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John Jones, a former... US district court judge (and pres. of Dickinson College), said Trump’s suggestion was flagrantly unconstitutional. “I don’t mean this disrespectfully, but I mean it directly. The president of the United States needs to read the Constitution.” More via @cnn.com dson.co/4aupfow
Analysis: When Trump makes election threats, it’s best to believe him | CNN Politics
When President Donald Trump looks like he’s gearing up to meddle in an election, still-raw history suggests he should be believed.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
John Jones, a former... US district court judge (and pres. of Dickinson College), said Trump’s suggestion was flagrantly unconstitutional. “I don’t mean this disrespectfully, but I mean it directly. The president of the United States needs to read the Constitution.” More via @cnn.com dson.co/4aupfow
Dickinson President and former Federal Judge John E. Jones III discussed "The Principles on Preserving the Independence of the Legal Profession" on the @bloomberglaw.com podcast. dson.co/4q9Zvm2
Bloomberg Law: Trump Sues JPMorgan & Judges Speak Out - Bloomberg
Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Dickinson President and former Federal Judge John E. Jones III discussed "The Principles on Preserving the Independence of the Legal Profession" on the @bloomberglaw.com podcast. dson.co/4q9Zvm2
January's almost over. How're your #NewYear2026 resolutions? Dickinson College's Michele Patterson Ford has some helpful tips in @us.theconversation.com: "My students and clients are consistently surprised by how small actions and practices bring about big rewards." dson.co/3LV9u0E
New Year’s resolutions usually fall by the wayside, but there is a better approach to making real changes
New Year’s resolutions typically fade so quickly that there is a ‘Quitter’s Day’ named after them, for the second Friday in January. But small actions and shifts in mindset can have much longer-lastin...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
January's almost over. How're your #NewYear2026 resolutions? Dickinson College's Michele Patterson Ford has some helpful tips in @us.theconversation.com: "My students and clients are consistently surprised by how small actions and practices bring about big rewards." dson.co/3LV9u0E
“The (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) memo turns the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution on its head,” Dickinson College President & fmr. Fed. Judge John E. Jones III tells WITF's Jordan Wilkie. dson.co/3Mc2nAT
What Pennsylvanians can do when ICE claims to redefine constitutional rights | WITF
Leaders in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are claiming expanded authority for their officers to forcibly enter private residences withou […]
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January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“The (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) memo turns the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution on its head,” Dickinson College President & fmr. Fed. Judge John E. Jones III tells WITF's Jordan Wilkie. dson.co/3Mc2nAT
"In these cases, ordinary citizens, sitting in a room without a judge or defense lawyer, looked at the evidence being spoon-fed to them by the government and said, 'no,'"
Dickinson College Pres. & fmr. Fed. Judge John E. Jones III writes in
@thehill.com dson.co/4bkyaKb
Dickinson College Pres. & fmr. Fed. Judge John E. Jones III writes in
@thehill.com dson.co/4bkyaKb
Trump has unintentionally revived the grand jury’s true purpose
He has, through his own overreach, reminded the American people that they are the ultimate arbiters of fairness.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"In these cases, ordinary citizens, sitting in a room without a judge or defense lawyer, looked at the evidence being spoon-fed to them by the government and said, 'no,'"
Dickinson College Pres. & fmr. Fed. Judge John E. Jones III writes in
@thehill.com dson.co/4bkyaKb
Dickinson College Pres. & fmr. Fed. Judge John E. Jones III writes in
@thehill.com dson.co/4bkyaKb
"The damage to the Lebanon’s environment will have long-term consequences for the country’s agriculture and economy, and on its people’s mobility." Dickinson College Prof. Mireille Rebeiz co-authored this piece in @us.theconversation.com dson.co/3ZrfCkb
Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions
Ongoing conflict, particularly in a three-month period in late 2024, caused widespread environmental destruction and the spread of toxic materials.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"The damage to the Lebanon’s environment will have long-term consequences for the country’s agriculture and economy, and on its people’s mobility." Dickinson College Prof. Mireille Rebeiz co-authored this piece in @us.theconversation.com dson.co/3ZrfCkb
"The Courts and The Community: An Educational Series for the Public" is a free six-part workshop series for the public to learn more about the court process, the (Dickinson) college announced last week. dson.co/4jSVLnj
Dickinson College to host free educational series bringing courts to Carlisle
"The Courts and The Community: An Educational Series for the Public" is a free six-part workshop series for the public to learn more about the court process.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"The Courts and The Community: An Educational Series for the Public" is a free six-part workshop series for the public to learn more about the court process, the (Dickinson) college announced last week. dson.co/4jSVLnj
"Today, we offer a set of principles of legal independence," @keepourrepublic.bsky.social members, Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III and former Federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, write for @nytopinion.nytimes.com dson.co/4a1ovad
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January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Today, we offer a set of principles of legal independence," @keepourrepublic.bsky.social members, Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III and former Federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, write for @nytopinion.nytimes.com dson.co/4a1ovad
“It’s intentionally designed that when our Native people come here, there’s a space for us to gather and heal, and a place where we can celebrate Indigenous narratives through art and through story,” CFNP Exec. Dir. Amanda Cheromiah, Kawaika/Laguna Pueblo, tells @ict-news.bsky.social dson.co/3KAQuE1
A ‘Bright Path’ forward: Dickinson College builds new center in Carlisle - ICT
The Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples will offer ‘healing, connection and restoration’
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December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“It’s intentionally designed that when our Native people come here, there’s a space for us to gather and heal, and a place where we can celebrate Indigenous narratives through art and through story,” CFNP Exec. Dir. Amanda Cheromiah, Kawaika/Laguna Pueblo, tells @ict-news.bsky.social dson.co/3KAQuE1
"Simply put, the president’s reputation for hyperbole that lapses into outright lies precedes him in these cases," former federal judge and Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @theguardian.com dson.co/3Jn64Co
‘Rogue president’: growing number of US judges push back against Trump
Pushback has come from judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats – and has slowed some extreme policies
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October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Simply put, the president’s reputation for hyperbole that lapses into outright lies precedes him in these cases," former federal judge and Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @theguardian.com dson.co/3Jn64Co
Dickinson Prof. Amy Farrell discusses her new book, "Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Scouts of the USA," with @wamcradio.bsky.social. dson.co/4o5XHKD
Amy Farrell on "Intrepid Girls" and the history of the Girl Scouts
On this week's 51%, we speak with Dickinson College Professor Amy Farrell about her new book Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girls Scouts of the USA.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dickinson Prof. Amy Farrell discusses her new book, "Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Scouts of the USA," with @wamcradio.bsky.social. dson.co/4o5XHKD
Dickinson College music faculty members Jennifer Blyth, James Martin and Greg Strohman provide tuneful support to @constitutionctr.bsky.social #PursuitPodcast dson.co/3IXB4J0
Episode One: In Order to Be Happy
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October 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dickinson College music faculty members Jennifer Blyth, James Martin and Greg Strohman provide tuneful support to @constitutionctr.bsky.social #PursuitPodcast dson.co/3IXB4J0
“It’s incumbent upon us to educate the public & to talk about what judicial independence means, what the rule of law means, & frankly, what happens when people lose respect for the judiciary,” Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @bloomberglaw.com dson.co/3KfCYVB
Former US Judges Defend Judicial Independence as Threats Rise
Former federal judges are taking advantage of Constitution Day to speak out against threats against sitting judges.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“It’s incumbent upon us to educate the public & to talk about what judicial independence means, what the rule of law means, & frankly, what happens when people lose respect for the judiciary,” Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @bloomberglaw.com dson.co/3KfCYVB
Former federal judge & Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III appeared on @msnbc.com to discuss recent rulings involving the Department of Justice. Vid through the link. dson.co/4mVpwoy
'It's a clown show': Fmr. Judge John Jones on DOJ's handling of criminal cases during Trump's DC takeover
A federal judge grilled the Justice Department over its handling of criminal cases as the Trump Administration ramps up arrests during its federal police takeover in Washington, DC. Former federal jud...
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September 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Former federal judge & Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III appeared on @msnbc.com to discuss recent rulings involving the Department of Justice. Vid through the link. dson.co/4mVpwoy
"The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government," former federal judge and Dickinson College President John E. Jones III explains in @theconversation.com dson.co/42hPJVL
Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court
You’re probably hearing references in the news to “Article 1,” “Article 2” and “Article 3.” Why are phrases usually associated with discussions of constitutional law now cropping up in politics?
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September 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government," former federal judge and Dickinson College President John E. Jones III explains in @theconversation.com dson.co/42hPJVL
Dickinson Col. Pres. John Jones, a fmr fed. judge in PA, said Cullen’s decision to invoke the wider political climate was relevant to the case. Judges are supposed to “exercise appropriate restraint & not make gratuitous statements,” Jones tells @zoetillman.bsky.social @bloomberg.com bit.ly/45TbZGz
Judicial Backlash Grows Over ‘Smear’ Campaign by Trump Officials
A US judge .offered one of the strongest rebukes to date of the Trump administration’s “concerted effort” to denounce and personally insult members of the federal bench who have blocked the president’...
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August 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Dickinson Col. Pres. John Jones, a fmr fed. judge in PA, said Cullen’s decision to invoke the wider political climate was relevant to the case. Judges are supposed to “exercise appropriate restraint & not make gratuitous statements,” Jones tells @zoetillman.bsky.social @bloomberg.com bit.ly/45TbZGz
“It’s the smaller particulates that are really bad,” said Dr. Neil Leary, director for the Center for Sustainability Education at Dickinson College. “They are responsible for killing an estimated 100,000 to maybe 250,000 people prematurely each year in the United States." #airquality dson.co/3JaCY8R
Seeing smoke? Wildfire haze blankets parts of Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — Pennsylvanians woke up to hazy skies again. Canadian wildfires sending smoke to the state triggered an air quality alert through Wednesday. The worst of the smoke is in northeastern …
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August 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“It’s the smaller particulates that are really bad,” said Dr. Neil Leary, director for the Center for Sustainability Education at Dickinson College. “They are responsible for killing an estimated 100,000 to maybe 250,000 people prematurely each year in the United States." #airquality dson.co/3JaCY8R
“There are certain things lawyers should avoid doing because they are sure to pique the ire of federal judges,” said ex-federal judge John Jones who is president of Dickinson College. More from @theguardian.com's Peter Stone: dson.co/4fum4OM
Trump contorting justice department into his ‘personal weapon’, experts warn
Critics say DoJ has been ‘politicized like never before’ and the main job requirement is now ‘loyalty to Donald Trump’
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August 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“There are certain things lawyers should avoid doing because they are sure to pique the ire of federal judges,” said ex-federal judge John Jones who is president of Dickinson College. More from @theguardian.com's Peter Stone: dson.co/4fum4OM
“This is not helpful at all for lower court judges,” said
Dickinson College President John Jones, a former federal judge... “You’re reading an abbreviated opinion from the Supreme Court like it’s a Rosetta Stone.” Story by @zoetillman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com bit.ly/45imc06
Dickinson College President John Jones, a former federal judge... “You’re reading an abbreviated opinion from the Supreme Court like it’s a Rosetta Stone.” Story by @zoetillman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com bit.ly/45imc06
Trump Agenda Stuck in Legal Wrangling Despite Supreme Court Wins
President Donald Trump has cast successes at the US Supreme Court as broad endorsements of his authority to fire agency heads, shrink the government workforce and halt billions of dollars in federal s...
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July 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“This is not helpful at all for lower court judges,” said
Dickinson College President John Jones, a former federal judge... “You’re reading an abbreviated opinion from the Supreme Court like it’s a Rosetta Stone.” Story by @zoetillman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com bit.ly/45imc06
Dickinson College President John Jones, a former federal judge... “You’re reading an abbreviated opinion from the Supreme Court like it’s a Rosetta Stone.” Story by @zoetillman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com bit.ly/45imc06
"A mandate to the president of the United States does not mean a mandate to disregard the law," Dickinson College President and former Federal Judge John E. Jones III tells BBC News. dson.co/45eRRzv
How Donald Trump is using the courts to push through his agenda
Trump's confrontations with the courts are unique in their scale and fury, compared with those of past presidents
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July 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"A mandate to the president of the United States does not mean a mandate to disregard the law," Dickinson College President and former Federal Judge John E. Jones III tells BBC News. dson.co/45eRRzv
"Mr. Bove has great experience as a lawyer. However, implicit in his resume is that he engaged in some questionable ethical behavior as a prosecutor, including being sanctioned by a judge." fmr. Fed. Judge & Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells
@pbsnews.org dson.co/4nQrI1f
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The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval
The clock is ticking for Congress to claw back more than $9 billion of federal funding for programs, including foreign aid and public media. Friday night is the final deadline for the House to pass th...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"Mr. Bove has great experience as a lawyer. However, implicit in his resume is that he engaged in some questionable ethical behavior as a prosecutor, including being sanctioned by a judge." fmr. Fed. Judge & Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells
@pbsnews.org dson.co/4nQrI1f
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Iran’s defeat and Hezbollah’s losses have left #Lebanon at a crossroads.
With weakened foreign influence, could the country finally break free of regional conflicts and chart a more neutral path? theconversation.com/a-weakened-i...
By Mireille Rebeiz @dickinsonmedia.bsky.social
With weakened foreign influence, could the country finally break free of regional conflicts and chart a more neutral path? theconversation.com/a-weakened-i...
By Mireille Rebeiz @dickinsonmedia.bsky.social
A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?
For decades, Lebanon has been torn apart by internal division and external conflict. There may currently be a narrow window for a different future.
theconversation.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Iran’s defeat and Hezbollah’s losses have left #Lebanon at a crossroads.
With weakened foreign influence, could the country finally break free of regional conflicts and chart a more neutral path? theconversation.com/a-weakened-i...
By Mireille Rebeiz @dickinsonmedia.bsky.social
With weakened foreign influence, could the country finally break free of regional conflicts and chart a more neutral path? theconversation.com/a-weakened-i...
By Mireille Rebeiz @dickinsonmedia.bsky.social
“We understand the tenor of the times, but I think there have been few times in history where the three branches of government are as out of balance as they are right now," John E. Jones III, Dickinson president and former federal judge, tells @barrons.com dson.co/3Tu9WmH
Federal Judges Are Under Fire. How a Group of Them Are Fighting Back.
A bipartisan group of 40-plus retired federal judges is confronting an increasingly fraught legal environment that’s bad for business, too.
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July 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“We understand the tenor of the times, but I think there have been few times in history where the three branches of government are as out of balance as they are right now," John E. Jones III, Dickinson president and former federal judge, tells @barrons.com dson.co/3Tu9WmH
"...we tend to be optimistic that we’ll easily reach our personal life goals... But humans are not actually very good at assessing risk – especially their own risk, according to Marie Helweg-Larsen, a professor of psychology at Dickinson College." dson.co/40JdhCd
How to reset your life, career and happiness with the help of one simple tool
Work at understanding your needs to create a fulfilling life or run the risk of living your life according to the whims of others
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July 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"...we tend to be optimistic that we’ll easily reach our personal life goals... But humans are not actually very good at assessing risk – especially their own risk, according to Marie Helweg-Larsen, a professor of psychology at Dickinson College." dson.co/40JdhCd
"Fairy godmothers don’t exactly line up to help Red Devils, but programs across the country are rooting for Dickinson to succeed. Because Dickinson represents the culmination of every program’s dream — a shot at the national title. With or without a glass slipper." #RollDevs #WearTheRed ❤️
'Cinderella' or Not, Dickinson Giving Hope to Teams Trying to Break Through
How did a team that started this season 3-4 make it to the national championship game?
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May 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Fairy godmothers don’t exactly line up to help Red Devils, but programs across the country are rooting for Dickinson to succeed. Because Dickinson represents the culmination of every program’s dream — a shot at the national title. With or without a glass slipper." #RollDevs #WearTheRed ❤️