Carlos Chévere Lugo
@carloschevere.bsky.social
Lawyer-Law Professor-History Lover
Studying constitutional law, state constitutional law, American legal history, and territorial law ❤️🇵🇷
Studying constitutional law, state constitutional law, American legal history, and territorial law ❤️🇵🇷
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It is my pleasure to announce my most recent publication, “Peremptory Norms and the Right to Self-Determination: The Case of Puerto Rico,” co-authored with my 🇵🇷 colleague, Associate Professor Sigrid Vendrell-Polanco.
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If the executive can unilaterally shift all functioning out of an congressionally established agency, then what is left of Congress’ lawmaking?
Why should Congress authorize executive agencies to do anything at all, ever?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Why should Congress authorize executive agencies to do anything at all, ever?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
School Groups Sue to Stop Dismantling of the Education Department
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If the executive can unilaterally shift all functioning out of an congressionally established agency, then what is left of Congress’ lawmaking?
Why should Congress authorize executive agencies to do anything at all, ever?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Why should Congress authorize executive agencies to do anything at all, ever?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Big news today: Chris Duncan, who spent decades on Louisiana's death row on 'junk science' until his conviction was overturned this spring, is being released today.
You'll remember this story from a few months ago, when his conviction was overturned: boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
You'll remember this story from a few months ago, when his conviction was overturned: boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big news today: Chris Duncan, who spent decades on Louisiana's death row on 'junk science' until his conviction was overturned this spring, is being released today.
You'll remember this story from a few months ago, when his conviction was overturned: boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
You'll remember this story from a few months ago, when his conviction was overturned: boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
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Nestled within this bizarre story is the important news that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken the first steps toward striking down its state’s GOP congressional gerrymander, a move that could net Democrats 2-3 more seats in the House of Representatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Conservative Justice Uses Fake Quote to Justify Wisconsin Republican Gerrymander
It is not clear how Ziegler’s misquotation wound up in the published opinion of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice.
slate.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nestled within this bizarre story is the important news that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken the first steps toward striking down its state’s GOP congressional gerrymander, a move that could net Democrats 2-3 more seats in the House of Representatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Immigration enforcement is usually thought of as a federal issue, but ICE's work is intertwined with state law in a number of ways. @aliciabannon.bsky.social examines recent state litigation WI, NY, and CA that will shape the relationship between ICE and the states & localities in which it operates.
State Challenges to Immigration Enforcement Practices
Recent lawsuits in Wisconsin, New York, and California explore questions about the role of state law in federal immigration enforcement.
statecourtreport.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Immigration enforcement is usually thought of as a federal issue, but ICE's work is intertwined with state law in a number of ways. @aliciabannon.bsky.social examines recent state litigation WI, NY, and CA that will shape the relationship between ICE and the states & localities in which it operates.
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NEW: 45 years ago today, the NJ Supreme Court issued a landmark free speech ruling that cemented the state's constitution as more protective of expressional rights than the First Amendment. @plawpu.bsky.social's Henry Hsiao reflects on the enduring legacy of State v. Schmid.
The Landmark Case That Extended Speech Rights on Private Property
In 1980, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Princeton University could not exclude members of the public from distributing political materials on campus.
statecourtreport.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
NEW: 45 years ago today, the NJ Supreme Court issued a landmark free speech ruling that cemented the state's constitution as more protective of expressional rights than the First Amendment. @plawpu.bsky.social's Henry Hsiao reflects on the enduring legacy of State v. Schmid.
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Worth reiterating that what Trump tried to pull off with Halligan would, if successful, neutralize the Constitution’s appointments clause and allow him to install an endless series of insane and unqualified prosecutors without a single Senate vote. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It Turns Out Lindsey Halligan Was a Fake Prosecutor All Along
This fight is not over.
slate.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Worth reiterating that what Trump tried to pull off with Halligan would, if successful, neutralize the Constitution’s appointments clause and allow him to install an endless series of insane and unqualified prosecutors without a single Senate vote. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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*hauls out drum he’s been banging for over two decades* now would be the perfect time to reject Hutchinson v. Proxmire and recognize that Speech or Debate Clause immunity should ABSOLUTELY protect members’ communications with the public at large.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
*hauls out drum he’s been banging for over two decades* now would be the perfect time to reject Hutchinson v. Proxmire and recognize that Speech or Debate Clause immunity should ABSOLUTELY protect members’ communications with the public at large.
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NEW: Are laws that allow survivors of sexual abuse to sue after the statute of limitations has expired constitutional? Different states have applied different tests to interpret different constitutional provisions with different results, showcasing judicial federalism in action.
State High Courts Split on Laws Letting Survivors of Sexual Abuse Sue After Expiration of Statutes of Limitations
State supreme courts have emphasized different constitutional provisions to decide whether bills reviving time-barred civil causes of action for child sexual abuse claims are constitutional.
statecourtreport.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
NEW: Are laws that allow survivors of sexual abuse to sue after the statute of limitations has expired constitutional? Different states have applied different tests to interpret different constitutional provisions with different results, showcasing judicial federalism in action.
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If Democrats win a trifecta in Arizona next year (which is entirely possible), they might as well add two more seats to the AZ Supreme Court, for a total of nine. They can then restore a liberal majority (after replacing one Republican justice who must retire in 2027 anyway due to age limits).
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If Democrats win a trifecta in Arizona next year (which is entirely possible), they might as well add two more seats to the AZ Supreme Court, for a total of nine. They can then restore a liberal majority (after replacing one Republican justice who must retire in 2027 anyway due to age limits).
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Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
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Here's more on Neilsen, whom the state leg confirmed last week, and his "originalist" argument that abortion is "something meriting the utmost condemnation available in our law and society: criminal charge and punishment." www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here's more on Neilsen, whom the state leg confirmed last week, and his "originalist" argument that abortion is "something meriting the utmost condemnation available in our law and society: criminal charge and punishment." www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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SCOTUS tightens the conditions under which minor witnesses can testify virtually (rather than in-person), a controversial exception to the Confrontation Clause. Requires a specific finding of necessity for the child, not general solicitude for kids' wellbeing. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
![PER CURIAM.
Ordinarily, the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause
“guarantees the defendant a face-to-face meeting with witnesses appearing before the trier of fact.” Coy v. Iowa, 487
U. S. 1012, 1016 (1988). In child-abuse cases, however, that
rule sometimes gives way. Consistent with the Sixth
Amendment, a court may screen a child witness from the
defendant when “necessary to protect [the child] from
trauma that would be caused by testifying in the physical
presence of the defendant, at least where such trauma
would impair the child’s ability to communicate.” Maryland v. Craig, 497 U. S. 836, 857 (1990).
Still, before invoking this procedure, a court must proceed with care. It must “hear evidence” and make a “casespecific” finding of “[t]he requisite . . . necessity.” Id., at
855. Simply pointing to a state statute that authorizes
screening, even one premised on “generalized finding[s]” of
necessity, will not suffice. Coy, 487 U. S., at 1021. Because
the Mississippi Supreme Court departed from these principles, we reverse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreic5d3pzulmiqz2wergatredxnlqtncxh4xngj7fe4wgq4lk6ouxji@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
SCOTUS tightens the conditions under which minor witnesses can testify virtually (rather than in-person), a controversial exception to the Confrontation Clause. Requires a specific finding of necessity for the child, not general solicitude for kids' wellbeing. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Breaking: Due process is leftist.
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Breaking: Due process is leftist.
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"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
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What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Diversity on the bench can strengthen decision-making and improve public confidence in courts. But our research finds that states' highest courts are overwhelmingly white and male: bit.ly/3JW6lN6
State Supreme Court Diversity - November 2025 Update
Many state supreme courts lack diversity in terms of their justices’ race, ethnicity, gender, and professional background.
www.brennancenter.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Diversity on the bench can strengthen decision-making and improve public confidence in courts. But our research finds that states' highest courts are overwhelmingly white and male: bit.ly/3JW6lN6
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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We’re going to look with a fresh pair of eyes at city government — and what powers we have to deliver for New Yorkers.
And that’s one of many reasons I’m excited to have Lina as one of our transition’s Co-chairs.
And that’s one of many reasons I’m excited to have Lina as one of our transition’s Co-chairs.
"I've long been inspired by Lina Khan's protection of people across this country in the face of corporate greed"
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mamdani tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how Lina Khan will get creative to lower prices for New Yorkers
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mamdani tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how Lina Khan will get creative to lower prices for New Yorkers
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November 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We’re going to look with a fresh pair of eyes at city government — and what powers we have to deliver for New Yorkers.
And that’s one of many reasons I’m excited to have Lina as one of our transition’s Co-chairs.
And that’s one of many reasons I’m excited to have Lina as one of our transition’s Co-chairs.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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🚨BREAKING: Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after the State Supreme Court reversed a decision from a lower court, allowing the state’s cruel and extreme ban to go back into effect.
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🚨BREAKING: Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after the State Supreme Court reversed a decision from a lower court, allowing the state’s cruel and extreme ban to go back into effect.
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Without oversight and transparency measures in place, the growing use of AI-powered tools in policing risks infringing on civil rights and civil liberties by amplifying bias and chilling free speech. Our new analysis details the risks and the needed safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
www.brennancenter.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Without oversight and transparency measures in place, the growing use of AI-powered tools in policing risks infringing on civil rights and civil liberties by amplifying bias and chilling free speech. Our new analysis details the risks and the needed safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
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Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
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Teaching is the profession that lays the foundation for all other professions.
Insulting, yes, but also outrageously reckless given teacher alienation policies that have already led to a teacher recruitment and retention crisis nationwide.
lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/56/...
Insulting, yes, but also outrageously reckless given teacher alienation policies that have already led to a teacher recruitment and retention crisis nationwide.
lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/56/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Teaching is the profession that lays the foundation for all other professions.
Insulting, yes, but also outrageously reckless given teacher alienation policies that have already led to a teacher recruitment and retention crisis nationwide.
lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/56/...
Insulting, yes, but also outrageously reckless given teacher alienation policies that have already led to a teacher recruitment and retention crisis nationwide.
lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/56/...