Chilling tells in Trump's press ban brief. No longer is there a People's House. The White House is Trump's "home and workplace" and access to "his home" "requires an affirmative invitation from the President." Great thread from @genevievelakier.bsky.social re the danger of this "privilege" framing.

Genevieve Lakier@genevievelakier.bsky.social · 2w ago

The NYT has reprinted the gov brief in the press ban case and it is revealing. It makes clear that the admin's central arg for why Trump could kick CNN etc. out of the WH is that access to the WH is not a right but a privilege🧵 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Thank you @lsolum.bsky.social. Always very grateful for your engagement. And I'm happy to get feedback from anyone else who is inclined!

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Carroll on Dignity and the Free Press Erin Carroll (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Dignity and the Free Press on SSRN. Here is the abstract:...

My latest article - Dignity and the Free Press - is part of my continuing effort to argue that the free press does a lot more than just support democracy. Hope you'll give it a read and share your thoughts. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

This latest article by my @georgetownlaw.bsky.social colleague @ajgriffin.bsky.social is another fantastic installment in her project of investigating unwritten rules regarding precedent and norms of judicial decision-making. Nice to see it recognized with Larry Solum's coveted "high recommend."

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Griffin on Peer Precedent and the Federal Appellate Courts Amy J. Griffin (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Peer Precedent: How Sister Circuits Shape Federal Appellate Decision-Making on SSRN. Here is the abstract: When federal appellate courts face issues of first impression, they…

Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post offering “financial runway." This month it gutted its newsroom—more than 300 layoffs. Whatever you think of legacy news, the hard data shows us that newspaper closures hurt Americans. Here's how: 🧵

We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. This is how he did it (published 2021):

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

If there was any question journalism is a public service and journalists are committed public servants, see Exhibit A--the news continues--and WaPo journos are still working to highlight our shared humanity--even after their ranks were callously and cravenly decimated today. www.washingtonpost.com

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Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on Earth, just eliminated hundreds of union jobs at the Washington Post. Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.

The Washington Post became famous for exposing corruption—and is now being destroyed by it.

Sick over this. It happens to impact my family. But truly it impacts all of us. The loss of all of these journalists at one still-powerful organization is a huge blow we cannot afford.

Will Oremus@willoremus.com · 8mo ago

im usually pretty decent at pushing through distractions to focus on the work but this is a pretty tough one to tune out ngl

U.S. Failed to Alert Judge to Press Law in Application to Search Reporter’s Home The Justice Dept. did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

U.S. Failed to Alert Judge to Press Law in Application to Search Reporter’s Home

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With journalists being arrested for doing journalism, now is the moment to understand why we need a free press and to defend it. Yes, the press supports democracy. But it is also fundamental to the rule of law. Ty to the editors at Cardozo L. Rev! cardozolawreview.com/beyond-democ...

I can't recommend this highly enough. The work @brianwolfman.bsky.social and his Clinic do is second-to-none, and it's a great opportunity to collaborate with very fine, extremely wise (and very hard-working) attorneys.

Leah Litman@leahlitman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

GREAT JOB ALERT: The Appellate Immersion Clinic at Georgetown Law is accepting applications for fellows! This is an incredible opportunity to do great work with incredibly smart, good people. @immersionclinic.bsky.social @brianwolfman.bsky.social www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...

In case you haven't seen it, here's the grand jury indictment of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort and others. d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2026/...

The co-author of "How Democracies Die" thinks Trump is going further in his crackdown on the press than strongmen around the world. Via @status.news (Almost everyone who studies these things is shocked not by what he's doing, but by how fast its moving.)

Sending my gratitude to the students, teachers, and journalists ensuring that this story is told. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

Opinion | ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters.

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Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart

Journalists: if you've been arrested or are facing an imminent threat of arrest, you can call @rcfp.org's hotline 24/7 at 1-800-336-4243. Write it on your arm in sharpie!

A characteristically thoughtful take by my colleague @dannywt.bsky.social on how the uninitiated might explore generative AI.

Danny Wilf-Townsend@dannywt.bsky.social · last yr.

I've had a few recent conversations with judges and law profs who haven't tried generative AI, or have only used it for a few minutes to write a poem or other trivial fun. After a few people asked me about how to start, I thought I'd write up my suggestions: www.wilftownsend.net/p/some-ideas...

Re-reading Abrams v. United States for the gazillionth time to prep for class tomorrow and I had overlooked this before, or forgotten it: perhaps the most famous free speech opinion ever, the birth of the "marketplace of ideas" metaphor was... written about non-citizens.

THREAD: Last year, ProPublica started receiving tips from an unusual kind of source: flight attendants. They said they'd worked on deportation flights for ICE, and they could tell us what it was really like on board. 1/

“I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.” A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile Read this and more in our monthly newsletter by the Tracker’s Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social.

‘I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.’ A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile

Normalizing control of media access was one small step the Kremlin took to undermine press freedom.

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Want to know why the Trump admin's efforts to exclude the AP from the WH press pool violates central 1A principles not only as of today but as of 1791? Then check out this brief, I wrote with @knightcolumbia.org and 11 other 1A scholars. Spoiler: bc it violates CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES

Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our first (and possibly last) foray into originalism. Thanks to all of the signatories, and especially to @genevievelakier.bsky.social, who led this effort. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Proud to be a signatory on this brief in support of the AP. Thanks to @genevievelakier.bsky.social and @knightcolumbia.org for all of their work.

Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our first (and possibly last) foray into originalism. Thanks to all of the signatories, and especially to @genevievelakier.bsky.social, who led this effort. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

The news is hideous, but I'm more grateful than ever for what's left of the free press & journalists reporting on the onslaught of inhumane dictates from politicians & their cronies. Amplify & $$support those outlets where you are getting info. They really are a bulwark for democracy & rule of law.

Just want to amplify. This work couldn’t be more important right now. And what a great place to do it.

Alex Abdo@alexabdo.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's a busy time, and so we're hiring another legal fellow to start right away. I hope you'll consider joining us. knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...

There's a lot of work to do. We're hiring another Legal Fellow to start ASAP. Please send the best people our way. @knightcolumbia.org knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...

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It's a busy time, and so we're hiring another legal fellow to start right away. I hope you'll consider joining us. knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...