Kathleen Rubenstein

Digging into @jacobweisberg.bsky.social engrossing new book before he comes to speak on campus, and this caught my breath: "That's how democracy dies: not by waving a white flag in a final battle with dictatorship, but through a thousand respectable, reasonable retreats."

Just finished teaching my legal research and writing course. It's such a high to see their growth, appreciation, and enthusiasm. I really believe every bit of heart and effort I put in paid off and made the term more rewarding for me and for them. Now it's time to bring that to my scholarship!

“No kings is a great slogan, but it should apply to the people who control our communications infrastructure as well.” This is good and worth reading. www.techdirt.com/2026/10/20/a...

#lawprofs and #lawtwitter : Try replacing the words "business schools" with "law schools" and see what rings true... I Teach at a Business School. It’s Time to Shut Them Down. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o...

A victory…no one came to the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social alumni party here in New Orleans. We saw the organizer walk away and she left all the CU tchotchkes behind. Cornell should expect continued disengagement from alumni until there’s greater accountability. #IAmJaneDoe

#CentralPark was glorious today. Beautiful #fall #leaves everywhere.

HEY, EVERYONE! Follow Scott Colom, & don’t sleep on this race Yes, I’m fully aware it’s Mississippi I also said months ago Dems have a good chance of winning Kansas & South Carolina would be a race He’s a terrific candidate. Hyde-Smith is horrible. There’s a giant Black vote in MS. And it’s 2026

This is clearly not acceptable

jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent

She’s here! We just welcomed our beautiful baby girl and words can’t describe how blessed my family feels. Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I’m beyond grateful. Thank you, everyone, for your love and support. It means the world 💕💕

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It's disgraceful enough of Donald Trump to skip the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, but to go golfing in Ireland instead—just to promote one of his properties—shows Trump's contempt not just for this solemn anniversary, but also for decency itself.

This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT."

Even if you aren’t aware of any such agreements missing from the State Department’s site, you can still help out by RT’ing this piece…or share it in relevant Reddit subs, email listservs, etc. Tysm 🙏

Wise words: "focus not on what we need to preserve but on what we need to change and what we need to create: a democratic system that is more representative and more responsive to the American people — not just those at the top, but more importantly, those in the middle and those at the bottom.”

I might be in denial that fall is arriving, but these beautiful #leaves on today's hike in #Harriman know what's up. Hope you get out and enjoy the transition.

Data centers

A January 6 rioters who filmed himself drinking Fireball in Nancy Pelosi's office visited another government office this week: Todd Blanche's. It sure doesn't sound like the payout fund for insurrectionists is dead.

Yes. Once you start seeing this (Institution X probably wanted do this conservative thing anyway but now can blame it on Trump), it's everywhere. It's not capitulation, it's agreement. "We can stop doing this thing we started doing from 2014-2020 because of woke/progressive/anti-racist pressure."

We don't think we're asking for much when we say that Justice Department lawyers should demonstrate a familiarity with basic legal terms and/or the English language

My husband Drew wrote this at breakneck speed while moving cross-country and caring for an 8 month old, bc he felt it was necessary, ethically and politically, to correct the record. If you read Tyler Austin Harper's piece, I hope you'll read this.

Not sure what these sweet pink flowers are, but they brightened my neighborhood walk.

Good update on this. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Many of the comments on this absolutely jaw dropping thread are marvellous

Alert the Orcas.

Baby's first paintings! I never "got" painting, especially #watercolor in grade school. Since then, brushes have been for painting apartments or egg washing baked goods. With a lesson and some YouTubes, I've found it a fun and interesting challenge that I hope to continue. #Beginner #BotanicalArt

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Happy #Caturday to my goofy #TuxedoCat Jackson, who is perennially inelegant despite his formalwear.

Well…isn’t this a little gem. @jenpsaki.bsky.social did you know about this?

May your morning be as satisfying as this commuter's. Looks like he's living his best life with an e-bike, beating the subway without breaking a sweat.

Monday you can make a peace Tuesday Wednesday trade and fleece Thursday maybe it will cease It's Friday I'm at war

A beautiful, strong, wise, and wrenching statement.

I hadn't clocked, in the deluge of departures from federal service, that "The heads of all seven sections of the Chicago [US Attorney's] office’s criminal division have left in the past year, as have many of their successors and deputies." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...

Retired Judge Luttig not mincing words. As poet Nikki Giovanni wrote, "If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it."

Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."

🙏 @dblight.bsky.social: "When lies by smiling propagandists become official truths advanced by those who control government budgets, democratic culture dies. It is time, before it is too late, for Congress and the people to ... Defend the Smithsonian or lose it." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...

As I listen to the president invoke the vulnerability of American elections, I think of the Republican head of the Colorado County Clerks Assoc. who says a standardized national system would be far more vulnerable to hacks than the decentralized system today that is locally and state-driven.

A protest group called The Secret Handshake placed a giant gold “Iran war participation trophy” for President Trump on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

This is how to do it! Do not go gentle into that good night. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

I didn’t engage in the Platner discourse much because it seemed like enough people were fighting about it but, as a guy who worked in politics, like, yeah—ixnay on the azinay attostay

On Birthright Citizenship: “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” -Justice Ketanji Brown 💅💕

My family is from a COUNTY with no stoplights. The whole town could easily fit on the green behind this reporter. BUT every scorching hot tractor pull, every stultifying antique car display, every church pancake breakfast, fish fry dinner, and communal burgoo stew cookout had MANY more attendees.

TL;DR Gemini is an agent of sexism. Its suggested edits to Jennifer Horsburgh's resume depended on if it read she was "Jennifer" or "Jeff"... in exactly the ways you'd expect. Well worth reading its (validating! undefensive!) responses that... won't fix a thing... www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-aske...

Constructive proposal by @marklemley.bsky.social and @jeannefromer.bsky.social. Early legal recruiting harms legal education and the profession. State courts regulate attorneys conduct, so modifying state ethics rules is the way to interrupt this conduct. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

SOOOOOO close! We are > 72 hours away from the Advocacy Institute's party. I have only a few hundred dollars left to achieving my personal fundraising goal and would be VERY grateful if you are able to make a gift to this excellent nonprofit. Donations will be QUADRUPLED so you'll make a big impact!

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