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Jonathan H. Adler

@jadler1969.bsky.social

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Father, Husband, W&M LawProf, guy with opinions; @chkbal co-founder; @volokhc.bsky.social contributor; Law before policy before politics; Philly sports always; 'the cowbell of Twitter'-N. Schulz typos are part of the brand. .. more

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Jonathan H. Adler is a conservative American legal commentator and law professor at William & Mary Law School. He has been recognized as one of the most cited professors in the field of environmental law. His research is also credited with inspiring litigation that challenged the Obama Administration's implementation of the Affordable Care Act, resulting in the Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell. .. more

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

What is the point of the graphic?

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

Huh? We dont know why they didn't respond. It coild be due to ethics concerns. It could also be because they dont have concerns. We may have suspicions, but we dont know. (Response rate matters if you're not constructing a representative sample.)

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

Now you're being ridiculous. Of course that would be misleading (Indeed, its more misleading than the alt-formulation you dont like).
"A bunch of judges told us stuff" would be less of a story (and wouldn't have led to the graphics they highlight).

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

My statement does not imply anything false; it implies something that it cannot establish. And they do not give full denominator of those surveyed (or what sorts of judges made up those outside relevant districts).

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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 1d

IMO there is a judicial crisis, but @jadler1969.bsky.social's criticism of the NY Times piece on the subject is correct: Their reporting doesn't show what they claim it shows b/c the sample of judges they interviewed was biased, for the detailed reasons he lays out.

reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Do Federal Judges Believe We Are in the Midst of a "Judicial Crisis"?

Today's New York Times reports that some federal judges are unhappy with the Supreme Court's repeated grant of interim relief to…

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

If i survey a group I know to be unrepresentative (and I know why it's unrepresentative) and all I say is "this might not be representative but look at these striking results!" am i being misleading?

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

How is it more misleading than the graphics that fail to note denominator, percent not responding, or unrepresentative sample?

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

Did they explain why their initial sample was unrepresentative? No. They also dont provide denominator of survey, or what percentage of respondents are in active service, but still highlight graphics as if they are meaningful results.

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

It's mo less misleading than the way the results are framed. That's my point.

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

They dont, but they don't explain why we know it's unrepresentative either

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

* Unrepresentative
*probative

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

Inrepresentative sample produces results that arent that probation.
reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Do Federal Judges Believe We Are in the Midst of a "Judicial Crisis"?

Today's New York Times reports that some federal judges are unhappy with the Supreme Court's repeated grant of interim relief to…

reason.com

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 1d

Fewer than 15 percent of judges surveyed expressed concern. 🤔
reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Do Federal Judges Believe We Are in the Midst of a "Judicial Crisis"?

Today's New York Times reports that some federal judges are unhappy with the Supreme Court's repeated grant of interim relief to…

reason.com

Reposted by Jonathan H. Adler, Southern Africa

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3d

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 3d

And Hitler was a vegetarian . . .

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 3d

Sure, but that only makes Mao comparison more off, no?

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 3d

Yes Trump is bad.
Dont whitewash the horrors of the Cultural Revolution.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 3d

He's on a trajectory to kill 1-2 million of his own people?

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 3d

If Kissinger and Arafat got it . . . .

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 4d

I dont know much about KY Gov. Beshear, but his refusal to endorse Dem AG candidate Jay Jones when in Virgnia to help the Dem ticket suggests he is one of the few honorable people left in American politics.

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 4d

You'd prefer the students go to jail for their crimes?

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 4d

Costly reminder that vandalism is not protected speech (and cleaning/repairing public art is expensive).
www.axios.com/local/clevel...

CWRU students pay $350K to end criminal case — but fallout continues

The 11 students and activists had been indicted for pro-Palestinian vandalism on campus in 2024.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 6d

Is the memo that new? He took office in August.

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 6d

"Steve Vladeck, a professor at Georgetown Law School, cautioned against reading too much into the Supreme Court’s preliminary orders."
Someone should tell the author of the One First newsletter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...