Leah Litman
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Michigan Law Prof.
Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
me: no, really, latent misogyny & sexism is still a really big problem! even in elite spaces!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
me: no, really, latent misogyny & sexism is still a really big problem! even in elite spaces!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
Trump on the tariff case being argued tomorrow at SCOTUS : “Tomorrow’s SCOTUS case is, literally, LIFE OR DEATH for our Country…. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Trump on the tariff case being argued tomorrow at SCOTUS : “Tomorrow’s SCOTUS case is, literally, LIFE OR DEATH for our Country…. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
Thanks so much to Chase Strangio for recommending LAWLESS: How SCOTUS Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes in Cultured's story about reading to get through this political mayhem!!
Cultured Link: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
LAWLESS Link: bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...
Cultured Link: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
LAWLESS Link: bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thanks so much to Chase Strangio for recommending LAWLESS: How SCOTUS Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes in Cultured's story about reading to get through this political mayhem!!
Cultured Link: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
LAWLESS Link: bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...
Cultured Link: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
LAWLESS Link: bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...
Stevie the showgirl
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Stevie the showgirl
We went with piglet. Fingers crossed!!!
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We went with piglet. Fingers crossed!!!
Happy publication day to Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social UNBEARABLE: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy publication day to Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social UNBEARABLE: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
If & when federal courts (& SCOTUS) insist on deferring to the President's determination that deploying the Natl Guard is necessary for the enforcement of federal law, safety, etc. - please remember Trump says he's making such decisions based in part on what the CEOs of Salesforce & NVIDIA tell him.
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If & when federal courts (& SCOTUS) insist on deferring to the President's determination that deploying the Natl Guard is necessary for the enforcement of federal law, safety, etc. - please remember Trump says he's making such decisions based in part on what the CEOs of Salesforce & NVIDIA tell him.
scenes from war torn LA
(I 💙 SoCal for many reasons; the excellent donuts are just one.)
(I 💙 SoCal for many reasons; the excellent donuts are just one.)
October 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
scenes from war torn LA
(I 💙 SoCal for many reasons; the excellent donuts are just one.)
(I 💙 SoCal for many reasons; the excellent donuts are just one.)
Ladies & gentlemen & nonbinary readers - the civil rights heroes (according to this Supreme Court)!!!
October 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ladies & gentlemen & nonbinary readers - the civil rights heroes (according to this Supreme Court)!!!
The "plaintiffs" seeking to dismantle the Voting Rights Act (in a case this week at SCOTUS) include:
-a member of the "Trumpettes," a group of women who ardently support for the president
-a retiree who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
-a member of the "Trumpettes," a group of women who ardently support for the president
-a retiree who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
October 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The "plaintiffs" seeking to dismantle the Voting Rights Act (in a case this week at SCOTUS) include:
-a member of the "Trumpettes," a group of women who ardently support for the president
-a retiree who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
-a member of the "Trumpettes," a group of women who ardently support for the president
-a retiree who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Stevie wants cuddles!
October 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Stevie wants cuddles!
From the Supreme Court opinion granting Trump immunity:
"Investigative & prosecutorial decisionmaking is the special province of the Executive ... allegations that the requested investigations were shams or proposed for an improper purpose do not divest the President of [his] exclusive authority"
"Investigative & prosecutorial decisionmaking is the special province of the Executive ... allegations that the requested investigations were shams or proposed for an improper purpose do not divest the President of [his] exclusive authority"
October 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
From the Supreme Court opinion granting Trump immunity:
"Investigative & prosecutorial decisionmaking is the special province of the Executive ... allegations that the requested investigations were shams or proposed for an improper purpose do not divest the President of [his] exclusive authority"
"Investigative & prosecutorial decisionmaking is the special province of the Executive ... allegations that the requested investigations were shams or proposed for an improper purpose do not divest the President of [his] exclusive authority"
Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
*clears throat*: time to re-post the kavanaugh concurrence again!
October 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
*clears throat*: time to re-post the kavanaugh concurrence again!
Also reminder - join Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social at 3 PM ET on substack for a convo about Taylor, showgirls, & the law!
October 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Also reminder - join Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social at 3 PM ET on substack for a convo about Taylor, showgirls, & the law!
October 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
