and bear Arms,” but that right is not unlimited. Using the tools of history and tradition required by the analytical framework set forth by the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), we conclude that Plaintiffs have not shown a sufficient likelihood of success on the merits of their Second Amendment claims. Assuming that Plaintiffs’ proposed possession of the firearms and magazines at issue is presumptively entitled to constitutional protection, we nonetheless find that the Government has satisfied its burden of showing that the challenged laws are consistent with our Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. The challenged Connecticut laws impose targeted restrictions on unusually dangerous weapons while preserving numerous legal alternatives for self-defense and other lawful purposes. Such restrictions impose a burden comparable to historical antecedents that regulated other unusually dangerous weapons unsuitable for and disproportionate to the objective of individual self-defense. These historical antecedents are analogous to the restrictions at issue in this case. We additionally conclude that Plaintiffs have not demonstrated that the balance of equities and public interest tip in their favor. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of the preliminary injunction in both cases.
August 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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jamalgreene.bsky.social
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
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lawrencehurley.bsky.social
I'm confused by Justice Barrett's footnote in the trans case, which seems at odds with everything else she says in her opinion:
June 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
w-ch.bsky.social
Saw myself in the second photo 🤣
gallironink.bsky.social Digital Iron @gallironink.bsky.social · Jun 14
HERE WE GO CT NEW HAVEN
June 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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bigcases.bots.law
New filing: "Harvard v. HHS (funding cuts)"
Doc #127: Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment by 12,041 Harvard Alumni. (Attachments: # 1 [Proposed] Brief of…

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The entry's text: Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment by 12,041 Harvard Alumni. (Attachments: # 1 [Proposed] Brief of Amici Curiae 12,041 Harvard Alumni, # 2 Affidavit Names, Degrees, and Years of Graduation of 12,041 Harvard Alumni)(Milgroom, Lauren) (Entered: 06/09/2025)
June 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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jaythechou.bsky.social
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1547
Paddington in Andor Searson 1 Episode 1: Kassa
June 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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jaythechou.bsky.social
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1549
Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 3: Reckoning
June 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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jaythechou.bsky.social
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1550
Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 4: Aldhani Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 4: Aldhani
June 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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jaythechou.bsky.social
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1551
Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 5: The Axe Forgets Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 5: The Axe Forgets Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 5: The Axe Forgets
June 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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jaythechou.bsky.social
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1552
Paddington in Andor Season 1 Episode 6: The Eye
June 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
w-ch.bsky.social
New nerdy bit of office decor courtesy of @thegreenbag.bsky.social
A framed jigsaw puzzle (designed by The Green Bag) reproducing the relevant sections of the 3/26/1812 issue of the Boston Gazette, which used the term “gerrymander” for the first time
May 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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design-law.bsky.social
D265,754 - issued in 1982 for a design for a toy figure. #DesignPatents
Yoda toy, designed by George Lucas et al.
May 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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djsziff.bsky.social
This is a journey.
Court's concluding sentence -->
Bad pun -->
Me complaining about a nonsensical cliche -->
Bryan Garner discussing sex acts
djsziff.bsky.social David Ziff @djsziff.bsky.social · May 1
Also just an all-time bad saying. Everyone gets multiple bites at the apple. Who is out here eating an apple in one bite!?
rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · May 1
Oh no, judge, I award you a red card for that
May 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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madeinchinajournal.com
In September 2024, China raised retirement ages for the first time since 1958—but skipped normal legislative review and consultation. Facing pressure and backlash, lawmakers rushed it through, exposing the fragility of public participation in Chinese lawmaking, write @w-ch.bsky.social and Taige Hu.
Delaying Retirement via Procedural Shortcut: The Fragile Promises of China’s Lawmaking Reforms | Made in China Journal
On 16 November 1957, China’s labour minister Ma Wenrui appeared before the country’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), with proposed updates to China’s...
madeinchinajournal.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
w-ch.bsky.social
lmaooooooo
popbase.tv Pop Base @popbase.tv · Mar 3
‘El Mal’ wins the Oscar for Best Original Song from ‘Emilia Pérez.’ #Oscars
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
w-ch.bsky.social
absolutely destroyed by the surprise Eason Chan song in #Arcane and the scene it was played in 😭🫠

(sorry to anyone who's followed this account for law stuff lol)
November 19, 2024 at 5:36 AM