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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin

@carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social

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Constitutional law prof specializing in First Amendment, both speech & religion. Also repro Likes: art,science, feminism, LGBTQ rights, CRT, separation of church & state Things I've written: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=797431

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · Feb 12

Very excited to have a new paper!!

Because the U.S. Supreme Court has essentially gutted the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Const, it is perhaps time to turn to the establishment provisions of the state constitutions to ensure some degree of separation of church and state

#ChristianNationalism

<p>New Judicial Federalism and the Establishment Clause: Classroom Ten Commandments as a Case Study in State Constitutional Protection</p>

<p><span>Louisiana recently enacted a law requiring a Ten Commandments display in every public school classroom from kindergarten to college. Forty-five years a

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. If I were an MIT alum, I would be especially proud today.

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

That is amazing! Congratulations!

Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

MIT rejects Compact

"The premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone...America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking....Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach"

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

Dear members of the MIT community,

orgchart.mit.edu

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

Good point. I just ordered some American flags for the No Kings protest

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 2d

I was referring to the current Supreme Court.
I wish it was like the Courts of the past!

Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 3d

Insanity

Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 3d

This is an egregious abuse of power, and only one of many.
This alone should justify impeaching and removing Trump from power

I mean, if even the mealy-mouthed NYT is willing to baldly state Trump is using the nation's DOJ for his own petty, personal, vindictive ends....

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies

President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.

www.nytimes.com

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely astounding that Trump has not been impeached for his abuses of power.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 4d

"Any university leader who signs on to this compact would betray everything good and solid about the university and would do deep and permanent harm to the United States and the world." @sivav.bsky.social

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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 3d

Of course

Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 3d

My sympathies.

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Hello!

I am your friendly neighborhood First Amendment professor here to provide some background on Chiles v. Salazar, to be argued in Supreme Court this morning.

At issue is whether Colorado can ban licensed therapists from inflicting the discredited practice of “conversion therapy” on minors

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

"ADF cited several scholars to support its arg that conversion practices should once again be permitted. Two, however, [said] that ADF had “profoundly” misrepresented their research, which discussed the “psychological damage” of conversion therapy."

& SCOTUS will no doubt accept ADF's distortions

Nikole @picnik.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

SCOTUS has already previewed its argument to distinguish gender affirming care from conversion therapy:

Talk therapy alone (i.e. conversion therapy) protected by free speech

Therapy along with medicines (i.e. most gender affirming care) will be regulation of medicine with no special scrutiny

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Toad: I just listened to Supreme Court oral arguments

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 4d

Toad was sitting on his front porch. Frog came along and said, “What is the matter Toad? You are looking sad.”

A glum Toad sits on his front porch as a smiling Frog approaches.

From "The Letter"
In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

You shouldn't need a first amdt claim. A ban on gender affirming care should have triggered Equal Protection

Also, most gender affirming care requires more, so even if cannot ban discussion, if accept distinction bt talk only & talk plus, can ban puberty blockers & gender affirming hormone therapy

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

I did not have room to write white Christian nationalists

Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Cannot quite tell if you are being sarcastic or not

Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

The oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar, about whether Colorado can ban licensed therapists from subjecting minors to the discredited & harmful "conversion therapy" is done

You do not actually have to hear the arg to predict that the Christians will win.

I would love to be wrong, but

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Rebuttals now.

A twelve year could get gender affirming care w/o parent consent but could not get Chiles counseling w/ their parents consent.

Now giving fake science facts that I will not repeat

But basically trans panic

Citing Cass Review which has zillions of problems.

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Q: Why aren't you raising professional speech arg that was rejected in NIFLA

A: Our arg is much more narrow about medical care where have fiduciary duties & subject to malpractice

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Q: Why did not have opportunity to introduce more evidence?

A: Also, all the theories underlying success also debunked.

Q: Back to my question: If it went back?

A: New critique raised, we could answer it with studies

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Q Barrett: what is your best evidence that it causes harm

A: JA 64-74. We could have put it even more evidence. But our expert put in evidence all the studies, recent enough that did focus on talk therapy, that showed harm. Showed that long list harms.

No study showing it works. None. Zip. Zero.

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Q: Trying to make argument that medical consensus can be wrong, so we can ignore it here

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Q: Isn't that a reason to apply first amendment scrutiny?

A: No, bc if words delivering medical treatment, still delivering medical treatment.
Plus, lots of research

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