Not to my knowledge. Reading any SCOTUS opinion is a more complex skill, whether Roberts Court or otherwise, shadow/interim docket or otherwise. Most court opinions aren't SCOTUS opinions.

Hallucinating Dog@doubtingdog.bsky.social · 2w ago

Has Professor Kerr written an article on how to read a Roberts' Court opinion? Might come in handy for 2L Con Law. Particularly in need of a section on interpreting the non-opinion precedential opinions on the shadow docket.

Useful reading for incoming 1Ls from @orinkerr.bsky.social

Orin Kerr@orinkerr.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you're starting law school this fall, you might be interested in my short essay, "How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students." You can download it for free here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Congratulations to my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @nicholasbednar.bsky.social, whose excellent article Presidential Control of the Civil Service was recognized by Nick Parrillo writing for @jotwell.bsky.social. adlaw.jotwell.com/the-administ...

Congratulations to my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague Jack Whiteley for this recognition by @lsolum.bsky.social of his new article, available @ssrn.bsky.social (at least for now). Highly recommended!

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Whiteley on Property’s Climate Jack Whiteley (University of Minnesota School of Law), Property’s Climate, 111 Minn. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026) on SSRN....

Congratulations & best wishes to the @umnlawschool.bsky.social Class of 2026, & esp my RA Mitchell! Well done all and don't be strangers!

A new article from my fantastic @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @sammerchant.bsky.social. I really just do not understand why @ssrn.bsky.social refuses at least to identify the author in these posts.

SSRN@ssrn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This article asks whether the Roberts Court’s formalist turn—resurgent nondelegation, major‑questions doctrine, & unitary‑executive theory—threatens independent agencies, focusing on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Read: spkl.io/63324AAnZC Subscribe: spkl.io/63328AAnw8

Very proud of my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleagues!

Minnesota Law@umnlawschool.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Minnesota Law has received an A+ in Practical Training from National Jurist for the 7th year in a row! One of the hallmarks of the University of Minnesota Law School — what we call the Minnesota Difference — is its powerful combination of rigorous academics and hands-on experience. z.umn.edu/ba0w

So excited to see @lsolum.bsky.social give that coveted "highly recommended" label to a fantastic new article on the President's removal power from @umnlawschool.bsky.social visiting prof Amy Wildermuth and student Peyton Baker. Congrats to both! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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

Wildermuth and Baker on Protecting Perkins Amy J. Wildermuth (University of Minnesota Law School) and Peyton C. Baker (University of Minnesota Law School) have posted Protecting Perkins: Removal, Supervision, and Article II on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Against the backdrop of recent far-reaching…

Check out this new article, forthcoming in @washulawreview.bsky.social, authored by my fantastic @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, whom @ssrn.bsky.social did not bother to name in its post. So weird for SSRN to describe an article without mentioning the author's name.

SSRN@ssrn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Insurers were expected to drive #climate adaptation but have fallen short: premiums often ignore near‑term #climaterisk, resilience discounts are limited, & #insurers retreat from high‑risk areas. Read: spkl.io/63323ANzcR Subscribe: spkl.io/63329ANzcX #LawSky

Welcome, @jkosseff.bsky.social, to the University of Minnesota!

Jeff Kosseff@jkosseff.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining the faculty of the University of Minnesota, where I will be the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law and the Director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law.

Failing to acknowledge the author or publication is a horrible way for @ssrn.bsky.social to flag an article. The article in question was authored by my wonderful @umnlawschool.bsky.social junior colleague @vrsingh.bsky.social and was recently published in BYU Law Review. Check it out!

SSRN@ssrn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Article examines proposals to use sovereign #tax immunity as a #nationalsecurity tool, arguing this influential yet underexplored area affects foreign governments’ willingness to invest in the #UnitedStates. Read: spkl.io/63321A44OJ Subscribe: spkl.io/63325A44O3

Congratulations to my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague and friend, @nicholasbednar.bsky.social. This award is a big deal, and so well deserved.

Minnesota Law@umnlawschool.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The University of Minnesota has awarded @nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16 the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship. Congratulations, Professor Bednar! z.umn.edu/b5se

I read a draft of this new article from @emilysbremer.bsky.social. It was fascinating. Can't wait to read the expanded version. Highly recommended.

Emily Bremer@emilysbremer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Coming soon to SSRN, Vacatur Within the Appellate Model of Judicial Review, an article that started as a small intervention into the vacatur debate but grew into the judicial review installment of my multi-year project on the Administrative Procedure Act.

I don't write about politics, but as a Minnesotan, I endorse this message from @chkbal.bsky.social 100%. Conditions here are grim, folks. Whatever your views on immigration policy, what ICE & CPB are doing to this community is unAmerican. They need to stop.

Society for the Rule of Law@chkbal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

See the Society for the Rule of Law Institute's statement on the situation in Minneapolis. societyfortheruleoflaw.org/statement-on...

Attn junior admin law scholars--submit your abstracts by 2/27 for the annual new scholarship roundtable--a fantastic venue for getting feedback & making connections in the field--this year at Vanderbilt Law. Details at the link: www.yalejreg.com/nc/call-for-...

Call for Papers: Eleventh Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable - Yale Journal on Regulation

Vanderbilt Law School is very pleased to host the Eleventh Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable on June 2-3, 2026. For the past ten years, the Roundtable has offered administrative law...

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Many thanks to the @nyulawreview.bsky.social for all of their hard work on this symposium issue, including my article with Amy Wildermuth in which we interpret & try to operationalize Loper Bright. www.yalejreg.com/nc/nyu-law-r...

Boosting this question from my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social.

Daniel Schwarcz@danielschwarcz.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The amount of fraud coming to light in Minnesota is alarming. Wearing my MN insurance law hat, I keep coming back to one overlooked area: no-fault auto insurance & the incentives it creates for fraudulent medical & chiropractic claims in the state. Are there any good recent data or studies on this?

Congratulations to my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @nicholasbednar.bsky.social on this well deserved recognition for his newest article on the Civil service, forthcoming in the Minn Law Rev. Check it out!

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Download of the Week: “Presidential Control of the Civil Service” by Bednar The Download of the Week is Presidential Control of the Civil Service by Nicholas Bednar. Here is the abstract: Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article…

@bridgetdooling.bsky.social & I have posted @ssrn.bsky.social the first article to come from our study of OIRA review of tax regs, coming in @uvalaw.bsky.social Va Tax Review in early 2026. Lots of stats, graphs, & tables for those who like such things. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Highlighting new scholarship @ssrn.bsky.social from my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social about using AI to grade law school exams that should be of interest to law professors of all stripes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Daniel Schwarcz@danielschwarcz.bsky.social · 8mo ago

’m excited to share a new co-authored draft: Grading Machines: Can AI Exam-Grading Replace Law Professors? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... It shows that the latest AIS can mirror human law professor grading of real law school exams, with correlations in scores of up to 0.93.

Very excited to welcome the impressive @hsanderson.bsky.social to the @umnlawschool.bsky.social faculty starting next fall! FWIW, I recommend ice cleats! (That said, overall, I think Minnesota's climate is unfairly maligned.)

Haley S. Anderson@hsanderson.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I guess this means it's official!! I am beyond thrilled to be joining Minnesota Law as an associate professor next year. Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear! law.umn.edu/news/2025-12...

Attn admin law folks: I will be talking about OIRA and independent agencies with Eli Nachmany, Paul Ray, & Roger Nober tomorrow (Friday, 11/14) at noon Eastern. Should be a fun conversation. Thanks to @FedSoc for hosting. fedsoc.org/events/indep...

Independent Agencies and the OIRA Review Process

The question of agency independence is front and center in modern political and legal discourse—the...

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A super interesting @hls.harvard.edu Harvard Law Review Foreword from @richardre.bsky.social. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

To a Conservative Warren Court - Harvard Law Review

The Warren Court’s legacy is ubiquitous. With the eponymous Chief Justice Warren at the helm, the Supreme Court featured a strong majority of left-of-center jurists, and those “liberal lions” ruled (o...

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For #adlaw folks: Due to logistical issues from the federal gov't shutdown, ABA Admin Law has replaced its usual fall conference with a shorter but free online event on 11/21. Registration is required, but it's 6.5 hrs of free, quality CLE on admin law topics. events.americanbar.org/event/a13a77...

Congratulations and best wishes to @umnlawschool.bsky.social alum Kyle Hawkins on his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court!

Law360@law360.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced the appointment of Kyle Hawkins, leader of the appellate practice at Lehotsky Keller Cohn and a former Texas solicitor general, to a seat on the Texas Supreme Court. #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

New sites for Legal Theory Blog and Legal Theory Lexicon. Pass it on. Many thanks @lsolum.bsky.social for your continued service to the law and the legal academy with these sites!

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Legal Theory Blog is at legaltheoryblog.com. The Legal Theory Lexicon is at legaltheorylexicon.com. Thanks in advance for you help.

Delighted to be at UNC Law today to present a forthcoming @uvalaw.bsky.social Tax Review article on OIRA review of tax regs, co-authored with @bridgetdooling.bsky.social -- Delay, Politics & Expertise in OIRA Tax Review. Lots of great data, draft coming soon @ssrn.bsky.social.

Many thanks to CA6 Judge Amul Thapar for taking the time to talk with different groups of @umnlawschool.bsky.social students & faculty today, & to our student Federalist Society chapter for taking the lead on hosting him.

For those who follow tax & admin, the 8th Circuit just reversed the Tax Court in favor of the taxpayer in the big 3M transfer pricing case, citing Loper Bright plus the #SCOTUS First Security Bank decision, & treating Brand X as dead (rightly IMO). ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/10/233772P.pdf

Delighted to be @umichlaw.bsky.social today to present my paper with Amy Wildermuth, Harmonizing Delegation and Deference After Loper Bright, at the public law workshop. Many thanks to @jdmortenson.bsky.social & @profrrothschild.bsky.social for inviting me. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....