Thomas Frampton
@tframpton.bsky.social
UVA Law, visiting at GW Law, sometimes lawyer, full-time Ruth wrangler. Speaking as private citizen, outside official job duties, on matters of political, social or other concern.
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The federal government is deeply concerned about the use of sidewalk chalk. By 19-year-old sophomores. On sidewalks.
What are we even doing here.
What are we even doing here.
Fuck, Northwestern just caved. Reading the deal now. ( www.northwestern.edu/president/do... )
www.northwestern.edu
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The federal government is deeply concerned about the use of sidewalk chalk. By 19-year-old sophomores. On sidewalks.
What are we even doing here.
What are we even doing here.
It’s worth remembering that Hegseth came to political prominence advocating for U.S. servicemen accused of war crimes.
And if you haven’t listened to it, I highly recommend listening to this podcast about the (failed) war crimes prosecutions for the Haditha Massacre.
www.newyorker.com/season-3
And if you haven’t listened to it, I highly recommend listening to this podcast about the (failed) war crimes prosecutions for the Haditha Massacre.
www.newyorker.com/season-3
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It’s worth remembering that Hegseth came to political prominence advocating for U.S. servicemen accused of war crimes.
And if you haven’t listened to it, I highly recommend listening to this podcast about the (failed) war crimes prosecutions for the Haditha Massacre.
www.newyorker.com/season-3
And if you haven’t listened to it, I highly recommend listening to this podcast about the (failed) war crimes prosecutions for the Haditha Massacre.
www.newyorker.com/season-3
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Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hagueseth
On this Thanksgiving Day, I remain grateful for the best/worst teaching eval I’ve ever received.
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On this Thanksgiving Day, I remain grateful for the best/worst teaching eval I’ve ever received.
The threat of retaliatory redistricting is already paying dividends in Virginia. Shocking what the prospect of running in a competitive VA-05 will do to the policy positions of a J6-attending congressman.
Again, Rep. McGuire shows that he doesn’t believe in anything. He voted to cut healthcare subsidies. He kept the government closed because he refused to budge on healthcare subsidies. And now that he sees a poll, he’s saying he wants healthcare subsidies.
Cowardly. Shameless.
Cowardly. Shameless.
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The threat of retaliatory redistricting is already paying dividends in Virginia. Shocking what the prospect of running in a competitive VA-05 will do to the policy positions of a J6-attending congressman.
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If I were Starbucks management, and I saw Lina Khan on a picket line talking about our record number of instances unfair practices, I would be scared.
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If I were Starbucks management, and I saw Lina Khan on a picket line talking about our record number of instances unfair practices, I would be scared.
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
No idea if this was an AI issue or not, but if a law student did this on an exam--and then, when called out, submitted a "redo" exam akin to this passage--they'd be referred to the Honor System. (I suspect most judges would weigh sanctions if a lawyer before them did this, too.)
NEW: Justice Ziegler has corrected her misquotation of Moore v. Harper. However, her new summary of the Supreme Court's decision in Moore does not, in my view, accurately reflect the holding. The sentence she quotes doesn't match the "exceedingly limited" paraphrase. www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
No idea if this was an AI issue or not, but if a law student did this on an exam--and then, when called out, submitted a "redo" exam akin to this passage--they'd be referred to the Honor System. (I suspect most judges would weigh sanctions if a lawyer before them did this, too.)
Worth noting that Bowman played a big role in bringing the infamous Chicago Police Department commander/torturer Jon Burge to justice.
Kohjasteh was a partner at the private firm that represented Trump before he entered the Consumer Protection Branch of DOJ Civil.
Kohjasteh was a partner at the private firm that represented Trump before he entered the Consumer Protection Branch of DOJ Civil.
And, here is Bovino's third day of depositions, November 4: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The lawyers:
Locke Bowman for the plaintiffs.
Sarmad Khojasteh for the government.
The lawyers:
Locke Bowman for the plaintiffs.
Sarmad Khojasteh for the government.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Worth noting that Bowman played a big role in bringing the infamous Chicago Police Department commander/torturer Jon Burge to justice.
Kohjasteh was a partner at the private firm that represented Trump before he entered the Consumer Protection Branch of DOJ Civil.
Kohjasteh was a partner at the private firm that represented Trump before he entered the Consumer Protection Branch of DOJ Civil.
This is such a weird flex (?) I don't really know where to begin.
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is such a weird flex (?) I don't really know where to begin.
"[M]embers of the UVa Board of Visitors, including the rector, are unpaid volunteers. . . . Leading work like this on a volunteer basis is thankless and difficult. . . . [A]scribing sinister motives to dedicated volunteers is shameful."
(Wetmore's donated $40,150 to right-wing political causes.)
(Wetmore's donated $40,150 to right-wing political causes.)
“We are volunteers, you shouldn’t expect much from us, and I’m not providing any new information” isn’t exactly a strong defense of the BOV by one of its own
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
Doug Wetmore: The straight facts about UVa from a board member
Although members of UVa's board are appointed by politicians, my experience is that we are for the most part not ideological.
dailyprogress.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"[M]embers of the UVa Board of Visitors, including the rector, are unpaid volunteers. . . . Leading work like this on a volunteer basis is thankless and difficult. . . . [A]scribing sinister motives to dedicated volunteers is shameful."
(Wetmore's donated $40,150 to right-wing political causes.)
(Wetmore's donated $40,150 to right-wing political causes.)
I really liked them both, but the final 15 seconds of "Train Dreams" the movie feels like a pretty massive departure from / betrayal of "Train Dreams" the novella? (In a predictably and disappointingly Hollywood-ish sense?)
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I really liked them both, but the final 15 seconds of "Train Dreams" the movie feels like a pretty massive departure from / betrayal of "Train Dreams" the novella? (In a predictably and disappointingly Hollywood-ish sense?)
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Though the special attorney appointment didn’t help Habba. It did help Essayli (those district courts reached different conclusions on delegation). More to come in those cases. I do think the delegation argument is the strongest one the government has.
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Though the special attorney appointment didn’t help Habba. It did help Essayli (those district courts reached different conclusions on delegation). More to come in those cases. I do think the delegation argument is the strongest one the government has.
This is wild. A challenge to Halligan's appointment was 100% foreseeable (given what happened in August w/ Habba in NJ).
AG Pam Bondi could've avoided a lot of this by naming Halligan a "Special Attorney" when she was installed. But nobody at DOJ thought to have a Plan "B" until it was too late.
AG Pam Bondi could've avoided a lot of this by naming Halligan a "Special Attorney" when she was installed. But nobody at DOJ thought to have a Plan "B" until it was too late.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is wild. A challenge to Halligan's appointment was 100% foreseeable (given what happened in August w/ Habba in NJ).
AG Pam Bondi could've avoided a lot of this by naming Halligan a "Special Attorney" when she was installed. But nobody at DOJ thought to have a Plan "B" until it was too late.
AG Pam Bondi could've avoided a lot of this by naming Halligan a "Special Attorney" when she was installed. But nobody at DOJ thought to have a Plan "B" until it was too late.
There's a hilarious moment about 30 minutes in where Richard finally says, "Yeah, so literally my entire thesis is rejecting the name of your podcast." Very fun listen (but wish they would've gone a lot deeper where the conversation was headed the last 10-15 minutes)!
New Supreme Betrayal episode: A conversation with Richard Re about why he describes the Roberts Court as a conservative Warren Court, and a dialogue about critical legal studies and his analysis: supreme-betrayal-how-the-supreme-court-and-constitutional.simplecast.com/episodes/con...
Conversation with Richard Re | Supreme Betrayal: How the Supreme Court and Constitutional Law Have Failed America
Our conversation with Richard Re focuses on his Foreword to the Harvard Law Review’s annual Supreme Court Review. The Foreword argues that the Roberts Court today is a conservative version of the Warr...
supreme-betrayal-how-the-supreme-court-and-constitutional.simplecast.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
There's a hilarious moment about 30 minutes in where Richard finally says, "Yeah, so literally my entire thesis is rejecting the name of your podcast." Very fun listen (but wish they would've gone a lot deeper where the conversation was headed the last 10-15 minutes)!
This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One reason to read about Pauli Murray today (or to watch the documentary "My Name is Pauli Murray") is because the federal government is actively trying to suppress the story of Pauli Murray's life and work.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
One reason to read about Pauli Murray today (or to watch the documentary "My Name is Pauli Murray") is because the federal government is actively trying to suppress the story of Pauli Murray's life and work.
Xenophobia (like antisemitism) is the socialism of fools.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Xenophobia (like antisemitism) is the socialism of fools.
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Friendly amendment. Everyone should know who Pauli Murray was. A life truly well lived. And one that shaped our world.
Today is Pauli Murray's 115th birthday. If you're a law student (or just a curious person) and don't know who they are, look them up! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_M...
(And if you're in Durham, go check out @paulimurraycenter.bsky.social ! I had the privilege of visiting yesterday and it's great.)
(And if you're in Durham, go check out @paulimurraycenter.bsky.social ! I had the privilege of visiting yesterday and it's great.)
Pauli Murray - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Friendly amendment. Everyone should know who Pauli Murray was. A life truly well lived. And one that shaped our world.
Healthcare premiums skyrocketing, but endless money to pay for troops to guard the American Enterprise Institute at 830AM on a Thursday morning. 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Healthcare premiums skyrocketing, but endless money to pay for troops to guard the American Enterprise Institute at 830AM on a Thursday morning. 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅
Today is Pauli Murray's 115th birthday. If you're a law student (or just a curious person) and don't know who they are, look them up! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_M...
(And if you're in Durham, go check out @paulimurraycenter.bsky.social ! I had the privilege of visiting yesterday and it's great.)
(And if you're in Durham, go check out @paulimurraycenter.bsky.social ! I had the privilege of visiting yesterday and it's great.)
Pauli Murray - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today is Pauli Murray's 115th birthday. If you're a law student (or just a curious person) and don't know who they are, look them up! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_M...
(And if you're in Durham, go check out @paulimurraycenter.bsky.social ! I had the privilege of visiting yesterday and it's great.)
(And if you're in Durham, go check out @paulimurraycenter.bsky.social ! I had the privilege of visiting yesterday and it's great.)
Look, the election of Mamdani is a big deal. But also, one of the guys from Caninus (grindcore band with pitbull lead vocalists) is also on the NYC City Council?!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oroc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oroc...
Caninus- No Dogs,No Masters
YouTube video by Charlie Zcrack II
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Look, the election of Mamdani is a big deal. But also, one of the guys from Caninus (grindcore band with pitbull lead vocalists) is also on the NYC City Council?!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oroc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oroc...
OK, to be clear, it isn't a HUGE deal (substantively). But if Bereano is not a published opinion, citing to the pincite 161 F.3d 3, ___ is both wrong and incorrectly indicates it's published.
Pro-tip: EDIT THE FORMAT TO YOUR AI CITE SO IT'S LESS OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE JUST COPY-PASTING AI!
Pro-tip: EDIT THE FORMAT TO YOUR AI CITE SO IT'S LESS OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE JUST COPY-PASTING AI!
US v. Bereano in 1998 in the 4th Cir. is an unpublished disposition reported in a table at 161 F.3d 3. The unpublished opinion discusses US v. Leichtman at westlaw star pages *10 to *11. The quoted language is from Leichtman (which is published), not Bereano.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
OK, to be clear, it isn't a HUGE deal (substantively). But if Bereano is not a published opinion, citing to the pincite 161 F.3d 3, ___ is both wrong and incorrectly indicates it's published.
Pro-tip: EDIT THE FORMAT TO YOUR AI CITE SO IT'S LESS OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE JUST COPY-PASTING AI!
Pro-tip: EDIT THE FORMAT TO YOUR AI CITE SO IT'S LESS OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE JUST COPY-PASTING AI!
So I’m on a plane and can’t get on Westlaw. But this seems weird and “definitely-not-AI-looking citation” format. Any bets that no such thing appears at page 11 of 161 F3d?
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
So I’m on a plane and can’t get on Westlaw. But this seems weird and “definitely-not-AI-looking citation” format. Any bets that no such thing appears at page 11 of 161 F3d?
So did Halligan know that the foreperson’s statement was incorrect when THIS conversation took place? Because that’s a serious “candor to the tribunal” issue.
Another wrinkle: the foreperson told the magistrate the grand jury voted on the 2nd indictment.
We now know they didn’t.
The foreperson was probably just confused.
But it does raise a question — would the magistrate have accepted the indictment if she’d known the truth?
We now know they didn’t.
The foreperson was probably just confused.
But it does raise a question — would the magistrate have accepted the indictment if she’d known the truth?
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So did Halligan know that the foreperson’s statement was incorrect when THIS conversation took place? Because that’s a serious “candor to the tribunal” issue.
Judge Smith evidently not a László Krasznahorkai fan.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Judge Smith evidently not a László Krasznahorkai fan.