2023–2026

2026 293

October 2026

1. 30 OctSeaton: Helpful Halloween Hints, 2026 Edition
2. 30 OctFree Speech And The Workplace Captive Audience
3. 29 OctPeltola’s Pale Ploy
4. 28 OctAll Quasi, No Judicial
5. 27 OctTuesday Talk*: Who Will Protect The Voters?
6. 26 OctBut For Video: The AI Deepfake Conundrum
7. 24 OctOnly “Proper” Interference
8. 23 OctSeaton: Roxie And Marge
9. 23 OctThe Character Of “Pay Dirt”
10. 22 OctTrump Hates The First Amendment And Fourth Estate
11. 21 OctAlina Habba’s Lucrative Side Hustle
12. 20 OctTuesday Talk*: A Condition Too Far Or Not Far Enough
13. 19 OctRule By Twit: Judge Ana Reyes’ Dilemma
14. 16 OctSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Asbestos Test
15. 16 OctTrump Is Now Actively Sabotaging Ukraine For Putin’s Love
16. 15 OctMy Cato Essay Contest Entry
17. 14 OctKimberly Guilfoyle, Before It Was Cool
18. 13 OctTuesday Talk*: It’s Not (Just) About The Trees
19. 12 OctKnowing Wrong From Right In Ithaca
20. 10 OctThe Spectacle, The Message, The Disgrace Of A Public Execution
21. 9 OctSeaton: Sheriff Roy and The Leaky Toilet
22. 9 OctDisqualifying Letitia James (Update)
23. 8 OctThe Gulf Under Alabama Law
24. 7 OctJudge Bastian Rules Trump Cannot Fire Court-Appointed US Attorney
25. 6 OctTuesday Talk*: Did John Eastman’s Disbarment Violate The First Amendment?
26. 5 OctThe UnAmerican Unseating Of The Winner
27. 3 OctWith Videos, The New York Times Cheapens Itself
28. 2 OctThe Roaring Return of Rape Hysteria
29. 1 OctBlanche Declares War On Judges (While Admitting Contempt)

September 2026

1. 30 SepThe Artifice Of Super-dee-Duper Intelligence
2. 29 SepTuesday Talk*: Burning The Cornell 7
3. 28 SepNothing To Worry About, Just A PSA
4. 26 SepSCOTUS And The Fantasy Database
5. 25 SepSeaton: This Is Rocky Top
6. 25 SepHalkides: Triple Murder at Starved Rock: Confession v. Fingermark and DNA Evidence (Update NSFW)
7. 24 SepMust See TV?
8. 22 SepTuesday Talk*: Can Trump Be Silenced? Should He Be?
9. 21 SepCan Snipers Save The Arc de Trump?
10. 19 SepThe (Un)Constitutionality Isn’t The Real Problem
11. 18 SepSeaton: Friday Night Dance Fever
12. 18 Sep2d Circuit Allows Cellphone Searches At Border For Kicks
13. 17 SepICE Violated David Streever’s First Amendment Rights
14. 16 SepWill The Kennedy Center Be There Tomorrow?
15. 15 SepTuesday Talk*: AI, AI, AI, The Hoax
16. 14 SepPardons Remove Consequences, Not Reality
17. 13 SepLeave Jurors Out Of It
18. 12 SepWe Found The Vandal
19. 11 SepSeaton: And Now, Sports
20. 11 Sep25 Years After
21. 10 SepSins Of The Grandmother
22. 9 SepThe Dark Side Of Jury Nullification
23. 8 SepTuesday Talk*: Free Range Or Child Abuse?
24. 7 SepWould You Elect Roy Cohn? You Did, Kinda
25. 5 SepRetrial Isn’t Double Jeopardy (But It Should Be)
26. 4 SepSeaton: Duel Arena 1, When Crypto Bros Have Too Much Money
27. 4 SepVan Wagner: Social Media And The Hung Jury
28. 3 SepVan Wagner: Hung Jury or Verdict By Coercion in Clancy Case
29. 2 SepWhat If The Mail Just Doesn’t Get There?
30. 1 SepTuesday Talk*: Time For An Open Thread?

August 2026

1. 31 AugPaid By The Pentagon
2. 30 AugMilo To Go
3. 28 AugSeaton: In Memoriam Dolly Parton
4. 28 AugIt’s In The Mail (Or Is It?)
5. 27 AugLawyers In The Cheap Seats
6. 26 AugBut For Trump’s “Prestige”
7. 25 AugTuesday Talk*: Did SCOTUS Blow The Post Office Ruling?
8. 24 AugCanada, Lost (Update)
9. 22 AugA Monstrosity Grows Closer To A Fait Accompli
10. 21 AugSeaton: Poking The Bear, Flock Cameras Edition
11. 21 AugThe HISTORIC MEASURES Of A Lost War
12. 20 AugIs AI The Fix For Policy Sludge and Zombie Laws?
13. 19 AugABC Decides To Fight, After Choosing To Capitulate
14. 18 AugTuesday Talk*: Is There Really A Right To Record Police In The Second Circuit?
15. 17 AugNo Allies On Either Side
16. 16 AugTrump’s “Aesthetics” Go Beyond Gold Doodads
17. 14 AugSeaton: Fun With Social Media
18. 14 AugThe Name That Must Be Added
19. 13 AugThe Sound Of Silencers
20. 12 AugBut For Video: Another Official Lie Exposed By Dashcam
21. 11 AugTuesday Talk*: If Woke 1 Was “Crazy,” What About Woke 2?
22. 10 AugWould Blanche Have Fired Archibald Cox?
23. 8 AugWithout Standing, Who Stops The Damage?
24. 7 AugSeaton: Reflections On Sixth Grade
25. 7 AugAfter Barbara, Trump Signs More Birthright Citizenship EOs
26. 6 AugDon’t Abdul Me, Bro
27. 4 AugTuesday Talk*: Bronx Defenders Overstruck?
28. 3 AugBlanche Gave Cornyn And Tillis Crap; Will It Be Enough? (Update)
29. 1 AugVandals, Vandals, Vandals

July 2026

1. 31 JulSeaton: Three Things I Thought About This Week
2. 31 JulFauci And The Fifth
3. 30 JulWho Gets Picked To Pick The Judges?
4. 29 JulCornyn And Tillis Have Half A Point About Blanche
5. 28 JulTuesday Talk*: Is The Filibuster Doomed?
6. 27 JulAre Courts The Answer To “Ultraprocessed” Food?
7. 26 JulCan AI Be Trusted To Do Anything Right?
8. 24 JulSeaton: Tennessee Is Full
9. 24 JulTrump Plays Deal, No Deal
10. 23 JulIf The House Just Says “No”
11. 22 JulThe Beer That Cost A Plane
12. 21 JulTuesday Talk*: The Selling Of The President’s Twits
13. 20 JulWho Will Investigate ICE Killings?
14. 18 JulThe “Fraud” Of Not Airing Trump’s Fraud
15. 17 JulSeaton: Greetings From Staycation Central
16. 17 JulRep. Greg Steube Tries To Impeach The Deceased Judge Steele
17. 16 JulJust Some Guys Who Can’t Say “No”
18. 15 JulBlanche’s Day In Court And Before The Senate
19. 14 JulTuesday Talk*: No Way Out?
20. 13 JulYou Knew He Was A Rat
21. 11 JulUnder Threat Of 1000 Missiles
22. 10 JulSeaton: Letter To Maine Democrats
23. 10 JulAnother Killing, Another Lie
24. 8 JulAuthenticity And Charisma Are Not The Same As Virtuous And Wise
25. 7 JulTuesday Talk*: A Personal Loss, And Still They Don’t Care
26. 6 JulA Call To Gianni, A Team Tainted
27. 4 JulLand Of The Free, Home Of The Brave, 250
28. 3 JulSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Dishwasher Blues Redux
29. 3 JulThe Agents Went Down To Georgia
30. 2 JulMachado: Florida AG Calls To Impeach Judge Miguel de la O
31. 1 JulThe Obvious And The Radical Four

June 2026

1. 30 JunTuesday Talk*: After The Slaughter, What Now?
2. 29 JunSCOTUS Whitewashes Otherwise Racist Decision
3. 27 JunJudge Sullivan Orders Blanche To Obey Epstein Disclosure Law
4. 26 JunSeaton: Europeans Remind Us How Good We Have It
5. 26 Jun100 Former California Judges Stand Up
6. 25 JunThe Democrats Feeding Their Own Demise
7. 23 JunTuesday Talk*: The View Of The View
8. 22 JunMamdani’s Bold Move To Blow The Democratic Party Up
9. 21 JunReflecting On A Pool And A President
10. 19 JunSeaton: Dollar Cage Fight Night At The White House
11. 19 JunAre You “Habitual” Or, Like, What, Man?
12. 18 JunTrump Surrenders
13. 17 JunWhat About Trump’s Birthday Bash?
14. 16 JunTuesday Talk*: Newsom Is The Man, Find The Crime
15. 15 JunThe Reverse Petite Policy And Paid-For Pardons
16. 14 JunThe People’s House
17. 12 JunSeaton: Poking The Bear (World Cup Edition)
18. 12 JunAnd The Damage Done
19. 11 JunA Deal Without Certainty
20. 10 JunWhen The Door Is Opened, Who Knows What Comes Through
21. 9 JunTuesday Talk*: To Blanche Or Not To Blanche
22. 8 JunOr Is It “The Crazy In Her Eyes”?
23. 6 JunThe Fault . . . Is Mine Alone
24. 5 JunSeaton: Brain Farts (Summer Vacation) Redux
25. 5 JunUltimately, The Senate Republicans Caved To Trump
26. 4 Jun210 Days Too Many
27. 3 JunCan 60 Minutes Survive? Should It? (Update)
28. 2 JunTuesday Talk*: How Do You Solve A Problem Like Graham Platner?
29. 1 JunBernie’s 50% Solution

May 2026

1. 31 MayThe Semiquincentennial Yips
2. 30 MayBondi Pulls A “Blond Bimbo”
3. 29 MaySeaton: The Perils of Kangaroo Man
4. 29 MayIs The Burden Before The Grand Jury The Real Problem?
5. 27 MayThe Disappeared Insurrection Of January 6th
6. 26 MayTuesday Talk*: Will AI Overwhelm The Legal System?
7. 25 MayMemorial Day 2026
8. 24 MayWhy Does Roxane Gay Hate Democracy?
9. 22 MaySeaton: Grocery Rules
10. 22 MayAt Least They Got “Autopsy” Right
11. 21 MayWas The Arc d’ Trump Pre-Approved?
12. 20 MayThe Day After The Zombie “Dismissal”
13. 19 MayTuesday Talk*: Settlement Or Fraud Upon The Court?
14. 18 MayTaiwan Is Trump’s “Bargaining Chip”
15. 16 MayA Slush Fund Too Far
16. 15 MaySeaton: My Son Went To Nashville
17. 15 MayThe Voiceless And The Invited Are Not Equivalents
18. 14 MayDoJ Sues To Insulate Trump Administration Lawyers From Discipline
19. 13 MayThird Time’s No Charm
20. 12 MayTuesday Talk*: Can A Jewish DA Prosecute Pro-Palestinian Protesters?
21. 11 MayWhen AI Is In The Room
22. 9 MayA Principled Decision In An Unprincipled Game
23. 8 MaySeaton: Stuff My Eleven Year Old Says
24. 8 MayThe Day After (Marilyn Monroe Edition)
25. 7 MayBallroom Billion Bugaloo
26. 6 MayDisbar AUSA Kevin Bolan
27. 5 MayTuesday Talk*: Tax The Rich? Then What?
28. 4 MayBlanche’s Confession: It’s Just Comey
29. 1 MaySeaton: A Note To All Printer Manufacturers
30. 1 MayIs There A Pause Button in The War Powers Act?

April 2026

1. 30 AprBetter Red Than Race
2. 29 AprThe Collapse Of Competency
3. 28 AprTuesday Talk*: Did Pirro Blow The Top Count?
4. 27 AprWhen War Powers Run Out
5. 25 AprIs There Really Any Case and Controversy?
6. 24 AprSeaton Travelogue: Great Stirrup Cay
7. 24 AprCalifornia’s “No Vigilantes Act” Violates Supremacy Clause
8. 23 AprWas The Virginia Referendum Unclear?
9. 22 AprConstitutional Calvinball: The Precedential Value of Shadow Docket Rulings
10. 21 AprTuesday Talk*: The Ethical Conflict Between Lawyers And Journalists
11. 20 AprA Reluctant SCOTUS Traditionalist
12. 17 AprSeaton Travelogue: San Juan
13. 17 AprJudge Leon “Clarifies” That A Ballroom Isn’t For National Security
14. 16 AprGambling On Freedoms And Chesterton’s Fence
15. 15 AprWeaseling Around The Order Ignored
16. 14 AprTuesday Talk*: The Chilling Cost Of Challenging Trump
17. 13 AprThe Ethics Of Defending The Rule Of Law
18. 11 AprThe Irreparable Harm Of A Pointless Decision
19. 10 AprSeaton Travelogue: St. Thomas
20. 10 AprMelania In The Middle
21. 9 AprThe Future of NATO
22. 8 AprDid TACO Tuesday Turn Into Victory Or Surrender Wednesday?
23. 7 AprTuesday Talk*: Was It Wrong To Seize Mrs. Blank?
24. 6 AprWhat Role Should AI Play In Judging?
25. 4 AprThe Plane Truth
26. 3 AprSeaton Travelogue: The Caribbean (DR. Ocean World, Norwegian Karen)
27. 3 AprBye Bye Bondi
28. 2 AprWhen Crank Theories Are Taken Seriously
29. 1 AprA Poor Steward Of The National Trust

March 2026

1. 31 MarTuesday Talk*: What Did “No Kings” Accomplish?
2. 30 MarSocial Media, The Constitution And The Weapons Of Mind Destruction
3. 29 MarHegseth Confuses Merit And Woke
4. 27 MarSeaton: The Ballad Of Taylor Frankie Paul
5. 27 MarTrump’s America And Moral Equivalence
6. 26 MarFlynn-Flam
7. 25 MarThe Perils Of Pro Hac
8. 24 MarTuesday Talk*: Should Voting Be SAVEd?
9. 23 MarThe Limits Of The Courts
10. 22 MarGraceless To The End
11. 20 MarSeaton Travelogue: The Caribbean (At Sea)
12. 20 MarSay It In Song: An Homage To Afroman
13. 19 MarWhy The Bondi Gambit?
14. 18 MarA Little Help From Our Friends*
15. 16 MarCoalition Of The Offended
16. 15 MarThe Federal Censoring Commission
17. 14 MarIt Ain’t Me, Babe
18. 13 MarSeaton Travelogue: The Caribbean (Port Canaveral, FL)
19. 13 MarBad Decision, Worse Dissent
20. 12 MarThe Filibuster Saves America
21. 10 MarTuesday Talk*: How Does This War End?
22. 9 MarThe Conundrum of Debt And UPL
23. 8 MarDevoiding The Cobra Effect
24. 6 MarNo Money Back Guarantees
25. 5 MarHouse Oversight Committee Subpoenas Belligerent Bondi
26. 3 MarTuesday Talk*: What Becomes Of The Nine?
27. 2 MarTrump And The Pottery Barn Rule
28. 1 MarDoes “Lawful” Matter Anymore?

February 2026

1. 27 FebAI On The Pentagon’s Precipice (Update)
2. 26 FebWhat Else Is Missing? Who Can Say?
3. 25 FebNo Place For A Justice
4. 24 FebTuesday Talk*: Was Cannon Wrong To Bar Smith Report, Volume II?
5. 22 FebBut What About Section 122 Tariffs?
6. 20 FebSeaton: The Hippo And The Unicorn
7. 20 FebImprison Them All, Just In Case
8. 19 Feb52 Orders And Counting
9. 19 FebAI On Lawyers And AI
10. 18 FebBut Is It “Legal Advice”?
11. 17 FebTuesday Talk*: Who’s Behind Those Meta Ray Bans?
12. 16 FebAI In The Pentagon’s Hands
13. 14 FebThe Death Of Regularity
14. 13 FebSeaton: In Praise of Lawyer Cat
15. 13 Feb19 Years And Counting
16. 12 FebBondi Demonstrates The Irrelevance Of Congress
17. 11 FebAlldredge: Cash Bail, Judges And The Dreaded Humphrey Memo
18. 10 FebTuesday Talk*: Will “Victim-Centric” Depoliticize Criminal Law?
19. 9 FebRegulating Big Weed
20. 7 FebWhere Have All The Lawyers Gone?
21. 6 FebVoting On Ice
22. 5 FebNo QI For Arrest Over Four Letter Expletive
23. 4 FebJudge Rakes Noem’s Racism
24. 3 FebTuesday Talk*: Punished For Protesting ICE
25. 2 FebWhat About A “Reverse § 1983”?
26. 1 FebShort Take: But Get The Date Right

January 2026

1. 31 JanTrump’s Non-Frivolous And Totally Conflicted $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit
2. 30 JanSeaton: Poking The Bear, “WWE Unreal”
3. 30 JanThe Devil Went Down To Georgia
4. 29 JanThe Selling Of Melania (Update)
5. 28 JanClintons Choose Contempt
6. 27 JanTuesday Talk*: Can Tom Homan Save The Surge?
7. 26 JanCan The State Do What The Feds Won’t? (Update)
8. 25 JanA Second Amendment Martyr
9. 23 JanSeaton: It’s Girl Scout Cookie Season (Again)
10. 23 JanFire Or Flag, Defending Against Vindictive Prosecution
11. 22 JanICE Claims To Be Exempt From The Fourth Amendment
12. 21 JanThe Rupture Of The World Order
13. 20 JanTuesday Talk*: Tariffs Or War, The Nobel Dis
14. 19 JanWill These Principles Restore Dignity To The Legal Profession?
15. 18 JanThere’s No Fixing ICE
16. 16 JanSeaton: Everyone Unites! Our Cellphones Suck
17. 16 JanShort Take: A Prize of Dishonor
18. 15 JanTodd Blanche Declares The “Minnesota Insurrection”
19. 14 JanProsecutors Voting With Their Feet
20. 13 JanTuesday Talk*: Is The ICE Surge Unconstitutional?
21. 12 JanTaking Powell (And Interest Rates) Down
22. 10 JanShiny Prizes
23. 9 JanSeaton: From The Files of Butler Veterinary Medicine
24. 9 JanWhen Feds Kill
25. 8 JanBut For Video: DHS Credibility Lost
26. 7 JanThe Other Epstein Deadline Missed
27. 6 JanTuesday Talk*: Five Years After
28. 5 JanThe DonHo Doctrine
29. 4 JanMaduro Was Terrible, But Invading Venezuela Was Unlawful
30. 3 JanSeaton: SJ Year In Review 2025
31. 2 JanBut What About REAL ID?
32. 1 JanMamdani Time

2025 361

December 2025

1. 31 DecHappy New Year 2026
2. 31 DecAre “Kavanaugh Stops” Still A Thing?
3. 30 DecTuesday Talk*: The Pullout To Protest Trump’s Added Name
4. 29 DecThe Inevitable and Excessive Cash Bail Backlash
5. 26 DecWas The Problem About “Regular Forces”?
6. 25 DecMerry Christmas 2025
7. 24 DecThe Tyranny Of Process
8. 23 DecTuesday Talk*: Is MAGA Really Dead?
9. 22 DecLess Than 60 Minutes
10. 20 DecVan Wagner: Snow Removal, Sure, But Judge Removal In Wisconsin?
11. 20 DecEpstein Fades To Black
12. 19 DecSeaton: Christmas 2025
13. 19 DecBuying A Soldier’s Loyalty
14. 18 DecFormer FBI Agents Get Pseudonymity
15. 17 DecYou Gave It To Google, So No Warrant Needed
16. 16 DecTuesday Talk*: Is Impulse Control A Presidential Problem?
17. 15 DecThe Crash of DOGE In The Rearview
18. 13 DecHow Many “No True Bills” For Tish James
19. 12 DecSeaton: The Night Before Christmas In Mud Lick
20. 12 DecOnly The Right Kind Of Tourists
21. 11 DecFIRE Defends Meeks From Woke Right Cancellation
22. 10 DecFree Speech In A Texas Bathroom
23. 9 DecTuesday Talk*: Can Half A Bureaucratic Bargain Work?
24. 8 DecGoogle Does Not A Lawyer Make
25. 6 DecWhen Congress Relies (Too Much) On SCOTUS
26. 5 DecSeaton: Our Top Story Is A Drunken Raccoon
27. 5 DecGroypers Are The Conservatives’ Woke
28. 4 DecHalkides: Stretching The Truth, The Prosecution of Larry Swearingen
29. 3 DecGaming The Disability Game
30. 2 DecGiving Tuesday 2025
31. 2 DecTuesday Talk*: Is Trump Entitled To His “Team” No Matter What?
32. 1 DecTrump’s Magic Word: “Biden”

November 2025

1. 30 NovDefinitely Murder (If True), And They Don’t Care
2. 28 NovThe Afghan Excuse
3. 27 NovThanksgiving, 2025: A Time For Sharing
4. 26 NovWhen Ka$h Patel’s FBI Come Knocking
5. 25 NovTuesday Talk*: Should Senator Mark Kelly Be Subject To Court Martial
6. 24 NovTim Wu Blames Meta Vibes For Dismissal
7. 23 NovWhat, My Lai?
8. 21 NovWhen A President Calls For Death
9. 20 NovThe Indictment That Wasn’t
10. 19 NovOne Little Piggy
11. 18 NovTuesday Talk*: Why, Oh Why, The Flip-Flop?
12. 17 NovIt’s Not Just The Smartphone That Kills Education
13. 15 NovThe Point Isn’t To Kill The Hostage
14. 14 NovOLC Memo Approves Murder Because Trump Says So
15. 13 NovFired For “Proximity To A Criminal”
16. 12 NovTuesday Talk*: Which Side, If Any, “Won” The Government Shut Down?
17. 11 NovA Special Gift For Eight GOP Senators
18. 10 NovChatbot, The Snitch
19. 8 NovThe Worst Appeal Ever
20. 7 NovSeaton: Why I Retired My Apple Watch
21. 7 NovA Trillion Here, A Trillion There
22. 5 NovThe Catch-22 For The American Military
23. 4 NovTuesday Talk*: Election Day Follies
24. 3 NovIf It’s Out In The Open, Is it Still Corruption?
25. 2 NovWhen Ballroom Means Transaction

October 2025

1. 31 OctConcurrence At The Schoolhouse Gates
2. 30 OctThe Date That Shall Not Be Mentioned
3. 29 OctCan Pardons Be “Voided”?
4. 28 OctTuesday Talk*: Will SNAP End The Government Shut Down?
5. 27 OctThe Mamdani Factor
6. 26 OctWhen Law Follows The President
7. 24 OctSeaton: In Which A Mute Guy Almost Convinces Me To Quit Comedy
8. 24 OctHow Much Is That Pardon In The Window?
9. 23 OctTrump’s $230 Million Gift To Himself
10. 22 OctNH Lawyer Suspended For “Threatening Financial Ruin”
11. 21 OctTuesday Talk*: What Did The “No Kings” March Accomplish?
12. 20 OctIt’s Murder Or Else For Colombia (Updated)
13. 18 OctA Fabulous Commutation Of A Fabulist Liar
14. 17 OctSeaton: Third Saturday In October (2025 Edition)
15. 17 OctAdmiral Holsey Hits The Wall
16. 16 OctHas Hamas Already Broken The Deal?
17. 15 OctWill Prof. Caleb Nelson Save Humphrey’s Executor?
18. 14 OctTuesday Talk*: Answers, Spin And Winning
19. 13 OctThe Last 20 Living Hostages
20. 12 OctA Nobel Peace Prize Dilemma
21. 10 OctThe Surprise And Unsurprise Of James’ Indictment
22. 9 OctWho Are Those Masked Men?
23. 8 OctWill AI Arbitrators Work?
24. 7 OctTuesday Talk*: Has Trump Compromised The Military?
25. 6 OctTexas Restrained From Invading Portland, Which Isn’t On Fire
26. 4 OctWhy “ICE” First?
27. 3 OctSeaton: Continuing Ed Weekend And The Staycation
28. 3 OctTrump (Quietly) Declares War
29. 2 OctEven Non-Citizens’ Speech Is Protected
30. 1 OctWill Any Grand Jury Do After A Federal Grand Jury Says “No”?

September 2025

1. 30 SepBribes Under Color Of Law
2. 29 SepMore Of The Same
3. 27 SepWho Needs Circuit Courts?
4. 26 SepSeaton: Adventures In Church League Soccer
5. 26 SepThe DoJ Has Crossed The Rubicon
6. 25 SepAre Federal Courts More Effective Than We Believe?
7. 24 SepCan’t Buy Me Love, No
8. 23 SepTuesday Talk*: Department of War Demands Approval Over Press
9. 22 SepCan California Ban Masked ICE Agents?
10. 21 SepShort Take: Trump Gives Bondi Her Orders
11. 20 SepSiebert Out As US Attorney For Being Honest
12. 19 SepAntifa Isn’t An Organization, But An Excuse
13. 18 SepThe Mouse Has No Balls
14. 17 SepDumb And Dumber: Bondi Doubles Down
15. 16 SepBondi Gone Woke: The Return Of Hate Speech
16. 15 SepGov. Hochul Capitulates To Mamdani
17. 14 SepIs Charlie Kirk The George Floyd Of The Right?
18. 12 SepSeaton: And Then There Was Georgia
19. 12 SepA Generation Embraces Political Violence
20. 11 Sep9/11 Is Not Yet Over
21. 10 SepEnough Of The Singing, Dancing And Selling Of Disease
22. 9 SepSCOTUS Allows Round-Up Of Random Hispanics
23. 8 SepWill JAGs Fill The Gap?
24. 6 SepWar, Huh (Good God, Y’all), What Is It Good For?
25. 5 SepSeaton: The September I Turned Petty
26. 5 SepWhat’s A Trial Judge To Do With The Shadow Docket?
27. 4 SepHarvard’s First Amendment Rights Violated
28. 3 SepArizona Needs Criminal Defenders, Lawyers Or Not
29. 2 SepTuesday Talk*: Must Bove Recuse?
30. 1 SepLabor Day 2025

August 2025

1. 31 AugIt’s An Emergency (If The President Says So)
2. 30 AugWhy Then Leave Ultra Vires Tariffs In Place?
3. 29 AugSeaton: Assorted Stupidity (Second Edition)
4. 29 AugWhat Does “For Cause” Mean in Federal Reserve Act?
5. 28 AugAssault With A Deli Weapon
6. 27 AugNo Cash For States With Cashless Bail
7. 26 AugTuesday Talk*: Can Trump Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook?
8. 25 AugOld Friends And New Targets Of Retribution
9. 24 AugKilmar’s Choice
10. 22 AugSeaton: Why My Dog Is the Only One Who Listens to My Rants About WWE
11. 22 AugIs There An Option Other Than Gerry v. Gerry?
12. 21 AugThe Epstein Attention Span
13. 20 AugABA Goes Rogue On Law School Accreditation
14. 19 AugTuesday Talk*: Should The DOJ Serve The President?
15. 18 AugMachado: A Tribute To Roy Black
16. 17 AugWord Salad With Russian Dressing*
17. 15 AugBlind Faith In Takeovers Of American Cities
18. 14 AugAdaptive Morality On Campus
19. 13 AugRemember That Epstein File?
20. 12 AugTuesday Talk*: The Oosik Summit
21. 11 AugNames Aren’t Pronouns
22. 10 AugThe Medvedev Trick
23. 8 AugICE Ignores Order To Stop Seizing Random Hispanics
24. 7 AugRecklessly Rejecting Messenger RNA Vaccines
25. 6 Aug$600 Billion In “Anything I Want”
26. 5 AugTuesday Talk*: Fight Or Flight In Texas
27. 4 AugBondi Beggars Belief
28. 1 AugSeaton: I Watch Stuff, Twisted Metal
29. 1 AugEven Trump’s AUSAs Have A Duty Of Candor

July 2025

1. 31 JulLike Magic, K$sh Finds The Secret Hidden Burn Bags
2. 30 JulWhat Did Grassley Have To Lose?
3. 29 JulTuesday Talk*: Who’s The Prosecutor?
4. 28 JulWe Still Need Tom Lehrer
5. 27 JulRemember When “Moral Clarity” Was All The Rage?
6. 25 JulSeaton: In Memoriam, Ozzy and The Hulkster
7. 25 JulA Minor Crisis In Jersey
8. 24 JulColumbia’s Deal With The Devil
9. 23 JulBondi Burns An AUSA On The Altar Of Habba
10. 22 JulTuesday Talk*: Tulsi, Tulsi, Tulsi
11. 21 JulThe Message Sent By A One Day Sentence
12. 19 JulMurdoch Knew (And Did It Anyway)
13. 18 JulJudge Oetken Holds ALAA Anti-Israel Resolution Protected Speech
14. 17 JulWill Jerome Powell Go, Quietly Or Otherwise?
15. 16 JulThe Libel Of Post Hoc “Half Truth”
16. 15 JulTuesday Talk*: Is The Shadow Docket Too Shadowy?
17. 14 JulThe Rosie Exception
18. 12 JulToo Obvious, Even For The Eleventh Circuit
19. 11 JulSeaton: My Epically Stupid 4th
20. 11 JulAre Justice Jackson’s Dissents Working?
21. 10 JulShort Take: The Caped Undocumented Alien
22. 9 JulThe Slippery Slope Of Prosecuting Judge Dugan
23. 8 JulTuesday Talk*: MacArthur Park Under Siege (Update)
24. 7 JulThe Unelected President Stephen Miller
25. 6 JulA Fifth Face On Mount Rushmore
26. 4 JulSeaton: Things That Make America Great
27. 4 Jul249 Years, Barely
28. 3 JulThe Eleventh Circuit Has Nothing Better To Do
29. 2 JulNext Up, Naturalized Citizens Trump Doesn’t Like (Update)
30. 1 JulTuesday Talk*: Is SCOTUS Up To The Task?

June 2025

1. 30 JunA Good Trump Judge
2. 28 JunComplete Relief Or Chaos (Update)
3. 27 JunSeaton: A Few Thoughts On The “Twelve Day War”
4. 27 JunTrump Sues The Maryland 15
5. 26 JunThursday Talk*: What About That Mamdani?
6. 25 JunShould Emil Bove Be Anyone’s “Honor”?
7. 24 JunContempt Rewarded
8. 23 JunWhen The Best Law School Paper Is Racist
9. 22 JunDid War Just Start Or Just End?
10. 20 JunSeaton: Questions I’ve Avoided Asking
11. 20 JunIs Harvard Law Review Lost?
12. 19 JunDid Skmretti Fix Bostock?
13. 18 JunWhen Did The Feds Become Omnipotent (And Should They Be)?
14. 17 JunTuesday Talk*: What’s To Stop The President From Violating Court Orders?
15. 16 JunThe Democrats’ Divide
16. 15 JunThe Perfect Parade
17. 13 JunSeaton: In Which My Father-In-Law Turns 80
18. 13 JunJudge Breyer Finds No “Rebellion”
19. 12 JunShort Take: The Matter Of Proof
20. 11 JunThe Generals’ Conundrum
21. 10 JunTuesday Talk*: Should Trump Be Allowed To Punish The AP?
22. 9 JunWill The Fuse Be Lit?
23. 7 JunThe Decision That Murdered Privacy
24. 6 JunSeaton: A Brief Musical Interlude
25. 6 JunTitle VII Discrimination Means Any Discrimination
26. 5 JunIs Regulating AI Possible?
27. 4 JunWhere There Used To Be A Blawgosphere
28. 3 JunTuesday Talk*: Time To End The ABA Accreditation Monopoly?
29. 2 JunWhen Donald Met Leo
30. 1 JunThe Trial Of Diddy And Cassie

May 2025

1. 30 MayThe Smell Of Musk
2. 29 MayTrump’s Tariffs Tossed
3. 28 MayCert Denied In “There Are [CENSORED] Genders” T-Shirt Case
4. 27 MayTuesday Talk*: Does Hope Really Spring Eternal?
5. 26 MayMemorial Day 2025
6. 25 MayFive Years After
7. 24 MayIt’s In There: No Contempt For Old Men
8. 23 MaySeaton: The Great Colonoscopy Caper
9. 23 MayIndependent Boards Were Murdered On The Shadow Altar
10. 22 MayDjibouti Crosses Judge Murphy’s Line
11. 21 MayWhen They Weren’t “Illegals” At All
12. 20 MayTuesday Talk*: Is Heterosexual A Protected Class?
13. 19 MayThe Good Old Days of Entry Level Doc Review, Lost
14. 17 MayOrderly Process Meets Irreparable Harm
15. 16 MaySeaton: Review, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
16. 16 MaySauer To Barrett: We Generally Respect Circuit Orders (Update)
17. 15 MayA Free Press and Sulzberger’s Shift
18. 14 MayBuddy System Gone Awry In Encinitas
19. 13 MayTuesday Talk*: Are There Trump Judges And Biden Judges?
20. 12 MayWhat’s Wrong With Free Planes, Anyway?
21. 9 MaySeaton: American Ninja Warrior, or Just Embrace The Salmon Ladder
22. 9 MayTrump Hits Bottom With Jeanine Pirro
23. 8 MayUsing AI, Judge Considers Dead Victim Impact (Update)
24. 7 MayDismissed Cases In Immigration Hands
25. 6 MayTuesday Talk*: Suddenly, He Doesn’t Know?
26. 5 MayThe National Security Threat Of . . . Movies?
27. 4 MayPaying Off The Insurrection Martyr
28. 2 MaySeaton: Sheriff Roy And The Grassy Knoll Gunplay Gambit
29. 2 MayJudge Rodriguez Enjoins Invocation Of AEA, But…
30. 1 MayThe DOGE Death of Privacy

April 2025

1. 30 AprICE Raids Citizens’ Home In Oklahoma City
2. 29 AprPro Bono Defense Of Police Misconduct (Update)
3. 28 AprHennepin County Prosecutor’s Race-Based Prosecutorial Policy
4. 27 AprSilencing Those Darn Embarrassing Whistles
5. 26 AprArresting Judge Dugan
6. 25 AprSeaton: Sheriff Roy Tells A Bedtime Story
7. 25 AprDid Trump Forget About The Welles Declaration?
8. 24 AprIs Disparate Impact Dead?
9. 23 AprDue Process Is Such A Drag
10. 22 AprEd Martin’s Interest Goes CHESTy
11. 21 AprThe Ethics Of Bad Medicine (And Law)
12. 20 AprWithout Warning, Cop Kills Good Samaritan
13. 19 AprSupreme Court Hits The Brakes
14. 18 AprSeaton: To Junior And The Coach
15. 18 AprJudge Wilkinson Explains “Facilitate”
16. 17 AprTaxing Harvard Into Submission
17. 15 AprTuesday Talk*: Is SCOTUS To Blame For Judge Xinis’ Dilemma?
18. 14 AprWolves In Biglaw Clothing?
19. 13 AprDon’t DOGE Me, Bro
20. 12 AprWhat’s A Judge To Do?
21. 11 AprSeaton: Sheriff Roy And The Easter Egg Apocalypse
22. 11 AprSCOTUS Tells Noem To Maybe Effectuate Abrego Garcia’s Return
23. 10 AprIs The Attorney General Bondi Or Beria?
24. 9 AprA Letter To Chief Justice John Roberts
25. 8 AprTrump’s Small Win, Huge Loss, On Alien Enemies Act
26. 6 AprCandor And Frustration In Judge Xinis’ Courtroom
27. 5 AprCan Trump Impose Tariffs At All?
28. 4 AprSeaton: When ET Phoned Home (And Nobody Answered)
29. 4 AprLoomer’s Advise And Consent
30. 3 AprDoes A Swastika A Hate Crime Make?
31. 2 AprPie In The Sky When You Die (That’s A Lie)
32. 1 AprTuesday Talk*: Trump Fatigue

March 2025

1. 31 MarHow Much Is That Justice In The Window?
2. 29 MarDying For Trump’s “Desires”?
3. 28 MarSeaton: March Madness (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bounce)
4. 28 MarBeware The “Second Wave” Of Cuts
5. 27 MarThe Cowards of Biglaw (Update)
6. 26 MarWho Needs Courts Anyway?
7. 25 MarThe State Secret Of Shame
8. 24 MarThe Lakin Riley Rationale
9. 23 MarJudges, Then Lawyers, Threatened
10. 21 MarSeaton: In Which I Staycation
11. 21 MarPaul Weiss Used To Be A Law Firm
12. 20 MarAttorney General Bondi, Meet The Law
13. 19 MarChief Justice Roberts’ Rebuke
14. 18 MarThey Came Back, This Time With Guns
15. 17 MarMachado: Mahmoud Khalil Has Rights And Can Fight
16. 17 MarShort Take: Upon Advice Of The Press Secretary
17. 16 MarBecause We’re Not At War
18. 15 MarAttacking The Lawyers, Trump Edition
19. 14 MarSeaton: The Pinkeye Chronicles
20. 14 MarChallenging Universal Injunctions
21. 13 MarUSAID Told To Burn, Baby, Burn
22. 12 MarProtest Tesla All You Want (But Stay Outside)
23. 11 MarFree Mahmoud Khalil
24. 9 MarFrom The Desk of Ed Martin
25. 8 MarClement Is The Court’s Friend
26. 7 MarSeaton Writes A Pilot 2: Just Add Zombies
27. 6 MarKilling Social Security Through The Back Door
28. 5 MarWas George Washington Number 2
29. 4 MarThe Transactional President Blew The Deal
30. 3 MarCalifornia Bar Exam Crashed And Burned
31. 1 MarGrovel Before The Great And Powerful Trump

February 2025

1. 28 FebSeaton Writes A Pilot: Glen, The Grocery Store Greeter
2. 28 FebSilly Lies and Sillier Excuses
3. 27 FebFiring JAGs Matters
4. 26 FebPardons and Penumbras
5. 25 FebFive Bullet Points, Or Else
6. 24 FebPatel’s First Test: Fail
7. 23 FebRoberts’ Regrets
8. 22 FebThe Isolationist Referendum
9. 21 FebSeaton: Sick of Snow, Send Help
10. 21 FebHow Dare ALJs Not Answer To The President
11. 20 FebJudge Ho’s Unasked Question
12. 19 FebTo Russia, With Love
13. 18 FebThe Future of Independent Agencies
14. 16 FebDeep Thoughts For The Simple Minded
15. 15 FebGulf Of Trumpkin
16. 14 FebSeaton: The Kendrick/Drake Feud Is Faker Than Pro Wrestling
17. 14 FebToobin’s Flaccid Excuse
18. 13 FebSJ Turns 18
19. 12 FebTrump “Pauses” Dubious FCPA Enforcement
20. 11 FebWill Sassoon Succumb? (Update)
21. 10 FebVance’s Call To Defy The “Illegal” Judges
22. 9 FebJudge Engelmayor’s TRO: Just The Law
23. 8 FebSatan’s Request
24. 7 FebSeaton: Cassidy v. DOGE
25. 7 FebSecurity and DEI At The CIA
26. 6 FebA Faithful Application Of An Untrustworthy Decision
27. 5 FebTrump’s Riviera
28. 4 FebThe Crime Of Naming Musk’s Kiddies
29. 3 FebThe New Joke Of Confidentiality
30. 1 FebHow Much Will Republican Senators Swallow?

January 2025

1. 31 JanSeaton: Poking The Bear – Girl Scout Cookies
2. 31 JanMoney Can’t Buy Them Love
3. 29 Jan“Pause” First, Think Later
4. 28 JanThe Virtue of Virtue, And The Alternatives
5. 27 JanMistakes Like This Shouldn’t Happen
6. 26 JanNot Here, Not Anymore
7. 25 JanBeating DEI With A Cudgel
8. 24 JanSeaton: Two Judge Kopf Stories
9. 24 JanThe Gaza Ratio
10. 23 JanJudge Howell’s* Dismissal, But Without Prejudice (Updated)
11. 22 JanThe Absurdity Of The Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
12. 21 JanTuesday Talk*: Pardons Gone Wild
13. 20 JanThe Gulf Of America
14. 18 JanJudge Kopf’s Memory Will Be A Blessing
15. 17 JanSeaton: Make Confirmation Hearings Meaner
16. 17 JanSCOTUSBlog’s Tom Goldstein Indicted
17. 16 JanIs Anyone “Woke” On A Wooden Ship?
18. 15 JanThe Corruption Of Jack Smith’s Report
19. 14 JanTuesday Talk*: Can Proportional Representation Fix Us?
20. 13 JanShould They Stay Or Should They Go?
21. 12 JanEffort Matters, But It’s Not Mastery
22. 10 JanSeaton: The Stanley Parable
23. 10 JanShort Take: Trump Loses (Again), But Only 5-4
24. 9 JanTikTok Case Pits National Security Against Free Speech (Update)
25. 8 JanZuckerberg’s Hostage Video
26. 7 JanTuesday Talk*: Should Alcoholic Beverages Have Cancer Warnings?
27. 6 JanA Day Of Trump Loving Trump
28. 5 JanDriving Below 60th Street
29. 4 JanSentencing Trump: To What End? (Update)
30. 3 JanSeaton: SJ Year In Review
31. 2 JanIt’s The Message, Not The Messaging, Stupid
32. 1 JanCrimes Of A Different Nature

2024 381

December 2024

1. 31 DecTuesday Talk*: Do You Resolve?
2. 30 DecFiscal Profligacy and a Cautionary Tale
3. 29 DecTasty Business Is Still Business
4. 28 DecMediocre Americans Or Underpaid Foreigners
5. 27 DecSeaton: About Last Saturday’s Unpleasantness
6. 26 DecWill Judges Be Good Enough Guardrails?
7. 25 DecChristmas, 2024
8. 24 DecTuesday Talk*: Is There A “Too Old To Govern”?
9. 23 DecBiden Finally Commutes Death Sentences, But For Three
10. 21 DecRats And New York City’s Reality
11. 20 DecSeaton: The Friday Funny Christmas Letter
12. 20 DecThe “Piling On” Of Luigi Mangione
13. 19 DecThe Kennedy Mystique
14. 18 DecThe End Of An ERA, No Matter What Biden Does
15. 17 DecTuesday Talk*: Why Did ABC Settle?
16. 16 DecA Penny For Your Thoughts
17. 6 DecCruisin’
18. 6 DecSeaton: Unsolicited Opinions (Yule Edition)
19. 6 DecMurderers Are Not Heroes
20. 5 DecPardoning Enemies Without Crimes
21. 4 DecThe Skrmetti Gap
22. 3 DecTuesday Talk*: Should Lame-Duck Pardons Be Banned?
23. 2 DecFather And Son, Pardoned
24. 1 DecIs “Bitch Stole My Look” A Copyright Violation?

November 2024

1. 30 NovThe Weakest National Security Link
2. 29 NovSeaton: A Modest Black Friday Proposal
3. 29 NovPSA: Things You Want, Things You Need
4. 28 NovThanksgiving Without The Lost Boys
5. 27 NovReal Americans, By Birth
6. 26 NovTuesday Talk*: Who Pays When Cops Destroy?
7. 25 NovWill We Ever Trust “The News” Again?
8. 24 NovRestaurants Don’t Love You
9. 23 NovJustice Merchan’s Dilemma
10. 22 NovSeaton: Adventures In Cheer Dadding
11. 22 NovEven Jussie Smollett Deserves Due Process
12. 21 NovHarris’ Failed Transition
13. 20 NovGaetz And The Venmo Trail
14. 19 NovTuesday Talk*: Is It Time to X-Out Social Media?
15. 18 NovPolitics Free Monday, Please
16. 17 NovSeparating Science From Scientific American
17. 15 NovSeaton: This Week In Sports Schadenfreude
18. 15 NovThe Grandest of Juries Has Spoken
19. 14 NovThe Recess Game
20. 13 NovThe DoJ Is Bad, And Will Get Worse (Update)
21. 12 NovTuesday Talk*: Will The “Least Dangerous Branch” Hold?
22. 11 NovVeterans Day 2024
23. 10 NovWhen The Right To Video In Public Flips
24. 8 NovSeaton: Fantasy Booking Trump’s Second Cabinet
25. 8 NovWhen Does “Final, Rudy” Mean Final, Rudy?
26. 7 NovIt’s Not Us, It’s You
27. 6 NovDear President Biden
28. 5 NovTuesday Talk*: Who’s To Blame This Election Day?
29. 4 NovThe Point Of Pace Law School
30. 2 Nov6th Cir. En Banc Vacates School Pronoun Decision
31. 1 NovSeaton: Finklestein’s Predicament
32. 1 Nov2d Circuit Holds We “May” Have An Expectation Of Privacy In Google Emails

October 2024

1. 31 OctAbove Cayuga’s Waters, There Were Consequences
2. 30 OctHaunted By The Orthodoxy
3. 29 OctTuesday Talk*: Is AI To Blame For Teen’s Suicide?
4. 28 OctI Did Not Vote For Someone, But I Voted
5. 27 OctFear And Loathing In The Jury Box
6. 26 OctIt’s Not The Endorsement, Stupid
7. 25 OctMachado: Some DEA Rats Are Literally Eating Each Other
8. 25 OctSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Welfare Check
9. 24 OctCalifornia’s Racial Justice Act Backfires
10. 23 OctThe Nightmare of NY Prop 1
11. 22 OctTuesday Talk*: Why Try Daniel Penny?
12. 21 OctSpecious Comparisons and The Tu Quoque Fallacy
13. 20 OctMusk’s Million Dollar Gambit
14. 18 OctSeaton: Helpful Halloween Hints (2024 Edition)
15. 18 OctSinwar Is Dead, So What Happens Next?
16. 17 OctShort Take: Interrupting The Filibuster
17. 16 OctAnd Now For Something Completely Different
18. 15 OctTuesday Talk*: Do We Need A Federal Reporter Shield Law?
19. 14 OctDon’t Vilify Lawyers For Lawyering
20. 12 OctHarvard’s Ten Minute Rule
21. 11 OctSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Epiphany
22. 11 OctThe Other Greatest Threat To Democracy
23. 10 OctA Survey of the Bullied
24. 9 OctTarrell Responds To Judge Kopf: You’re Wrong
25. 8 OctTuesday Talk*: Death Of The Interview
26. 7 OctThe Last First Monday In October
27. 6 OctFreedom Is Just Another Word For…
28. 5 OctShort Take: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
29. 4 OctSeaton: Helene, About Last Week
30. 4 OctIs Speaking Ill Of The Judge Unethical?
31. 3 OctThe Legacy Of Government Control of Private Universities
32. 2 OctDefamation Suit Against Weissmann Moves Forward
33. 1 OctTuesday Talk*: Vance Or Walz. Does Anyone Care?

September 2024

1. 29 SepDoes “Justice” Mean Blackstone Got It Backwards?
2. 27 SepShould He Stay Or Should He Go?
3. 27 SepSeaton Classic: Sheriff Roy’s Teacher’s Meeting
4. 26 SepThe Lesson of Marcellus Williams’ Execution
5. 25 SepThe Only Thing Worse Than The Filibuster
6. 24 SepTuesday Talk*: Can California Dictate Parody?
7. 23 SepBombs or Bricks, Technology Owns Us
8. 22 SepCrimes Of The Wealthy
9. 21 SepA Farebeater, A Knife And Cops With Bad Aim
10. 20 SepSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Sooner Gambit
11. 20 SepEven Libraries Have Weeds
12. 19 SepBattle For The Babies’ Bias
13. 18 SepPardon Me, Joe
14. 17 SepTuesday Talk*: After The Deputy Crosses The Line
15. 16 SepThe Death of Supreme Court Confidentiality
16. 15 SepALJ Requires Starbucks To Re-Open Ithaca Stores
17. 14 SepThe Attack Was Clear, But Was It Self-Defense To Shoot?
18. 13 SepSeaton: Alaska Travelogue Six, Ketchikan
19. 13 SepSurviving The End of University Racial Preferences
20. 12 SepThe Value of Persons Who Reform
21. 11 SepDid Harris Win Or Did Trump Crash And Burn?
22. 10 SepTuesday Talk*: A Hill Too Far
23. 9 SepIs There A New Overton Window On The Right?
24. 8 SepShort Take: Quitters Never Win
25. 7 SepWill Charging Parents Be The New Normal?
26. 6 SepSeaton: Alaska Travelogue 5, Glacier Bay National Park
27. 6 SepA Tragedy, But Don’t Blame The Algo
28. 5 SepAcademic Freedom Committed Suicide
29. 4 SepProtecting Teachers (When They Snitch)
30. 2 SepParents’ Pain And Public Policy
31. 1 SepShort Take: Radical Tolerance

August 2024

1. 31 AugCourt Rejects Ineffective Assistance For Using AI In Closing
2. 30 AugSeaton: Alaska Travelogue Part 4, Skagway/White Pass
3. 30 AugIs The “Joy” About Relief Or Race?
4. 29 AugA Sober Citizen’s Right To Be Armed
5. 28 AugBLM Protests Are Not Protected Section 7 Activity
6. 27 AugTuesday Talk*: How Should Judge Mehta Fix Google?
7. 26 AugIs “Murder” A Matter of Opinion?
8. 24 AugUCLA Crafts FAQs On How Not To Enable Discrimination Against Jewish Students
9. 23 AugSeaton: Alaska Travelogue, Part 3 (Juneau)
10. 23 AugReady Or Not, Did Kamala Harris Make Her Case?
11. 22 AugDid Everybody Forget About Jack Smith?
12. 21 AugThe Lie Of Johns Hopkins’ “Restrained Approach”
13. 20 AugTuesday Talk*: Too High, Low or Just Right?
14. 19 AugThe Chicago Test
15. 18 AugBuyer Beware; Sellers Too
16. 17 Aug2d Circuit Holds Lawfully Possessed Gun Does Not Constitute Probable Cause
17. 16 AugSeaton: Alaska Travelogue Part 2 (We Really Need A Bigger Boat)
18. 16 AugDoes “It Be’s Like That Sometimes”?
19. 14 AugUCLA Enjoined For Denying Jews Campus Access
20. 13 AugTuesday Talk*: Are Home Rape Kits A Scam?
21. 12 AugMachado: Judge Morrison To CBP, For Cellphones, Get A Warrant
22. 12 AugShort Take: Which Side Are You On, Kamala?
23. 11 AugBureaucracy And The New Prohibition
24. 10 AugUyghur’s Dumb Argument For Peace In Gaza
25. 9 AugSeaton: Alaska Travelogue (Part 1)
26. 9 AugNo Free Speech For ACLU’s Kate Oh
27. 8 AugConfronting Kamala, The Protest Begins
28. 7 AugTim? Tim Who?
29. 6 AugTuesday Talk*: Scrutiny Of The Veeps (Update)
30. 5 AugGetting To Know Gorsuch
31. 3 AugWhen You Have To Call It “Kamalanomenon”
32. 2 AugSchumer Puts Judicial Supremacy On The Table
33. 1 AugTrump At His Trumpiest

July 2024

1. 31 JulEssential But Deadly: Free Speech On Campus
2. 30 JulTuesday Talk*: Why Raise Term Limits Now, Joe?
3. 29 JulIs Masculinity On The Ballot?
4. 28 JulKarens Defining Kamala
5. 26 JulHarris Takes A Stand (or Threads A Needle)
6. 25 JulDid The NYT Sanitize Illegal Pro-Hamas Protest? (Update)
7. 24 JulThe Beatification of Biden
8. 23 JulTuesday Talk*: Is Kamala The Savior Of The Democrats?
9. 22 JulHarris Must Earn The Nomination
10. 21 JulThe Other Weed Prohibition
11. 20 JulNo Constitutional Right To Enforcement
12. 19 JulSeaton: Americans Reject Calls To End Political Violence Because “They Started it!”
13. 19 JulWhen Keeping Secrets From Parents Is The Law
14. 18 JulDEI Is Dead; Long Live Diversity And Inclusion
15. 17 JulLet No Assassination Attempt Be Wasted
16. 16 JulTuesday Talk*: The Disgrace of Future Justice Aileen Cannon
17. 14 JulThe Hole of Existentialism
18. 13 JulAnger At A Dead Teen In Utica, But Why?
19. 12 JulSeaton: The Doctor Is Out . . . Way Out
20. 12 JulWho’s Gaslighting Whom?
21. 11 JulWhy Impeach Thomas And Alito Now?
22. 10 JulDid Grants Pass Make Homelessness A Crime?
23. 9 JulTuesday Talk*: Is It Time To Push?
24. 8 JulTeaching In A Time Of Turmoil
25. 7 JulGreat, If Imperfect
26. 6 JulThe Interview That Never Stood A Chance
27. 5 JulSeaton: Brain Farts (Summer Vacation)
28. 5 JulIt’s Her Party (And We’ll Cry If We Want To)
29. 4 JulGod Bless America
30. 3 JulIs Absolute Immunity For Prosecutors On The Table?
31. 2 JulTuesday Talk*: Catastrophe, Confusion or Hysteria? Or All?
32. 1 JulWhat Did The Media Know (And When Did They Know It)?

June 2024

1. 30 JunEditorial Ignored
2. 29 JunChevron Ran Out of Gas
3. 28 JunSeaton: A Stupid Court Opinion Ruins One of My Hobbies
4. 28 JunThe Alternative To Bad
5. 27 JunGratuity Hysteria And The Rule Of Lenity
6. 26 JunDoes Bowman’s Loss Spell The End Of The Dem Left?
7. 25 JunTuesday Talk*: Debate, Cringe or Based?
8. 24 JunWill Rahimi Save The Unworkable Bruen?
9. 22 JunWhen “Reformers” Lose The Tune
10. 21 JunSeaton: Helpful Tips For Southern Living
11. 21 JunLawyer, Prawf, SCOTUS Clerk, Priest
12. 20 JunNo Room For Dissent From The Dissent
13. 19 JunLying Lawyers are Inexcusable Liars
14. 18 JunTuesday Talk*: When None Of The Above Is Not An Option
15. 17 JunThe Bleeding of Social Media
16. 16 JunRemembering Dads
17. 15 JunA Single Function Of The Trigger
18. 14 JunSeaton: The Tale of Deputy Dennis
19. 14 JunYou Had No Job
20. 13 JunFor $9,500, Who Wouldn’t?
21. 12 JunBut Isn’t It The Roberts Court?
22. 11 JunTuesday Talk*: Did Justice Alito Confess To Perfidy?
23. 10 JunThe Long Odds Of Trump’s Appeal
24. 9 JunFuture Leaders, Or So They Say
25. 8 JunA Letter Not Sent
26. 7 JunSeaton: Thousands Cheer As Justice System Delivers Verdict They Like
27. 7 JunActually Excluded At UCLA
28. 6 JunColumbia Law Review Went Dark (Update)
29. 5 JunWhen Immigration Crashed The System
30. 4 JunTuesday Talk*: Prison or Probation?
31. 3 JunSins Of The Son
32. 1 JunToeing The Trump Line

May 2024

1. 31 MaySeaton: Third Grade Retention, Bad Law, Bad Test, Bad Effects
2. 31 MayTrump Convicted Trump
3. 30 MayThe Uphill Raskin Solution
4. 29 MayDilettantes At War
5. 28 MayWhen Did “Meaning” Become Assignable?
6. 27 MayMemorial Day 2024
7. 26 MayTo Believe To Belong
8. 25 MaySeaton: My “People’s School of Gaza” Commencement Speech
9. 25 MayCan Trump’s Proxies Be Gagged?
10. 24 MaySeaton: Woke Fables
11. 24 MayEven After His Father Was Found Alive
12. 23 MayWhat’s In A Flag?
13. 22 MayHalkides: Brandon Woodruff And The Murder Of His Parents
14. 21 MayHousekeeping: A Procedure
15. 19 MayTrump And The “Another Crime” Problem
16. 18 MayGood News, Bad News and Confirmation Bias
17. 17 MayBeware The Orthodoxy of Heterodoxy
18. 16 MayEducation, If The Union Permits
19. 15 MayWhy Does Cy Vance Pander?
20. 14 MayTuesday Talk*: Does The Fringe Really Matter?
21. 13 MayBut For Video: The Tragic Death of Roger Fortson
22. 12 MayThe Lists of the Cancelled
23. 11 MayDespised Defendant Makes Bad NY Law
24. 10 MaySeaton: Poking the Bear, Mother’s Day
25. 10 MayWaiting For His Appeal Since 1996
26. 9 MayJudges Only Have One Job
27. 8 MayJudge Aileen Cannon Failed The Smell Test
28. 7 MayTuesday Talk*: Does The Antisemitism Awareness Act Matter?
29. 6 MayMIT Ends Diversity Statements
30. 5 MayThe Consequences of Capitulation
31. 4 MayIs Fraud A First Amendment Right?
32. 3 MaySeaton: A Guide To Dollywood’s Roller Coasters For Middle Aged Men
33. 3 MayAll Rise For Judge AI
34. 2 MayRetaliatory Counter-Protesters Were Criminally Wrong
35. 1 MayMaking Trump Comply

April 2024

1. 30 AprTuesday Talk*: The Alternative To Bad?
2. 29 AprCan PEN America Remain “Neutral”?
3. 28 AprThe Smoke of Propensity Evidence In Sex Crimes
4. 27 AprWithout Non-Competes, There Will Be Issues
5. 26 AprSeaton: Sheriff Roy and The Mostly Peaceful Protesters
6. 26 AprWeinstein Reversed, But Barely
7. 25 AprWhen There Are No Good Options
8. 24 AprColumbia Blinks
9. 21 AprThe Title IX Joke Is Back
10. 20 AprBurning Jurors
11. 19 AprShafik’s Fix Fuels Further Fury
12. 18 AprThe Smell Of Discontent
13. 17 AprWhat’s Wrong With “Nonlawyer”?
14. 16 AprSilencing Asna Tabassum For Safety
15. 15 AprThe Voodoo Of Picking A Jury
16. 14 AprShort Take: True Threat Or FAFO?
17. 13 AprWhen Education No Longer Matters
18. 12 AprSeaton: Sheriff Roy and the Outrage Tornado
19. 12 AprWhen Fines Shock The Conscience
20. 11 AprDinner With Erwin
21. 10 AprMust Hecklers Be Tolerated For The “Health of Free Speech”? (Update)
22. 9 AprTuesday Talk*: Where Do You Stand on Student Debt Forgiveness?
23. 8 AprShould Justice Sotomayor Take One For The Team?
24. 7 AprWho “Owns” A Child?
25. 6 AprCan Old Houses Be “Racist”?
26. 5 AprSeaton: Sheriff Roy And The Reset
27. 5 AprExecuting The “Bad Woman”
28. 4 AprAre Voting Crimes Different?
29. 3 AprNo Margin For Tragedy
30. 2 AprTuesday Talk*: Muzzling A Candidate Defendant
31. 1 AprWhen Norms Die

March 2024

1. 30 MarProfessor Eastman’s Last Class
2. 29 MarSeaton: Poking The Bear, Easter Edition
3. 29 MarA Parent’s Responsibility
4. 28 MarAre DHS DEI Training Videos “Compulsion”?
5. 27 MarSquat Thrust
6. 26 MarTuesday Talk*: Right, Wrong and Ronna
7. 25 MarCollecting Judgments
8. 24 MarUntil Hamas Is Fully Defeated
9. 23 MarAuthority And The Amicus Grift
10. 22 MarSeaton: Season Passes
11. 22 MarWho’s An “Authority”?
12. 21 MarThe Only Person Ever Arrested
13. 20 MarFirst Grade Orthodoxy
14. 19 MarTuesday Talk*: The Line Between Suasion And Coercion
15. 18 MarMachado: DDA Angela Brunson Almost Ruined Joe Gatt’s Life
16. 17 MarMission Lost, The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys
17. 16 MarA Pile of Books (Among Other Things)
18. 15 MarSeaton: Diary of a Traveling Man
19. 15 MarSchumer’s Folly
20. 14 MarShort Take: Six Fewer Counts
21. 13 MarThe “Red Line” And Reality
22. 12 MarTuesday Talk*: End Special Counsels?
23. 11 MarUnpublishing Guernica
24. 10 MarCivics And The Rights of Citizenship
25. 9 MarSelf-Censorship Is Silent
26. 8 MarSeaton: A Brief Medical Update
27. 8 MarOpen Thread: How Is The State Of The Union?
28. 7 MarBecause You Get Paid Good
29. 6 MarThe New Rape Mantra: Believe Hamas
30. 5 MarTuesday Talk*: Judicial Restraint
31. 4 MarParole Remains Unfixed
32. 3 MarOral Argument Time, By Identity
33. 2 MarThe Flattening
34. 1 MarThe Cream Of The Crop, Harvard Law School

February 2024

1. 29 FebJustice Delayed
2. 28 FebNot Every Assignment Has Pedagogical Value
3. 27 FebTuesday Talk*: Dignity Lost?
4. 26 FebWho Will Teach The Teachers?
5. 25 FebThe Engine of Truthiness
6. 24 FebIs There A First Amendment Right To Affirmative Action?
7. 23 FebSeaton: Sheriff Roy And The Conspiracy Theorist
8. 23 FebFor Biden, It’s Michigan Or Israel
9. 22 FebSchool Policy Trumps Parent
10. 21 FebWhen Justice Sam Alito Is Right
11. 20 FebTuesday Talk*: Was $355 Million Proper?
12. 19 FebDoes Coprolalia Preclude Excellent Customer Service?
13. 18 FebA Candidate’s “True” Name
14. 17 FebWill ABA Standard 208 Change Anything?
15. 16 FebSeaton: Return of the Friday Fail, Acorn Cop
16. 16 FebCircuit Denies Qualified Immunity to “Asshole” Buffalo Cop
17. 14 FebImpeachment Ad Absurdum
18. 13 FebTuesday Talk*: SJ Turns 17
19. 12 FebBlame Garland For The Hur Report
20. 11 FebPoly Saturated
21. 10 FebThe Limits Of A Complaint v. Social Media
22. 9 FebSeaton: Sheriff Roy And The Anal Probe
23. 9 FebIs It Part Of A “Grand Scheme”?
24. 8 FebThe Parents’ Culpability
25. 7 FebThe Atlantic Caves To #MeToo
26. 6 FebTuesday Talk*: If SCOTUS Tosses Trump, Then What?
27. 5 FebFIRE’s Loss Is Jersey’s Gain: Vote Joe Cohn
28. 4 FebNotice And Opportunity To Be Heard
29. 3 FebVerdicts Are Supposed To Be Special
30. 2 FebSeaton: Some Thoughts On Vince McMahon
31. 2 FebWhen META Met Society
32. 1 FebDisney Loses, Despite Retaliatory Purpose

January 2024

1. 31 JanCan AI Child Porn Be Stopped?
2. 30 JanTuesday Talk*: Chat Amongst Yourselves
3. 29 JanDoes Libel Law Work Anymore?
4. 28 JanBlack Pastors To Biden: Ceasefire or Lose
5. 27 JanWill Judgment Be Executed?
6. 26 JanSeaton: Snowmageddon 2024
7. 26 JanWithout A Loyal Opposition
8. 25 JanHolding Constitutional Rights Hostage
9. 24 JanWeed Mitigating Manslaughter
10. 23 JanTuesday Talk*: Is There Method To Trump’s Trial Madness?
11. 22 JanCan State Leges Steal The Election?
12. 21 JanThe Hypocritical Oath
13. 20 JanWho Will Speak For The Rats?
14. 19 JanSeaton: Delivery Driver Diaries, Part 2
15. 19 JanDrunk On Their Own Virtue
16. 18 Jan“Chevron Deference” In The Age Of A Captive Bureacracy
17. 15 JanHousekeeping: Funeral Break
18. 14 JanHouthis And The Blowhards
19. 13 JanSex Is Not Fungible
20. 12 JanSeaton: The Delivery Driver Diaries, Part 1
21. 12 JanLWOP Held Unconstitutional For “Emerging Adults”
22. 11 Jan11th Circuit Revives Reform Prosecutor’s Suit Against DeSantis
23. 10 JanWhat Is An “Official Presidential Duty”?
24. 9 JanTuesday Talk*: Should Paras Be Allowed To Fill Out Forms?
25. 7 JanBut The Young Don’t Read
26. 6 JanThe Relief Valve of Section 3
27. 5 JanSeaton: New Year, Dumb Ideas
28. 5 JanUnqualified Immunity For Claudine Gay
29. 4 JanThe Children’s Crusade
30. 3 JanJudge Ann Aiken Goes Chaos Theory
31. 2 JanTuesday Talk*: Is AI In Law Enforcement Worth It?
32. 1 JanFor 2024, Risk Thinking

2023 404

December 2023

1. 31 DecInflection Point 2023
2. 30 DecA City With No Soul
3. 29 DecWhy Not “Just Win”?
4. 28 DecThursday Talk*: Are Scholars Producing Lawyers?
5. 27 DecThe Free Speech of Unlicensed Experts
6. 26 DecRecycling Elections, For Better Or Worse
7. 25 DecChristmas 2023
8. 24 DecThe Tactic of Inflicting Christmas Misery
9. 23 DecFriedman’s Modest Proposal
10. 22 DecSeaton: The 2023 SJ Year In Review
11. 22 DecThe Tragedy of Darth Plagiarism
12. 21 DecNY Court of Appeals Holds Sniff of Body Odor A Search
13. 20 DecLegal Aid Society Union Condemns Israel
14. 19 DecTuesday Talk*: What Was Meadows’ Job?
15. 18 DecSolitary Man
16. 17 DecIdentity or Character, The Young Have Chosen (Update)
17. 16 DecLiberals, Like Goldberg
18. 15 DecSeaton: A Very SJ Christmas Carol, 2023 Edition
19. 15 DecShort Take: The Boston Uninvited
20. 14 DecWill Social Justice Break Bronx Defenders?
21. 13 DecHalkides: Han Tak Lee and Erroneous Arson Lab Work
22. 13 DecShort Take: Straight To SCOTUS
23. 12 DecTuesday Talk*: Empty Exceptions
24. 10 DecQuasi-Public Conduct And The Limits of Consent
25. 9 DecThe Mouth On That Cop
26. 8 DecSeaton: A Mud Lick Christmas Miracle
27. 8 DecA Trap Of Their Own Making
28. 7 DecShort Take: It’s “A” Or Out
29. 6 DecHypocrisy Is The New Black
30. 5 DecTuesday Talk*: Should Deepfake Nudes Be Criminalized?
31. 4 DecThe Luxury of Trust
32. 3 DecThe Rot On His Own Side
33. 2 DecDragging The Line: Can Appeals Save Trump?
34. 1 DecSeaton: The Night A Punk Froze Hell
35. 1 DecShort Take: Teaneck Board of Education’s VP’s Reply

November 2023

1. 30 NovCan Israel Buy Palestinians’ Love?
2. 29 NovThey Wants, I Do Not
3. 28 NovTuesday Talk*: After The Ceasefire
4. 27 NovA Citizen, Until Dr. Sobhani Wasn’t
5. 26 NovDrama In Queens
6. 25 NovPaying Attention To Attention
7. 24 NovSeaton: Drunk, Drunker And A Dog
8. 24 NovQuest For Quality, Durability And The Planet
9. 23 NovThanksgiving, 2023
10. 22 NovCeasefire Follies
11. 21 NovTuesday Talk*: Can Conservative Law Survive?
12. 20 NovAn Associate’s Final Solution
13. 19 NovOfficer Or Not, It’s A Real Issue
14. 18 NovAcquitted By State, Feds Take Their Turns Against Hankison
15. 17 NovSeaton: A Thanksgiving Bet At The Knoll
16. 17 NovTo AI Or Not To AI: Your Reputation And Your Clients’ Lives
17. 16 NovThe Rediscovery of Osama Bin Laden
18. 15 NovDoes An Image Inform Or Evoke?
19. 14 NovTuesday Talk*: Does SCOTUS’ Code Of Ethics Fix Anything?
20. 13 NovHalkides: Circular Reasoning and Task-Irrelevant Information In The Mayfield Case
21. 13 NovShort Take: Birds Of A Feather
22. 12 NovBut What If Trump Wins?
23. 11 NovStefanik Turns Grievance Into Performance Art
24. 10 NovSeaton: Big Homey Makes Good
25. 10 NovCan Judges Refuse To Hire Hamas-Supporting Clerks?
26. 9 NovParents’ Little Lies: Get Cellphones Out of School
27. 8 NovThe House Refuses To Be “Gaslighted”
28. 7 NovTuesday Talk*: If It’s About The Topic, Is it Discriminatory?
29. 6 NovWhen Banks Become Cops
30. 5 NovHolding Biden Hostage
31. 4 NovIs “Humanitarian Pause” A Real Thing?
32. 3 NovSeaton: The Kollision King
33. 3 NovThe Wrong “Sacred” Rights
34. 2 NovChemerinsky’s Epiphany And Responsibility
35. 1 NovBiden Orders “Trustworthy” AI Equity

October 2023

1. 31 OctTuesday Talk*: Free Speech Or Vandalism?
2. 30 OctCornell Can’t Pretend It’s Not Happening
3. 29 OctShort take: When Terrorism Goes Mainstream
4. 28 OctA Duty To Whom?
5. 27 OctDid The Toolkit Cross A Line?
6. 26 OctFriends Of The Devil
7. 25 OctNYT Still Trying To Salvage Its Lost Dignity Over Hamas
8. 24 OctTuesday Talk*: A Three, Maybe More, Party System
9. 23 OctDorm Space At Wellesley
10. 22 OctWhen Did Rape Become “It Depends”?
11. 21 OctNo Safe Space From The Idiots On Campus
12. 20 OctSeaton: A Story About Cars
13. 20 OctThe Importance Of Being Sidney
14. 19 OctHamas Understands Brandolini’s Law
15. 18 OctDiscrimination Against Haters Is A Crime In California
16. 17 OctTuesday Talk*: Gagging A Candidate Or Criminal Defendant
17. 16 OctShort Take: The Death of “But For Video”
18. 15 OctWhen Life Is Cheap
19. 14 OctHarry Kalven Was Right, But Is It Too Late For Universities To Be Neutral?
20. 13 OctJews In The Corner At Stanford
21. 12 OctWas NYU Law Student Ryna Workman Canceled? (Update)
22. 11 OctHalkides: Mistaking Cannabidiol For Tetrahydrocannabinol
23. 11 OctThe Conflict Between Revenge Porn And Defense
24. 10 OctTuesday Talk*: What’s Poor Harvard To Do?
25. 9 OctGoodbye, Columbus
26. 8 OctMurder And Rape For The Cause
27. 7 OctJeffries Parries
28. 6 OctSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Holiday
29. 6 OctDoes Florida’s Transgender Bathroom Law Violate Free Speech?
30. 5 OctThe Genius Tactic of Pissing Off The Judge
31. 4 Oct…If You Can Keep It
32. 3 OctTuesday Talk*: Fix It For Me
33. 2 OctWhat Were Sesay’s Options?
34. 1 OctBowman’s Plausible Deniability (Update)

September 2023

1. 30 SepShort Take: Who Pays Taxes And More Taxes?
2. 29 SepSeaton: Helpful 2023 Halloween Hints
3. 29 SepMichigan Supreme Court’s Mx-Order
4. 28 SepShort Take: Sympathy From The Devil
5. 27 SepTish James’ Dubious Win
6. 26 SepTuesday Talk*: To Cover Or Not To Cover Trump
7. 24 SepDoes Private Defamation Get Extra Protection If It’s A Matter of Public Concern?
8. 24 SepWould Regulated Plea Bargaining Be Better?
9. 23 SepThe Pimps Of Northwestern
10. 22 SepSeaton: Fink’s Guide To Gainful Employment
11. 22 SepDo Clothes Make The Senator?
12. 21 SepEmbracing Liars For Their Correct Lies
13. 20 SepDuVernay and Netflix Lose Summary Judgment Against Fairstein
14. 19 SepTuesday Talk*: Does “Copaganda” Have A Point?
15. 18 SepThe Hunter Gun Dilemma
16. 17 SepWhy Is Cross So Feared?
17. 16 SepA Pit Is Still A Pit
18. 15 SepSeaton: Two Short Jokes For Your Consideration
19. 15 SepMitt Romney’s Lunch Stories
20. 14 SepIs It A Privilege To Have Two Parents?
21. 13 SepGibson’s Scandal, But For Whom?
22. 12 SepTuesday Talk*: Recusal For Appearance of Impropriety
23. 11 SepIt’s Not Forgotten Yet
24. 10 SepTitle IX Kamikaze Appeals
25. 9 SepThe Government’s Truth
26. 8 SepSeaton: Unsolicited Opinions On Football Season
27. 8 SepShort Take: Courtroom Staff’s Influence
28. 7 SepWas Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal A Contract?
29. 6 SepWill 22 Years Of Deterrence Work?
30. 5 SepThe Privilege Of A Liberal Arts Education
31. 4 SepLabor Day, With An Auto Workers Strike Looming
32. 3 SepIf Not Voters, Then Who?
33. 2 SepThe Very Avoidable Killing of Ta’Kiya Young
34. 1 SepSeaton: When New Jersey Almost Became The Wrestling Capital Of The World
35. 1 SepThe “Transformative” Invention of Title IX Sex Tribunals

August 2023

1. 31 AugPoor Rudy, Poorer Rudy
2. 30 Aug3d Circuit Reverses Holding Pennsylvania Rule 8.4(g) Unconstitutional
3. 29 AugTuesday Talk*: Did The Georgia Indictment Push Too Far?
4. 28 AugLeave It To The Jury
5. 27 AugCourt Holds Transgender Women Can Be Sorority Sisters
6. 26 AugNo “Opt-Out” In Montgomery County
7. 25 AugSeaton: In Memoriam, Terry Funk
8. 25 AugWhat If The Prosecutor Just Gives Up?
9. 24 Aug2d Circuit Holds Vermont Law School Can Censor Mural
10. 23 AugCan “Government Speech” Go Too Far?
11. 22 AugTuesday Talk*: Will Bail Conditions Be Enforced?
12. 21 AugEducation Is Not Above Economics
13. 20 AugRevenge of The Unduly Passionate (Update)
14. 19 AugShort Take: There’s No Debate
15. 18 AugSeaton: Poking The Bear
16. 18 AugProhibit or Require Woke Education
17. 17 AugWhen The Prosecution Wants Speedy Trials
18. 16 AugWho “Owns” The Right To Trial?
19. 15 AugTuesday Talk*: Is It The RICO? (Update)
20. 14 AugNot All Lawyers
21. 13 AugMedia Outrage Over The Marion County Record
22. 12 AugHousekeeping: Is It Still Worth It? (Update)
23. 11 AugSeaton: The Bash That Birthed A Lawsuit
24. 11 AugOne Candidate Shy
25. 10 AugThe Wrong And Unsurprising Removal of A Prosecutor
26. 9 AugDid Cenat Incite A Riot?
27. 8 AugTuesday Talk*: Is The Theater Really Dead?
28. 7 AugTruckin’ To Bail Reform
29. 6 AugTelevising The Trump Trial(s)
30. 5 AugTrump’s Threat And The Remedy
31. 4 AugSeaton: A Short List of People Who Need Killing
32. 3 AugWhat If Trump “Believed”?
33. 2 AugTrump, No Victim of Circumstance
34. 1 AugTuesday Talk*: What About The NILFs?

July 2023

1. 31 JulThe Streets of Oakland
2. 30 JulSalient Information With Disparate Impacts
3. 29 JulSchools Have Rules: Free Speech Winners
4. 28 JulSeaton: In Which I Take My Kids To Dollywood
5. 28 JulDirty Dancing In Kansas
6. 27 JulThe Bipartisan Ministry of Internet Truth
7. 26 JulCyberattacks And Compromise of Attorney Client Confidences
8. 25 JulTuesday Talk*: The Correlation of Wealth And Elite Admission
9. 24 JulPunishing Reviews To Control Votes
10. 22 JulHe’s Yet To Be Convicted
11. 21 JulSeaton: Peach Thieves and Property Lines
12. 21 JulTushnet Is Biden’s Eastman
13. 20 JulThe “Common Modern Parlance” Of Rape
14. 19 JulResistance Is Fruitless, Yo
15. 18 JulTuesday Talk*: Can Rikers Be Saved?
16. 17 JulRace Should Not Be Made A Sentencing Factor
17. 16 JulA Defense of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing
18. 15 JulJudges, Don’t Shtup The Prosecutrix
19. 14 JulSeaton: The Ballad of Elden Kidd
20. 14 JulWe Are All David Sosa
21. 13 JulTruth And The Government’s Truth
22. 12 JulThe Fourth Vote At SCOTUS
23. 11 JulTuesday Talk*: Is Lack Of “Collegiality” Cause For Punishment?
24. 10 JulCan Female Real Estate Agents Be Protected?
25. 9 JulHirsch: Exactly When We Decided To Become A Lawyer
26. 8 JulBlame The Line Prosecutors
27. 7 JulSeaton: Sheriff Roy Goes To Prison
28. 7 JulShort Take: How Many “Does” Are There?
29. 6 JulThe “Blatantly Unconstitutional” Injunction Against The Government
30. 5 JulIs Diversity Dead?
31. 4 JulTuesday Talk*: Do Legacy Admissions Violate Title VI?
32. 3 JulKagan: Better Bureaucracy Than Judiciary
33. 2 JulThe Moral Panic in HR
34. 1 JulTo Waive and Modify

June 2023

1. 30 JunSeaton: Sheriff Roy’s Confessional
2. 30 JunCompeting Views of Equal Protection
3. 29 JunA Condition of Employment
4. 28 JunWhen “Breaking Things” Costs Lives
5. 27 JunTuesday Talk*: Admissions After Affirmative Action
6. 26 JunMuch Less Than Quasi-Judicial
7. 25 JunWhat The Submersible Raised
8. 24 JunCircumventing Confrontation By Burying Bruton
9. 23 JunSeaton: A Meeting At A Country Market
10. 23 JunAlito Defending Alito
11. 22 JunThe Abhorrent Free Speech of Off-Duty Cops
12. 21 JunBlame Delaware US Attorney David Weiss
13. 20 JunTuesday Talk*: Is Par-Don A Good Solution?
14. 19 JunBut What About The Execution?
15. 18 JunCancel The Godfather
16. 17 JunWhen Tinker Met Gender
17. 16 JunSeaton At The Movies: The John Wick Films
18. 16 JunThe Bar Exam Is Not The Problem
19. 15 JunWill Civil Forfeiture Reform Actually Happen This Time?
20. 14 JunWill Cannon Recuse?
21. 13 JunTuesday Talk*: Would You Represent Trump?
22. 12 JunChemerinsky Shoots Blanks At SCOTUS
23. 11 JunSPLC Hates Moms Who Hate Woke
24. 10 JunThe Trump Presidential Library
25. 9 JunSeaton: In Memoriam, The Iron Sheik
26. 9 JunHe’s “Innocent,” Send Money
27. 8 JunLies, Damn Lies and Election Lies
28. 7 JunSantos’ Secret Sureties
29. 6 JunTuesday Talk*: For The Birds
30. 5 Jun“Vocational Awe” On The Picket Line
31. 4 JunTen Years Detained
32. 3 JunWas Rehnquist A Segregationist?
33. 2 JunSeaton: Project Alpha (Or My All-Time Favorite Con)
34. 2 JunDEI, Inc.
35. 1 JunPronouns By Committee

May 2023

1. 31 MayThe First Rule of Debate Club
2. 30 MayThe Unnoticed Murders
3. 29 MayMemorial Day 2023
4. 28 MayBeyond The Gown
5. 27 MayA “Reliable” Source
6. 26 MaySeaton: The Parent-Teacher Conference
7. 26 MaySupreme Court Holds Retaining Tax Sale Excess Is A Taking
8. 25 MayThe Flip Side of Fired For Pronouns
9. 24 MayThe Forsyth County Conundrum
10. 23 MayTuesday Talk*: Should Law Students Be Taught To Hack?
11. 22 MayThe Fall of Rachael Rollins
12. 21 MayThe Trade-Off of Second Chances
13. 20 MayDoes SCOTUS Get Art?
14. 19 MaySeaton: Writers’ Strike, The Conclusion
15. 19 MayThe Battle In The Escambia County School Library
16. 18 MayIs Workplace Drug Testing “Absurd”?
17. 17 MayIs The Pot Experiment Failing?
18. 16 MayGuns In The Hands Of Children
19. 15 MayCUNY Law School: Still Intolerant
20. 14 MayGaines Raises Questions That Deserve More Than A Beating
21. 13 MayFrom Whence Does A Norm Derive?
22. 12 MaySeaton: Writers’ Strike, Week 2
23. 12 MayThe Charging of Daniel Penny
24. 11 MayAnd A Cat Named “Vagina”
25. 10 MayDue Process? Trump Got It, Good and Hard
26. 9 MayTuesday Talk*: Can Mass Shootings Be Prevented In A RKBA Nation?
27. 8 MayIs The Debt Limit Unconstitutional Under 14th Amendment, Section 4?
28. 7 MayStop The Trains From Running On Time
29. 6 MayConfident In Its Ultimate Victory
30. 5 MaySeaton: Writers’ Strike
31. 5 MayThe Tragedies of Jordan Neely’s Death
32. 4 MayTaking Diversity Beyond Reason
33. 3 MayWhat Would The ERA Do Today?
34. 2 MayTuesday Talk*: Fair Questions On Cross
35. 1 MayWhat About The “Recidivism Premium”?

April 2023

1. 30 AprDehumanizing or Infantilizing?
2. 29 AprWhat’s In A Honk?
3. 28 AprSeaton: Flying American’s Unfriendly Skies
4. 28 AprDisrupting Legislatures
5. 27 AprDebate: It Was Wrong To Boot The Tennessee Two
6. 27 AprDebate: Expel Harder Next Time
7. 26 AprKids And National Security Secrets
8. 25 AprTuesday Talk*: Will Tucker Be Missed?
9. 24 AprExploitation At Stanford Law School
10. 23 AprWhen Defamers Aren’t The Victims
11. 22 AprPanic And The Ability To Talk About It
12. 21 AprSeaton: Jokes To End An Exhausting Week
13. 21 AprThe Seven Sisters of Wyoming
14. 20 AprAn Homage To Truth Over Popularity
15. 19 AprDoes The Dominion v. Fox Settlement Matter?
16. 18 AprTuesday Talk*: Would A Supreme Court Code of Ethics Work?
17. 17 AprTennessee Fails, Good Intentions Notwithstanding.
18. 16 AprThe Relativity of True Crime
19. 5 AprCruising The Danube
20. 5 AprThe “Other Crime(s)” Remain A Mystery
21. 4 AprTuesday Talk*: Are The Judges Wrong To Add Stanford To The List?
22. 3 AprKilling Liberal Arts
23. 2 AprMutually Assured Prosecution
24. 1 AprFit To Be Tied

March 2023

1. 31 MarSeaton: Thoughts On “The Voice”
2. 31 MarThe “Unprecedented” Indictment
3. 30 MarVictim’s Rights Trump Innocence
4. 29 MarTitle IX Outside The Jurisdiction
5. 28 MarTuesday Talk*: But Should He Teach?
6. 27 MarWhat Does a Law School DEI Dean Do?
7. 26 MarShort Take: Does Levi’s Have The Answer?
8. 25 MarShort Take: Everybody Else On The Block
9. 24 MarBard AI Tries Its Hand At “Sheriff Roy in Mudlick”
10. 24 MarTalk is Cheap, Dean Martinez
11. 23 MarWith The Bank’s Permission
12. 22 MarWill Amici Help or Hurt?
13. 21 MarTuesday Talk*: Bragg Can, But Should He?
14. 20 MarIs The NY Prosecution of Trump Time Barred? (Update)
15. 19 MarFree Speech Meets Legal Advice
16. 18 MarOtte: A $10M Bandage For Pennsylvania’s Poor
17. 18 MarShould “Youthful Offender” Treatment Impair Self-Defense?
18. 17 MarSeaton: The SJ Guide to St. Paddy’s Day 2023
19. 16 MarDefining “Woke” (Update)
20. 15 MarHow Do You Solve A Problem Like Amy Wax?
21. 14 MarTuesday Talk*: Beyond Stanford, Are Law Schools Lost? (Update)
22. 13 MarDoJ Opposes Ending “Acquitted Conduct Sentencing”
23. 12 MarCan You Trust Your Doctor?
24. 11 MarWhen Deans Shake
25. 10 MarSeaton: Sheriff Roy Gets A Physical
26. 10 MarIt’s About The Nail
27. 9 MarWho Is To Blame For Rule By The Pen?
28. 8 MarCan Tucker Carlson Change Anything About 1/6?
29. 7 MarTuesday Talk*: But Would They Win?
30. 6 MarDeSantis’ “Actual Malice” Problem
31. 5 MarThe “Other” PCP
32. 4 MarHalkides: The Blood That Was Really Paint
33. 4 MarShort Take: The Price of Being “Shitty”
34. 3 MarSeaton: The Child Care Song
35. 3 MarPrivate Punishment When The Law Can’t
36. 2 MarWhat’s A “Major” Question?
37. 1 MarIs An Academic Pet Project Worth Destroying A Kid’s Life? (Update)

February 2023

1. 28 FebTuesday Talk*: DeSantis’ Bludgeon
2. 27 FebAre Guns The New “Golden Calf”?
3. 26 FebHallucination: Sounds Like Law
4. 25 FebThe Leopards Ate Vincent Lloyd’s Face
5. 24 FebSeaton: Three Jokes
6. 24 FebLights, Cameras, Ratings
7. 23 FebThe Hubris of Reimagining Section 230
8. 22 FebJournalism, Not Dead Yet
9. 21 FebTuesday Talk*: Are Cellphones To Blame For Teen Misery?
10. 20 FebShame, The Last Refuge of Scoundrels
11. 19 FebShort Take: The Employee Mentality
12. 18 FebA Team Player
13. 17 FebSeaton Gets Red-Assed About Dinks
14. 17 FebFact This Is Not
15. 16 FebLaws and Letters
16. 15 FebHow Much Should Cops Pay?
17. 14 FebNo Talk Tuesday*: Racially Hostile Environment For White Male Employees?
18. 13 FebIf Not Law, Then Why Bother?
19. 12 FebPot Luck (Update)
20. 11 FebThe Victim’s Wishes
21. 10 FebSeaton: The Man Who Saved Pro Wrestling
22. 10 FebDisproportionate To What?
23. 9 FebAI and The New Junk Forensic Science
24. 8 Feb4th Circuit Holds Livestreaming Traffic Stop May Be Protected
25. 7 FebTuesday Talk*: Should Protest Become “Domestic Terrorism”?
26. 6 FebFrench Fries
27. 5 FebEducational Value
28. 3 FebSeaton: But His Emails (Rabbit Year Edition)
29. 3 FebThe Word Resist
30. 2 FebFear of Outing At Yale
31. 1 FebHarder Still To Find A Surety

January 2023

1. 31 JanTuesday Talk*: How Much Hardship Is Due?
2. 30 JanCriminalizing The Impossible
3. 29 JanCredential Creep
4. 28 JanThe Hundreds Who Will Follow Tyre Nichols
5. 27 JanSeaton: The Slapfight
6. 27 JanThe Fool’s Guide To Person-First
7. 26 JanIs A Unanimous Jury Too Much To Ask For Death?
8. 25 JanIs “Tradition of Regulation” A Free Speech Exception?
9. 24 JanTuesday Talk*: Are Sponsorships The Next Title IX Violation?
10. 23 JanIn Loco Parentis
11. 22 JanA.I. For The Defense
12. 21 JanWhat’s A SCOTUS Marshal To Do?
13. 20 JanSeaton Review: Night Court
14. 20 JanShort Take: In Baldwin’s Defense
15. 19 JanLaSalle Voted Down
16. 18 JanSafety Takes A Back Seat In Seattle
17. 17 JanTuesday Talk*: To Enforce Anyway?
18. 16 JanThe Reimagination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
19. 15 JanWhy Wouldn’t They Come?
20. 14 JanPoor Form By Former NY Judges
21. 13 JanSeaton: Alabama’s Robot Lawyer
22. 13 JanRebutting The Bail Reform Act’s Presumption of Detention
23. 12 JanWhen Public Defenders Suffer “Moral Injury”
24. 11 JanWhat Of The Hamline University “Snitch”?
25. 10 JanTuesday Talk*: Open Thread
26. 9 Jan“Purposefully Unequal” By Concealing Merit
27. 8 JanThe Browning of Suburbia
28. 7 JanNorm, Deleted
29. 6 JanSeaton: A Redneck’s Disney Vacation
30. 6 Jan5 Myths About Mythbusting
31. 5 JanShort Take: More SCOTUS To Hate
32. 4 JanDuress As Defense To Unintentional Murder
33. 3 JanTuesday Talk*: Sitting Next To Santos
34. 2 JanVictim U.
35. 1 JanIf It’s All Good, Then Why Is It Stigmatizing?