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Laurence Henry Tribe is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law. Tribe was a… more

Laurence H. Tribe
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In a recent study, participants inside fMRI scanners played a game in which they could enrich themselves by deceiving others. The more people lied to other players, the more exaggerated their lies were likely to be the next time around.
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On Indigenous Peoples Day (which Trump insists on calling Columbus Day): For an honest history of the 15th and 20th century origins of a national holiday and its layers of meaning, read Heather Cox Richardson today 👇🏼
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October 12, 2025
On October 9, President Donald J.
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This weekend, Trump said “the Biden FBI” placed 274 agents in the January 6 insurrectionist mob.

He wrote “If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies.”

But it ISN’T so: TRUMP was still POTUS until January 20. It was the TRUMP FBI.

Oops. Never mind. 👑 😳😵‍💫😎😟
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Freedom of speech may be the one constitutional right the current Supreme Court doesn’t demolish.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids - The Boston Globe
The court’s conservative majority didn’t seem convinced that states can restrict talk therapy aimed at changing feelings while allowing counseling that affirms kids identifying as gay or transgender.
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by Laurence H. Tribe — Reposted by Gerald Friedman

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“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law. Defendants have made a range of arguments that . . risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation.” — Trump-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut (Oct. 4, 2025).
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment
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by Laurence H. Tribe

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This federal judge appointed by President Trump found his claims of “chaos“ in Portland, Oregon “untethered to the facts.“
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment
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by Laurence H. Tribe — Reposted by Gerald Friedman

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Get ready to read this new book by the great @barbmcquade.bsky.social
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 15d
Working on a new book, “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.” Drawing from my experience as a prosecutor, the book offers ideas to take back our democracy and a vision for the future. Available June 9, 2026. Here’s the cover. What do you think?
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Well done, Barb. Much needed and none too soon! Congratulations 🎉🎊
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by Laurence H. Tribe — Reposted by Martin S. Flaherty

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In a decision issued October 1, 2025, Reagan-appointed U.S. District Judge William Young includes a postcard sent to him saying “Trump has pardons and tanks ... what do you have?" He responds "Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People ... have our magnificent Constitution."
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Working on a new book, “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.” Drawing from my experience as a prosecutor, the book offers ideas to take back our democracy and a vision for the future. Available June 9, 2026. Here’s the cover. What do you think?
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“A government shutdown could draw precious attention to the regime’s worst outrages and persuade more Americans that they have a viable alternative. It could even help Democrats gain enough power to do more than yell and scream about it.”

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Why Democrats Should Shut Down the Government
Guest Submission from Josh Gohlke
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by Laurence H. Tribe — Reposted by Gerald Friedman

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“When historians look back on this moment in American history, the date that may stand out to them is . . . Sept. 15, when [VP Vance] promised that the federal government would use the assassination [of Charlie Kirk] to begin cracking down on leftist organizations.”

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Opinion | The Retribution Has Begun
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by Laurence H. Tribe

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The very label “mind-ALTERING” drugs assumes a specific baseline.

This fascinating feature by the author of the forthcoming book, “The Frenchmen” — a great read about the French philosophers who changed American culture — is eye-opening and mind-bending but sober:

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Psychedelics Blew His Mind. He Wants Other Philosophers to Open Theirs.
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“No doubt the spirit and energy of the world is what is acting in us, as the sea is what rises in every little wave; but it passes through us; and, cry out as we may, it will move on. Our privilege is to have perceived it as it moved.”

— George Santayana, “Skepticism and Animal Faith” (1923)
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Hobart, New York: where the REAL Supreme Court holds court . . .
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“The idea that speech or thought contrary to the government line could trigger punishment is the dream of autocrats. Eventually, it makes enemies of everyone.”
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Seeing Enemies Everywhere
The government’s working definition of “hate speech” now seems to include anything that offends Donald Trump personally—including late-night comedy.
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This victory for freedom of artistic expression and the 1st Amendment was clearly right and will very likely be upheld on appeal . . . but the struggle will probably be over a stay of any injunctive relief, and if it’s stayed then irreparable harm will occur anyway.

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Court Rules Against Arts Endowment on Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order
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