Fred Jacob
@fredbjacob.bsky.social
Dad, labor lawyer, GW Law adjunct prof, patriot, pannapictagraphist, he/his. W&M Law/Brandeis alum, first gen college. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employers. www.fredbjacob.com
Anecdotally, we found that the era of Peak TV (RIP) opened more opportunities for TV creatives to work in plots about unions vs. bosses.
Nina Metz@ninametz.bsky.social · last wk.Knew the numbers were down, didn’t realize by how much It does seem notable (if obvious!) that the output on broadcast TV has remained pretty stable. That’s a function of a finite number of primetime hours and days of the week, but stability is stability!
Now that we've had a couple of days with Slaughter, some thoughts to build on my article, Zones of Independence at the NLRB after Humphrey's Executor. (Read it here! ssrn.com/abstract=633...
While we’re all digesting the implications of Trump v. Slaughter, I offer my article, “Zones of Independence at the National Labor Relations Board after Humphrey’s Executor” as a glimmer of comfort for NLRB adjudication.
So thrilled that @jotwell.bsky.social published my review of @anyabernstein.bsky.social and Cristina Rodriquez's wonderful piece, "Working With Statutes." It's a love letter to civil servants, and I am here for it.
Jotwell@jotwell.bsky.social · 2mo agoJotwell Adlaw: Fred Jacob, Administrative Agencies & the People who Love Them, JOTWELL (June 12, 2026) (reviewing Anya Bernstein & Cristina Rodriguez, Working with Statutes, 103 Tex. L. Rev. 921 (2025)), adlaw.jotwell.com/__trashed-2/.
In 1989, I helped run the @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social comic-con, and the amazing comic artist Paul Smith contributed an illustration for our charity auction, which was raising money for adult literacy organizations.
In celebration of the first night of Passover, I offer the CIO's 1945 comic book, "The Bible and the Working Man."
I can’t wait to read the other contributions! Who doesn’t like tv and labor?
Unions, Labor Relations and Class Struggle…As Seen On TV@solongdentalplan.com · 6mo agoWe got back our first peer reviews of the "SLDP" manuscript. Utterly delighted how much the readers enjoyed it. More to come!
I'm trilled to announce that my new article, "Zones of Independence at the National Labor Relations Board after Humphrey's Executor," is slated for publication in the Administrative Law Review this September.
What's old is new again: As in 1948, hoping Santa loads your stockings with civil rights, full and fair employment, low-cost housing, lower prices, and fair labor laws. Happy holidays to you all!
Without commenting on substance, the most surprising thing about attending argument in Trump v. Slaughter in person this morning was how short the bar line was to get in! Doesn’t everyone find admin law as exciting as I do? (Spring photo for algorithm.)
Thanks @emilysbremer.bsky.social, @beaubaumann.bsky.social, @jedshug.bsky.social, for dropping great papers in the last couple of days about Humphrey's Executor and administrative adjudication that perfectly fill those pesky "ADD CITE HERE" footnotes in my current article draft.
From 1950 to today, we still strive for jobs we can be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and especially to the public servants who make the promise of a better life real for our country and its people every working day. (Image courtesy of the National Labor Service, AJC Archives).
That feeling when you're writing an article, have a great idea, then find someone who has reached the same conclusion, and you don't know whether that's good because it reinforces your point or bad because it might look like you're "borrowing" their idea...
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More dissents like this please. Short, punchy, and to the point.
Lawyer and labor friends: Thursday! Thursday! Thursday! At the Thunderdome! "The Role of Unions and Labor-Management Relations in Promoting American Democracy"! Okay, not at the Thunderdome, but on Zoom! To register, email lerachicagochapter@gmail.com.
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before? That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators. My how times change ...
So excited to read this 1968 biography of Senator Robert Wagner, the legislative father of the New Deal. It arrived on my doorstep yesterday thanks to unionized federal postal workers, whose representation wouldn’t have been possible without Senator Wagner’s National Labor Relations Act…
In 1958, NLRB Chair Boyd Leedom penned an article opposing judicializing administrative process by creating an Article III administrative court. Interesting stuff, given today’s debates. Far cooler, though, is that the NLRB library’s copy of the article is autographed! Leedom v. Kyne nerds unite!
I don’t know who put these in the break room, but my dentist and I thank you.
This is how union officials filed an anti-communist affidavit with the NLRB in 1954, in case you were wondering. If they didn’t, their union lost its right to file for NLRB election petitions or unfair labor practice charges.
Labor law and NLRB stans, from the depths of the NLRB library, I bring you “Washington World” magazine’s September 1963 primer on the Labor Board. I like the headline, “NLRB bans unfairness by boss or worker.” Just doing our jobs, ma’am.
Professors friends who teach Labor and Constitutional Law, here’s your next exam question for *both* classes, courtesy of the Seattle Chief of Police, circa 1935. @charlottegarden.bsky.social @matthewtbodie.bsky.social @alvinvelazquez.bsky.social @patsobkowski.com @cincyannie.bsky.social
Adlaw nerds: contemporaneous coverage of Humphrey’s Executor, as found in a homemade scrapbook of labor unrest from 1935 tucked away in the NLRB library. @jedshug.bsky.social @emilysbremer.bsky.social @tphillips.bsky.social @kexelchabot.bsky.social @charlottegarden.bsky.social
As a 2L in law school, I wrote Justice Souter a fawning fan letter about his concurrence in a seminal free exercise case, Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye. Rather than ignore it, he actually responded—validating this young wannabe lawyer’s voice and encouraging me to keep speaking.
Attn #adlaw nerds: Join Us on May 8, 2025, for the ABA Administrative Law Scholarship Conference -- 30 papers to be workshopped, ~50 scholars presenting and commenting, and plenty of time to socialize. Complimentary registration details here: www.yalejreg.com/nc/join-us-o...
Join Us on May 8, 2025, for the ABA Administrative Law Scholarship Conference - Yale Journal on Regulation
On Thursday May 8, 2025, in Washington, DC, the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice is hosting a terrific scholarship conference that will feature paper presentations and comment...
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Today is the 88th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Act, providing American workers the right to workplace democracy.
So flattering to see my essay on the major questions doctrine called “clever” by the far-cleverer @beaubaumann.bsky.social in his new MQD round-up. Here’s my piece; please send your thoughts: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... You should read Beau’s round-up too! www.yalejreg.com/nc/a-major-q...
