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Laurence H. Tribe
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After teaching and writing about constitutional law for 50 yrs, it seemed time for me to reach beyond Harvard’s walls — to spread understanding and appreciation of the rule of law, of justice as fairness, and of a republic if we can keep it .. more

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Laurence Henry Tribe is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law. Tribe was a professor at Harvard Law School from 1968 until his retirement in 2020. He currently holds the position of Carl M. Loeb University Professor Emeritus. .. more

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 13d
People who begin by shooting animals they find unpleasant or not worthy of living often turn out to be serial killers. Remember that when you think about Kristi Noem.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 4d
The 12-axis graph is the best I’ve seen for tracking our descent from democracy to autocracy

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Opinion | ICE and Minnesota Have Pushed the U.S. Closer to Autocracy
Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 5d
“Neither the Bivens Act nor the Universal Constitutional Remedies Act is a magic bullet that will save American democracy, but they would provide greater levels of deterrence and accountability”

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Opinion | A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 9d
“After a Springfield pogrom, JD Vance will have his first namesake policy. “JD Genocide,” or perhaps “Genocide Vance” -- if all this happens, the sobriquets will write themselves.” This prophecy must be prevented from becoming a reality. If it isn’t, God help us.
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Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 12d
In the U.S., “a mirror world has begun to form with the unleashing of multiple federal police forces that have already killed at least 3 citizens and many immigrants. They protect the bottom line of transnational corporations that surveil and jail us for profit.”

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Opinion | Trump Is Not a Nationalist. He’s Something Worse.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 13d
Activists are calling for a “nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping” across the U.S. on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown following the fatal shootings of two people by federal agents in Minneapolis.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 13d
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springsteen on Instagram: "I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on …"
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.Stay free, Bruce SpringsteenView all 3,146 comments
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 16d
“I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say ‘The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the f*ck they want and make sh*t up as they go along.’” — George Conway

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 16d
“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 21d
“Under my leadership, we will restore fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.”

— that was Donald Trump’s solemn commitment a year ago today, in his Inaugural Address.

He has broken every part of that promise.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 23d
“Expanding candidate standing while continuing to restrict legislative standing appears to be yet another data point for the current Court’s inclination to limit legislative power especially when it’s being invoked in an attempt to rein in the executive branch.”
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203. Legislative Standing and/After Bost
The theory on which five justices concluded that candidates for office have standing to challenge election rules is difficult—at best—to reconcile with the Court's hostility to legislative standing.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 24d
“One year into his second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man.” That endangers every one of us.

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Opinion | For Trump, Justice Means Vengeance
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Jan 11
Renee Good’s last words were to ICE agent Jonathan Ross: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Then Ross shot Renee three times in the face. As she was dying, his last words to her were: “Fucking bitch.” And JD Vance thought that exchange exonerated ICE. That says it all.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Jan 8
“Four days after President Trump said the United States would “run” Venezuela, the sprawling political, security and intelligence apparatus that propped up Mr. Maduro’s strongman rule is in still place, and day-to-day life for many Venezuelans has worsened.” — NYT, Jan. 8, 2026

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