David Cole
@davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
Professor, Georgetown Law; contributor to New York Review of Books; former National Legal Director, ACLU. Views expressed are my own.
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In the discussion over the military and illegal orders, what does the law say? @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social offers an excellent primer in the @nytimes.com. A must read for those who may find themselves in conversations about this over turkey tomorrow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In the discussion over the military and illegal orders, what does the law say? @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social offers an excellent primer in the @nytimes.com. A must read for those who may find themselves in conversations about this over turkey tomorrow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Here’s the memo I would have written had Trump asked me if he could lawfully kill suspected drug smugglers on high seas. I guess I would have been “reassigned.”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Here’s the memo I would have written had Trump asked me if he could lawfully kill suspected drug smugglers on high seas. I guess I would have been “reassigned.”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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Good news in Philly today
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Good news in Philly today
Here’s the memo I would have written had Trump asked me if he could lawfully kill suspected drug smugglers on high seas. I guess I would have been “reassigned.”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Here’s the memo I would have written had Trump asked me if he could lawfully kill suspected drug smugglers on high seas. I guess I would have been “reassigned.”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Reposting as long as this blatantly illegal killing spree continues.
Reposting as long as they keep killing Civilians in cold blood.
"There was no conceivable legal authority for these killings." @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Reposting as long as this blatantly illegal killing spree continues.
Tanner Lecture Defending Free Speech From Its Progressive and Conservative Critics. TODAY @ 4.30 ET
LIVESTREAM LINK HERE: uchv.princeton.edu/events/tanne...
LIVESTREAM LINK HERE: uchv.princeton.edu/events/tanne...
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Tanner Lecture Defending Free Speech From Its Progressive and Conservative Critics. TODAY @ 4.30 ET
LIVESTREAM LINK HERE: uchv.princeton.edu/events/tanne...
LIVESTREAM LINK HERE: uchv.princeton.edu/events/tanne...
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I look forward to defending free speech from its progressive critics — and conservative assailants == as the Tanner Letures Nov. 12 and 13 @princeton.edu
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
Tanner Lecture on Human Values: David D. Cole
Progressives have increasingly lost faith in the First Amendment—at least as it has been interpreted and applied by the Supreme Court. They argue that free speech has been “weaponized” by big busines...
lectures.princeton.edu
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I look forward to defending free speech from its progressive critics — and conservative assailants == as the Tanner Letures Nov. 12 and 13 @princeton.edu
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
I look forward to defending free speech from its progressive critics — and conservative assailants == as the Tanner Letures Nov. 12 and 13 @princeton.edu
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
Tanner Lecture on Human Values: David D. Cole
Progressives have increasingly lost faith in the First Amendment—at least as it has been interpreted and applied by the Supreme Court. They argue that free speech has been “weaponized” by big busines...
lectures.princeton.edu
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I look forward to defending free speech from its progressive critics — and conservative assailants == as the Tanner Letures Nov. 12 and 13 @princeton.edu
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
Reposting as long as they keep killing Civilians in cold blood.
"There was no conceivable legal authority for these killings." @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reposting as long as they keep killing Civilians in cold blood.
We will be up shortly. 5-6.30 PM ET TODAY. Join us to discuss SCOTUS the day after it heard its first argument on the merits of a Trump initiative – and showed signs it might strike down his tariffs.
Join the fabulous Fintan O’Toole, Pam Karlan, and me for an online discussion of the Supreme Court in Trump 2.0. Sponsored by The New York Review of Books. Nov 6. Register here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
The Emergency Court
Fintan O’Toole hosts David Cole and Pamela Karlan for a wide-ranging conversation on the Supreme Court.
www.eventbrite.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We will be up shortly. 5-6.30 PM ET TODAY. Join us to discuss SCOTUS the day after it heard its first argument on the merits of a Trump initiative – and showed signs it might strike down his tariffs.
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"There was no conceivable legal authority for these killings." @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"There was no conceivable legal authority for these killings." @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
TOMORROW! Join us for a conversation about the Supreme Court — will it check President Trump? What can be done?
Join the fabulous Fintan O’Toole, Pam Karlan, and me for an online discussion of the Supreme Court in Trump 2.0. Sponsored by The New York Review of Books. Nov 6. Register here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
The Emergency Court
Fintan O’Toole hosts David Cole and Pamela Karlan for a wide-ranging conversation on the Supreme Court.
www.eventbrite.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
TOMORROW! Join us for a conversation about the Supreme Court — will it check President Trump? What can be done?
Reposted by David Cole
Join the fabulous Fintan O’Toole, Pam Karlan, and me for an online discussion of the Supreme Court in Trump 2.0. Sponsored by The New York Review of Books. Nov 6. Register here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
The Emergency Court
Fintan O’Toole hosts David Cole and Pamela Karlan for a wide-ranging conversation on the Supreme Court.
www.eventbrite.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Join the fabulous Fintan O’Toole, Pam Karlan, and me for an online discussion of the Supreme Court in Trump 2.0. Sponsored by The New York Review of Books. Nov 6. Register here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
Join the fabulous Fintan O’Toole, Pam Karlan, and me for an online discussion of the Supreme Court in Trump 2.0. Sponsored by The New York Review of Books. Nov 6. Register here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
The Emergency Court
Fintan O’Toole hosts David Cole and Pamela Karlan for a wide-ranging conversation on the Supreme Court.
www.eventbrite.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Join the fabulous Fintan O’Toole, Pam Karlan, and me for an online discussion of the Supreme Court in Trump 2.0. Sponsored by The New York Review of Books. Nov 6. Register here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerge...
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There is no First Amendment right to commit malpractice, prescribe snake oil, or engage in “conversion therapy.” Here’s why.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
A Right to Commit Malpractice? | David Cole
Does a state-licensed psychotherapist have a First Amendment right to provide “conversion therapy” counseling even though her profession defines it as a
www.nybooks.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There is no First Amendment right to commit malpractice, prescribe snake oil, or engage in “conversion therapy.” Here’s why.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
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Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0
October 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0
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Reposting because he keeps executing civilians without legal authority. Confusing a metaphorical war on drugs with an actual armed conflict. And getting away with murder.
There’s abuse of power. And then there’s ordering the killing of civilians in cold blood. The latter is called murder under federal law.
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reposting because he keeps executing civilians without legal authority. Confusing a metaphorical war on drugs with an actual armed conflict. And getting away with murder.
There is no First Amendment right to commit malpractice, prescribe snake oil, or engage in “conversion therapy.” Here’s why.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
A Right to Commit Malpractice? | David Cole
Does a state-licensed psychotherapist have a First Amendment right to provide “conversion therapy” counseling even though her profession defines it as a
www.nybooks.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There is no First Amendment right to commit malpractice, prescribe snake oil, or engage in “conversion therapy.” Here’s why.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
I’ve spent my career defending First Amendment rights. Here’s why banning “conversion therapy” doesn’t violate the First Amendment — even though SCOTUS seems eager to say otherwise.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
A Right to Commit Malpractice? | David Cole
Does a state-licensed psychotherapist have a First Amendment right to provide “conversion therapy” counseling even though her profession defines it as a
www.nybooks.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’ve spent my career defending First Amendment rights. Here’s why banning “conversion therapy” doesn’t violate the First Amendment — even though SCOTUS seems eager to say otherwise.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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The Trump administration is committing "murder" with its attacks on boats in the Caribbean, says @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
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Would rationales of alleged drug-smuggling hold up if they were made by other countries about the U.S. drug trade?
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Would rationales of alleged drug-smuggling hold up if they were made by other countries about the U.S. drug trade?
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Trump administration is committing "murder" with its attacks on boats in the Caribbean, says @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
.
Would rationales of alleged drug-smuggling hold up if they were made by other countries about the U.S. drug trade?
.
Would rationales of alleged drug-smuggling hold up if they were made by other countries about the U.S. drug trade?
Reposting because he keeps executing civilians without legal authority. Confusing a metaphorical war on drugs with an actual armed conflict. And getting away with murder.
There’s abuse of power. And then there’s ordering the killing of civilians in cold blood. The latter is called murder under federal law.
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reposting because he keeps executing civilians without legal authority. Confusing a metaphorical war on drugs with an actual armed conflict. And getting away with murder.
Reposted by David Cole
There’s abuse of power. And then there’s ordering the killing of civilians in cold blood. The latter is called murder under federal law.
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
www.nybooks.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
There’s abuse of power. And then there’s ordering the killing of civilians in cold blood. The latter is called murder under federal law.
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Trump has crossed a line. Will it matter?
Getting Away with Murder | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...