Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
@profciara.bsky.social
Law professor & book author of Corporatocracy, Political Brands & Corporate Citizen; Brennan Center fellow; board of CREW; campaign finance expert. Podcaster of Democracy & Destiny. I’m a lawyer not your lawyer. https://soundcloud.com/profciara #beans
Dual Sovereignty means there is a difference between Voter Qualifications Clause and the Elections Clause/15th Amendment. The former gives authority to the 50 states and the latter (both EC & 15th) gives authority to Congress. constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay... 📜🗳️⚖️
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy@profciara.bsky.social · 7h agoThis holding only applies to this single immigrant so far so the impact in the short term is small. The potential in the long term is huge if, big IF, the Supreme Court agrees. The Justices should agree if they are faithful to the text of the Constitution. 📜🗳️⚖️
This holding only applies to this single immigrant so far so the impact in the short term is small. The potential in the long term is huge if, big IF, the Supreme Court agrees. The Justices should agree if they are faithful to the text of the Constitution. 📜🗳️⚖️
Chuck@chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 7h ago👀👀👀 This opens a whole new way to defeat Republicans and puts a wrench in their efforts to grab voter rolls.
Here's the judge's decision that the federal ban on noncitizen voting is unconstitutional. This is on strong textual grounds. States set the qualifications for voters. It was just a matter of time until someone with standing could raise this issue: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 🗳️⚖️
#64 in United States v. Cox (S.D. Fla., 0:25-cr-60249) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting 30, 47 Motion as to Chelsea Michelle Ann Cox.The Information 1 is DISMISSED. Closing Case for Defendant. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 10/1/2026. (DSL) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy@profciara.bsky.social · 9h agoInteresting 🤔 🗳️⚖️
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Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 14h agoUPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
I appreciate Sliwa getting vaccinated publicly. (I'm in Florida where our surgeon general is anti-vax). #getvaxxed #flu
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 14h agoSliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap
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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h agoBREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.
Live shot of me trying to get through my endless pile of work.😉
🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦@joycomes.bsky.social · 16h agoKilldeer (plover) 8-11cm Shorebird North America Female scapes her nest in the sand lines it with sticks and grass to hide it. Incubation 28 days female sits in the day the male sits at night Chicks are precocial fully feathered capable of feeding themselves. Parents protect them for 30 days.
Potoo says get your act together and make a plan to vote in the midterms. 🗳️
Jonathan Slater@jonathanslater.bsky.social · 4w agoI give you : the Potoo
Je Shen (b.1973, China) "Meditation 925" Oil on canvas. 2026.
This seems to be based upon a false premise that either SS is making seniors wealthy and/or that there are plenty of jobs just waiting for a 70 year old to show up and get.
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · yesterdayRepublican Congressman Mike Collins signals his intent to end Social Security: "[Old people need to] get off of Social Security [and] get back into the workforce."
Reminder he admitted to visiting Epstein’s freaking island. 🏝️ 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 #lutnick (look up his name and nanny)
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · yesterdayCommerce secretary Howard Lutnick has an annual salary of $205,000. And he reported "outside income" of $250mn last year, largely based on investments with strong connections to US Government action. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...
As someone who has written a lot about Watergate. This is utter nonsense. Reminder President Nixon got away with everything except he lost his NY law license because the NY Bar wasn’t covered by Ford’s pardon. 🤨⚖️👇
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d agoBREAKING WSJ: The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct. A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
Congresswoman @replamonica.bsky.social just gave birth to her second child, a baby girl. The weaponized Trump DOJ is prosecuting her for simply doing her oversight job. She has been threatened with 17 years in federal prison. people.com/rep-lamonica...
Rep. LaMonica McIver Gives Birth as Trump’s Justice Department Threatens Her With 17 Years in Prison Over ICE Incident
Rep. LaMonica McIver gave birth to her second child, a baby girl, on Oct. 1, her office said in a statement. She currently faces prosecution by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department for allegati...
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Sending in the Wolf. #TishJames #Cornell
Winston Wolf: I Solve Problems
ALT: Winston Wolf: I Solve Problems
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Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · yesterdayBREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Alex DeLuca@alexldeluca21.bsky.social · 2d agoNew: A Florida county discovered Flock cameras along its roads that officials didn’t know were there. No one has publicly claimed them. Who has operated them — and who has had access to their data — remains a mystery. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
