Richard Primus
@richardprimus.bsky.social
Professor, University of Michigan Law School. Senior Editorial Adviser, Journal of American Constitutional History. I study the constitutional past and try to do my part for the rule of law in the present.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Today is a great day in Law 648, Constitutional Interpretation.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today is a great day in Law 648, Constitutional Interpretation.
Good for the Wayne County Airport Authority.
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Good for the Wayne County Airport Authority.
Halloween is becoming more topical.
October 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Halloween is becoming more topical.
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
October 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Caleb Nelson -- as paradigmatic an originalist as the academy has -- announces, sensibly, that he doesn't agree with unitary executive theory and specifically doesn't think the president can fire everyone in the executive branch. Key language below:
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Caleb Nelson -- as paradigmatic an originalist as the academy has -- announces, sensibly, that he doesn't agree with unitary executive theory and specifically doesn't think the president can fire everyone in the executive branch. Key language below:
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
Things you gotta love to see.
August 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Things you gotta love to see.
July 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
May 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Indeed, I am pleased to announce the publication, by Harvard University Press (@harvardpress.bsky.social), of my new book, *The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power.*
(2/13)
(2/13)
May 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Indeed, I am pleased to announce the publication, by Harvard University Press (@harvardpress.bsky.social), of my new book, *The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power.*
(2/13)
(2/13)
About to get underway @umichlaw.bsky.social: the graduation ceremony for the MDefenders Class of 2025.
May 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
About to get underway @umichlaw.bsky.social: the graduation ceremony for the MDefenders Class of 2025.
Teach-in on the condition of our government about to begin at the University of Michigan
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#GoBlue
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February 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Teach-in on the condition of our government about to begin at the University of Michigan
@umich
@umichlaw
#RuleOfLaw
#GoBlue
@umich
@umichlaw
#RuleOfLaw
#GoBlue
January 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today I changed what hangs on the outside of my office door.
January 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today I changed what hangs on the outside of my office door.
Michigan’s quarterback, Devin Gardener, went out on the field, took a knee by Barrett’s side, and stayed with his opponent during Barrett’s time of pain. He didn’t want Barrett to be without a supportive peer, and he was going to be that person. (7/13)
December 9, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Michigan’s quarterback, Devin Gardener, went out on the field, took a knee by Barrett’s side, and stayed with his opponent during Barrett’s time of pain. He didn’t want Barrett to be without a supportive peer, and he was going to be that person. (7/13)
… this year, during the third quarter, Fox Sports filled much of the TV screen with a quotation from one of Ohio State’s players, ending with the words “They hate us, we hate them. That’s the way it’s got it be.” (4/13)
December 9, 2024 at 2:49 AM
… this year, during the third quarter, Fox Sports filled much of the TV screen with a quotation from one of Ohio State’s players, ending with the words “They hate us, we hate them. That’s the way it’s got it be.” (4/13)
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,137,462!
If this isn’t a mark of distinction, I don’t know what is.
If this isn’t a mark of distinction, I don’t know what is.
September 19, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,137,462!
If this isn’t a mark of distinction, I don’t know what is.
If this isn’t a mark of distinction, I don’t know what is.
For in haste did we purge the pantry…
#Nisan5784
#Nisan5784
April 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
For in haste did we purge the pantry…
#Nisan5784
#Nisan5784