I stand by my take from last February. This might deserve more long-form treatment. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...

How Trump could trigger the third constitutional presidency

Trump brings with him a style of leadership that risks transforming the entire constitutional structure, and the president’s role in it.

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My job-market paper isn't ready for unrestricted public viewing yet, but here's what I have cooking. Thoughts and comments welcome--let me know and I can email a copy.

I attended Bates College. I’m aware of the Atlantic article. Bates is an amazing place. It surely has its own internal issues, just like every other institution or word place. But to hold it up as a beacon of everything wrong with academia is utter nonsense.

I paid the FAR form fee! That means that, ten years after starting grad school, I’m finally on the job market!

I paid the FAR form fee! That means that, ten years after starting grad school, I’m finally on the job market!

🚨Attention American Political Development Scholars🚨 We are excited to announce a new APD Workshop Series where scholars--especially grad students, post-docs, junior faculty, and folks at institutions with limited research budgets--can present works-in progress. sites.google.com/maine.edu/ap...

It seems that, thanks to @stevevladeck.bsky.social, @beaubaumann.bsky.social and I have accomplished the hat trick nobody knew or cares about: being cited in three Harvard Law Review Forwards in a row.

I just posted my draft of this year’s Harvard Law Review #SCOTUS Foreword—“The Court Against the Courts.” It analyzes the challenges, obstacles, and threats district courts have faced in cases involving the Trump administration—and documents how & why the Court bears responsibility for much of it:

I just discovered that my piece, “Separation of Powers and the Judiciary Act of 1925” is finally out with the Notre Dame Law Review! ndlawreview.org/separation-o... 1/6

I just discovered that my piece, “Separation of Powers and the Judiciary Act of 1925” is finally out with the Notre Dame Law Review! ndlawreview.org/separation-o... 1/6

1/ I know we've all moved on to Barbara etc., but one observation about Slaughter. In his conclusion, Roberts writes: "Th[e] President is not all powerful—not by any means." He then cites three cases: Milligan, Youngstown, and the Nixon Tapes Case.

What makes the modern Supreme Court such a problem for democratic accountability? In a new article, @wsnead.bsky.social and I tackle the longstanding question of the Court's counter-majoritarian potential, and update some political science theory along the way: doi.org/10.1017/S153...

Warren Snead@wsnead.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Why does the modern #SCOTUS seem so prone to counter-majoritarian decisionmaking? In a new @poppublicsphere.bsky.social piece, @kumar.fyi and I argue that the Court's relationship to democratic politics has changed as parties have become more cohesive and competitive. doi.org/10.1017/S153...

I'll never get tired of page proofs.

Call for papers for a workshop on state public law here in Boulder on August 13-14! Abstracts due May 31. More info below!

As far as I can tell, the biggest problem with this book is that I can’t read it NOW.

Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 5mo ago

After years of research, Daphna Renan & I are thrilled to announce preorders of SUPREMACY. Why is US democracy so broken? One reason is we've wrongly accepted that 9 justices have the final say over the Constitution. This book traces how that happened—& how we can reclaim power to govern ourselves.

After years of research, Daphna Renan & I are thrilled to announce preorders of SUPREMACY. Why is US democracy so broken? One reason is we've wrongly accepted that 9 justices have the final say over the Constitution. This book traces how that happened—& how we can reclaim power to govern ourselves.

Supremacy

From two acclaimed legal scholars, a new history of the Supreme Court that overturns our most basic assumptions about its role in our democracy, showing how it seized the power it now wields., Suprema...

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Very happy to announce that The Chadha Presidency is now forthcoming in the @georgetownlj.bsky.social! ssrn.com/abstract=536...

So, law friends. I know that this is about #1000 on your list of concerns, but I write a lot of external evaluation letters for tenure/promotion cases in poli sci. Because of my work, I often write for folks who study law-related topics. Many publish some of their work in law reviews.

Just discovered that one of my articles was published! In it, I argue that judicial power has multiple components or dimensions, one of which is ideational. In other words, ideas and norms about courts’ proper role empower them over and above the traditional formal sources of power. Check it out!

1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...

Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash

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Today is the release date for my new book The Constitution of Conflict, published by @univpressofkansas.bsky.social! The book argues that the separation of powers is better understood as a political architecture than a judicially-enforced legal doctrine. www.amazon.com/Constitution...

The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers (Constitutional Thinking)

The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers (Constitutional Thinking) [Bell, Thomas] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers (Constitutional Thinking)

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Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting! Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.

15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop

April 24, 2026| KU School of Law

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