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Law prof at GW Law. New Yorker turned Virginian. Former SDNY clerk and litigator at Sullivan & Cromwell. Studying and writing about court admin and the judiciary. #LFGM #COYS Papers here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=22389

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 22d

If you are a normal person, it's easy to say that Trump could be criminally prosecuted for using the military to kill his political opponents. If you are a Trump judicial nominee, the calculus is apparently more complicated.

For Trump’s Latest Judicial Nominees, Trump Is a Law Unto Himself

Can presidents be criminally prosecuted for using the military to kill their political opponents? Trump's nominees keep having a hard time with this question!

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 8h

Farfalle and pre-assembly lasagna sheets

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 12h

Pasta underway

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 1d

I auction off a student dinner at my house each year to raise money for the Equal Justice Foundation, and the prep is underway! The theme this year is Italian, with lasagna bolognese and tiramisu (among other stuff)

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 1d

That was inches away from a grand slam and instead … one of the wildest double plays I’ve ever seen!

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 1d

I’m pulling for the Mariners but I wouldn’t mind if the Blue Jays put up a bit more fight

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 1d

Doug Eddings usually hunts strikes but those are two big misses right there

JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 1d

At first I read “UK football players” to refer to English soccer players and I was wondering how this situation arose

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 1d

6th Cir. holds that the harms to five black UK football players who were falsely accused of crimes after they were subjected to racist taunts by white frat boys at a school party do not constitute deprivations of liberty under the Fourteenth Amendment.

www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...

The parties dispute the third element: deprivation of liberty. According to plaintiffs, they
have been deprived of liberty because they suffered (1) a threat of imprisonment; (2) being
summoned for an arraignment and compelled to testify before a grand jury; (3) the seizure of
their personal property and information; (4) student misconduct hearings; (5) the loss of
educational and athletic opportunities; (6) reputational harm; and (7) emotional distress.
Plaintiffs have suffered greatly in general, and we are without doubt that the allegations
contained in plaintiffs’ complaints are deeply troubling and, if true, reflect extremely poorly
upon the state actors involved. But not every horrible occurrence is a constitutional violation and
plaintiffs’ suffering cannot be appropriately framed as a “deprivation of liberty” under the Fourth
Amendment as understood by this court and the Supreme Court.

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 1d

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 2d

That was the promise of Ange Ball

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 2d

That was even worse than I expected

JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 2d

Why would we subject the UK, an ally, to the New York Jets?

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 2d

lol “North Carolian”

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

"Sensitivities and Exposure:" Six Stupid Things about Lindsey Halligan's First Filing

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/12/s...

"Sensitivities and Exposure:" Six Stupid Things abt Lindsey Halligan's First Filing - emptywheel

Lindsey the Insurance lawyer and her two loaner AUSAs didn't do so well on their first filing.

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 2d

Why would we subject the UK, an ally, to the New York Jets?

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Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · 2d

God love Kew, this is incredible

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 3d

Oh he’s so annoying

JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing good comes from a group of teens, I always say

ARLnow @arlnow.bsky.social · 3d

Large police presence in Pentagon City after teen 'flash mob' in mall

Large police presence in Pentagon City after teen ‘flash mob’ in mall | ARLnow.com

A large police presence remains on scene in Pentagon City after mall security requested help dealing with a "flash mob" of rowdy teens. Numerous officers from Arlington County and Metro Transit Police...

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John Kastellec @jkastellec.bsky.social · 3d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 3d

Humpy the Salmon??

JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 4d

Don't threaten me with a good time, John

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

‘Task’ Teams Up With Wawa For New Fentanyl Brick Hoagie

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 4d

Now Trump is hoping to at least get a Daytime Nobel Peace Prize.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · 4d

Demand Justice is back, and they’ve put Senate Democrats on notice about supporting Trump’s judicial nominees.

This week they expanded their media blitz against select Senate Judiciary Dems who voted to advance Trump district court picks:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

New Media Blitz Targets Democrats Who Back Trump Judge Picks (2)

A progressive advocacy group expanded a media blitz against selected Senate Democrats for supporting President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 5d

Trump’s MAGA makeover of the Third Circuit is complete

Senate Press Gallery @senatepress.bsky.social · 5d

By a vote of 50-47, the #Senate confirmed Jennifer Lee Mascott to be US Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.

GOP Sen. Murkowski voted against and Sens. Cortez Masto, Cotton, and Cruz did not vote.

A series of NDAA amendment votes are next

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 5d

The Judiciary Committee advanced five judicial nominees today, including Seventh Circuit nominee Rebecca Taibleson. For some reason, two Mississippi nominees (Chamberlin & Maxwell) have been held over several times, including today.

JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 7d

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote out the last of Trump's judicial nominees (except John Guard, whose nomination is stalled because of his potential involvement in some Medicare scam). Realistically, there's probably only time for one more group of nominees to get through.