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Yes, it is August, but it’s not THAT bad.

Moby Dick@mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 3d ago

A stark, bewildered feeling, as of death, came over me.

It took almost a year, but the Sixth Circuit has (finally) granted en banc rehearing in Ohio Telecom v. FCC. This is an important case on the scope of the Congressional Review Act's prohibition on the re-issuance of rejected rules. opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...

#ELB: AALS Election Law Section Call for Papers https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157688

This book, the second edition of Sutherland on Statutes, has had quite a life. Printed in Wisconsin in 1904, a trip to Arkhangelsk with US soldiers, and now in the William & Mary law library in Williamsburg, Virginia. #BookAsObject @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social

Routledge has just listed my book as forthcoming: www.routledge.com/Parliament-a...

Parliament and the Invention of Legislative Power: England, 1100-1330

How did the English parliament become a legislature—an assembly that deliberates, makes law, and represents a nation? In this wide-ranging and carefully argued reinterpretation, Matthew Steilen retrac...

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Legal history tidbit of the day: Chancellor Kent wrote that some of his colleagues were republican francophiles but didn’t really understand that legal system, so if he cited French/Civil Law stuff he could do whatever he wanted and they would ignorantly join his opinion. 1/2 Source: letter, 1828

Here is the stipulation to delay the merger:

Order on Stipulation AND Order on Stipulation – #170 in The State of California v. Paramount Skydance Corporation (N.D. Cal., 4:26-cv-07116) – CourtListener.com

ORDER by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in case 4:26-cv-03790-AMO; granting (169) Stipulation Not to Close in case 4:26-cv-07116-AMO; granting (71) Stipulation Not to Close in case 4:26-cv-07212-AMO. (...

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Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 2w ago

Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until after a federal judge rules on states' challenge to the deal, according to court papers filed on Friday.

Legal history tidbit of the day: Chancellor Kent wrote that some of his colleagues were republican francophiles but didn’t really understand that legal system, so if he cited French/Civil Law stuff he could do whatever he wanted and they would ignorantly join his opinion. 1/2 Source: letter, 1828

Former Solicitor General Don Verrilli, among others, representing Rogoff. Interesting remedial issues here, along with the merits.

Ben Penn@benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 2w ago

JUST IN: Roger Rogoff, court-appointed US attorney in Seattle who Trump immediately fired, has sued to regain his post. The novel challenge takes aim at White House authority to bypass judiciary & Senate in choosing prosecutors news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

I went to grad school at UT Austin so am steeped in TexMex. Why have breakfast tacos not made it outside of Texas? It's not rocket science. Why is there not a TacoDeli in every city?? Hrumph.

My new @washulawreview.bsky.social article Ex Parte Young Redux argues that sovereign immunity shouldn't preclude injunctions against states themselves when states themselves block other paths to judicial relief for unconstitutional actions. Final @ssrn.bsky.social 🔗⬇️ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

When I type “Loper Bright” in the Westlaw SCT database, the actual case is result 18. Result 1 is the court granting the motion to dispense with printing the JA! People have posted about these bizarre results before. But does anyone know WHY the algo does this? Sure not pagerank or # of clicks!

Not his biggest role, but the one that first comes to mind for me. May he finally see Montana.

"One Ping Only"

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Letterboxd@letterboxd.social · 3w ago

Sam Neill (1947–2026)

I’m quoted in this article, along with @stevevladeck.bsky.social and Fred Smith. A link to an article I wrote on the topic is in the next post ⬇️

Trump’s Supreme Court mulligan ‘exceedingly unlikely,’ experts say

The president faces long odds in trying to get the court to reconsider his defeat on birthright citizenship and E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil judgment against him.

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Regarding the petition for rehearing in the Carroll v. Trump case — I wrote a short piece about the practical and theoretical aspects of rehearing after denial of certiorari some years back. The article is available here:

Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 4w ago

Trump has now filed a new SCOTUS petition for rehearing in Carroll II, which has been accepted for filing. H/T @lylden.bsky.social

In the citizenship case, the majority and Kavanaugh both depart from the usual(?) practice of using statutory grounds rather than constitutional, though with different potential justifications. The maj. doesn’t say why, but presumably: 1) the statute and the 14A are the same, so no real avoidance;

In the citizenship case, the majority and Kavanaugh both depart from the usual(?) practice of using statutory grounds rather than constitutional, though with different potential justifications. The maj. doesn’t say why, but presumably: 1) the statute and the 14A are the same, so no real avoidance;

Yes, almost everything is terrible, but we at least have this!

Richard Heppner 🤷🏼‍♂️@rlheppner.bsky.social · last mo.

My Civil Procedure Game now has a website. Check it out. (It’s also for sale on thegamecrafter.com , but don’t buy it yet! I’m going to run a special deal for initial bulk sales.)

For those wanting background on this, here is a Congressional Research Service report on delays in presenting bills to the president for signature.

Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨Before the 10-day clock can start for Trump on the housing bill - the final enrolled bill must be signed by Speaker Johnson & the Senate President Pro Tem (Grassley). Then the bill goes to the White House. Those steps have not happened yet. 1/

NOW PUBLISHED: “Statutory Backups for Endangered Constitutional Rights.” A “statutory backup” is a statute that parallels a constitutional right that is believed to be at risk of judicial overruling. (1/2)

I have posted a revised version of my forthcoming article on “The General Law and the Local Law of Interpretation.” I hope it may be of value to people interested in: (1) the early American history of statutory interpretation, (2) state statutory interpretation (where the action was), and …

Never forget the importance of titles. (Even once I got to “professor,” there were ten options including Rt. Rev’d Professor etc.)

Just discoving this article, which has great new data on federal civil litigation, esp. extent of judicial involvement, rates of dispositive motions, time to disposition, etc. If you are a #CivPro prof who often says things like “many cases settle, sometimes quickly and sometimes much later,” …

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Using the complete record of all federal civil docket sheets for cases filed in a two-year period, recently made available by the SCALES-OKN project, we find that most cases that enter the federal sy...

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In a low-profile ruling Thursday, ACB & KBJ went head-to-head over the role of Congress in their decisionmaking The squabble between the court’s two junior members highlighted a larger conflict on the bench about how the justices referee policy disputes

For those interested in statutory interpretation (who isn’t), there is a long exchange on the use of legislative history in one of today’s #SCOTUS opinions. The cocktail party quip and Holy Trinity are both mentioned. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Add judicial estoppel to the long list of doctrines Justice Thomas is interested in revisiting. See today’s concurrence here: #SCOTUS www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

My library’s copy just arrived. I will turn first to the chapter on the history of equitable interpretation of statutes.

David Foster@david-foster.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Essays on the History of Equity – published today with Hart 🎉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/essays-on...

Some personal news I’m proud to share:

2026 McGlothlin Teaching Award Given to Exceptional Law and Business Professors

The 2026 McGlothlin Award for Exceptional Teaching has been granted to Professor Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl of William & Mary Law School and to Professor Dawn Edmiston of the Raymond A. Mason School of Bus...

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A useful CRS report for those interested in the Judgment Fund and potential ways Congress could restrict it. www.congress.gov/crs-product/...