It was a shrewd move by Trump to replace the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Whether the new choices were more loyal to Trump than to the Constitution is unknown, but the message was clear. Trump would not tolerate general staff
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Tuesday Talk*: Should Trump Be Allowed To Punish The AP?
One of the really good things about the Trump administration is that it rarely leaves anyone in doubt about why it does things. When Karoline Leavitt (no, I will not join the chorus of people calling her “Bullshit Barbie”) announced…
Will The Fuse Be Lit?
Like anyone else trying to watch Eva Longoria’s new CNN show about food in Spain, I saw the images of cars burning, scooters being thrown onto police cars on the road below, street signed torn out, graffiti painted and flags…
The Decision That Murdered Privacy
In a decision so cursory as to be flip, six members of the Supreme Court gave the most private, and beforehand the most confidential, of government information away. They didn’t even sell it for a decent price. They just gave…
Title VII Discrimination Means Any Discrimination
Contrary to Linda Greenhouse’s years of angsting about the Supreme Court, it’s becoming increasingly clear that it’s neither as divided as its haters believe nor blindly partisan. This isn’t to say that there aren’t problems or some really awful decisions…
Seaton: A Brief Musical Interlude
Hello, friends! It’s your humble humorist with a quick check in before I flee blessed Knoxville for the harsh environs of Vermont for my father-in-law’s birthday. I have an exciting announcement to make: I’m a published musician now!
Don’t congratulate…
Is Regulating AI Possible?
I’ve long been unimpressed with algos. I mostly get online advertisements for things I’ve already bought, and accordingly don’t need, and the legal AI I’ve seen and tested generally sucks. Put aside the hallucinations, which are inexplicable, but the mundane…
Where There Used To Be A Blawgosphere
The law profs keep writing, because that’s what academics do. They write. They write and write, and then write some more. They can somehow manage to turn a thousand word blog post into a hundred-page law review article without adding…
Tuesday Talk*: Time To End The ABA Accreditation Monopoly?
Over the years, I’ve expressed many differences with the American Bar Association, ranging from its shift from a stodgy old guard lawyer group to an extremely progressive left wing political organization, driving away many, if not most, of its dues-paying…
When Donald Met Leo
Someone had to do it, and Leonard Leo stepped into the breach. After his election in 2016, Trump was in an awkward position. Despite all the bluff and swagger, Donald Trump was completely unprepared to do the job, one critical…