Brian Wolfman
@brianwolfman.bsky.social
public-interest lawyer
director, Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential-learning/clinics/our-clinics/appellate-courts-immersion-clinic/
director, Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential-learning/clinics/our-clinics/appellate-courts-immersion-clinic/
A Dishonorable Strike by Prof. Jack Goldsmith
"Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder."
Read this piece in full here: www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
"Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder."
Read this piece in full here: www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A Dishonorable Strike by Prof. Jack Goldsmith
"Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder."
Read this piece in full here: www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
"Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder."
Read this piece in full here: www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
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Even as conservative judges declare mission accomplished for originalism, @espinsegall.bsky.social recounts originalism's indeterminacy from the start, the modern version's segregationist origins, and its current disingenuous deployment by SCOTUS. Details on the blog. 👇
Originalism's Racist Birth and Subsequent Death
A few weeks ago at the Federalist Society National Convention, Judge Patrick Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit decla...
www.dorfonlaw.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Even as conservative judges declare mission accomplished for originalism, @espinsegall.bsky.social recounts originalism's indeterminacy from the start, the modern version's segregationist origins, and its current disingenuous deployment by SCOTUS. Details on the blog. 👇
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Turns out Originalism didn’t start as a reaction to the Warren Court or Brown but as a tool to argue the 15th Amendment was either invalid or didn’t apply to the states. Here’s the real birth story of the doctrine (discovered by a real historian): www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/11/orig...
Originalism's Racist Birth and Subsequent Death
A few weeks ago at the Federalist Society National Convention, Judge Patrick Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit decla...
www.dorfonlaw.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Turns out Originalism didn’t start as a reaction to the Warren Court or Brown but as a tool to argue the 15th Amendment was either invalid or didn’t apply to the states. Here’s the real birth story of the doctrine (discovered by a real historian): www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/11/orig...
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Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Oof. One of the greatest protest songs ever:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Q4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Q4...
Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam
YouTube video by RastaChaka
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Oof. One of the greatest protest songs ever:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Q4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Q4...
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Surprise! The Bezos Post doesn't like taxing billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Readers, do I need to point you to the real facts on taxpayer mobility? OK, one more time: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Readers, do I need to point you to the real facts on taxpayer mobility? OK, one more time: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Opinion | California’s wealth-tax test
Have voters finally found a policy that the state’s inherent economic strengths can’t overcome?
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Surprise! The Bezos Post doesn't like taxing billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Readers, do I need to point you to the real facts on taxpayer mobility? OK, one more time: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Readers, do I need to point you to the real facts on taxpayer mobility? OK, one more time: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
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I don’t think “The Simple-minded, Sociopathic Wheezing Orange Gargoyle Stadium” is a good name for a sports venue.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I don’t think “The Simple-minded, Sociopathic Wheezing Orange Gargoyle Stadium” is a good name for a sports venue.
Here is the government's request for an immediate administrative stay in the food-stamp litigation: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here is the government's request for an immediate administrative stay in the food-stamp litigation: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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ATTORNEYS: Do you like state courts, appellate litigation, and… winning sometimes? The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative is hiring for a 2-year attorney position!
Apply here: www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
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Careers at ACLU
Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
www.aclu.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ATTORNEYS: Do you like state courts, appellate litigation, and… winning sometimes? The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative is hiring for a 2-year attorney position!
Apply here: www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
Apply here: www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
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New figures on Canada’s top income earners were released today by StatsCan. In 2023, the top 1% took home $606,000 in total income, and $778,500 after dividends and capital gains were thrown in – down from the 40 year high reported in 2021 but still above pre-pandemic levels. 🧵 1/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New figures on Canada’s top income earners were released today by StatsCan. In 2023, the top 1% took home $606,000 in total income, and $778,500 after dividends and capital gains were thrown in – down from the 40 year high reported in 2021 but still above pre-pandemic levels. 🧵 1/5
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Two best words in baseball: Game Seven.
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Two best words in baseball: Game Seven.
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Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
Read this George Will piece: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Now, what do you think of this supposition, which I think I read in a scotus opinion?--"If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
Now, what do you think of this supposition, which I think I read in a scotus opinion?--"If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
Opinion | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran
George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Read this George Will piece: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Now, what do you think of this supposition, which I think I read in a scotus opinion?--"If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
Now, what do you think of this supposition, which I think I read in a scotus opinion?--"If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
Law students: Interested in working on appeals at DC Legal Aid this summer in its appellate project? Sounds pretty cool. Go here to read about the job: legalaiddc.bamboohr.com/careers/224
Intern, Appellate Project (Summer)
Since 1932, Legal Aid has provided civil legal assistance to clients in individual cases and engaged in systemic reform. Currently, we provide individual representation in consumer law, domestic viole...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Law students: Interested in working on appeals at DC Legal Aid this summer in its appellate project? Sounds pretty cool. Go here to read about the job: legalaiddc.bamboohr.com/careers/224
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2) As I recall, there was no discussion of the substance of some of the conservative students’ beliefs. Not all conservative students are racists & anti-Semites. Not all liberal students are non-racists & non anti-semites. BUT, consider this story when we think of those previous articles.
October 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
2) As I recall, there was no discussion of the substance of some of the conservative students’ beliefs. Not all conservative students are racists & anti-Semites. Not all liberal students are non-racists & non anti-semites. BUT, consider this story when we think of those previous articles.
Young Republican leaders speak. And, yes, it's very bad: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Young Republican leaders speak. And, yes, it's very bad: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Very good point.
“We fired all the competent career people and now it’s high-level loyalists trying to manage it all somehow” is run of the mill contempt. It’s not an exculpatory alternative.
If a judge orders me to do X, and my tale is I couldn’t comply bc I fired all my staff, that’s a confession not a defense.
If a judge orders me to do X, and my tale is I couldn’t comply bc I fired all my staff, that’s a confession not a defense.
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Very good point.
Gene really is the expert. (And a great person to work with, which I had the pleasure to do years ago.) I look forward to listening.
With Yale Law School military justice expert Eugene Fidell and former JAG Maj. General Steven J. Lepper on the biggest civil/military crisis since the Civil War.
Trump Wants to Use American Cities as a “Training Ground.” It’s Becoming Clear Why.
MAGA cries “Insurrection!”, setting up a dangerous standoff between the American people and the military.
slate.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Gene really is the expert. (And a great person to work with, which I had the pleasure to do years ago.) I look forward to listening.
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Uh, guys?
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Uh, guys?
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It's worth your time to read this short opinion, including the handwritten letters Judge Bibas appends.
The scheme the lawyers came up with is clever in the dumbest possible way.
The scheme the lawyers came up with is clever in the dumbest possible way.
"Courts depend on lawyers’ honesty. Lies, misrepresentations, even half-truths corrode the rule of law. So courts may
sanction lawyers who violate their duty of candor."
So begins a new CA3 opinion upholding attorney sanctions for an odd debt-dispute stunt.
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/242...
sanction lawyers who violate their duty of candor."
So begins a new CA3 opinion upholding attorney sanctions for an odd debt-dispute stunt.
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/242...
www2.ca3.uscourts.gov
September 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It's worth your time to read this short opinion, including the handwritten letters Judge Bibas appends.
The scheme the lawyers came up with is clever in the dumbest possible way.
The scheme the lawyers came up with is clever in the dumbest possible way.
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*Watching the Birds Game*
My Buddy: Man Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis are saving us rn
Me (to my toddler): Did you know they’re both from Georgia???
My Toddler Who Attends An Art-Based Preschool:
GEORGIA O’KEEEEEEEEEEFE !!!!!!
My Buddy: Man Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis are saving us rn
Me (to my toddler): Did you know they’re both from Georgia???
My Toddler Who Attends An Art-Based Preschool:
GEORGIA O’KEEEEEEEEEEFE !!!!!!
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
*Watching the Birds Game*
My Buddy: Man Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis are saving us rn
Me (to my toddler): Did you know they’re both from Georgia???
My Toddler Who Attends An Art-Based Preschool:
GEORGIA O’KEEEEEEEEEEFE !!!!!!
My Buddy: Man Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis are saving us rn
Me (to my toddler): Did you know they’re both from Georgia???
My Toddler Who Attends An Art-Based Preschool:
GEORGIA O’KEEEEEEEEEEFE !!!!!!
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"Who uses cash anymore? Tom Homan, that’s who. On September 20, 2024, Trump’s border czar accepted $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. The cash was in a bag from the food chain Cava. (Since you asked: I’m partial to the Spicy Lamb + Avocado combo.)"
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-scandal-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-scandal-...
A Scandal Covered in Tahini
Plus: Both hatred and grace at Charlie Kirk’s memorial.
www.thebulwark.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Who uses cash anymore? Tom Homan, that’s who. On September 20, 2024, Trump’s border czar accepted $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. The cash was in a bag from the food chain Cava. (Since you asked: I’m partial to the Spicy Lamb + Avocado combo.)"
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-scandal-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-scandal-...